Session XXX
Agenda Committee 2025-2026
Mary Stampone, Chair
Gregg Moore, Vice-Chair
John DeJoie, Member-at-Large
Kevin McLaughlin, Member-at-Large
Ann Zimo, Member-at-Large
Jeffrey Halpern, Past Chair
2025-2026 Agenda Committee Priorities
About the Agenda Committee Members
FACULTY SENATE CHAIR
Mary D. Stampone (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Geography and serves as the New Hampshire State Climatologist. She received her Ph.D. in Climatology from the University of Delaware and joined the University of New Hampshire faculty in 2008. Dr. Stampone’s NOAA-funded research in applied climate science focuses on monitoring and modeling variability and change in regional-scale climate system processes with an emphasis on hydroclimatic hazards (i.e., drought, flooding, severe weather). She co-authored the “Northeast” chapter of the 4th National Climate Assessment, led the recent “New Hampshire Climate Assessment” and is a member of the NH Coastal Flood Risk Science and Technical Advisory Panel and Drought Management Team. She received the Class of 1941 Professorship in 2017, the Faculty Sustainability Award for established research in 2023, and was awarded the inaugural Civil Discourse Lab CIRCLE Engaged Research Fellowship. Dr. Stampone teaches undergraduate courses on weather, climate, and natural hazards for the Department of Geography and served two terms as department chair. She joined the Faculty Senate as the representative for the Departments of Anthropology and Geography in 2023, serving as chair of the Academic Programs Committee (2023-2024) and more recently as Faculty Senate Vice Chair.
FACULTY SENATE VICE CHAIR
Gregg Moore is an Associate Professor of Coastal Restoration and Resilience in the Department of Biological Sciences. His primary research interests are focused upon coastal wetland restoration ecology, conservation, and land management within both temperate and tropical habitats. With funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and others. His research has had a particular emphasis on the anthropogenic impacts to wetlands examining the interplay between plant community patterns and sediment biogeochemistry seeking to gain an increased understanding of the causes of habitat loss, plant species invasions, and co-developing innovative strategies for restoring resilient coastal habitats directly with affected communities though engaged scholarship. He was the recipient of EPA’s Environmental Merit Award in the Environmental, Community, Academia & Nonprofit category, and the Sustainability Award “Gold” through UNH’s Sustainability Institute. Moore takes pride in his service to UNH community. He presently serves as the Program Coordinator for the Marine, Estuarine, and Freshwater Biology Major, the Marine Biology Minor, and the Marine Policy Minor, as well as the Academic Affairs Committee for the Department of Biological Sciences. For nearly 10 years, he served as the Academic Coordinator for Shoals Marine Laboratory. Moore joined Faculty Senate in 2020 and served as the Chair of the Research and Public Service Committee (RPSC) and as an at large member of the Agenda Committee. He looks forward to continuing his 3rd consecutive 2-year term in service of Faculty Senate this coming fall.
AT-LARGE AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBERS
John DeJoie is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work. He received his Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Simmons College School of Social Work in Boston, MA. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with a concentration in Political Science from North Adams State College, North Adams, MA. He teaches in the MSW Online Program focused on policy analysis, advocacy and community organization. As a social worker, he teaches through a lens of social justice and anti-oppression. He is a four-term legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2002-2010), serving as the Vice Chairman of the House Finance Committee, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. At UNH, he served on the President’s Freedom of Speech working group, is a member of the UNH Lecturer’s Union Executive Committee, co-Chair of the Social Work Department Curriculum Committee and a member of the department Academic Standards Committee. He coordinated numerous service-learning opportunities in Kenya for UNH students. John has been a Faculty Senator since 2020, serving on the Finance and Administration, Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Committees.
Kevin McLaughlin is a Senior Lecturer in Finance, having joined UNH in the Fall of 2007. After completing a MS in Finance at Boston College, Kevin completed the coursework for a PhD at the University of Connecticut. His research area was in corporate governance and boards of directors. He has been teaching Finance since the Spring of 2000 and has taught undergraduate, MBA and MSF courses, recently in Investments, Derivatives, International Finance, Financial Institutions, and Financial Policy at Merrimack College, Suffolk University, the University of Connecticut, and at the University of New Hampshire. Prior to academia, Kevin worked in accounting and finance roles in manufacturing of medical devices, contract manufacturing of electronics, and in financial services (mutual funds). He has taken coursework related to intellectual property at UNH’s School of Law and occasionally consults with respect to valuation topics. From Fall of 2014 to Spring 2022, Kevin served as the Director of the Online and Part-Time MBA program at UNH’s Paul College of Business and Economics. This is his fourth year representing the Accounting & Finance Department on Faculty Senate and his first year on the Agenda Committee. Previously, he served on the Academic Programs Committee for three years and served a term as the APC co-chair.
Ann Zimo (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor of Humanities in the Department of Classics, Humanities, & Italian Studies. She received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Minnesota (2016), her M.A. in History from Cardiff University, Wales, and her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. She is a medieval historian whose research interests center on cultural and religious interactions in the medieval Middle East and Europe, especially in the context of the crusades. Her book In Plain Sight: Muslims of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024) explores the roles the substantial Muslim minority population played in the society of the crusader Latin East and draws from an interdisciplinary range of sources and methodologies including texts in Latin, Old French, and Classical Arabic and archaeology. Dr. Zimo teaches a wide array of courses in the Humanities and Discovery programs on topics stretching from premodern travel to the undead in western culture to power and identity in contemporary society. Since joining the faculty at UNH in 2016, Dr. Zimo has served as co-coordinator of the Humanities Program (2017- ), on the Advisory Board of the Center for the Humanities (2017-20), as the COLA representative on the Faculty Development/Scholars committee (2024), and as a member of the Faculty Senate on the College Planning Committee (2024-2025).
