The Staff Association Executive Committee identifies and appoints Staff Association members to serve as staff representatives on standing and ad hoc College committees, including the Board of Managers, the Administrative Advisory Committee (the Budget Committee), search committees, and other advisory bodies and working groups. During their appointments, staff representatives serve as liaisons to the SAEC, attending SAEC meetings, sharing information and ideas, and providing regular updates on the progress of the business of the committee on which they serve.

Serving as a staff representative on a College committee, working group, or task force is an opportunity open to any Staff Association member in any division and in any job category, although some roles do have specific requirements. If you have any questions about staff representation or your eligibility to serve as a staff representative, please contact the Vice Chair of the Staff Association.

Standing Committees

Board of Managers / Working Group on Benefits

Staff Representatives): Sara Goddard (2021); Joanne Brown (2022)

Two members of the Staff Association Executive Committee are appointed to serve three-year terms as staff representatives to the Board of Managers and to the Working Group on Benefits. These staff reps attend regular Board meetings and activities. The Working Group on Benefits, convened by the Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and reporting to the President of the College, is a forum for the review and discussion of College benefit plans, policies, and programs, including the financial dimensions of such programs. The recommendations of the WGB are shared with and informed by the Administrative Advisory Committee (AAC) and the Finance Committee of the Board of Managers.

Administrative Advisory Committee

Staff Representatives: Sherrie Borowsky (2022), Elana Wolff (2023)

Two members of the Staff Association Executive Committee are appointed to serve three-year terms as staff representatives to the Administrative Advisory Committee (known as the ‘budget committee’). AAC is a faculty chaired committee that offers advice to the President and other senior administrators on all matters relating to the financial health and operation of the College. This responsibility includes participation in the preparation of the annual budget for the coming fiscal year and a review of the previous year's performance. AAC reviews data pertaining to all of the major areas of revenue and expenditure and gives its advice as to the proper balance between competing needs. AAC meets on Thursdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m. from September to May.

Retirement Plan and Investment Committee

Staff Representatives: Bruce Bumbarger (2021)

The purpose of the Retirement Committee is to oversee the assets of the College’s employee retirement plan. One member of the Staff Association Executive Committee is appointed (for a three-year renewable term) to serve as the staff representative to the Retirement Plan and Investment Committee, which meets at least quarterly.

Labor and Industry Safety Committee

Staff Representatives: Joanne Brown (continuing); Brian Jackson (2023)

Two members of the Staff Association (one exempt and one non-exempt) are appointed for two-year terms as staff representatives to the Safety Committee, which is chaired by the Associate Director of Campus Safety and Safety Coordinator and meets monthly.

Council on Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Staff Representative: Michael Zarafonetis (2023)

Two members of the Staff Association are appointed to serve three-year terms as staff representatives to the Council on Sustainability and Social Responsibility. Reporting to the President of the College, the Council is charged with advancing the study and practice of sustainability at Haverford, marked by commitments to environmental stewardship and social responsibility within the context of the College’s Quaker values and educational mission. The Council is led by an Executive Committee that is responsible for agenda setting, convening working groups to address specific issues, and reaching final decisions. The Council meets 1-3 times per year; the Executive Committee may convene more frequently.

Wellness Task Force

Committee temporarily suspended

One member of the Staff Association is appointed to serve a two-year term as the staff representative to the Wellness Task Force, which is convened by the Director of Benefits Administration. The Task Force is charged with oversight of wellness and wellbeing related planning, goals, initiatives, and campaigns at Haverford College.

Antiracism Accountability & Advancement Group

Staff Representatives: Kevin Iglesias (2023), Brian Cuzzolina (2023)

The Antiracism Accountability & Advancement Group will formally review, assess, and help accelerate the College’s on-going racial equity work, through the Group’s diverse knowledge, expertise, and perspectives, while providing an additional measure of accountability for Haverford to reach its anti-racism goals and commitments. Two members of the Staff Association are appointed to serve two-year renewable terms.

Ad Hoc Staff Representative Assignments

2020-2021 Dean Search Committee

Staff Representatives: Schaf Schafsnitz, Carly Valenzuela

The Dean of the College is the chief student affairs officer, working to further the College’s academic goals and the co-curricular life that supports them. The Dean of the College division encompasses academic advising; provision of academic policies and programs; and co-curricular and student affairs, including Athletics, Health Services, and Counseling & Psychological Services. The co-chairs of the Dean of the College search committee, Wendy Raymond and Jess Lord, selected two of the four staff representative nominees submitted by the Staff Association Executive Committee.

VPIA Search Committee

Staff Representatives: Guillermo Gómez, Janice Lion

2020-2021 Culture Care Initiative

Staff Representatives: Nikki Millas, Erin Haughee

In July 2020, Haverford College convened a Culture Care Initiative Working Group to help guide the College in building community responsibility around, and support for, new social norms and healthy behaviors in the COVID-19 era. The group includes staff, student, and faculty representatives. The work of this group will entail: developing a proposal and/or project plan to create a “Culture Care Initiative” at Haverford before the end of the summer of 2020; envisioning programmatic efforts to help shift from top-down guidance and reminders to community-based responsibility; framing new and evolving health and safety policies as community expectations in a “non-policing” way; examining feedback and challenges related to student, faculty, and staff culture; and developing strategies for creating and modelling behaviors that encourage community members to share in the communal task of risk reduction.

Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Staff Representatives: David Harrower

The Strategic Planning Steering Committee will engage the best thinking of the Haverford College community to develop and propose a strategic plan to the campus community and Board of Managers. Chaired by the President of the College, the Steering Committee will be a collaborative and consultative body serving the full institution. The responsibilities of the Staff Representative to the Steering Committee will be to serve on the committee on behalf of the Staff Association for its full duration, provide regular updates to and liaison with the Executive Committee, and be a resource for colleagues about the process and progress of the committee. For more information, please visit the College's Strategic Planning webpage.

2020-2021 Parking Committee

Staff Representatives: Wayne Troop

The Parking Committee is periodically reconvened-typically when there are (or needs to be) substantive modifications to the parking policy.

Chief Diversity Officer Advisory Group

Staff Representatives: Adam Edmunds, Trachanda Garcia

Students, faculty, and staff participants on the Chief Diversity Officer Advisory Group will collaborate to recommend a best way forward for a CDO structure for Haverford, including budget and organizational support, and how to fill that role at Haverford, with the ultimate goal of appointing a new CDO effective no later than July 1, 2021.