Committees

DUE Volunteer Committees—DUE members sign up to serve annually on a volunteer basis. If you are interested in serving on one of these DUE committees, please contact Leigh Williams at DUEoffice@sunydutchess.edu.

Community Service:  Creates a presence for DUE in the community by organizing community service activities and recommending organizations to receive DUE’s charitable donations.

Chair: Linda Haas-Manley

Members: Barbara Dolansky

  Dinor Dhanabala,

  Michele Murasso

  Hannah Webster 

DUE Awards:  Plans and manages annual DUE Awards selection and recognition ceremony for outstanding students nominated by DUE members.

Chair: Margeaux Lippman

Members: Jane Sheeley
Jessica Murphy
Michele Murasso
Pat Phillips
Shalon Hallager

Events: In consultation with the DUE Executive Assistant to the President, schedules, plans, and manages all special membership events, primarily the mid-year Party and Spring Luncheon Meeting, plus other special events that may be held throughout the year.                             

Chair: Jane Sheeley

Legislative Outreach:  Researches existing best practices and processes developed by independent organizations, similar to DUE, which have demonstrated success in building and maintaining positive relationships with county and state legislators.  Creates and carries out plans for activities to strengthen connections and relationships with the Dutchess County Legislature.         

Chair: Jennifer Kurtz

Members:  Denise Taylor    

Membership: Creates/manages a recruitment plan including recruitment letters, distribution of approved DUE information to eligible new hires, recruiting events, and provides a presence at new professional staff orientation meetings (on-line or in person.) The DUE Executive Assistant, ex officio, is responsible for confirming new memberships, updating member records each semester, maintaining private electronic membership email distribution lists and paper files of membership forms, and preparing/verifying official member e-voting eligibility lists 

Chair: Danielle Williams-Bell

Members:  Dana Gavin
  Chris Sabatelli

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DUE Committees appointed by Academic Department—Members elected by each academic department.

Academic Department Representatives: One representative, selected by each academic department no later than the first meeting of the year, to serve as communications liaison between department members and the DUE Executive Council.

Leah Akins, Coordinator & Executive Council Liaison (assigned by DUE President)

AHBS Katherine Espinosa

BHS Peter Phipps

BACP Thomas Winship

ENG/HUM Melanie Klein

HGE Karin Riedl

MCS Tammy Powell- Kopilak

NUR Allison Tebolt

PSET Leah Akins

PVAC Lindsey Guile

Evaluation:  An all-faculty committee, established by the 2016-2020 contract, specifically to conduct annual reviews of the Student Survey of Teaching form and process.  Recommendations, initially approved by the DUE Executive Council and the Office of Academic Affairs, must be formally negotiated by DUE and DCC prior to implementation.  While membership requires representation of a range of academic disciplines, usually by election in academic departments, the committee must include two volunteer part- time faculty, along with two full time faculty appointed by the DUE President to specifically represent DUE. 

Chair: Kevin Cavanaugh

DUE President FT Faculty Appointments: Kevin Cavanaugh
Karin Riedl 

Volunteer PT Faculty representing DUE: Chris Gabryszewski
       Danielle Ely

Full-time members representing individual departments: Kevin Cavanaugh  (ENG/HUM)
  Jessica Geer (PSET)
  Margeaux Lippman (PVAC)
  Peter Marino (BHS)
  Karin Riedl (HGE)
  Tom Winship (BACP)

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DUE NTE Committee of the Whole

Non-Teaching Educators (NTEs) - This Committee of the Whole serves as a communication liaison between NTEs and the DUE Executive Council. The committee will be chaired by the DUE VP for FT NTEs, who will work closely with VP for PT Educators. 

Chair: Danielle Williams-Bell

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DUE Committees appointed by DUE President—Members appointed annually by the DUE President with the support of the Executive Council.

Board of Trustee Meeting Coverage: Individually scheduled attendance, along with the DUE President, at monthly BoT meetings.

Executive Council Members

Grievance:  Appointed by the DUE President with consent of the Executive Council.  Works with the President and Executive Council whenever a potential contract grievance is brought forward by a member.  

Grievance Officer(s)

Leah Akins

Elections Commission: Appointed by the DUE President, with consent of the Executive Council.  Responsible for conducting elections, supervising balloting, conducting special votes, reporting results of voting to membership. 

Chair: Todd Wilmot

Members: Chrisie Mitchell

DUEpoints Editor: Kevin Lang
DUEpoints Design Editor: Holly McCabe