About Us

Staff Senate works to continually improve university operations and the wellbeing of staff.

Charged by the university president and the University of Texas System Board of Regents, Staff Senate serves as an advisory body, making recommendations to the president regarding the interests and concerns of staff. Additionally, the Senate coordinates staff appreciation awards and events and provides scholarships for eligible staff pursuing degrees at the university.

The university's staff is represented by 42 elected Senators. Thirty-three of these positions are divided proportionally amongst the university's functional areas (also known as divisions) based on the number of employees from each area. The remaining nine 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.

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Senators

Executive Officers

Lauren Hoffmann
Academic Affairs
Chair
Term: 2026-2027
Lauren.Hoffmann@utsa.edu

Sharon Martinez
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Vice Chair
Term: 2026-2028
Sharon.Martinez@utsa.edu

Fatima Abedrop
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Treasurer
Term: 2025-2027
Fatima.Abedrop@utsa.edu

Vivian Lockard
Academic Affairs
Parliamentarian
Term: 2025-2027
Vivian.Lockard@utsa.edu

Angel Espinoza
Administrative & Professional
Secretary/Historian
Term: 2026-2028
Angel.Espinoza@utsa.edu

Senators

Andrea McClure
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2025-2027
Andrea.McClure@utsa.edu

Angela Trejo
Research
Term: 2025-2027
Angela.Trejo@utsa.edu

Antonia Martinez
President, DAR, IA, IE, UR
Term: 2026-2028
Antonia.Martinez@utsa.edu

Argon Gruber
Academic Affairs
Term: 2026-2028
Argon.Gruber@utsa.edu

Brian Lopez
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2025-2027
brian.lopez3@utsa.edu

Carla Salazar
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2026-2028
Carla.Salazar@utsa.edu

Chloe Knauer
President, DAR, IA, IE, UR
Term: 2025-2027
Chloe.Knauer@utsa.edu

Cynthia Orth
Administrative & Professional
Term: 2026-2028
Cynthia.Orth@utsa.edu

Cory Garcia
Administrative & Professional
Term: 2025-2027
Cory.Garcia@utsa.edu

Daryl Vincent
Academic Affairs
Term: 2026-2028
Daryl.Vincent@utsa.edu

Elizabeth Raymond
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2026-2028
Elizabeth.Raymond@utsa.edu

Eric Weber
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2025-2027
Eric.Weber@utsa.edu

Fernando Cordova
Administrative & Professional
Term: 2026-2028
Fernando.Cordova@utsa.edu

Gaby Rodriguez
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Gabriela.Rodriguez@utsa.edu

Vacant
Term: 2025-2027

Jeff Miller
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2025-2027
Jeffrey.Miller@utsa.edu

Jess Williams
Academic Affairs
Term: 2026-2028
Jessica.Williams@utsa.edu

John Swisher
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2026-2028
John.Swisher@utsa.edu

Katelyn Juarez
Academic Affairs
Term: 2026-2028
Katelyn.Juarez@utsa.edu

Laura Haby
Research
Term: 2025-2027
Laura.Haby@utsa.edu

Lauren Smith
Administrative & Professional
Term: 2025-2027
Lauren.Smith@utsa.edu

Lisa Johns
Administrative & Professional
Term: 2026-2028
Lisa.Johns@utsa.edu

Lyndsay Williams
Academic Affairs
Term: 2026-2028
Lyndsay.Williams@utsa.edu

Marisol Johnson
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Marisol.Johnson@utsa.edu

Marisol Macias
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Marisol.Macias@utsa.edu

Michael Thomas
Academic Affairs
Term: 2026-2028
Michael.Thomas2@utsa.edu

Michelle Schenk
Administrative & Professional
Term: 2026-2028
Michelle.Schenk@utsa.edu

Mickie Tencza
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Michele.Tencza@utsa.edu

Nina Morgan
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Nina.Morgan@utsa.edu

Olivia Hernandez
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2026-2028
Olivia.Hernandez2@utsa.edu

Salina Cannon-Ruiz
Research
Term: 2025-2027
Salina.Cannon-Ruiz@utsa.edu

Stef Casper
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Estefania.Casper@utsa.edu

Steve Kudika
Administrative & Professional
Term: 2026-2028
Steve.Kudika@utsa.edu

Tony Alvarez
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Antonio.Alvarez1@utsa.edu

Vickie Stuart
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Vickie.Stuart@utsa.edu

Victoria Downing
Enterprise Operations and Strategy
Term: 2026-2028
Victoria.Downing@utsa.edu

Zach Marcotte
Academic Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
Zachary.Marcotte@utsa.edu

Non-Voting Positions

In addition to the 42 voting members, there are several non-voting positions representing other university groups and the UT System Employee Advisory Council.

Sapna Naik
Ex-Officio Chair
Sapna.Naik@utsa.edu

Justin Marmolejo
EAC Rep
Justin.Marmolejo@utsa.edu

Nadia Lopez
People Excellence Liaison
Nadia.Lopez@utsa.edu

Staff Senate Advisor

Mary Hernandez
Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations and Chief Operating Officer

About Us

Executive Officers

Senators

Non-Voting Positions

Staff Senate Advisor

To view the representatives from prior years, please visit the membership archives page.