Staff Council

The Staff Council represents and advocates for the needs of staff at SPHTM and serves as a conduit for communication and information exchange between staff and School administration.

Upcoming Meeting Dates

All staff are invited to attend the meetings.

  • August 3, 2023, 12pm, Anderson conference room
  • September 7, 2023, 12pm, Anderson conference room
  • October 5, 2023, 12pm, Anderson conference room
Council Members

2023-2024 Voting Members

Name Dept./Unit Email
Ashli Baham SBPS abaham@tulane.edu
Susan Cantrell DEAN cantrell@tulane.edu
Therese Carter EPI tcarter1@tulane.edu
Farhana Chaudhry BIOS fchaudhr@tulane.edu
Hannah Gilbert SBPS hgilbert@tulane.edu
Meryl Hahne EPI mhahne1@tulane.edu
Marjola Hotchkiss TRMD mhotchki@tulane.edu
Alex Jaouiche SBPS ajaouiche@tulane.edu
Donna Kulawiak HPM kulawiak@tulane.edu
David Mora ENHS dmora@tulane.edu
Robert Palestina TRMD rpalesti@tulane.edu
Avery Peterson DEAN apeterson1@tulane.edu 
Ytza Sanchez EPID ysanchez@tulane.edu
Nichole Valenzuela, Council Vice Chair DEAN nvalenzuela@tulane.edu
Phillip Williams, Council Chair IHSD pwilliams4@tulane.edu

Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members

Name Dept./Unit Email
Susan Barrera  Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration sbourgoy@tulane.edu
Julio Diaz Human Resources Business Partner jediaz@tulane.edu
Kathy Carniero SPHTM SAC Rep kcarniero@tulane.edu