Newly elected UC Staff Senators
UC staff have elected 2020-2022 Staff Senators
As part of the university’s Next Lives Here strategic direction to enrich its staff and help nurture a culture that is owned, not rented, UC’s first Staff Senate was formed in the fall of 2018.
Join us in congratulating the 2020-2022 New Staff Senate members. Elections were held in early May, and new senators will begin their 2-year term in July 2020. All UC staff are encouraged to attend the May 27th Staff Senate meeting to be part of the enthusiasm and excitement for our new senators. The meeting will be held online via WebEx from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and more information and the link to attend the meeting can be found on the Staff Senate Bearcats Landing page.
Our overall goal is to be a representative voice for UC Staff, so a top priority will be establishing a variety of communication channels to make it easy for staff to communicate their ideas and suggestions.
Chris Collins IT@UC Sr IT Manager and chair of UC 2019-20 Staff Senate
With an active agenda already underway, the new senate looks forward to working collaboratively across departments, colleges and campuses to help UC move forward.
L:acey McCarthy Business Manager and vice-chair of the current Staff Senate
Newly Elected Staff Senators
Within the election, the senate received approximately 15,000 votes. We are pleased to welcome 33 new senators recognized below.
Senator Term 2020-2022
Marty Brookhart |
COM Accounting and Finance |
John Cornforth |
A&F HR Staff Success Center |
Stephanie Davis |
Student Affairs McNair Program |
Emily Dobbs |
COM Internal Medicine Graduate Program |
Vernon Jackson |
ITUC Integrated Services Help Desk |
Keisha James |
CON Human Resources |
Cindy Jones |
UCBA One Stop |
Tina Mahle |
A&F HR Staff Success Center |
Kiana Million |
CON AD for Academic Nursing |
Nicole Morgan |
A&F Bursar Operations |
Scott Page |
Faculty Affairs & Academic Personnel |
Heidi Pettyjohn |
SA VP Student Affairs |
Tracy Pritchard |
COM Dean Medical Education |
Brieanne Sheehan |
COM Dean Office of Research |
Mandy Shoemaker |
Student Affairs UC Women’s Center |
Melissa Slater |
COM Human Resources |
Alecia Trammer |
A&F Campus Services |
Eric Tribbe |
COM IT Server Support |
Alicia Vassil |
COM Human Resources |
Nicole Washington |
CECH Marketing Services |
Amy Zonker |
COM Accounting and Finance |
At-large Senator Term 2020-2022
Melissa Berling |
A&F HR Front Desk Operations |
Catherine Goodman |
Hoxworth Cellular Therapies Laboratory |
LaDreka Karikari |
A&S Academic Recruitment |
Randy Lytes |
Equity Inclusion Equal Opportunity & Access |
Yu Mao |
UC Libraries Business Office |
Lawrence McCullough |
A&F BCS Access and Compliance Services |
Molly McDermott-Fallon |
Enrollment Management Registrar |
Aniesha Mitchell |
SA Student Conduct & Community Standards |
Diana Riggs |
CEAS Alumni Relations/Marketing |
Christine Street |
A&F BCS Project Services |
Randy Ulses |
Enrollment Management Student Financial Aid |
Nikki Vargas |
Clermont Marketing Services |
Staff Senate Commitees
Currently there are five standing committees in order to conduct staff senate business more efficiently. New senate members will serve on one of the committees and will meet in the interim between formal staff senate meetings:
- Membership and elections committee: will execute the staff senate election process as outlined by the governance committee, provide the staff senate with nominees for open positions on standing committees and develop the new member orientation and training program.
- Budget and human resource committee: will support the strategic direction of the university with an emphasis on the staff experience, and in doing so may 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 in collaboration with the offices for finance and human resources.
- Information technology committee: will consider and represent staff views on all significant information technology initiatives, issues, and policies that impact the university; create and maintain the staff senate website and electronic voting systems; offer technology consultation and training for staff; and consider all information technology matters brought to its attention by the staff senate or the university administration in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati office of information technology.
- Communication and recognition committee: will organize and coordinate outreach and community engagement activities, staff recognition functions, public and special events; performs responsibilities related to communications of the staff senate, including the distribution of publicity and information relating to the staff senate; and considers all outreach and communication matters brought to its attention by the staff senate or the university administration.
- Governance committee: will annually review the bylaws 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 university of Cincinnati 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 staff senate or the university administration.
More about Staff Senate
- UC Staff Senate: www.uc.edu/employees/staff-senate
- Upcoming events: www.uc.edu/employees/staff-senate/events
- UC Staff Senate Bearcats Landing site: https://mailuc.sharepoint.com/sites/NextLivesHere/SitePages/Staff-Senate.aspx?csf=1&e=PRn54c&cid=3b2992bb-6333-4808-aa4f-9aca5bbb0bc6
- Anyone may submit ideas and feedback online via the Staff Senate Suggestion Form www.uc.edu/employees/staff-senate/suggestions or by emailing staffsenate@ucmail.uc.edu.
- Join our listserv so you don’t miss out on any staff senate news or events. Go to our website www.uc.edu/employees/staff-senate and click on "Join Staff Senate Listserv".
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