Administrative Responsibilites, AY 26/27

Administrative Responsibilities 

Academic Year 2026-2027

Chair: Esther Brown

Associate Chair for Graduate Studies: Élika Ortega Guzmán

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies: Javier Rivas

Executive Committee
Javier Rivas
Tania Martuscelli
Yohainna Abdala-Mesa
Edgar Vargas

Coordinated Course Committee
Élika Ortega Guzmán
Javier Rivas
Karen Malcolm
Susan Hallstead
Mary Long
Geoffrey Miller
Emmy Herland

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Javier Rivas (Chair)
Núria Silleras-Fernández
Javier Krauel
Mary Long
Emmy Herland
Peter Elmore

Grade Appeals Committee
Javier Rivas (Chair)
Geoffrey Miller
Karen Malcolm
Kelly Noe

Academic Review and Planning Advisory Committee (APRAC)
Peter Elmore (Chair)
Mary Long
Tania Martuscelli
Élika Ortega Guzmán
Shannon Solomon
Christine Ralston
+one graduate student
+one undergraduate student

Graduate Committee
Élika Ortega Guzmán (Chair)
Javier Krauel
Peter Elmore
Marcelo Schincariol
Núria Silleras-Fernández

Graduate Student Advisors to the Chair
Rocío Gavira Domínguez (Ph.D)
Ana Isabel Santos (Ph.D)
Sophia Valdez (Ph.D)

Graduate Teaching Program Leads
Zazil Collins (Ph.D)
Rocío Gavira Domínguez (Ph.D)

Primary Unit Evaluation Committees (PUEC)
Reappointment 1: John Kennedy (Chair), Marcelo Schincariol
Reappointment 2: Andrés Prieto (Chair), Susan Hallstead
Promotion: Javier Rivas (Chair), Tania Martuscelli, Esther Brown
Promotion: Núria Silleras-Fernández (Chair), Peter Elmore, Andrés Prieto

Elizabeth Brower Gift Fund Committee
Susan Hallstead (Chair)
Geoffrey Miller
Kelly Noe

Study Abroad Committee
Javier Rivas (Chair)

Teaching Excellence Committee
Susan Hallstead
Kelly Noe

Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards Committee
John Kennedy (Chair)
Edgar Vargas

Internal Colloquium Committee
Yohainna Abdala-Mesa
Peter Elmore

AI in Teaching and Research
Élika Ortega Guzmán
Andrés Prieto

1010/1150 Level Coordinator: Karen Malcolm
1020 Level Coordinator: Emmy Herland
2000 Level Coordinator: Susan Hallstead
3000/3002 Level Coordinator: Mary Long
Fulbright Language Evaluator: Mary Long
CIBER Advisory Council: Mary Long
Modified Language Program (MLP) Lead: Geoffrey Miller
Boulder Faculty Assembly Representative: Tania Martuscelli
Honors Council Departmental Representative: Susan Hallstead 
Library Liaison: Kathia Ibacache
Continuing Education Liaison: Geoffrey Miller
Service Learning Sponsor: Karen Malcolm
Sigma Delta Pi Advisor: Emmy Herland
Spanish for the Professions Director: Mary Long
Student Teaching & Certificate Advisor: Tracy Quan
Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate Department Representative: Núria Silleras-Fernández
Arts & Humanities Divisional Council At-Large Representative: Mary Long
Arts & Humanities Futures Committee: Javier Krauel