Staff Senate
Purpose
The Staff Senate shall serve as an advisory board to the President regarding matters affecting staff employees.
Personnel
Membership on the Staff Senate is limited to regular full-time employees who have served in benefits-eligible, non-faculty positions at MSU for at least 12 continuous months preceding January 1 of the year in which they are nominated. The number of senate seats shall be allocated proportionally within each EEO job classification category based on the most current information provided by the Director of Human Resources.
Reports To
PresidentStaff Senate Members
| Title | Member | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|
| EEO Job Classification 1 | Ashley Hurst (Chair) | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 1 | Eboneigh Harris | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 3 | Elizabeth Ysasi (Secretary/Treasurer) | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 3 | Dottie Westbrook (Parliamentarian) | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 3 | Kenley O'Brien | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 3 | Phillis Bunch | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 3 | Nizhoni Terronez | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 4 | Karen Hurst | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 4 | Andrea Jansen | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 4 | Rachel Stokes | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 5 | Richard Elliott (Vice-Chair) | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 6 | TBD | 2026 |
| EEO Job Classification 7 | TBD | 2026 |
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