2026-2027 Biology Committees
Deborah Garrity, Chair
Kristin Anderson, ex officio
Lisa Angeloni, Associate Chair, ex officio
Tanya Dewey, Associate Chair, ex officio
Ayo Garner, ex officio
Chris Funk (2028)
DeeDee Wright (2028)
Anireddy Reddy (2027)
Kate Wilsterman (2027)
Graduate Program Committee:
Lisa Angeloni, Chair
Dorothy Ramirez, ex officio
Program Committee
Meena Balgopal (2028)
Arjun Khakhar (2027)
Jennie Willis (2026+)
Graduate Admissions Committee:
Dhruba Naug, Chair (2028)
Graham Peers (2027)
Tanya Dewey, Chair
Heather Blackburn (2028)
June Medford (2028)
Rachel Mueller (2028)
Erik Arthun (2027)
DeeDee Wright (2027)
Zach Grochau-Wright (BIO CIM Rep)
Liz Hysen (ASC), ex officio
Abbie Reade (ASC), ex officio
Department Chair, ex officio
Undergrad Coordinator, Shivon Costin, ex officio
Lisa Angeloni
Aramati Casper
Anping Chen
Chris Funk
Deborah Garrity
Shane Kanatous
Dale Lockwood
June Medford
Abbie Reade
Dan Sloan
Jennie Willis
Kate Wilsterman
Marc Nishimura, Chair
Ross Madden
Alpana Damle
Joe von Fischer, Chair
Kristin Anderson, ex officio
Lisa Angeloni, Associate Chair, ex officio
Rachel Mueller (2028)
Kristen Ruegg (2028)
Cory Williams (2028)
Tai Montgomery (2027)
Jennifer Neuwald (2027)
Deborah Garrity, Chair
Tanya Dewey, Associate Chair, ex officio
Elizabeth Saunders, CEF Coordinator, ex officio
Arjun Khakhar (At-Large)
Cory Williams (2nd Floor/2027)
Chris Funk (3rd Floor/2027)
Devin O’Connor (4th Floor/2027)
Jennifer Ackerfield (2028)
Heather Blackburn (2028)
Joe von Fischer (2028)
Kate Wilsterman (2027)
Michael Shavlik (2027)
Tanya Dewey
Shane Kanatous
Rachel Mueller
Kristen Ruegg
Zach Grochau-Wright
Jennifer Brady (grad student)
Shane Kanatous (2025-2026)
Kim Hoke, Acting Interim Director, ex officio
DeeDee Wright, Acting Interim Director, ex officio
Department Representatives
Graduate Student Ombudsman:
Dhruba Naug | Dhruba.Naug@colostate.edu
Seminar:
Dan Sloan | Dan.Sloan@colostate.edu
SDC Liaison:
Cory Williams | Cory.Williams@colostate.edu
Graduate Student Representatives:
Zoë D’Agostino, 2027 | Sophia.DAgostino@colostate.edu
Asha Fry, PSM, 2027 | Asha.Fry@colostate.edu
Dylan Moss, 2027 | Dylan.Moss2@colostate.edu
Library Liaison:
Michael Thomas | Michael.L.Thomas@colostate.edu
Faculty Council:
Michael Antolin | Michael.Antolin@colostate.edu
Melinda Smith | Melinda.Smith@colostate.edu