Purpose: The Staff Affairs Committee promotes staff development and improves the quality of service and support provided. In this capacity, it serves as the final locus of dialogue in the formulation, review, and recommendation of policies and initiatives pertaining to the responsibilities, rights, and compensation of non-union staff members.
The Staff Affairs Committee makes its recommendations to the senior administrator overseeing Human Resources.
Membership:
- Nadia Nasr, Head of Archives & Special Collections, University Library, 2022-25 (Chair)
- Agustin Ruiz, Director of Human Resources, Operations (ex officio)
- Carmina Mendoza, Staff Senate President-Elect, 2024-25 (ex officio)
- Andrew Chai, Assistant Director, Mission Church, 2022-26 (chair-elect)
- Bernell Nevil, Assistant Director, Office of Multicultural Learning and Rainbow Resource Center, 2022-25
- James Marik, Associate Director, Office of Accessible Education, 2022-25
- Noël Kreidler, Assistant Director, Career Development, Business & Entrepreneurship, 2024-27
- Stacey Sauber, Sr. Director, Operations and Finance, 2024-27
- Natasha Zubair, Associate Director for Residence Life, 2024-27
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Joe Nehil, Executive Assistant, Human Resources (administrative support, non-voting participant)
UPC Administrator:
- Zenobia Lane, Vice President of Human Resources
Charge
The charge of the Staff Affairs Committee is to:
- Initiate, review, and/or recommend policies affecting the rights and responsibilities of all non- union staff.
- Initiate, review, and/or recommend proposals, University initiatives, and programs for staff development.
- Review and evaluate proposals on compensation/benefits to ensure that they promote staff achievement and reflect sound personnel practice.
- Review and recommend changes to the salary grade classification system.
- Initiate, review and recommend changes to the Staff Policy Manual.
- Collaborate with the Faculty Affairs Committee on issues, policies, guidelines, and programs that affect all University personnel.
- Ensure the appropriate consultation with staff, faculty, and students in the Committee's deliberations.
- Monitor and invite feedback on the effectiveness of staff policies and strategic initiatives.