{"id":131605,"date":"2021-04-07T09:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T15:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=131605"},"modified":"2021-04-07T10:00:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:00:55","slug":"staff-association-elections-open-apr-7-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=131605","title":{"rendered":"Staff Association elections open Apr. 7\u201321"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staff.uccs.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Staff-Association-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130881\" width=\"500\" height=\"257\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff governance at UCCS has offered critical guidance for campus leadership over the past year. Key policy recommendations have included more compassionate snow day leave policies and a change to annual evaluations that allowed for changed job duties due to COVID-19, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the annual election season underway, you can cast your ballot now for the elected representatives of Staff Association and for pending ballot initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff Association Elections: Apr. 7\u201321<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The open positions and candidates running are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-b35759ae-03a0-45e6-b663-84ab0f6f0751\"><li><strong>Vice President\/President Elect <\/strong>(three-year term)<ul><li>Season Doebler, director of the UCCS Family Development Center<\/li><li>Missy Sernatinger, First Year Experience program coordinator<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Secretary<\/strong> (one-year term)<ul><li>Kayla Gronseth Boyer, eComm marketing assistant <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Treasurer <\/strong>(one-year term)<ul><li>Brad Bailey, finance and HR professional for the Kraemer Family Library<\/li><li>Karen Talone, office manager for the HealthCircle Clinics<\/li><li>Bethany Wagar, verification counselor for the Office of Financial Aid<\/li><li>Demetrius Marrow, academic services senior professional for Student Employment<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Chair of the University Staff Pay and Benefits Committee <\/strong>(one-year term)<ul><li>Valerie Carricato, examiner for the Office of Admissions&nbsp;<\/li><li>Becky Gundrum, business and finance operations manager for the School of Public Affairs<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>University Staff Member-at-Large <\/strong>(one-year term)<ul><li>Shawn Hood, office coordinator for Residence Life and Housing<\/li><li>Lisa Potoka, assistant dean of students <\/li><li>Danny Pape, director of the Career Center<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to elected representatives, the ballot includes a vote to establish a women-identifying staff committee (WISC) as a formal Staff Association committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color\">Vote in the 2021 Staff Association election using the link in your email<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>With the annual election season underway, you can cast your ballot now for the elected representatives of Staff Association and for pending ballot initiatives. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=131605\" title=\"Staff Association elections open Apr. 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