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FSU Executive Committee

Read FSU Executive Committee meeting minutes starting from 2025-2026. For copies of older meeting minutes, see the FSU’s archival collection in Healey Library.

The Executive Committee is responsible for all policies of the organization inclusive of establishing committees that oversee collective bargaining and contract administration as well as member involvement and labor/management committees. See the FSU bylaws for details.

Executive Committee members are elected by the FSU members who are from their constituency (1 librarian, 4 non-tenure track, 2 tenure track not yet tenured, and 4 tenured) except that the President and Vice President are elected by the membership as a whole (NOTE: the President and VP will have their constituency counted in the Executive Committee’s proportional breakdown).

FSU members in good standing who wish to have an item added to the agenda of the next Executive Committee meeting should contact FSU President Jason Rodriquez.

A special election for a Pre Tenure Track seat and 2 Non-Tenure Track seats is underway. See here for more.


FACULTY STAFF UNION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2026-2027

Jason Rodriquez (President)
Sociology
Constituency: Tenured
Jason.Rodriquez@umb.edu

Jessica Holden (Vice President)
Healey Library
Constituency: Librarian
Jessica.Holden@umb.edu

Lynne Benson
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Constituency: Non-Tenure Track
Lynne.Benson@umb.edu

Andrés Fabián Henao Castro
Political Science
Constituency: Tenured
Andres.HenaoCastro@umb.edu

Karen Grayson
English
Constituency: Non-Tenure Track
Karen.Grayson@umb.edu

Patricia Krueger-Henney
Leadership In Education
Constituency: Tenured
Patricia.Krueger@umb.edu

Mérédith Laferté-Coutu
Philosophy
Constituency: Pre-Tenure Tenure Track
MM.LaferteCoutu@umb.edu

E.K. Lee
Healey Library
Constituency: Librarian
Eunkyung.Lee@umb.edu

Helen Poynton
School for the Environment
Constituency: Tenured
Helen.Poynton@umb.edu

Brian White
Biology
Constituency: Tenured
Brian.White@umb.edu

VACANT
Constituency: Pre-Tenure Tenure Track

VACANT
Constituency: Non-Tenure Track

VACANT
Constituency: Non-Tenure Track

Recent Posts

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  • Nuts & Bolts: Weekly Updates from Our Union
  • Announcement of Candidates For FSU Special Election for Non Tenure Track Faculty Representatives
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  • The Point: Ruminations on a Renovation
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  • Announcement of FSU Special Elections for Pre-Tenure Faculty Representative And Non Tenure Track Faculty Representatives
  • Request for Proposals: FSU Anti-Racism Grants
  • Nuts And Bolts: Seeking Bargaining Team Members
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