Professional Staff Organizations Committees
PSO Representation Areas
March 2025 Update - We recognize that the current PSO representation areas no longer fully align with the University’s updated divisional names and structure. Since adjusting these names would also require changes to the representation scope, we will maintain the existing structure and definitions for the remainder of the academic year. Updates reflecting the new divisional structure will take effect following the 2025 PSO Executive Board election.
Thank you for your patience and engagement as we navigate this transition.
PSO Executive Committee
The Professional Staff Organization is represented by the Executive Committee.
Representation
- Officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Past-President
- Academic Affairs Division: 2 members
- Student Affairs Division: 2 members
- President's Office, University Advancement, Athletics, and the Office of Equity: 1 member
- Business and Financial Affairs Division: 1 member
- At-Large: 1 member
- LGBTQ+ Advocacy Council: 1 member
- Faculty and Staff of Color Council: 1 member
Terms and Elections
Terms are two years. Terms begin on July 1 and end on June 30. Terms are staggered so that no more than half of the Executive Committee seats are open in one election cycle. Nominations and elections are held each May.
If an Executive Committee member who is not a council representative steps down mid-term, the Executive Committee appoints a replacement to complete the remainder of the term.
Councils nominate their own representatives and fill their own vacancies independent of the Executive Committee.
Contact us if you are interested in service on the Executive Committee or sub-committees.
Executive Committee Members
| PSO Role | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| President | Chris Casquilho | MS 9109 |
| Vice President | Max Bronsema | MS 9028 |
| Secretary | Frances Badgett | MS 9199 |
| Treasurer | Wanna VanCuren | MS 1480 |
| Representative: Business and Financial Affairs | Forest Payne | MS 9122 |
| Representative: Academic Affairs | Karen Peila | MS 9909 |
| Representative: Academic Affairs | Sarina Kiesser | MS 9079 |
| Representative: Student Affairs | Nicole Piscopo | MS 9029 |
| Representative: Student Affairs | Jonathan Stubblefield | MS 9106 |
| Representative: President's Office/UA/Athletics/Office of Equity | Elizabeth Lambert | MS 9032 |
| Representative: At-Large | Karissa Ringel | MS 9078 |
| Representative: Faculty and Staff of Color Council (FSOCC) | John Fauver | MS 9070 |
| Representative: LGBTQ+ Advocacy Council | JoeHahn |
Contact us if you are interested in service on the Executive Committee or sub-committees.