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The PSU-AAUP Executive Council is composed of eight officers (President, Vice-President for Collective Bargaining, Vice-President for Grievances & Academic Freedom, Vice-President for Membership & Organizing, Vice-President for Legislative & Political Action, Vice-President for Communications & Public Relations, Treasurer, and Secretary) and six Councilors, as well as the Immediate Past President.

The Council meets every other Thursday from 12-1:30pm. All bargaining unit members are welcome to attend Executive Council meetings. Please contact the PSU-AAUP office at aaup@psuaaup.net to confirm the meeting location.


2025-2027 Executive Council Members

Officers

Vacant
President

David Kinsella, Political Science
Vice President for Collective Bargaining
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Cristina Restad, School of Business Administration (SBA)
Vice President for Membership and Organizing
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Bill Knight, English
Vice President for Grievances & Academic Freedom
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Karlyn Adams-Wiggins, Psychology
Vice President for Legislative & Political Action
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Riley Chase, Advising & Career Services
Vice President for Communications and Public Relations
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Ellis Hews, Institute on Ageing
Treasurer
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Andrew Santa Lucia, Architecture
Secretary
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Councilors At Large

Trevino Brings Plenty, Diversity & Multicultural Student Services (DMSS)
Councilor
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Matt Chorpenning, School of Social Work 
Councilor
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Emme Grafton, Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)
Councilor
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Jamie Jones, School of Public Health
Councilor
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Karen Kennedy, Undergraduate Advising Resource Center (UARC)
Councilor
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Mauri Matsuda, Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ)
Councilor
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Immediate Past President

N/A
 

Staff

Bryan Lally
Executive Director, Contract Enforcement & Bargaining
bryan@psuaaup.net | (971) 895-2939

Jonathan Leavitt
Executive Director, Organizing, Membership, Strategic Communications
jonathan@psuaaup.net | (971) 895-2384

Heather Nahmias
Administrative Director
(503) 725-4414 
heather@psuaaup.net

 

General Inquiries

aaup@psuaaup.net

 

*Press Inquiries should be directed to our VP for Communications & Public Relations at: aaup@psuaaup.net.