Council of Academic Professionals
NAU employees help move the university forward
The Council of Academic Professionals consists of employees of NAU in the category of Academic Professional.
The purposes of CAP are to:
- address the professional interests and concerns of council members and be a collective voice for members on issues related to the conditions under which members practice their professions
- be the collegial body through which members participate as professionals in the shared governance of the university library
- provide for the participation of members in the shared governance of the university by the election of a Faculty Senate Representative, election to university committees as appropriate, and by recommending to the Dean and University Librarian representatives of the library to elected university committees, and in other appropriate ways
- provide for peer participation in personnel decisions related to its members, including appointment, retention, continuing status, promotion, salary adjustments, and related professional concerns
Officers (2026 – 2027) Accordion Closed
Chair: Aimée Quinn
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Andrew See
Secretary/Parliamentarian: Melissa Lawton
Committee for Academic Professional Policies and Procedures (PPC) Accordion Closed
Chair: Andrew See
Members: Aimee Quinn, Trace Glau, Sam Meier
Committee on Academic Professional Status (COAPS) Accordion Closed
Chair: Kelly Phillips
Members: Pamela Buzzard, Amy Hughes
Committee of New Academic Professionals (CNAPS) Accordion Closed
Spokesperson: Melissa Lawton
Members:Aimée Quinn, Tracy Glau, Mowana Lomaomvaya, Jack Hallin, Aaron Kimbrell
Library representatives to university committees Accordion Closed
Faculty Senate: Jack Hallin
Faculty Grants Program Committee: Brittany Blanchard
General Studies Committee: Pamela Buzzard and Mowana Lomaomvaya
University Graduate Committee: Hank Hassell
University Library Committee: Cynthia Childrey (ex-officio)
University Undergraduate Committee: Rita Baladad