Staff Senate Members 2022-2023
The Staff Senate is formed to facilitate greater involvement of staff (both unclassified and university support staff) in the university community, and to ensure that the opinions of staff inform the creation and implementation of university policies. Toward those ends, the Staff Senate serves as a forum for discussion among all university staff and as an advocate for staff interests with other governance bodies, the university administration, and the state Board of Regents.
The senators, each having one vote in the Senate, shall be elected by the members of the electorate. To ensure fair representation of all staff, the electorate shall be divided into eight categories representing the major divisions of work responsibilities across campus. The categorization of staff shall be accomplished by means of job families. To find what category your job title falls under, plese see: http://humanresources.ku.edu/job-title-table-view. Job Families are designated by Human Resource Management.
| Category | Constituent Job Families |
| Academic | Educational Support & Delivery |
| Administrative | Administrative Support Para-Professional/Professional |
| Information Technology | Information Technology |
| Operations | Facilities Planning, Design & Operation, Skilled Trades, Campus Srvs/Service Maint. |
| Research | Research |
| Student Services | Advising, Career & Student Services |
| Support | Food Service and Dietary, Healthcare Library Services, Museum / Arts Public Affairs, Public Safety Publishing, TV, Radio & Video Production |
| Administrative/Management |
Administrative/Management |
| Name | Unit | Category | Term | |
| FY2023 President | ||||
| jchilcoat@ku.edu | Jessica Chilcoat | O'Leary SSC | FY2023 President | 25-Apr |
| FY2023 President-Elect | ||||
| ewallace@ku.edu | Chris Wallace | Operations | FY2023 President-Elect-USS | 25-Apr |
| 4 Senators | Academic | |||
| bartonliz@ku.edu | Liz Barton | Academic Success | Academic | 25-Apr |
| ryanpedmonds@ku.edu | Ryan Edmonds | Ctr Orientation Transition Prg | Academic | 25-Apr |
| dneyens@ku.edu | Desiree Neyens | University Academic Support Ct | Academic | 25-Apr |
| michellewilson@ku.edu | Michelle Wilson | Achievement & Assessment Inst | Academic | 25-Apr |
| 6 Senators | Administrative | |||
| dgarens@ku.edu | Deanne Arensberg | Office of Research | Administrative | 24-Apr |
| klbanks@ku.edu | Kelly Banks | Spencer Museum of Art | Administrative | 23-Apr |
| tchambers@ku.edu | Teri Chambers | Biodiversity Institute | Administrative | 24-Apr |
| marissa.marshall@ku.edu | Marissa Marshall | Film and Media Studies | Administrative | 24-Apr |
| memurphy@ku.edu | Mary Murphy | Ctr for Online & Distance Lrn | Administrative | 24-Apr |
| lesliewilson@ku.edu | Leslie Wilson | Undergraduate Advising Ctr. | Administrative | 25-Apr |
| 9 Senators | Administrative/Management | |||
| cbush@ku.edu | Cady Bush | Higuchi Biosciences Centers | Administrative/MGMT | 24-Apr |
| kim.conard@ku.edu | Kim Conard | KUCR - AMS Team | Administrative/MGMT | 24-Apr |
| kujena@ku.edu | Jena Gunter | Institute for Policy & Social Research | Administrative/MGMT | 24-Apr |
| AQUIZ@ku.edu | Aaron Quisenberry | Transportation Services | Administrative/MGMT | 24-Apr |
| rawaller@ku.edu | Robert Waller | Budget Office | Administrative/MGMT | 24-Apr |
| wangjuisheng@ku.edu | Jui-Shen Wang | School of Pharmacy | Administrative/MGMT | 24-Apr |
| ljcollins@ku.edu | Latrina Collins | Achievement & Assessment Inst | Administrative/MGMT | 25-Apr |
| scossel@ku.edu | *Scott Cossel | Libraries | At-large | 23-Apr |
| swmerriman@ku.edu | *Sarah Wilson Merriman | University Academic Support Ct | At-large | 23-Apr |
| 4-Senators | Information Technology | |||
| jmcleod@ku.edu | Jeremy McLeod | Information Technology | Information Technology | 25-Apr |
| leslie.soden@ku.edu | Leslie Soden | Information Technology | Information Technology | 25-Apr |
| mforee@ku.edu | *Melissa Foree | CLAS-Academic Advisor | At-large | 23-Apr |
| allanjackson@ku.edu | *Allan Jackson | Information Technology | Information Technology-At Large | 23-Apr |
| 4-Senators | Operations | |||
| jjbrown@ku.edu | Jessica Brown | Custodial Services | Operations-UPS | 25-Apr |
| efoltz@ku.edu | Emily Foltz | Landscape | Operations-USS | 24-Apr |
| TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||
| 8-Senators | Research | |||
| jeandrew@ku.edu | Joseph Andrew | Geology | Research | |
| gundanikhila@ku.edu | Nikhila Gunda | Transportation Research Center | Research | 24-Apr |
| lelliott@ku.edu | Lindsay Elliot Jorgenson | Institute for Policy & Social Research | Research | 23-Apr |
| gkliu@ku.edu | Kevin Liu | Achievement & Assessment Institute | Research | 25-Apr |
| k.wegley@ku.edu | *Kayla Wegley | Physics and Astronomy | At-large | 23-Apr |
| tjhurtado2@ku.edu | *Terri Hurtado | Eaton Hall, SSC | At-large | 23-Apr |
| ekg@ku.edu | *Erin Kelley-Garrison | Undergraduate Biology Program-Academic Advisor | At-large | 23-Apr |
| TBD | ||||
| 3-Senators | Student Services | |||
| abalmilero@ku.edu | Anna Balmilero | Academic Advisor | Student Services | 24-Apr |
| schavez1@ku.edu | Sara Chavez | Student Affairs | Student Services | 25-Apr |
| jordanwade@ku.edu | Jordan Wade | Student Program Manager | Student Services | 24-Apr |
| 5-Senators | SUPPORT | |||
| tcarpent@ku.edu | Todd Carpenter | Public Safety | Support-USS | 23-Apr |
| davidday@ku.edu | David Day | Provost Office | Support | 24-Apr |
| mdykmann@ku.edu | Mary Dykmann | Business Development | Support | 25-Apr |
| bdmoss@ku.edu | Brian Moss | Libraries | Support | 25-Apr |
| justinrunge@ku.edu | Justin Runge | Marketing Communications | Support | 23-Apr |
| * At-large, serving one year term. |
