Departmental Committees and Administrative Positions for 2026-27

Administrative Positions

Chair
Paloma Martinez-Cruz

Vice Chair 
Eugenia Romero

Director of Graduate Studies
Ana Del Sarto

Director of Undergraduate Studies
Jonathan Burgoyne

Director of Language Studies
Holly Nibert

Constituted and Elected Committees

Departmental Council
Voting Members
All Tenure Track/Tenured Faculty (Columbus and regional campuses)
All A&P Personnel
All Professors of Teaching
Graduate Student Representative: Andrew Campbell
Associated Faculty Representative: Ricardo Sosa & Maribell Corona

Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee consists of three elected tenure-track faculty members, at least one from each rank. There will also be a representative of the teaching faculty, a representative of the associated faculty and a representative of the graduate students.
 

2026/27: Laura Podalsky, Isis Barra-Costa & Laura Stigliano

Appointed Committees

Awards Committee
Ulises Juan Zevallos Aguilar, Chair
Ignacio Corona & Elvia Andia Grágeda

Communications and Library Committee
Catalina Iannone, Chair
Javier Jasso & Ignacio Corona
Library Liaison: Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros
Graduate Representative: Jasmine Upchurch
Ex Officio: Sami Bartone 

Graduate Studies Committee & Admissions Review

The Graduate Studies committee is appointed by the department chair to serve for one academic year and consists of the director of graduate studies who serves as chair, plus four or five other members of the departmental faculty holding graduate faculty status (M or P), and one graduate student selected by and from the departmental graduate student body.

Ana Del Sarto, Chair
Isis Barra-Costa, Catalina Iannone, Laura Stigliano, Ulises Juan Zevallos Aguilar
Graduate Student Representative: Isabelle Leimkuhler
Ex-Officio: Rachel Sanabria

Language Studies Committee

The Language Studies committee is appointed by the departmental chair to serve for one academic year. It consists of at least three tenure-track faculty members. The Language Program Director serves on and may chair the committee.


Holly Nibert, Chair
Stephanie Aubry & Elvia Andia Grágeda
Ex Officio: Megan Lobert, Debra Ponce, María Morado Vázquez, Christa Gould, Ana Carolina Dos Santos Marques
Graduate Student Representative: Daniel Patricio Agosto
Associated Faculty Representative: TBD

Lectures and Events Committee & Colloquia Coordination
Laura Stigliano, Chair
Jonathan Burgoyne & Ulises Juan Zevallos Aguilar

Mentorship Committee
Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza, Chair
Megan Loebert & Stephanie Aubry

Outreach Committee

The Outreach Committee consists of at least four faculty members, either tenure-track or teaching faculty, and chair, appointed by the department chair to serve for one academic year, as well as one graduate student selected by and from the departmental graduate student body who may vote on all matters.

Javier Jasso, Chair
Ricardo Sosa, Fernanda Díaz-Basteris, & Ana Carolina Dos Santos Marques
Graduate Student Representative: Max Jensen
Ex-Officio: Stephanie Aubry

P&T Committee (Tenure) - Iannone
Eugenia Romero, Chair
Jonathan Burgoyne, POD
Pedro Pereira

Research Committee
Michelle Wibbelsman, Chair
Ignacio Corona

Undergraduate Studies Committee

The Undergraduate Studies committee is appointed by the department chair to serve for one academic year and consists of the director of undergraduate studies who serves as chair, at least four tenure-track faculty members of the departmental faculty, and one undergraduate student selected by the chair of the committee in consultation with the undergraduate advisor(s) from among the departmental undergraduate majors.

Jonathan Burgoyne, Chair
Becca Mason-Vergote, Laura Podalsky, Holly Nibert & Eugenia Romero
Undergraduate Student Representative: TBD
Ex Officio: Brooklee Boots & Rachel Sanabria

• Assessment
  Becca Mason-Vergote (26'), John Grinstead (27') Coordinator 
• Graduation and Awards Ceremony Task Force
  Paloma Martinez-Cruz, Chair
  Michelle Wibbelsman
  Ex Officio: Brooklee Boots, Sami Bartone
• Honors Coordinator/Advising
  Laura Podalsky (LA), Chair
  Ana Del Sarto (LA), Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza (HL), & Eugenia Romero (IB)
  Ex Officio: Becca Mason-Vergote
• Interdisciplinary Initiatives 
  Latinx Languages, Literatures and Cultures: Paloma Martínez-Cruz
  Andean & Amazonian Studies: Ulises Juan Zevallos
• Recruitment Coordinator Ad Hoc Committee
  TBD
• Sigma Delta Pi - Advisor
   Leila Vieira
• SPPO Club Advisor
  Ricardo Sosa

Other Assignments

Section Heads
Iberian Studies: Eugenia Romero
Latin American: Ignacio Corona
Hispanic Linguistics: Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza
Portuguese: Isis Barra-Costa
Latinx: Paloma Martínez-Cruz

Coordination Assignments:

Quechua: Elvia Andea Grágeda

PORT 1101, 1102, 1103: Ana Carolina dos Santos Marques
SPAN 3401: Scott Schwenter 
SPAN 3403: Becca Mason-Vergote
SPAN 3404: Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza
SPAN 3450:  Eugenia Romero
Heritage Language Courses: Ricardo Sosa
LA GEs: Ulises Juan Zevallos
PO GE: n/a

Andean and Amazonian Collection Coordinator

Michelle Wibbelsman

SPPO Representative in ASC Senate
Michelle Wibbelsman 

SPPO Representative on University Senate
Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza                                                                                                            

Graduate Student Officers 2025-26
Co-President (Literatures and Cultures): Nikolas King
Co-President (Hispanic Linguistics): Emma Schaefer
Co-President (Lusophone Studies): Yuri Belloube
Spanish Student Life Group Treasurer: Pedro Rosales-Diaz
SPPO Delegate to the Council of Graduate Students: TBD
Secretary: Lucas Rubin

International Students Committee: Germán Alcaraz & Marina Ortega López
Mentorship Coordinator: Germán Alcaraz

Symposia Organizer Committee: TBD
Hispanic Linguistics/OSUCHiLL: Isabelle Leimkuhler, Mariana Aguilar Corachán & Valeria Giffin
OSUHALSS: Pedro Rosales-Diaz, Mohamed Gabal & Daniel Patricio Agosto

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Graduate Assessment: Oral Evaluations for the Integrated M.A./Ph.D. Program for Spanish and Portuguese
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Graduate Assessment: Research Paper/Dissertation Evaluation for the Integrated M.A./Ph.D. Program for Spanish and Portuguese
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