University Committee on Faculty and Staff Benefits

Charge

  1. To review and evaluate the university's fringe-benefit policy and offerings, and to make recommendations for possible changes. In this context, fringe benefits are considered to be compensation-related and affect both faculty and staff. The committee concerns itself primarily with policy matters, but may evaluate program administration and performance of benefit-related services. The charge includes specifically:
    • The analysis of adequacy and cost-effectiveness of individual programs, including retirement, health, life, accident, or disability insurance;
    • The analysis of the adequacy of the scope and level of the benefit program as a whole:
    • Recommendations for the changes based on these analyses taking into account, as much as possible, the wishes of the faculty and staff as well as their willingness to bear costs;
    • The monitoring of insurance rates and recommendations for competitive bidding, when appropriate;
    • The evaluation of bids received and consequent appropriate recommendations.
  2. To prepare a brief, written report on the year's activities of the committee at the end of each academic year and to submit copies of this report to the president of the university, the provost, and the Faculty Senate.

2024-2025 Membership

Name School/Dept
Cliff Morgan, faculty co-chair Mathematics
Bryn Dugre, staff co-chair Office of the Provost
Stephen Bradshaw, spring faculty co-chair Physics and Astronomy
Yildiz Bayazitoglu Mechanical Engineering
Julie Fette Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures
Gustavo Grullon Business
Jeff Hartgerink Chemistry
Mack Joyner Computer Science
Ching-Hwa Kiang Physics and Astronomy
Scott Powers Sport Management
Robin Rice Music
Rafael Salaberry Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures
Mamiko Suzuki CLIC
George Zodrow Economics
Brad Fralic Associate VP and Controller, non-voting liaison
Joan Nelson Associate VP of Human Relations, non-voting liaison
Eno Oregbesan Director of Risk Management, non-voting liaison
Richard Baker Executive Director for Institutional Equity and EEO, non-voting liaison
Hunter Capoccioni Neuroengineering Academic Administrator
Tim Gilheart Shared Equipment Authority Director of Operations
Abbey Godley Assistant Dean, Social Sciences
Jonathan Harper Maintenance Supervisor
Jessica Kong Treasury Operations Associate
Andrea Lawrence Alumni Relations Coordinator
Meagan McKellar EEPS Program Administrator
Colleen Mosely-Hunt General Counsel Paralegal
Lisa O-Connor Doerr Institute Executive Assistant
Rochelle Bass Salazar OwlConnect Program Manager
Melissa Salinas Custodial Director
Ben Stevenson Operations and Planning Director, Baker Institute
Jennifer Zinn-Winkler Kinder Assistant Director of Finance

Updated August 1, 2024