Department Chair
Paul Koch
Standing Committees
Curriculum Committee
Chair – Rick Lankau
Members:
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- Adam Bigott
- Madeline Bondy
- Allee Hochmuth
- Mehdi Kabbage
- Nisa Karimi
- Emily Laabs
- Aurelie Rakotondrafara
Academic Affairs Committee
- Grad Chair – Mehdi Kabbage
- Peter DiGennaro – Undergrad Chair
Members:
- Marc Chevrette
- Susana Giraldo
- Dennis Halterman
- Miette Hennessy
- Allee Hochmuth
- Emily Laabs
Lectures and Seminar Committee
Chair – Andrew Bent
Members:
- Casey Trickle
Long-range Planning Committee
Amanda Gevens – Chair
Members:
- Leslie Holland
- Paul Koch (ex officio)
- Rick Lankau
- Damon Smith
Merit Review Committee
Chair – Damon Smith
Members:
- Peter DiGenarro
- Amanda Gevens
- Paul Koch (ex officio)
Promotions and Post-tenure Review Committee
Members:
- Andrew Bent
- Paul Koch
- Aurelie Rakotondrafara
Publicity, Nominations, and Development Committee
Chair – Aurelie Rakotondrafara
Members:
- Leslie Holland
- Erin Silva
Qualifying Exam Committee
Rick Lankau – Chair
- Andrew Bent
- Peter DiGennaro
- Mehdi Kabbage
Space, Equipment, and Safety Committee
Chair – Damon Smith
Members:
- Leslie Holland
- Susana Ferrer
- Tim Lorenz
- Erin Silva
Equity and Diversity Committee
Claudia Solis Lemus – Chair
- Yu (Monica) Chen
- Marc Chevrette
- Emile Gluck-Thaler
- Marielle Martin
- Aurelie Rakotondrafara
Ad Hoc Committees
Chevrette Mentoring/Oversight Committee
Chair – Claudia Solis-Lemus
Members:
- Rick Lankau
- Michael Thomas (Bacteriology)
Holland Mentoring/Oversight Committee
Damon Smith – Chair
Members:
- Doug Rouse
- Christelle Guédot (Entomology)
DiGennaro Mentoring/Oversight Committee
Rick Lankau – Chair
Members:
- Jean-Michel Ané (Bacteriology & Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences)
- Caitilyn Allen
Gluck-Thaler Mentoring/Oversight Committee
Nancy Keller – Chair
- Mehdi Kabbage
- Anne Pringle (Botany & Bacteriology)
Phytobacteriology Faculty Position Search & Screen
Chair – TBD
Members – TBD
Hallway Improvement Committee
Amanda Gevens – Chair
Members:
- Emile Gluck-Thaler
- Brian Hudelson
Other Service Assignments
Associate Chair – Amanda Gevens
Authorized Signatures on Documents:
- Jeri Barak
- Andrew Bent
- Amanda Gevens
- Mehdi Kabbage
- Rick Lankau
- Damon Smith
Complaint or Harassment Contacts:
- Adam Bigott
- Allee Hochmuth
- Emily Laabs
- Claudia Solis-Lemus
Diversity Representative to CALS – Rick Lankau
Faculty Senate:
- Leslie Holland (Senator)
- Emile Gluck-Thaler (Alternate for 2025-26 and beyond)
Friday @ 4 – Mehdi Kabbage
Plant Pathology Undergrad Advisors:
- Jeri Barak
- Amanda Gevens
- Mehdi Kabbage
- Paul Koch
- Rick Lankau
Plant Pathology Graduate Council Advisor – Mehdi Kabbage
Plant Pathology Undergraduate Club Advisor – Peter DiGennaro
Voting Academic Staff:
- Adam Bigott
- Dennis Halterman
WSPCP Director – Amanda Gevens
Plant Pathology Graduate Council Representation
- Chairperson – Miette Hennessy
- Social – Madeline Bondy
- Secretary – Susana Ferrer
- Student and Postdoc Seminars Organizers – Susana Giraldo, Casey Trickle
- Treasurer-Marielle Martin