About

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

 staffsenate@unl.edu

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