Executive Council

The Faculty Senate Officers, Past President, and Standing Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs make up the Executive Council.

President, Khalid Meksem
Agricultural Sciences, College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences
(618) 453-3103
meksem@siu.edu

Vice President, Jennifer Sherry
Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences
(618) 453-8891
clnteth@siu.edu

Secretary, Jenna Jamieson
Human Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences
(618) 453-3121
jamieson@siu.edu 

Co-Chair, Budget, Vjollca Konjufca
Biological Sciences, College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences
(618) 536-2349
vjollca@siu.edu 

Co-Chair, Budget, [vacant]

Co-Chair, Governance, Katilyn Poirier
Law, School of Law
(618) 453-6230
kaitlyn.poirier@siu.edu

Co-Chair, Governance, Jun Qin
Electrical, Computer, & Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Computing, Technology & Mathematics
(618) 453-3460
jqin@siu.edu

Co-Chair, Undergraduate Education Policy, Brittainy Spears
Music, College of Arts & Media
(618) 453-3523
brittainy.spears@siu.edu

Co-Chair, Undergraduate Education Policy, Jonathan Remo
Earth Systems & Sustainability, College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences
(618) 453-6029
diamict@siu.edu

Co-Chair, Faculty Status & Welfare, Mohtashim Shamsi
Chemical & Biomolecular Sciences, College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences
(618) 453-6413
mshamsi@siu.edu

Co-Chair, Faculty Status & Welfare, Cheryl (Shelly) Page
Law, School of Law
(618) 453-8120
cheryl.page@siu.edu

Past President 2025-2026 (& current president): Khalid Meksem
Agricultural Sciences, College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences
(618) 453-3103
meksem@siu.edu