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Members 2019-2020

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.

Executive Officers

John Shaffer
Chair

Matt Keneson
Vice Chair

Sabina Bhattathiry-Kapoor
Secretary

Brandy Barksdale
Parliamentarian

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Reuben Aleman
Veteran & Military Affairs
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Reuben.Aleman@utsa.edu

Courtney Balderas-Jacob
Intercultural Programs and Student Engagement
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Courtney.Balderas@utsa.edu

Brandy Barksdale
Resilience & Retention Advising
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Brandy.Barksdale@utsa.edu

Morgan Beard
Registrar
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Denaire.Beard@utsa.edu

Sabina Bhattathiry-Kapoor
Student Placement Advising
Term Expires: 8/31/20 (A&P)
Sabina.Bhattathiry-Kapoor@utsa.edu

Anna Boyer-Chadwick
Arts & Humanities Advising
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Anna.Boyer-Chadwick@utsa.edu

Vincent Genco
Campus Services
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Vincent.Genco@utsa.edu

Wanda Guntz
Department of Biology
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Wanda.Guntz@utsa.edu

Matt Keneson
Graduation Help Desk
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Matt.Keneson@utsa.edu

Leticia Longoria-Fisher
TRC Downtown
Term Expires: 8/31/21 (A&P)
Leticia.Fisher@utsa.edu

Judith Quiroz
Department of History
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Judith.Quiroz@utsa.edu

Shannon Rios
Social Sciences Advising
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Shannon.Rios@utsa.edu

Sarah Sanchez
Transfer & Transition Student Success Services
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Sarah.Sanchez@utsa.edu

John Shaffer
Graduate School
Term Expires: 8/31/20 (A&P)
John.Shaffer@utsa.edu

Suzanne Stokes
Registrar
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Suzanne.Stokes@utsa.edu

Jason Trevino
Engineering Advising
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Jason.Trevino2@utsa.edu

Venetta Williams
Department of Architecture
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Venetta.Williams@utsa.edu

Vice President for Business Affairs

Joe Alderete
Facilities Housekeeping
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Joe.Alderete@utsa.edu

Elizabeth Corrales
Human Resources Services
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Elizabeth.Corrales@utsa.edu

Amy Fritz
Financial Affairs
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Amy.Fritz@utsa.edu

Hillary Klingman
Campus Services
Term Expires: 8/31/21 (A&P)
Hillary.Klingman@utsa.edu

Paul Lozano
Facilities Utilities Operation
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Paul.Lozano@utsa.edu

Jeffrey Miller
Purchasing Department
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Jeffrey.Miller@utsa.edu

Mary Alice Morizen
Department of Biology
Term Expires: 8/31/20
MaryAlice.Morizen@utsa.edu

Cynthia Orth
Business Information Services
Term Expires: 8/31/20 (A&P)
Cynthia.Orth@utsa.edu

Kristee Phelps
Environmental Health, Safety, & Risk Management
Term Expires: 8/31/20 (A&P)
Kristee.Phelps@utsa.edu

Edward Riojas
Facilities Operations & Maintenance
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Edward.Riojas@utsa.edu

Eric Weber
University Police
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Eric.Weber@utsa.edu

Offices Reporting to the President
Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations
Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics
Vice President for University Relations

Jaime Fernandez
Auditing & Consulting Services
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Jaime.Fernandez@utsa.edu

Dominick Morales
Operations & Advancement Services
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Dominick.Morales@utsa.edu

VACANT

Term Expires: 8/31/20

Vice President for Information Management and Technology

Brian Packer
University Technology Solutions
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Brian.Packer@utsa.edu

Jerry Smith
University Technology Solutions
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Jerry.Smith@utsa.edu

Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise

Daniel Arriaga
Research Support
Term Expires: 8/31/21
Daniel.Arriaga@utsa.edu

Elba Ramos
Institute for Economic Development
Term Expires: 8/31/20
Elba.Ramos@utsa.edu

Non-Voting Positions

In addition to the 35 voting members, there are two non-voting positions representing the UTSA Faculty Senate and the UT System Employee Advisory Council

Dr. Kimberly Kline
Faculty Senate Liaison to Staff Senate

Shannon Rios
UT System Employee Advisory Council Representative

Staff Senate Advisor

Veronica Mendez
Vice President for Business Affairs