Staff Senate Committees

The Senate Cabinet shall consist of the Chair, Chair-Elect (in applicable years), Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Past-Chair (in applicable years), and Chairs of each standing committee. 

• Chris Collins
  Chair
• Lacey McCarthy
  Vice Chair & Memberships & Elections Committee Chair
• Renee Hargrove
  Treasurer & Budget & HR Committee Chair
• Lorren Ratley
  Secretary
• Heidi Pettyjohn
  Chair-Elect
• Nikki Vargas
  Communications & Recognition Committee Chair
• Daniel Brummett
  Governance Committee Chair
• Tina Mahle
  Information Technology Committee Chair

The Budget & Human Resource Committee will consider all financial, planning, human resource, and economic welfare matters affecting the University to ensure a supportive environment that will provide personal and professional growth opportunities for university staff.

Officers

• Renee Hargrove
  Chair
• Yu Mao
  Co-Chair
• Keisha James
  Secretary

Members

• ​​​​​​​Anthony Datillo
• Brandi Elliott
• Catherine Goodman
• ​​Cindy Jones
  
• Randy Lytes
• Tammy Mentzel
  
• Mike Mitchum
• Nicole Morgan
• Lorren Ratley
• Brieanne Sheehan
• Michael Southern
• Carol Tonge-Mack
• Alecia Trammer
• Alevia Vassil

The Communication & Recognition Committee will organize and coordinate outreach and community engagement activities, staff recognition functions, public and special events; perform responsibilities related to communications of the Senate, including the distribution of publicity and information relating to the Senate; and consider all outreach and communication matters brought to its attention by the Senate or the University Administration.

Officers

• Nikki Vargas
  Chair
• Melissa Slater
  Co-Chair

Members

• ​​​​​​​Tony Almaguer
• Terrence Harrison
• Lawrence McCullough
• Molly McDermott-Fallon
• Kiana Million
• Melissa Slater
• ​​​​​​​Tyler Swanson
• Cynthia Treacy
• Nikki Vargas
• Nicole Washington

The Governance Committee will annually review the by-laws and propose amendments; determine membership, nomination, and election procedures for senators with final approval by the Senate Cabinet; annually review the number of Staff Senate representatives and reapportion the area representation as needed based on information received from UC Human Resources; monitor governance policies and practices to ensure effective staff involvement in university decision making; and consider all governance matters brought to its attention by the Senate or the University Administration.

​​​​​​​Officers

• Daniel Brummet
  Chair
• Heidi Pettyjohn
  Co-Chair
• Scott Page
  Secretary

Members

• ​​​​​​​Melissa Berling
• Marty Brookhart
• John Cornforth
• Linday Jaffe
• LaDreka Karikari
• D'yan Marinos
• Qasim McCreagh
• Shelly Sherman
• Christine Street

The Information Technology Committee will consider and represent staff views on all significant information technology initiatives, issues, and policies that impact the University.

Officers

• Tina Mahle
  Chair
• Eric Tribbe
  Co-Chair
• Stephanie Davis
  Secretary

Members

• Brittany Bibb
• Deborah Degoot-osswald
• Gary Devoe
• Vernon Jackson
• Jordan Menefield
• Mike Mitchum
• Diana Riggs

The Memberships & Elections Committee shall execute the Senate election process, provide the Senate with nominees for open positions on standing senate committees, university governance committees, and leadership search committees, and develop the new member orientation and training program.

Officers

• Lacey McCarthy
  Chair
• Daniel Cummins
  Co-Chair
• Tracy Pritchard
  Secretary

Members

• Laine Blum
• Darrell Bronston
• Jasmine Burno
• Kelly Lyle
• Aniesha Mitchell
• Katie Pence
• Randy Ulses
• Kendra Violet
• Amy Zonker