Your Staff Senators
2008-2009

Colette P. Becker, Web Developer (Senate Vice-Chair)
Phone: 6-2855; Fax: 6-0099
Email: cbecker@hshsl.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Executive Committee, Exempt Staff representative to C.U.S.S., Communications/Nominations; Staff Senate Representative to HS/HSL Advisory Committee
Goals as a Senator: "To serve, to the best of my capabilities, the Staff that the Senate represents and to continue working with the Council of University System Staff (C.U.S.S.). "
Interests/Hobbies:  Colette enjoys spending time traveling with her husband to Western Maryland.  She also enjoys playing the guitar, writing poetry and playing with her dog Sarafina and her three-legged cat, Zigmund Freud (Ziggy).
Term Ends: 2010

Danielle Brown, Research Administrator (Senate Secretary)
Phone: 6-7621
Email: dbrown@son.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Executive Committee
Goals as a Senator:
Interests/Hobbies:
Term Ends: 2010

Patricia Boland, Assistant to the Director, Office of the Dean, SSW
Phone: 6-3608
Email: pboland@ssw.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees:
Goals as a Senator:
Interests/Hobbies:
Term Ends: 2010

Aphrodite Bodycomb, Asst. Director for Business Development and Operations
Phone: 6-8853; Fax: 6-3101
Email: abodycomb@hshsl.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Community Outreach (Chair), Alternate Staff Representative to Council of University System Staff (CUSS)
Goals as a Senator: "My goal is to serve as a voice of the staff making sure that staff concerns are heard by the President of the campus. I am specifically am interested in ethics, true merit based pay systems, exploring the possibilities for better ladder/career path opportunities for staff, and balance of family and work life."  
Term Ends: 2009

Elizabeth (Liz) Casher, Budget Analyst
Phone: 6-8663
Email: EENSBREN@epi.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Communications/Nomination, Community Outreach (Chair)
Goals as a Senator: "To be an advocate for the exempt, Cont. II and non-exempt staff not covered by collective bargaining, employees of the University of Maryland.  To help facilitate change for the better, to keep communication open, and to give back service, to those that have given so much to make this institution an honorable place to work."
Hobbies/Interests: Liz enjoys landscape design and gardening, collecting shells, butterflies and moths.
Term Ends: 2009

Shannon Cooper, Budget Analyst I
Phone: 6-7244
Email: sstif002@umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Campus Life
Goals as a Senator: Since joining the staff of the Department of Physiology, my role in regard to Human Resources and Payroll for faculty and staff is to serve as a resource for all issues that effect our Departmental employees. Encouraged to look into the Staff Senate, I decided to run in hopes that I would be able to utilize my skills to serve others at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.  I feel that it is important for staff to have a voice in an academic environment. To be a part of a group of Staff Senators, whose task is to serve the staff in this manner, provides an excellent opportunity to help others. My goal as a Staff Senator is to make a difference for the staff we represent.
Hobbies/Interests: Shannon enjoys drawing and listening to music.  She also enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Term Ends: 2010

David A. Delooze, Assistant Director, Operations and Maintenance Facilities Management - (Past-Chair)
Phone: 6-7569
Email: ddelooze@af.maryland.edu             
Senate Committees: Policy/Legislative (Co-Chair), Exempt Staff representative to C.U.S.S.; Staff Senate Representative to Parking Committee
Goals as a Senator: "The Staff Senate has a two-fold purpose. One is to represent exempt, non-represented nonexempt staff, and the Contingent II employees on campus and listen to their concerns. The second purpose is to communicate those concerns to the President of UMB and suggest a course of actions that may resolve those concerns. 
Hobbies/Interests: Dave enjoys fishing, reading and cooking.
Term Ends: 2010

Kenneth (Ken) E. Fahnestock,  Department of Physiology/School of Medicine (Senate Chair)
Phone: 6-6288; Fax: 6-0728
Email: kfahn001@umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Communications/Nomination, Executive Committee (Chair)
Goals as a Senator: "Although I have only been an employee at the University of Maryland, Baltimore for over 7 years, my goal is to be able to serve not only the faculty and staff in the Department of Physiology, but to be able to serve exempt, non-represented nonexempt staff, and the Contingent II employees on campus in forging new policy and procedures to make this campus efficient and a better place to work.  The University of Maryland, Baltimore is an excellent institution to conduct research, patient care and teaching.  Our exempt, non-represented nonexempt staff, and the Contingent II employees on campus makes things run around here and they deserve the best representation a group like the Staff Senate can provide. This starts with improved communication across the campus to make the UMB staff aware of issues that effect their workplace and environment. I hope to provide that type of representation during my term as Staff Senator."
Hobbies/Interests: Ken enjoys Senior PGA Golf, Soccer Referee, PGA Golf, Coin Collecting, LPGA Golf, Cooking and GOLF!
Term Ends: 2009

