Committees and Councils

Purpose or Function: The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is an elected body of non-faculty employees. As a recommending and advisory body, the council reports to the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration and/or the President of the University. The organization functions in accordance with its constitution. The Council serves to represent all benefits-eligible employees of the University not currently represented by other bodies of representative governance (i.e., President's Cabinet and Faculty Senate).

Membership:
Membership is defined in the SAC Constitution & By-laws. Currently the constitution & Bylaws says that the Council membership will comprised of be will consist of one representative for every 30 constituents in each of the 6 occupational categories with a cap of 10 representatives in any one category. A review of occupational categories will occur yearly before the elections. Adjustments to Council membership will be made accordingly before elections are held.

Council representatives are elected to two-year terms. To be eligible to serve on the Council, prospective representatives must have completed one year of employment at TAMU-CC prior to the election of Council representatives.
Representatives must be full-time employees at the time of election. A designated representative of the Department of Human Resources will serve as a resource to the Council. Membership requirements may change if the SAC Constitution is amended.

Presiding Officer: Staff Advisory Council President (elected annually by membership)

SAC committees include Executive Committee, Nominations and Elections Committee, Bylaws and Constitution Committee, Benefits and Employee Development Committee, and University Relations Committee.

Name	Reason for Membership	Term, if applicable
Thompson, Wendy	President and EEO Category 4	Term ends 8/31/09
Blomquist, Bea	Vice President & EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/10
Hamilton, Jacqueline	EEO Category 1	Term ends 8/31/09
Garcia, Robert	EEO Category 1	Term ends 8/31/10
Addison, Kellie	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/10
Anderson, Kay	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/10
Baysden, Matthew	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/09
Canales, Mary	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/10
Coons, Roy	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/09
Cardona, Lorena	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/10
Miller, Kimberly	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/09
Rosales, Laura	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/10
Soto, Ben	EEO Category 3	Term ends 8/31/10
Atkinson, Liz	EEO Category 4	Term ends 8/31/10
Maczko, Kimberly	EEO Category 4	Term ends 8/31/09
Mitchell, Susan	EEO Category 4	Term ends 8/31/10
Villarreal, Linda	EEO Category 4	Term ends 8/31/10
Benson-Landau	EEO Category 5	Term ends 8/31/10
Santrock, Kathleen	EEO Category 5	Term ends 8/31/09
Briones, David	EEO Category 6	Term ends 8/31/09
Ioina, Victor	EEO Category 6	Term ends 8/31/10
Longoria, Johnny	EEO Category 7	Term ends 8/31/10
Reyes, Ricardo	EEO Category 7	Term ends 8/31/09
Sanchez, Christine	EEO Category 7	Term ends 8/31/10
Anderson, Cindy	South Texas Institute for the Arts	Term ends 8/31/09
Hardin, Bridgette	At Large	Term ends 8/13/09
Lenhart, Maria	At Large	Term ends 8/31/09
Cortinas, Debra	Human Resources – ex officio
Nelsen, Jody	Advisor – Executive VP for Finance and Administration