The staff council represents and advocates for the needs of staff at WSPH and serves as a conduit for communication and information exchange between staff and the School administration.
Upcoming Meeting Dates
All staff are invited to attend the meetings. The following meetings are in the Anderson Conference Room (unless noted otherwise).
- Thursday, September 31st, 2026: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Thursday, October, 2026: 1st 11:30am - 1:00 pm
- Thursday, November 5th, 2026: 11:30 am - 1:00pm
- Thursday, December 3rd, 2026: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
2026-2027 Voting Members
| Name | Dept./Unit | |
|---|---|---|
| Farhana Chaudhry | BIOS | |
Da’Jon Stoudemire | DEAN | |
Alisha Williams | DEAN | |
| vacant | DEAN | |
Kathy Carneiro | ENHS | |
Akilesh Kandregula | EPID | |
Cristina Miller | EPID | |
Courtney Moten | EPID | |
Conner Livingston | HPAM | |
| Emma Powers | IHSD | epowers4@tulane.edu |
Jay Freeman | SBPS | |
Elizabeth Tierney | SBPS | |
Libby Favrot | SBPS | |
| Brendan Carter | TRMD | bcarter5@tulane.edu |
Daniella Fontana Bermudez | TRMD |
Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members
| Name | Dept./Unit | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Augustson | Assistant Dean for Operations and Chief of Staff | taugusts@tulane.edu |
| Susan Barrera | Assistant Dean of Finance & Administration | sbourgoy@tulane.edu |
| Julio Diaz | Human Resources Business Partner | jediaz@tulane.edu |
| Lisa Paterson | Research Administrative Services Unit (RASU) | lpaterson@tulane.edu |
| Phillip Williams | WSPH SAC Representative | pwilliams4@tulane.edu |
2026-2027 Officers
| NAME | |
| Brendan Carter, Council Chair | bcarter5@tulane.edu |
| Akilesh Kandregula, Council Vice Chair | akandregula@tulane.edu |
| Courtney Moten, Council Secretary | cmoten2@tulane.edu |