The Provost seeks consultation and feedback on academic and administrative matters from many sources including formal committees and bodies.
Provost’s Council
The Provost’s Council consists of Emerson’s Academic Affairs leaders. They are responsible for Emerson’s academic programs and faculty.
- Alexandra Socarides, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Amy Ansell, Dean of the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Brooke Knight, Dean of Faculty and Associate Provost
- Maria Koundoura, Associate Provost for Academic Programs
- Paul Mihailidis, Interim Dean of the School of Communication
- Anthony Pinder, Vice Provost for Internationalization & Equity
- Jan Roberts-Breslin, Dean, Graduate and Professional Studies and Interim Dean, School of the Arts
Academic Cabinet
- Alexandra Socarides, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Brooke Knight, Dean of Faculty and Associate Provost
- Anthony Pinder, Vice Provost for Internationalization & Equity
- Maria Koundoura, Associate Provost for Academic Programs
- Amy Ansell, Dean of the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Paul Mihailidis, Interim Dean of the School of Communication
- Jan Roberts-Breslin, Dean, Graduate and Professional Studies and Interim Dean, School of the Arts
- Nydia Bou, Chair, Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Gregory Payne, Chair, Communication Studies
- Lu Ann Reeb, Chair, Journalism
- Nejem Raheem, Chair, Marketing Communication
- Brenda Foley, Chair, Performing Arts
- Shaun Clarke, Chair, Visual and Media Arts
- Lisa Diercks, Chair, Writing, Literature & Publishing
- Lindsey Beck, Director of Faculty Development
- Sara Salimbeni, Director of Curriculum and Administration
- Anne Doyle, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Phedra Hamilton-Reyna, Assistant Vice President for Academic Strategic Operations
- Cheryl McGrath, Executive Director, Library & Learning
- Felicity Ratte, Chair, Faculty Assembly
- Mikhail Gershovich, Assistant Academic Dean, ELA
President's and Provost's Advisory Committee
- Jay Bernhardt, President
- Alexandra Socarides, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Ruth Grossman, Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Keri Thompson, Communication Studies
- Lina Giraldo, Journalism
- Naa Amponsah Dodoo, Marketing Communication
- Jason Lyons, Performing Arts
- Maria Agui Carter, Visual and Media Arts
- Stephen Shane, Writing, Literature & Publishing
- Ian McManus, Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
Faculty Council
- Felicity Ratte, Chair, Visual and Media Arts
- Nelli Sargsyan, Vice Chair, Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Adam Franklin-Lyons, Secretary, Marlboro Institute of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Robin Danzak, Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Linda Gallant, Communication Studies
- TBD, Journalism
- Carol Ferrara, Marketing Communication
- Dana Edell, Performing Arts
- Leah Vonderheide (Fall) / Jane Shattuc (Spring), Visual and Media Arts
- Natalia Aguilar Vasquez, Writing, Literature & Publishing
- Adam Franklin-Lyons, Marlboro Institute of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
Union Leadership
- Alexandra Socarides, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Barry Marshall, President, Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College, American Association of University Professors (AFEC-AAUP)
- Mason Richards, President, Emerson Los Angeles Faculty, American Association of University Professors (ELAF-AAUP)
- John Rodzvilla, Interim President, Emerson College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (ECCAAUP)