Faculty Advisory Council

About the Faculty Advisory Council

The Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) is a faculty representative body within the university. Its functions include advising and reporting on academic matters vital to A&M-San Antonio. The Faculty Advisory Council represents the entire faculty of the University and advises University administration and the Texas A&M System regarding matters directly related to the academic programs of the institution. The FAC membership consists of faculty members representing the university's three colleges, spanning professional ranks and a range of disciplinary fields of study.

Livestream, Minutes, and Agendas

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Membership and Committees

2026-2027 Members
Name	Position	Rank	College	Department	Term Expires	Email
Berenice de la Cruz	Presiding Officer (Counsel/Health/Kins. rep.)	Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Counseling/Health/Kinesiology	2027	Berenice.delaCruz@tamusa.edu
Bill Bush	Vice Presiding Officer (H, Ph, and Geo rep).	Professor	College of Education and Human Development	History/Philosophy/Geography	2028	wbush@tamusa.edu
Sonya Barrera Eddy	Secretary (L, L, and the Arts rep.)	Instr. Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Lang./Lit./Arts	2028	seddy@tamusa.edu
Eve Lee	Presidential Appointee (COB)	Assistant Professor	College of Business	Acct/Finance	2027	Eve.Lee@tamusa.edu
Lisa Polk	Presidential Appointee (COEHD)	Lecturer	College of Education and Human Development	Curriculum/Instruction	2027	Lisa.Polk@tamusa.edu
Donna Lehman	Presidential Appointee (CAS)	Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Health and Behavioral Science	2027	Donna.Lehman@tamusa.edu
Jesus Jimenez	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Business	Acct/Finance	2028	jandrade1@tamusa.edu
Robert Vinaja	Dept. Rep.	Instr. Associate Professor	College of Business	Acct/Finance	2027	Bethuel.Vinaja@tamusa.edu
Temo Luna-Nevarez	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Business	Mgmt./Marketing	2028	cnevarez@tamusa.edu
Irvin (Butch) Miller	Dept. Rep.	Clinical Associate Professor	College of Business	Mgmt./Marketing	2027	Irvin.Miller@tamusa.edu
Gillian Rodriguez	Dept. Rep.	Lecturer - Professional Track	College of Education and Human Development	Counseling/Health/Kinesiology	2028	grodriguez@tamusa.edu
Berenice de la Cruz	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Counseling/Health/Kinesiology	2027	Berenice.delaCruz@tamusa.edu
Adam Martinez	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Curriculum/Instruction	2028	amartinez16@tamusa.edu
Michael Mary	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Curriculum/Instruction	2027	Michael.Mary@tamusa.edu
Mariya Davis	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Educator/Leadership Prep.	2028	mdavis@tamusa.edu
Myriam Jimena Guerra	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Educator/Leadership Prep.	2027	Myriam.Guerra@tamusa.edu
Gongbo (Tony) Liang	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Comp./Eng./Math Sciences	2028	gliang@tamusa.edu
Kun Gou	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Comp./Eng./Math Sciences	2027	Kun.Gou@tamusa.edu
Dan Braaten	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Crim./ Pol. Science	2028	dbraaten@tamusa.edu
Danielle Fenimore	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Crim./ Pol. Science	2027	Danielle.Fenimore@tamusa.edu
Gary Coulton	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Health and Behavioral Science	2028	gcoulton@tamusa.edu
Alan Daniel	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Health and Behavioral Science	2027	Rector.Arya@tamusa.edu
Bill Bush	Dept. Rep.	Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	History/Philosophy/Geography	2028	wbush@tamusa.edu
Merritt Rehn-DeBraal	Dept. Rep.	Instr. Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	History/Philosophy/Geography	2027	Merritt.Rehn@tamusa.edu
Sonya Eddy	Dept. Rep.	Instr. Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Lang./Lit./Arts	2028	seddy@tamusa.edu
Yvette Chairez	Dept. Rep.	Lecturer	College of Arts and Sciences	Lang./Lit./Arts	2027	ychairez@tamusa.edu
Elizabeth Borda	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Natural Sciences	2028	eborda@tamusa.edu
David Brooks	Dept. Rep.	Instr. Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Natural Sciences	2027	David.Brooks@tamusa.edu
Kelly Fouts	Dept. Rep.	Lecturer	College of Arts and Sciences	Sociology/Comm.	2028	kfouts@tamusa.edu
Danny Malone	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Sociology/Comm.	2027	Danny.Malone@tamusa.edu

