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  • A3FSA 2026-2028 ExCo Election Results

    Dear UConn Asian/Asian-American Faculty & Staff community:  

     

    It is our great pleasure to announce the results of the recently held election for the 2026-28 Executive Committee (“ExCo”) of the UConn Asian/Asian-American Faculty & Staff Association (A3FSA). The following individuals have been elected to serve on the Exco for the 2026-28 term. 

     

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    Chair 

    • Vishal Paul Baloria - Associate Professor, School of Business - Accounting Department 

      

    Vice Chair (Chair Elect) 

    • Wai Hong (Kevin) Lo - Associate Professor Department of Medicine, UConn Health 

      

    Treasurer 

    • Sou Thammavong - Program Assistant, UConn Hartford TEAS Project 

      

    Secretary 

    • Jeffrey Alton - Assistant Director/Co-PI, TEAS Grant, Asian American Cultural Center/ UConn Hartford 

     

    Membership and Outreach Coordinator 

    • Grace Bennett - Administrative Projects Assistant, CLAS Dean's Office 

     

    Cultural Programming Coordinator 

    • Yashan Zhang - Assistant Professor in Residence, Chemistry 

      

    At-Large members (5 positions) 

    • Jen Morenus - Assistant Director, Puerto Rican / Latin American Cultural Center 

    • David G. Embrick - Professor and Director, Sociology, Africana Studies, RRCRE (UConn Hartford) 

    • Martina Rosenberg - Director of Teaching and Learning Assessment, CETL 

    • Mary Sol Keesey - Instructor-in-Residence, Chemistry, UConn Hartford 

    • Senjie Lin - Professor, Department of Marine Sciences (Avery Point / Groton)  

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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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    We would like to extend our sincere thanks to you for your support for A3FSA. Our congratulations to the new slate of A3FSA Executive Committee members! We look forward to working together to support the Committee as part of this great community and wish them a very successful tenure! 

     

     

       

     

    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 860 486 5914