Professional Staff Senate Committees

The work of the Senate is done through several standing and ad hoc committees. Membership on the following senate committees is open to all USM Professional Staff.

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The following is a list of 2012-2013 Committee Members. See a description of committees here.

Executive Committee: 

1. Frank Brooks - Chair
2. Tyler Kidder, Vice Chair
3. Jessica Picard, Co-Secretary
4. Angela Cook, Co-Secretary

By-Laws Committee (ad hoc)
This committee will oversee the By-Laws, proposed amendments, and associated relationship to the University Governance Document.

1. Kristen Beahm
2. Frank Brooks, Chair
3. Jim O'Brien

 Professional Recognition and Awards Committee
This committee will coordinate the Professional Staff Recognition function including the nomination and selection process for the Distinguished Professional and Emerging Professional Staff Awards. The committee will periodically examine the feasibility of other recognition vehicles. Membership is open to all USM professional staff.

1. Judith Ferrante
2. Jen Hart, Co-Chair
3. Lexie Moras
4. Karen Murphy
5. Carol Sadler
6. Robin Talbot
7. Gerri Therault, Co-Chair

Communications Committee
This committee produces two ProSen newsletters each year for distribution to the USM community and maintains the ProSen Web site. Membership is open to all USM professional staff.

1. Angela Cook, Co-Chair
2. Gerri Therault, Co-Chair

Election Committee
The Election Committee coordinates and oversees the election process. Only Profession Senate members who are not candidates for the annual election are eligible for membership. Professional Senate elections are traditionally held in the spring, with the results announced during the annual recognition luncheon in May.

1. Amy Blaisdell
2. Angela Cook
3. Lexie Moras
4. Karen Murphy
5. Sue Robinson

Professional Development Committee
This committee plans and delivers a minimum of one activity per year. Membership is open to all USM professional staff.

1. Tyler Kidder, Chair
2. Jessica Picard
3. Martha Scott
4. Gary Stephenson
5. Robin Talbot

In addition to these committees, senate members participate in the work of the larger USM community by representing professional staff on the following University committees:

• Blue Shirt Day Committee: Sue Robinson
• Classified Staff Senate: Jessica Picard
• Distinguished Professional Staff Award:  TBD
• Emerging Professional Staff Award:  TBD
• Faculty Senate:  Hilmar Von Strunck
• Honorary Degree Committee:  Stephen Houser
• Parking & Transportation:  Gary Stephenson
• President's Council on Climate Neutrality:  Tyler Kidder
• President's Council on Diversity:  Kristen Beahm
• Student Senate:  Jim O'Brien (P), Dustin Ward (G), Martha Scott (P), Carol Sadler (G)
• Graduate Student Senate:  Amy Blaisdell
• USM Board of Visitors:  Frank Brooks
• USM Governance Constitution Rewrite Committee:  Tyler Kidder

Other committee assignments will be announced as they occur.

Updated 12/14/12