2025-2026 Members
Name	Position	Rank	College	Department	Term	Email
Charles (Matt) Watson	Presiding Officer	Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Natural Sciences	1 year	Charles.Watson@tamusa.edu
Berenice de la Cruz	Associate Presiding Officer	Assistant Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Counseling/Health/Kinesiology	2 year	Berenice.delaCruz@tamusa.edu
Karen Burgard	Secretary	Associate Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Curriculum/Instruction	1 year	Karen.Burgard@tamusa.edu
Eve Lee	Presidential Appointee	Assistant Professor	College of Business	Acct/Finance	1 year	Eve.Lee@tamusa.edu
Lisa Polk	Presidential Appointee	Lecturer	College of Education and Human Development	Curriculum/Instruction	1 year	Lisa.Polk@tamusa.edu
Donna Lehman	Presidential Appointee	Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Health and Behavioral Science	1 year	Donna.Lehman@tamusa.edu
Dennis Elam	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Business	Acct/Finance	1 year	Dennis.Elam@tamusa.edu
Robert Vinaja	Dept. Rep.	Instr. Associate Professor	College of Business	Acct/Finance	2 year	Bethuel.Vinaja@tamusa.edu
Chin Yen (Alice) Liu	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Business	Mgmt./Marketing	1 year	Chin-Yen.Liu@tamusa.edu
Irvin(Butch) Miller	Dept. Rep.	Clinical Associate Professor	College of Business	Mgmt./Marketing	2 year	Irvin.Miller@tamusa.edu
Sanikan Wattanawongwen	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Counseling/Health/Kinesiology	1 year	Sanikan.Wattanawongwan@tamusa.edu
Michael Mary	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Curriculum/Instruction	2 year	Michael.Mary@tamusa.edu
Myriam Jimena Guerra	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Educator/Leadership Prep.	2 year	Myriam.Guerra@tamusa.edu
Maria Acevedo-Aquino	Dept. Rep.	Professor	College of Education and Human Development	Educator/Leadership Prep.	1 year	Maria.Acevedo@tamusa.edu
Qi Han	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Comp./Eng./Math Sciences	1 year	Qi.Han@tamusa.edu
Kun Gou	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Comp./Eng./Math Sciences	2 year	Kun.Gou@tamusa.edu
Emily Naasz	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Crim./ Pol. Science	1 year	Emily.Naasz@tamusa.edu
Danielle Fenimore	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Crim./ Pol. Science	2 year	Danielle.Fenimore@tamusa.edu
Alan Daniel	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Health and Behavioral Science	1 year	Alan.Daniel@tamusa.edu
Rector Arya	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Health and Behavioral Science	2 year	Rector.Arya@tamusa.edu
Mike O'Brien	Dept. Rep.	Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	History/Philosophy/Geography	1 year	Mike.Obrien@tamusa.edu
Merritt Rehn-DeBraal	Dept. Rep.	Instr. Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	History/Philosophy/Geography	2 year	Merritt.Rehn@tamusa.edu
Elena Foulis	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Lang./Lit./Arts	1 year	Elena.Foulis@tamusa.edu
Scott Gage	Dept. Rep.	Associate Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Lang./Lit./Arts	2 year	Scott.Gage@tamusa.edu
David Brooks	Dept. Rep.	Instr. Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Natural Sciences	2 year	David.Brooks@tamusa.edu
Kandice Diaz	Dept. Rep.	Lecturer	College of Arts and Sciences	Sociology/Comm.	1 year	Kandice.Diaz@tamusa.edu
Danny Malone	Dept. Rep.	Assistant Professor	College of Arts and Sciences	Sociology/Comm.	2 year	Danny.Malone@tamusa.edu