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title: "Current Members | Council for Faculty Affairs (CFA)"
url: "/about/leadership-governance/council-for-faculty-affairs/current-members"
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date: 2026-05-20
updated: 2026-05-20
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# Current Members | Council for Faculty Affairs (CFA)

## CFA Members | CFA

A minimum of three years of experience at Manhattan University is required to join CFA.

### Terms Concluding in 2025

- Gerardo Carfagno (Biological and Chemical Sciences)
- Fiona McLachlan (Economics and Finance)
- Zahra Shahbazi (Mechanical Engineering)

### Terms Concluding in 2026

- J. Patrick Abulencia (Chemical Engineering)
- Lauren Trabold Apadula (Management and Marketing)
- Arafat Abu Mallouh (Computer Science)

### Terms Concluding in 2027

- Mehnaz Afridi (Religion and Philosophy)
- Jennifer Edwards (History, Political Science, and International Studies)
- Wafa Elmannai (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Thom Gencarelli (Communication, Sound, and Media Arts)
- Amy Handfield (Education and Library)
- Bruce Liby (Mathematics and Physics)
- Kelly Marin (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
- Jeffery Myers (English, World Languages and Literatures)
- Mehdi Omidvar (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Lisa Toscano (Kinesiology)
- Alin Tomoiaga (Accounting, Business Analytics, CIS and Law)

## CFA Executive Committee

Agenda Committee

- Zahra Shahbazi, Chair (School of Engineering)
- Thom Gencarelli, Deputy Chair (Kakos School of Arts and Sciences)
- Lauren Trabold (O’Malley School of Business)
- Gerardo Carfagno (Kakos School of Arts and Sciences)