CSW acts as an advisory body to the university administration and as an advocacy group for all women on campus. The Council takes an intersectional approach to its work, recognizing how the many identities women hold affect their experience at the university. 

Executive Board

Title of OfficeCouncilor NameMembership 
Council ChairEstella Ruhrer-JohnsonCLAS-Political Science and Social Justice
Vice-Chair/Chair Electopen 
Past Council ChairDani SiglerP&S-Women's Resource and Action Center
RecorderAngela WardP&S - Distance & Online Education
Membership/Election OfficerSaige AddisonGraduate Student-Social Work 
Communication OfficerLynne NugentCLAS-English
Treasurer open 

The Council consists of twenty-five voting members (five faculty, five professional and scientific staff, five merit staff, five undergraduate and five graduate students), at-large members, and ex-officio members from designated university offices.

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Voting Members

Faculty Members
Councilor NameMembership 
Becky GonzalezFaculty - CLAS - Dept of Spanish and Portuguese
Kelly FerroniFaculty - UIHC - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lina-Maria MurilloFaculty - CLAS - Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
Manisha SkariaFaculty - College of Pharmacy
Nadia Sabbagh SteinbergFaculty - CLAS - School of Social Work
Professional & Scientific Members
Councilor NameMembership 
Anne SchimkeP&S - ITS Office of Teaching, Learning and Technology
Dani SiglerP&S - Women's Resource and Action Center
Rebecca KickP&S - Biology
Angela WardP&S - Distance & Online Education
Shahd TahaP&S - DWLLC
Merit Members
Councilor NameMembership 
Mandi RemingtonMerit - Center for Disabilities and Development
Graduate Student Members
Councilor NameMembership 
Alisson BywaterGraduate Student - Counseling Psychology
Cecelia Boakye BotweGraduate Student - Higher Education and Student Affairs
Saige AddisonGraduate Student - Social Work 
Undergraduate Student Members
Councilor NameMembership 
Alliyah LipsitUndergraduate Student - Political Science
Chloe MayfieldUndergraduate Student - Political Science
Estella Ruhrer-JohnsonUndergraduate Student - Political Science and Social Justice
Nithya MyneniUndergraduate Student - Psychological and Brain Sciences

 

At Large Members 

Councilor NameMembership 
Brianna WillsMerit - Facilities Management
Celine FenderGraduate Student
Consuelo Guayara SanchezFaculty - Rhetoric
Emma AwadP&S - UIHC - Pharmacist
Hannah RoederFaculty - Neurology
Hellecktra Orozco (+)P&S - Human Resources
Jennifer SterlingFaculty - American Studies
Jill EndersFaculty - Family Medicine
Kokila ThenuwaraFaculty - Anesthesia
Mallory MartensGraduate Student - Carver
Molly KuceraP&S - UIHC
Neda Barrett (+)P&S - College of Law
Sylvia Mikucki-EnyartFaculty - Communication Studies
Willa OddleifsonP&S - Administration

 

 

Membership applications for new CSW members are accepted each Spring.

Updated December 2024