The purpose of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Staff Senate is to be an advisory body on issues, institutional policies, and practices that relate to the staff, to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas, to promote common interests among the staff, to advocate for staff welfare and development, to suggest revisions and initiatives to improve staff policies, and to participate in the formulation of institutional policy and governance.
Senators, who are elected by their peers, represent one of eight districts defined by the university’s overall organization. Those districts are Business and Finance; Chancellor; Academic Colleges; Student Affairs; EVC’s Additional Employees; Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Research; and University of Nebraska System. While senators are elected by district, each represents the full body of staff at UNL. As such, they have the responsibility of listening to the concerns of fellow staff members and forwarding those concerns to the Senate.
Staff and administrators who are not members of the Staff Senate can request matters be placed on the Staff Senate’s agenda and participate in the resulting discussion. Requests should be sent the President of the Staff Senate at
Upcoming Events
Staff Senate Committees
Executive Committee
Jessie Brophy
STAFF SENATE PRESIDENT
Jerri Harner
STAFF SENATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Morgan Green McConnell
STAFF SENATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Doug Pellatz
STAFF SENATE SECRETARY
Jordan Gonzales
EXECUTIVE ADVISOR
Joann Ross
STAFF SENATE COORDINATOR AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Bylaws Committee
Jessie Brophy
Blake France
Jena Johnson
Aurora Kenworthy
Jon-Michael McDaniel
Doug Pellatz
Garrett Scholberg
Elyse Watson
Madeline Yeatts
Recognition Committee
Hilary Butler
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Sharity Czologos
Scott Evans
Kaitlin Ferris
AJ Holmes
Lauren Kruger
Alisa Kushner
Morgan Green McConnell
Raul Ochoa
Claudia Wheeler
Communications Committee
Rachel Adam
Michael Bergland-Riese
Kate Carlin
Phillip Carter
Lydia Coulson
Niveen Dineh
Sara Haake
Jerri Harner
Derek McConnell
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Andrea Peterson
Brian Reetz
Andrew Rose
Alisa Smith
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Elections Committee
Avery Anderson-Baer
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Joan Kunzman
Erica Radach
Jaclyn Tan
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Rhonda Zugmier
Liaison Committee
Rebecca Baskerville
Zee Cronin
Regina Flowers
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Maria Muhlbach
Amy Ort
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
John Re
Abby Schletzbaum
Mel Sedlacek
Celeste Spier
Personnel Affairs Committee
Beth Barry
Matthew Boring
Annalisa Davenport
Bryan Desh
Cain Dixon
Ian Edgington
Jill Flagel
Jamil Funnah
Spencer Hall
Erin Hanas
Dave Long
Andrew Loseke
Jaime Mastera
Sara Mattson
Ruth Oliver Andrew
Sharleen Roth
Jennifer Rutt
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Casey Seger-Franklin
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Jeff Sheldon
Sarah Smith