William Griffin, Police Officer
Phone: 6-1418
Email: wgriffin@admin1.umaryland.edu
Senate Committee: Campus Life
Goals as a Senator: "As a twenty-five year employee I have serviced the campus through crime prevention and community outreach.  I would like to offer an element of service to bring resources together and hope to ensure mutual aid of service.  I will strive to enhance the environmental life style of the University employee.  I will be there to listen and create new ways for the staff to be heard."
Hobbies/Interests: Corporal Griffin enjoys martial arts, basketball, watching football and helping others for the right cause.
Term Ends: 2009

Elizabeth (Libby) Guarnera, Research Administrator
Phone: 6-8155; Fax: 6-0311
Email:  lguarnera@smail.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Community Outreach; Alternate Staff Senate Representative to Safety and Awareness Committee
Goals as a Senator: "I have been employed on the UMB campus for close to 35 years, and have climbed up through the ranks from a part-time clinical position to a full-time financial and administrative managerial position.  I have seen many positive changes throughout the campus and the schools.  One of the daily challenges we all face is the maintenance of quality products and services in our institution and in our community.  Realization and commitment to these goals is an ongoing and active participatory process."
Hobbies/Interests: Libby enjoys spending time with her family, reading, crafts, sports and traveling.
Term Ends: 2010

Debbie Horstman, Coordinator
Phone: 6-7148
Email: dhorstman@umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Campus Life. Alternate Exempt Staff representative to C.U.S.S.; Alternate Staff Senate Representative to Special Events Committee
Goals as a Senator:  "To keep the staff advised of issues that are related to them as well as bring issues and concerns from the staff to the Senate.
Term Ends: 2009

Ronald Kasl, System Programmer, Pharmaceutical Science Department, SOP
Phone: 6-3114
Email: rkasl@rx.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Alternate Exempt Staff representative to C.U.S.S.
Goals as a Senator: "To take care of the common.  To facilitate the campus-wide IT integration.  To improve staff senate communication with the entire UMB staff."
Hobbies/Interests: Philosophy (political and ethics), computing (IT and High Performance) and sports (triathlon).
Term Ends: 2010

Andrea LeFever, Program Management Specialist
Phone: 6-4567
Email: alefever@epi.umaryland.edu
Senate Committee: Campus Life, Communications/Nominations
Term Ends: 2009

Phyllis Lovito, Office Manager (Senate Member-At-Large)
Phone: 6-1799
Email: plovi001@son.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Communications/Nominations, Executive Committee
Goals as a Senator: "I have worked on campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore since 1989, serving 13 years in the School of Pharmacy and 5 years in the School of Medicine.  I had previously served on the Staff Senate from 2002-2006.  My goal as a Staff Senator is to assist all staff in keeping the lines of communication open with administration, faculty and other staff members.  I will bring forth concerns of staff to the Senate and help resolve issues that relate to staff.  I would also like to engage in activities that will enhance the goals of the University.
Hobbies/Interests: Phyllis enjoys time spent with family and friends, singing, reading, cooking and crafts.
Term Ends: 2009

Thomas (Tom) McHugh, Program Manager
Phone: 6-6041
Email: tmchugh@som.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees: Community Outreach, Staff Senate Representative to IT Steering Committee
Goals as a Senator: Help ensure the needs of our campus staff are presented clearly to campus administration and addressed.
Hobbies/Interests: Baltimore Raven football, grilling, music and spending time with his family.
Term Ends: 2010

Kimberly McCorr, Office Manager
Phone: 6-5478
Email: kmccorr@ssw.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees:Policy and Legislation
Goals as a Senator:
Hobbies/Interests:
Term Ends: 2009

Jean Marie Roth, Academic Program Specialist
Phone: 6-8679
Email: jroth@som.umaryland.edu
Senate Committees:
Goals as a Senator: "As a 35-year veteran of the University, I have found it a privilege to be a part of the Staff Senate this past year as a representative for the SOM.  My goal is to continue working with this advisory board in assisting with implementing positive change for employees and for the campus as a whole.  I feel it is important for us all to become more involved in community outreach as well and feel this group of individuals promotes that spirit of giving back.  I have worked on the Outreach Committee and hope to continue doing so during my term as senator."
Hobbies/Interests: Knitting, scrapbooking, antiquing, decorating and volunteering in various church ministries. Currently working on committee for next cookbook in our parish similar to the one published here on campus. Love the theatre and enjoyed volunteering at The Hippodrome for the first three years since they opened.  Also greatly enjoy walking and biking on the scenic NCR trail with my husband and just spending time with our family and friends.  The first of our three children will be getting married in 2010, so already the excitement of planning has begun!
Term Ends: 2010

Jill Venezian, Coordinator of Student Activities
Phone: 6-7117; Fax: 6-0265
Email: