Senators & Areas

The Staff Senate has several types of senators, including area, at-large, and affinity group senators (voting), and liaison, special appointment, and emeritus participants (non-voting). All elected senators must have been at DU in a staff role for at least six months.

Senators are listed below with their term-end dates.

Areas and Area Senators

Areas are represented by three senators each, and are divided into similar-sized (by staff headcount) apportionments. Area senators are elected to two year terms in rotation, with each area having one or two senators up for reelection every year.

Area 1

  • Athletics

Senators

  • Josh Boone (June 2026)
  • Kacie Dohrmann (June 2026)
  • Angel Field (June 2025)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 2

  • Facilities Planning & Management
  • General Counsel
  • Enterprise Risk Management

Senators

  • Jennifer Beach Anderson (June 2026)
  • Jason Jackson (June 2026)
  • William "Bill" Scott (June 2025)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 3

  • Advancement
  • Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence
  • Chancellor's Office
  • Financial Affairs
  • Internal Audit

Senators

  • Gloria Bokenkamp (June 2025)
  • Meg Dimsa (June 2026)
  • Jon Kraus (June 2026)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 4

  • Information Technology
  • Morgridge College of Education
  • Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science
  • DU Agency Organizations

Senators

  • Natalie Gregg (June 2025)
  • Ross Logan (June 2026)
  • Linda Newman (June 2026)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 5

  • Kennedy Mountain Campus, Wellness & Recreation
  • University College
  • Financial Services–Controller
  • Institutional Priorities

Senators

  • Melissa DeWitt (June 2025)
  • Ilona Kovacs (June 2026)
  • Alexandria Vasquez Parnell (June 2026)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 6

  • Graduate School of Social Work
  • Enrollment Division
  • Human Resources & Inclusive Community
  • Conference & Event Services
  • Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Senators

  • Chico Dimas (June 2025)
  • Maggie Heyduk (June 2026)
  • Adela Smith (June 2025)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 7

  • College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
  • Sturm College of Law
  • University Financial Services
  • Housing & Residential Education
  • Office of Graduate Education

Senators

  • Aleesha McDowell (June 2025)
  • Detric Robinson (June 2026)
  • Darlene Squires (June 2025)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 8

  • Daniels College of Business
  • Centers & Institutes
  • College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
  • Office of Internationalization
  • Registrar's Office

Senators

  • Christine Hood (June 2025)
  • John Maly (June 2026)
  • Chad Saunders (June 2025)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 9

  • Ricks Center for Gifted Children
  • University Libraries
  • Provost's Office
  • University Academic Programs
  • Campus Safety
  • Newman Center for the Performing Arts

Senators

  • Virginia Pitts (June 2026)
  • Allison Weihrauch (June 2025)
  • Shelby Wones (June 2025)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

Area 10

  • Fisher Early Learning Center
  • University Health & Counseling Services
  • Josef Korbel School for International Studies
  • Graduate School of Professional Psychology
  • Division of Marketing & Communications
  • Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

Senators

  • Abigail Girard (June 2025)
  • Gergana Kostadinova Law (June 2025)
  • Jon Stone (June 2026)
  • Email contact (to all 3 senators)

At-large Senators

  • Jackalynn Mayfield (June 2025)
  • Jeremy Wu (June 2025)
  • Kelley Baskins (June 2024)
  • Nancy Clark (June 2024)
  • Margaret Deibert (June 2024)
  • Patricia Guerra (June 2024)
  • Joe Ponce (June 2024)
  • Stacy Said (June 2024)
  • Dr. Noelle Strom (June 2024)
  • Dr. Nathan Willers (June 2024)
  • Kate Wyre (June 2024)
  • Email contact (sends to all at-large senators)

Affinity Group Senators

  • Dr. Stevie Lee (QUE)
  • Katia Miller (SOCA)

Liaisons (non-voting)

  • Jeff Banks, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
  • Faculty Senate representative
  • Undergraduate Student Government representative
  • Graduate Student Government representative

Senators Emeriti (non-voting)

  • Nicole Holland (named emerita February, 2024)