We Welcome Candidates to Run for TAUP Office
- Officers– President, Vice President, Treasurer:
Terms are from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2021.
- Tenured/Tenure Track Constituency Council:
Three positions from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022.
- NTT Constituency Council:
Four positions from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022.
- Adjunct Constituency Council:
Four positions from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022.
One position From May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020.
- Delegates:
Five alternate positions from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020.
Delegates represent TAUP at affiliate meetings of AFT, AFT PA or Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO. Alternate positions allow delegate substitution as necessary.
How to Get on the Ballot: Nomination or Petition
To run for election:
- You must be a dues-paying member of TAUP;
- You must state in writing your willingness to be a candidate;
- You must provide a statement about your background and vision (100 words or less) to be distributed to the membership.
If you are not nominated directly by the Nominating Committee, you can nominate yourself by submitting a petition signed by at least 15 dues-paying members along with fulfilling the above criteria.
Self-Nomination Petitions must be received by the Nominating Committee, TAUP Office, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Ritter Annex 721 (004-15), Philadelphia, PA 19122-6091, by Friday March 29, 2019.
Ballot information will be emailed to all dues-paying members on or about Monday, April 15, 2019.
Ballot counts will be announced at a General Membership Meeting on Monday April 22, 2019 in the Paley Library Lecture Hall beginning at 1 pm.
Incumbents may also run for re-election; there are no term limits on any positions.
If you are interested in running for office and have questions, contact any officer or constituency council member listed below.
Current Executive Officers (terms expire April 30, 2019):
President: Steve Newman, CLA/English
Vice President: Jennie Shanker, Tyler/Art Ed & Community Arts Practices
Treasurer: Norma Corrales-Martin, CLA/Spanish & Portuguese
Current Constituency Council Members
| Tenured /Tenure Track | NTT | Adjunct |
| Barbara Ferman
CLA/Political Science Term expires April 31, 2021 |
Debbi Casey
FSBM/Human Resources Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Andrew Babson
EDU/Secondary Term expires April 30, 2019 |
| Terry Halbert
FSBM/Legal Studies Term expires April 31, 2021 |
Max Avener
CST/Mathematics Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Zoe Cohen CHAIR
Tyler/Visual Studies Term expires April 30, 2019 |
| Will Jordan
EDU/P,O &L Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Alexander DeVaron
Boyer/Music Studies Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Melissa DeGezelle
CLA/Intellectual Heritage Term expires April 30, 2021 |
| Jeffrey Solow – AT LARGE
Music/Instrumental Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Donald Wargo CHAIR
CLA/Economics Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Ryan Eckes
CLA/Writing Program Term expires April 30, 2021 |
| Damien Stankiewicz
CLA/Anthropology Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Kolson Schlosser
CLA/Geo& Urban Studies Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Milca Dubon
CLA/Spanish & Portuguese Term expires April 30, 2019 |
| Karen Palter CHAIR
CST/Biology Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Daniel Spaeth
CST/Biology Term expires April 30, 2021 |
John (Jack) Krick
Engineering/Electrical & Computer Term expires April 30, 2021 |
| Marsha Weinraub
CLA/Psychology Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Mary Stricker
CLA/Sociology Term expires April 30, 2021 |
Suzanne Seesman
Tyler/Foundations Program Term expires April 30, 2019 |
| Debbi Casey
FSBM/Human Resources Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Canan Tanir
CLA/Women’s Studies Term expires April 30, 2021 |
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| Sam Allingham -AT LARGE
CLA/English Term expires April 30, 2020 |
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| Library | Paul Dannenfelser
CPH/Social Work Term expires April 30, 2020 |
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| Fred Rowland
Paley Library Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Benjamin Curtwright
CLA/Writing Program Term expires April 30, 2020 |
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| Melanie Marchand
CPH/Kineseology Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Note: Paper ballots will be provided upon request and will be available on or about Monday April,15, 2019. All paper ballots must be received at the TAUP Office (Ritter Annex 721 (004-15)) no later than noon, Monday April 22, 2019