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
Jeffrey M. Halpern (he/him) is a Professor of Chemcial Engineering and Bioengineering. In 2012, he was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship and joined UNH in 2014. Prof. Halpern currently runs the Surface Enhanced Electrochemical Diagnostic Sensors (SEEDS) Laboratory and is the PI of BIO-SENS (Bio-Inspired On-demand Strategies to Engineer Nanostructured Sensors) [an NSF EPSCoR funded group #2119237]. His current research in highly interdisciplinary which integrates surface chemistry, electrochemistry, material science, and biosensor design by focusing on surface polymer modifications towards the recruitment of biomolecules for enhanced sensitivity, reproducibility, and reusability. Prof. Halpern is also heavily involved with different teaching and mentoring pedagogies adapted for neurodiverse students. In 2023, Prof. Halpern recently won the J. Brent Loy Innovator of the Year award and the inaugural CEPS Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award. Prof. Halpern has service on Faculty Senate since 2019, has chaired the Finance and Administration Committee (2020-2022) and served back-to-back terms as Vice Chair and Chair of the Faculty Senate.
| Senate Term | Academic Year | Senate Chair | Chair's Department |
| XXIX | 2024-2025 | Jeffrey Halpern | Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering |
| XXVIII | 2024-2023 | Vidya Sundar | Occupational Therapy |
| XXVII | 2022-2023 | Matthew MacManes | Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences |
| XXVI | 2021-2022 | Kevin Healey | Communication |
| XXV | 2020-2021 | Erin Sharp | Human Development & Family Studies |
| XXIV | 2019-2020 | David Bachrach | History |
| XXIII | 2018-2019 | R. Scott Smith | Classics, Humanities, & Italian Studies |
| XXII | 2017-2018 | Dan Innis | Hospitality Management |
| XXI | 2016-2017 | Dante Scala | Political Science |
| XX | 2015-2016 | Deb Kinghorn | Theatre & Dance |
| XIX | 2014-2015 | Alberto Manalo | Natural Resources & the Environment |
| XVIII | 2013-2014 | Todd A. DeMitchell | Education |
| XVII | 2012-2013 | Willem deVries | Philosophy |
| XVI | 2011-2012 | Lawrence Prelli | Communications |
| XV | 2010-2011 | Ed Hinson | Mathematics |
| XIV | 2009-2010 | Paula Salvio | Education |
| XIII | 2008-2009 | Marco Dorfsman | Languages, Literatures, & Cultures |
| XII | 2007-2008 | William Stine | Psychology |
| XI | 2006-2007 | Jeff Salloway | Health Management |
| X | 2005-2006 | David Richman | Theatre |
| IX | 2004-2005 | Mimi Becker | Natural Resources |
| VIII | 2003-2004 | Tom Laue | Biochemistry |
| VII | 2002-2003 | Barbara Krysiak | Education |
| VI | 2001-2002 | Dan Reid | Decision Sciences |
| V | 2000-2001 | Jerry Finn | Social Work |
| IV | 1999-2000 | Pedro de Alba | Civil Engineering |
| III | 1998-1999 | John Seavey | Health Management & Policy |
| II | 1997-1998 | Janet Aikins | English |
| I | 1996-1997 | Arthur Copeland | Mathematics |
Agenda Committee 2023-2024
- Jeffrey Halpern, Chair
- Mary Stampone, Vice-Chair
- Gregg Moore, Member-at-Large
- Amy Ramage, Member-at-Large
- Will Smiley, Member-at-Large
- Vidya Sundar, Past Chair
Agenda Committee 2023-2024
- Vidya Sundar, Chair
- Jeffrey Halpern, Vice-Chair
- James Connell, Member-at-Large
- Amy Ramage, Member-at-Large
- Will Smiley, Member-at-Large
- Matthew MacManes, Past Chair
Agenda Committee 2022-2023
- Matthew MacManes, Chair
- Vidya Sundar, Vice Chair
- James Connell, Member-at-Large
- Jeffrey Halpern, Member-at-Large
- Andrew Seal, Member-at-Large
- Kevin Healey, past Chair, Ex-Officio Member
Agenda Committee 2021-2022
- Chair: Kevin Healey, Communications, COLA
- Vice Chair: Matthew MacManes, MCBS, COLSA
- James Connell, Physics, CEPS
- Vidya Sundar, Occupational Therapy, CHHS
- Harriet Fertik, Classics, Humanities, and Italian Studies, COLA (Fall 2021)
- Kathrine Aydelotte, Library (Spring 2022)
Agenda Committee 2020-2021
- Chair: Erin Sharp, Human Development & Family Studies, CHHS
- Vice Chair: Kevin Healey, Communication, COLA, Vice Chair (elected on 11/2/20)
- Past Chair: David Bachrach, History, COLA
- Ann Bartow, UNH Law
- James Connell, Physics, CEPS
- Allison Wilder, Recreation Management and Policy, CHHS (elected on 11/2/20)
Note: Rosemarie Came, Earth Sciences, CEPS, served as Vice Chair from 05/04/20 - 11/2/20
