Search

Student Affairs Commitment Committees: Fall 2021 updates

Our Student Affairs Commitment Committees, organized around the four key commitments for our division, are hard at work and have recently had some updates to their membership. We’re grateful for the staff who’ve joined these teams and the work these committees are doing. 

Student-Centered Environment Committee

The committee on ensuring a Student-Centered Environment is charged with reviewing and improving the student experience at CU Boulder. This will be done by ensuring all decisions, policies, programs and communications are student-centered within the Division of Student Affairs, especially within and throughout COVID-19.

Committee chairs:

  • Meagan Larsen, Student Affairs Communication
  • Kristen Rollins, University Memorial Center
  • Danie Edwards, Student Support and Case Management

Committee members:

  • John Sagehorn, Center for Student Involvement
  • Ling Ning, Assessment and Planning
  • Meagan Gabaldon, Student Affairs Human Resources
  • Brie Jutte Waterman, New Student & Family Programs
  • Erica Schomer, New Student & Family Programs
  • Marcus Wirth, Recreation Services
  • Meagan D’Souza, Residence Life
  • Michael Cossio, CU Boulder student

Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Committee

The Student Affairs Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Committee will support the Division of Student Affairs by providing educational and developmental opportunities around the issues of diversity. We are committed to fostering a culture of learning, appreciation and understanding in order to better serve our students, each other and the greater CU community.

Committee chairs:

  • Hannah Wilks, Volunteer Resource Center
  • Ben Ototivo, Counseling and Psychiatric Services

Committee members:

  • Sarah Garcia-Smith, Vice Chancellor’s Office 
  • An Wang, Campus Dining Services
  • Hilary Brenneman, Conference Services
  • Jessica Ladd-Webert, Office of Victim Assistance
  • Emma Currie, Residence Life
  • Zenia Cordova, Student Affairs Human Resources
  • Amanda Linsenmeyer, Center for Inclusion and Social Change
  • Dinorah Avendaño-Curiel, Student Affairs Communication
  • Logan Thurnauer, Graduate and Family Housing
  • Mirella Flores, Office of Victim Assistance

Employee Engagement Committee

The Employee Engagement Committee is dedicated to building a welcoming and thriving community that supports the overall well-being of all Student Affairs employees, especially throughout the pandemic. Members of the committee will work to establish and maintain an inclusive culture where employees recognize they are valued for their efforts and contributions to departmental and divisional goals. Employees will feel encouraged and supported in their own professional, interpersonal and intellectual development. The committee will develop, host and promote activities, appreciation/recognition events, lunch and learns, town halls and other programs to foster this community within the division.

Committee chair:

  • Crystal Cyr, Assessment and Planning

Committee members:

  • Lydia Darlington, Vice Chancellor's Office
  • Meagan Gabaldon, Student Affairs Human Resources
  • Janice Torkildsen, Campus Dining Services
  • Maggie Shelton, Health Promotion 
  • Amanda Scuderi, Volunteer Resource Center
  • Brie Jutte Waterman, New Student & Family Programs
  • Colleen Ehrnstrom, Counseling and Psychiatric Services
  • Bryan Hostetler, Recreation Services
  • Margie Rodgers, Recreation Services
  • Kyra Loch, Student Affairs Communication
  • Anne Peterson, Career Services
  • Lauren Fitchner, UMC
  • Lizbeth Juarez, Residence Life
  • Lynia Herrington, Student Affairs Communication
  • Marcus Wirth, Recreation Services
  • Tyler Francis, Residence Life
  • Yadeira Burnett, Residence Life

Shared Services and Financial Strategy Committee

The Shared Services and Financial Strategy Committee seeks to make recommendations to assist and support divisional leadership in the alignment of financial resource management and support provided by all shared services. The committee is responsible for developing, monitoring and evaluating projects that result in new guidance, tools and strategies in support of greater efficiency, collaboration and standardization.

Committee chairs:

  • Kelly Smith, Student Affairs Business Services

Committee members:

  • Matt Bratton, Campus Dining Services
  • Catherine Horning, Student Affairs Communication
  • Heather Lee, Student Affairs Financial Planning & Reporting
  • Jamey Lockley, Center for Student Involvement
  • Marcos Ortiz, Student Affairs Human Resources
  • Paul Stallworth, Student Affairs IT
  • Heather Volkel, Student Affairs Communication

Congratulations to our new committee members and chairs! Stay tuned for the next call for committee members in December 2021 and for updates on the committees’ goals and accomplishments in future SA Insiders.