Staff Senate Members

The voting members of the Senate shall be those senators chosen by the electorate, as well as the President and President-Elect. Representatives of Human Resources, the Faculty Senate and the Student Senate shall be ex-officio, non-voting members. 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 designated by Human Resource Management.

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President and President-Elect

Academic

Mataia Gales
  • Assistant Director for Student Senate Leadership Development, Student Affairs
  • Senator, April 2028
  • University Senate Representative

Administrative

Xoe Cranberry
  • Office Manager, Geography & Atmospheric Science
  • Senator, April 2028
  • Secretary-Elect
  • University Senate Representative, USS-UPS Council Representative

Administrative/MGMT

KU Jayhawk
  • Program Coordinator, School of Business
  • Senator, April 2026
  • Personnel Affairs Chair-Elect
  • University Senate Representative, USS-UPS Council Representative

Kim Conard
  • Grant Coordinator, Office of Research
  • Senator, April 2027
  • Treasurer
  • University Senate Representative, USS-UPS Council Representative

Trina Collins
  • Business Director, Achievement & Assessment Institute
  • Senator, April 2028
  • Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair
  • University Senate Representative, SenEx

Information Technology

Operations

Chris Wallace
  • Locksmith Senior, Facilities Planning & Development
  • Senator, April 2028
  • Elections Committee Chair
  • University Senate Representative, USS-UPS Council Representative

Research

Student Services

Support

Brian Moss
  • Reference Services Manager, Libraries
  • Senator, April 2028
  • University Senate Representative, USS-UPS Council Representative