Twenty-nine of the thirty-five Staff Senate positions are divided proportionally amongst the university's functional areas based on the number of employees from each area. The remaining six positions are selected from Administrative & Professional (A&P) staff members from any functional area.
If a member changes positions to another functional area, they may resign from Staff Senate or complete their term under the functional area they were elected to represent. Senate members are listed below according to the area they were elected to represent.
Officers
| Chair |
Elisa Perkins |
Honors College |
| Vice-Chair |
John Shaffer |
Graduate School |
| Secretary/Historian |
Sarah Soulek |
VP Academic Affairs, Provost |
| Parliamentarian |
Brandy Barksdale |
Advising Administration |
Office of the President
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| Jaime Fernandez |
Audit & Consulting Services |
8/31/19 |
Vice President for Academic Affairs
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| James Borrego |
Video Production Group |
8/31/19 |
| Monica Bowden |
College of Engineering |
8/31/19 |
| Ben Campos |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
8/31/19 |
| Wanda Guntz |
Department of Biology |
8/31/20 |
| Linda Lankford |
College of Sciences |
8/31/19 |
| Mary Alice Morizen |
Department of Biology |
8/31/20 |
| Carin Norton |
College of Engineering |
8/31/20 |
| Elisa Perkins |
Honors College |
8/31/19 (A&P) |
| Jeffrey Ragsdale |
Graduate School |
8/31/19 |
| John Shaffer |
Graduate School |
8/31/20 (A&P) |
| Sarah Soulek |
VP Academic Affairs, Provost |
8/31/19 |
| Venetta Williams |
Department of Architecture |
8/31/20 |
Vice President for Business Affairs
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| Joe Alderete |
Facilities Housekeeping |
8/31/20 |
| Andrea Chavez |
Facilities Business Operations |
8/31/19 |
| Paul Lozano |
Facilities Utilities Operation |
8/31/18 |
| Cynthia Orth |
Business Information Services |
8/31/18 (A&P) |
| Mark Ottinger |
Facilities Operations & Maintenance |
8/31/20 |
| Kristee Phelps |
Environmental Health, Safety, & Risk Management |
8/31/20 (A&P) |
| Eric Weber |
University Police |
8/31/20 |
| Maria Zayas |
Financial Services & University Bursar |
8/31/20 |
Vice President for External Relations
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| Shashi Pinheiro |
University Communications and Marketing |
8/31/19 (A&P) |
Vice President for Information Management and Technology
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| Jerry Smith |
OIT Application Development Support |
8/31/20 |
Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| Jason Vasquez |
Office of Research Support |
8/31/20 |
Vice President for Strategic Enrollment
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| Morgan Beard |
Registrar |
8/31/20 |
| Erbey Garza |
Institute for P-20 Initiatives |
8/31/19 |
Vice President for Student Affairs
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| Courtney Balderas |
Community Engagement Center |
8/31/20 |
| Vincent Genco |
Campus Services |
8/31/20 |
| Amanda Perez |
Student Activities |
8/31/19 |
| Kendra Pittman |
Admissions |
8/31/19 |
| Vacant |
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Vice President for Student Success
| Member |
Office |
Term Expires |
| Brandy Barksdale |
Resilience & Retention Advising |
8/31/20 |
| Sabina Bhattathiry-Kapoor |
Student Placement Advising |
8/31/20 |
| Matt Keneson |
Graduation Help Desk |
8/31/20 |
| Suzanne Stokes |
Advising Administration |
8/31/20 |
Advisor
| Veronica Salazar |
VP for Business Affairs |
