Current Membership

Staff Council consists of elected staff members from the five campus divisions and an executive board of five additional staff members. Representatives and executive board members serve 3-year terms. See Bylaws & Governance for more details. 

Executive Board (2023-2026)

Chair

Vice Chair

Secretary

Treasurer

Custodian of Records

Photo of Rebecca Slocum Photo of Sean Kramer Photo of Rachel Danielson Photo of Colleen Haws  
Rebecca Slocum  Sean Kramer Rachel Danielson Colleen Haws vacant

Division Representatives (2022-2025)

Academic Affairs

Riley Crain
Courtney Gross

Maximilian Seligman

Business & Financial Affairs

Paula Robertson
Melissa Bergem

vacant - seeking nominations

Student Affairs

Yasmine Wyatt
Carolina Martinez

vacant - seeking nominations

University Advancement

Alexandria Calderon

Hayley Van Arsdell Morrison

Office of the President

vacant - seeking nominations

vacant - seeking nominations

Ex-Officio Members

Role Name Term
Former Staff Council Chair Annie Block-Weiss 07/01/23-06/30/26
Academic Senate Chair Christina Smith 07/01/24-06/30/26
Student Government President Andrew Fox 07/01/24-06/30/25
University President Richard Yao N/A

Staff Representation at CI

Staff Council provides assistance to campus organizations in sourcing volunteers to serve in staff representative seats on a variety of committees, taskforces, and councils. Barring any specific qualifications required by the organization, any staff member is eligible to represent their peers on the bodies listed below. Terms of representatation usually follow the Academic Year cycle (August to May) for one to two years. Calls for nominations usually go out in early July, with elections to follow if multiple nominations are received for any one seat. All staff may vote in elections for campus representatives.

Shared Governance

Staff representative(s) for Academic Senate and Senate Standing Committees
(1 year terms)

Name Term Committee
Cynthia County AY24-25 N/A
Jeannette Edwards AY24-25 N/A
Sean Kramer AY24-25 Executive Committee
seeking nominations AY24-25 Appointments, Elections, and Bylaws Committee (AEBC)
Courtney Gross AY24-25 Committee on Equity & Anti-Racism (CEAR)
Rachel Danielson AY24-25 Unity Coalition

Staff representative(s) for the Non Tenure Track Faculty Council

(1 year term)

Name Term
Rachel Danielson AY24-25

Campus Initiatives

Staff representative(s) for the Employee Campus Climate Survey Committee

(1 year term)

Name Term
Rebecca Slocum AY24-25

Staff representative(s) for the President's Advisory Council on Inclusive Excellence (PACIE)

(1 year term)

Name Term
Rebecca Slocum AY24-25

Staff representative(s) for the President's Planning & Policy Council (PPPC)

(1 year terms)

Name Term
Rebecca Slocum* term of office
Brian Lindgren AY24-25
Edna Davoudi AY24-25

Staff representative(s) for Strategic Resources and Planning Committee (SRPC)

(1 year terms)

Name Term
Rebecca Slocum* term of office
Alex Calderon AY24-25 - AY25-26
Amanda Sanchez AY24-25 - AY25-26

Staff representative(s) for Student Success, Inclusive Excellence, & Continuous Improvement (SSIECI) Task Force - ad hoc committee

Name Term
Riley Crain AY24-25
seeking nominations AY24-25

Staff representative(s) for the University Art Review Committee (UARC)
(2 year term)

Name Term
Kellen Smith AY23-24 - AY24-25

Staff representative(s) for the University Police Advisory Council (UPAC)
(1 year term)

Name Term
Alex Garza AY24-25

Staff representative(s) for the University Response Team (URT)

Name Term
Rebecca Slocum* term of office

* - representative seat must be Staff Council Chair per committee charge or bylaws

** - pending start of AY or confirmation of appointment

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