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.
Division Representatives (2022-2025) |
Academic Affairs |
Riley Crain |
Courtney Gross |
Business & Financial Affairs |
Paula Robertson |
Melissa Bergem |
vacant - seeking nominations |
Student Affairs |
Yasmine Wyatt |
Carolina Martinez |
vacant - seeking nominations |
University Advancement |
Alexandria Calderon |
Office of the President |
vacant - seeking nominations |
vacant - seeking nominations |
Ex-Officio Members |
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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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