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2023-2024 Staff Senate

Elected Senators serve a 2-year term and alternates serve a 1-year term.
So get to know your local Senator!

Executive Committee for FY 2024

Missy Caton

Missy Caton
President
Assistant Managing Director
School of Pharmacy
Abilene Campus

 Maxine Westmoreland

Maxine Westmoreland
Vice President
Unit Manager
General Services
Amarillo Campus

Teresa Hayden

Teresa Hayden
Secretary
Assistant to Dr. Ron Cook
Family Medicine
Lubbock Campus

Rebecca Perry

Rebecca Perry
Treasurer
Executive Associate
Schhol of Pharmacy Administration
Amarillo Campus


Cynthia Rutherford

Cynthia Rutherford
Ex-Officio
Unit Manager
Speech, Hearing & Language Sciences
Lubbock Campus

 

Staff Senators

Abilene Campus

Malissa Campbell

Malissa Campbell
Senator - Exempt
Project Manager
Term 2022-2024

Missy Caton

Missy Caton
Senator - Exempt
Assistant Managing Director
School of Pharmacy
Second Term 2023-2025

Michael Gutierrez

Michael Gutierrez
Alternate - Exempt
Campus Business Officer
Finance & Administration
Term 2023-2024

Thomas Price

Thomas Price
Senator - Non-Exempt
People and Values Advocate
Office of People and Values
Term 2023-2025

Ashley Rhea

Ashley Rhea
Senator - Non-Exempt
Business Coordinator
Finance and Administration
Term 2023-2025

 

Amarillo Campus

Meaghan Collier

Meaghan Collier
Alternate - Exempt
Project Manager
Communications & Marketing
Term 2023-2024

Cat Cox

Cat Cox
Alternate - Non-Exempt
Program Coordinator
Pharmacy Practice
Term 2023-2024

Jack Determan

Jack Determan
Senator - Non-Exempt
Mechanic II
Bldg Maintenance and Operations
Term 2023-2025

Shelly Landers

Shelly Landers
Alternate - Non-Exempt
Analyst II
Institutional Development
Term 2023-2024

Deanna McKinin

Deanna McKinin
Senator -  Non-Exempt
Grants & Contracts Manager
Sponsored Programs
Term 2023-2025

Rebecca Perry

Rebecca Perry
Senator - Exempt
Executive Associate
School of Pharmacy Administration
Term 2023-2025

Deborah Trammel

Deborah Trammell
Alternate - Non-Exempt
Lead Analyst
Department of Surgery
Term 2023-2024

Maxine Westmoreland

Maxine Westmoreland
Senator - Exempt
Unit Manager
General Services
Term 2022-2024

 

Dallas Campus

Trina Brown

Trina Brown
Senator - Exempt
Assistant Managing Director
School of Pharmacy Administration
Term 2023-2025

 
 

Lubbock Campus

Vashati Garcia

Vashati Garcia
Senator - Exempt
Business Manager
Student Affairs
Term 2023-2025

Teresa Hayden

Teresa Hayden
Senator - Non-Exempt
Assistant to Dr. Ron Cook
Family Medicine
Term 2023-2025

Lena Hooker

Lena Hooker
Senator - Non-Exempt
Sr. Advisor
Financial Aid
2nd Term  September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2024
Term September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2022

Christopher Mendez

Christopher Mendez
Senator - Exempt
Unit Manager
Family Medicine
Term 2023-2025

Cynthia Rutherford

Cynthia Rutherford
Ex-Officio
Unit Manager
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Term 2023-2024

 

Midland Campus

Paulette P. Ciulla

Paulette P. Ciulla
Senator - Non-Exempt
Guard
Police 
Term 2023-2025

Linda Dewald

Linda Dewald
Senator - Non-Exempt
Administrative Assistant
Physician's Assistant Program
Term 2023-2025

 

Odessa Campus

Belinda Carrasco

Belinda Carrasco
Senator - Non-Exempt
Senior Guard
Police
Term 2022-2024

Graciela Garcia

Graciela Garcia
Senator - Non-Exempt
Administrative Business Assistant
Education Office
Term 2022-2024

Armando Hernandez, Jr.

Armando Hernandez, Jr.
Senator - Exempt
Safety Manager
Safety Services
Term 2023-2025