MaPSAC honors members, officers at transition

Stacey Baisden, MaPSAC chair for 2020-21. (Photo provided)
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Member and officer transitions highlighted the May 13 meeting of MaPSAC, the Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee. The meeting took place via WebEx and did without the traditional luncheon thanking outgoing members and welcoming new ones.

The gavel was passed virtually to the 2020-21 chair, Stacey Baisden, department operations administrator in the Department of Political Science, who was vice chair for 2019-20. The new vice chair, elected in April, is Cameron Ward, associate systems engineer in Information Technology’s End User Experience area. By MaPSAC protocols, Ward is to be chair the following year.

MaPSAC thanked those completing their terms as of June 1: Malissa Ayala, Jason Fitzsimmons, Alex Gulik, Danielle Latta, Annie McDonald, John O’Malley and Dan Vukobratovich. Vukobratovich is completing a year as APSAC/MaPSAC chair. Ayala, O’Malley and Vukobratovich were elected in April to be emeritus members for 2020-21. Emeritus members serve a nonvoting year after their term to provide support, counsel and continuity.

Completing a year as emeritus members were Katie Brothers, Eric Johnson, Allison Lampley and Brittany Stephens.

Members of MaPSAC, which is a part of University governance, facilitate information exchange between administration and employees, serve on University committees, work with administrators on various decisions, and help individual employees with issues. The official transition date is June 1, at which time members will take their seats and begin serving on MaPSAC subcommittees and University committees.

New members

Incoming members received a welcome and an introduction to MaPSAC business. Unless filling an unexpired term, they will serve three years. Those newcomers are listed with the ending year of their term and their area of representation on MaPSAC:

Colleen Banter (2023), Office of the President, Areas Reporting Directly to the Provost, Board of Trustees, Senior Vice President for Strategic Communications.

Kelsey Chapman (2023), At-large.

Amanda Emmons (2022), Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Human Resources.

Anthony Mull (2023), College of Agriculture and College of Veterinary Medicine.

Christal Musser (2022), Office of the President, Areas Reporting Directly to the Provost, Board of Trustees, Senior Vice President for Strategic Communications.

Jaclyn Palm (2023), College of Pharmacy and College of Health and Human Sciences.

David Schlueter (2023), College of Agriculture and College of Veterinary Medicine.

Wesley Shoop (2023), Intercollegiate Athletics.

Angie Sigo (2023), Office of the President, Areas Reporting Directly to the Provost, Board of Trustees, Senior Vice President for Strategic Communications.

Michael Springer (2023), Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Human Resources.

Annapurni Subramaniam (2023), At-large.

Kerry Ticen (2023), College of Engineering and Purdue Polytechnic Institute.

Other information about MaPSAC, including continuing members, is on the MaPSAC website.

Writer: Dan Howell, 765-494-2028, dhowell@purdue.edu