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Executive Committee (EC)

Chair: Kristi Roth, 2025-2026, Common.Council.Chair@uwsp.edu.

Membership and Meeting Schedules can be found here (Committee memberships are listed by acronym at the bottom of this Excel Workbook. Requires a logon.)

Scope and Authority: The main function​s of the Executive Committee are to discuss items coming before the various committees and to act as a liaison between the Common Council and administration. The Executive Committee is not a decision-making body, but can bring items to the Common Council for discussion. The Executive Committee may act on behalf of the Common Council and its standing committees when appropriate consideration and action by the council and/or its standing committees is not feasible. Action by the Executive Committee in this regard is reported to the Common Council at its next meeting. 

The members of the Executive Committee include the chair and vice chair of the Common Council, the chair-elect, and the chairs of the standing committees.

2025-2026 Executive Committee members include:

  • Kristi Roth, Chair, Common Council (2025-2026)​

  • Emily Wahlquist, Vice Chair, Common Council (2024-2026) 

  • David Chunyu, Chair, Academic Affairs Committee 

  • Nathan Hilgart, Chair, Academic Staff Council

  • Beth Kinslow, Chair, Curriculum Committee

  • Rayvn Knipple, Chair, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Policy Committee 

  • Jennifer Collins, Chair, Faculty Council

  • Maggie Bohm-Jordan, Chair, General Education Committee 

  • Beth Kinslow, Rep.​, G​raduate Council

  • Laura Lee, Rep., Marshfield Steering Committee     

  • James Berry, Chair, University Personnel Development Committee​

  • Tammy Larson, Chair, University Staff Council

  • Grant Kopitzke , Chair, Wausau Steering Committee

  • Karyn Biasca, representative of College of Natural Resources

  • Kelly Wilz, representative of College of Fine Arts and Communication

The Constitution and Handbook Revision Subcommittee is a permanent subcommittee of the Executive Committee and may be constituted according to the authority granted to the Executive Committee (Article 10.2.A., Constitution of the Common Council).​
Chair, Ann Hockett, 2025-2026