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Membership & Structure:

The Employee Engagement Committee strives to include staff and faculty from across campuses and bargaining units. The committee will elect its own chair(s), set annual goals, and undertake employee engagement projects and initiatives in collaboration with Human Resources and the Chief of Staff. The committee will meet monthly, and will also meet once annually for a full-day retreat. Members should expect to devote approximately 1-3 hours per month in addition to sub-committee work, as needed.

Steering Committee Members:

Rian Brennan, administrative coordinator, Biology and Psychology 
Tiffany Burress, HR generalist, Human Resources
Jaime Cale, program manager, Office of Equity and Inclusion
Jimmy Chau, head men’s and women’s tennis coach, Physical Education and Athletics
Matt Cook, associate director, Human Resources
Brin Frey, legal assistant I, Law School
Vanessa Holmgren, director of internal communications and community engagement, Communications
Helen Howell, associate vice president and chief human resources officer, Human Resources
Doug Lennox II, OLY, athletics advancement officer, Advancement
Nadia Mannai-Bonham, administrative assistant, Human Resources
Rachel Martinez, special assistant to the president, President’s Office
Reggie Raiford, director of facilities (One L&C chairperson), Law School
Natasha Richmond, director, Law Alumni Relations
Alyssa Salstrom, assistant director, Law School Student Affairs
Jessica Sweeney, research administrator, Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance
Laura Tucker, catalogue librarian, Watzek
Nicole Vannewkirk, assistant dean, CAS Admissions
Adam Mortensen, general maintenance, Facilities Services
Amanda Wilson, lead groundskeeper, Facilities Services
Billy Walker, program director and special assistant to vice president of operations, Business and Finance