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  • A3FSA 2026-2028 Exec. Com. Election Ballot

    Dear UConn Asian/Asian-American Faculty & Staff community:  
    Listed below are the proposed Executive Committee ("ExCo”) candidates for the 2026-2028 UConn Asian/Asian-American Faculty & Staff Association (A3FSA). The voting ballot can be found at the link – forms.office.com/r/i0NPEr6F64  
     
    Please vote by Friday, December 19, 2025, 11:59 PM. You can vote for a nominated candidate or write the name of your alternative on the “Other” line. 
      
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    Chair 
    • Vishal Paul Baloria - Associate Professor, School of Business - Accounting Department 
    • Write-in or Other 
      
    Vice Chair (Chair Elect) 
    • Wai Hong (Kevin) Lo - Associate Professor Department of Medicine, UConn Health 
    • Write in or other 
      
    Treasurer 
    • Sou Thammavong - Program Assistant, UConn Hartford TEAS Project 
    • Write-in or Other 
      
    Secretary 
    • Jeffrey Alton - Assistant Director/Co-PI, TEAS Grant, Asian American Cultural Center/ UConn Hartford 
    • Write-in or Other 
    Membership and Outreach Coordinator 
    • Grace Bennett - Administrative Projects Assistant, CLAS Dean's Office 
    • Write-in or Other 
    Cultural Programming Coordinator 
    • Yashan Zhang - Assistant Professor in Residence, Chemistry 
    • Write-in or Other 
      
    At-Large member (select up to 5) 
    • Jen Morenus - Assistant Director, Puerto Rican / Latin American Cultural Center 
    • Janelle Francisco - Associate Athletic Trainer, Athletics - Sports Medicine/Athletic Training 
    • Chabdi Witharana - Assistant Professor, Dept of Natural Resources and the Environment 
    • David G. Embrick - Professor and Director, Sociology, Africana Studies, RRCRE (UConn Hartford) 
    • Martina Rosenberg - Director of Teaching and Learning Assessment, CETL 
    • Jordana Weinberger- Graduate Program Coordinator, Psychological Sciences 
    • Penghua Wang - Associate Professor, Department of Immunology/UConn Health 
    • Asif Majid - Assistant Professor of Theatre and Human Rights, Dramatic Arts/Human Rights 
    • Mary Sol Keesey - Instructor-in-Residence, Chemistry, UConn Hartford 
    • Julienne Francisco - Interlibrary Loan Assistant, UConn Law Library (Hartford) 
    • Senjie Lin - Professor, Department of Marine Sciences (Avery Point / Groton) 
    • Write-in or Other 
      
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    Purpose: To cultivate a thriving, mission-driven university community that brings together faculty and staff around shared experiences while welcoming all who wish to learn, support, and engage. 
    Membership: Open to all UConn faculty and staff who are committed to building community and a sense of belonging for the Asian/Asian American community. 
      
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    Thank you to all for participating in this important process. We look forward to hearing from you. If any questions, please do not hesitate to contact cuihong.li@uconn.edu. 
       
    Sincerely,  
    Cuihong Li  
    Vinay Thakur  
    Manish Roy  
    Kim Schwarz 
    Ad hoc Committee on Nomination and Election   
    Asian/Asian-American Faculty & Staff Association (A3FSA) 
    University of Connecticut 
     
    For more information, contact: Cuihong Li at cuihong.li@uconn.edu