Staff Advisory Council Meeting Minutes

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2008 SAC Election for EEO 1&3 and EEO 4

Names of the candidates will appear on the ballot in the order
their petitions were filed with Staff Human Resources

Cheryl Westlund
Office Support Specialist
I am an Office Support Specialist with the College of Law. Before joining the College of Law I worked for 11 years in the Northeast Regional Office of the U of I Extension in Cook County and 1 year with Extension on the Champaign-Urbana campus. I have always been active with AFSCME Local 3700, serving as an elected officer and steward. I am a community service volunteer in and around the Champaign area. Some of my volunteer activities include multiple food distributions coordinated through the United Way, and organization of a drive to collect toiletries for delivery to local women's groups. I believe the Civil Service employees need a strong advocate, and as a member of the Staff Advisory Council, I will serve you, the Civil Service employee, and be your voice to the University.

Jan Glosser
Office Administrator
I am employed with the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics as an Office Administrator at Irwin Academics. I began my career at the University in July 1994 as extra help before being hired full-time in January 1995 by Conferences and Institutes as a program secretary. On October 1, 1995, I transferred to the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics and worked for the Atkins Tennis Center and Illinois Tennis working directly with Coach Craig Tiley. I am an honors graduate of Parkland College and a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Currently, I am continuing my education through the Adult Re-entry Program at Eastern Illinois University majoring in General Studies and Management.

This is my first attempt at running for an office, but I feel that with my experience in the private sector as an office manager and since coming to the University of Illinois, I have gained experience and knowledge in the needs of the employee as well as the University. I look forward to having the opportunity to service as a Clerical/Secretarial Representative on the Staff Advisory Council.

Regina Cook
Office Support Specialist
Thank you for this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Regina Cook, Office Support Specialist, at the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering (IESE). I chose Illinois as my preferred place of employment because of its reputation for excellence both from an academic perspective but also as a well-respected area employer. Since my arrival at IESE two years ago, I have enjoyed the good fortune of working with exceptionally gifted faculty, incredibly intelligent students, and the many outstanding staff from all four corners that comprise the University of Illinois. Because it is my intention to work on campus for many years to come, I have a keen interest in learning more about the ways in which the University operates, and I have a great desire to contribute my skills in a manner that would benefit the Staff Advisory Committee. I appreciate your consideration of my request, and I thank you for your time.

Janet M. Davis
Office Administrator
In August, I will be employed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 18 years. I started as an extra help employee and now I am an Office Administrator in the American Indian Studies Program/Native American House. Through my years at the University I have served on several committees, including the Grad College Administrative Advisory Group, the Foreign Languages Building Planning Committee and was President of the Secretariat in 2003-04. I am now serving on the State University Retirement System (SURS) Advisory Board, Staff Advisory Council representing SURS, Illini Union Board (IUB), and I am the new secretary for the University of Illinois Employees Advisory Council, (UIEAC). Being on all of these and other committees, I have learned a lot from employees. I have listened and learned what your concerns are. If elected, I will bring these matters to the Staff Advisory Council. With me you will have a voice. I feel I am prepared to take on the responsibility and ready to serve the clerical/secretarial constituents.

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