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2023 Staff Council election results released

Woodburn Hall

The following employees will represent classified staff on the WVU Morgantown Campus July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025:

Staff Council Chair

  • Shirley Robinson - Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs

Advisory Council of Classified Employees Representative

  • Jodi Vincent - Program Assistant II, Arts and Sciences, Social Work

Board of Governors Representative*

  • Shirley Robinson - Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs 

Staff Council Member – Administrative/Managerial

  • Joan Crabtree - Manager Physical Plant II, AUX Operations

  • Michael Joplin - Manager Physical Plant II, AUX Operations

Staff Council Members – Clerical/Secretarial:

  • Jay Bucklew - Administrative Associate, Research, Integrity and Compliance

  • Debra Hardesty - Administrative Secretary Senior, Arts and Sciences, Chemistry

  • Dianne Stewart - Administrative Associate, Engineering and Mineral Resources

  • Jodi Vincent - Program Assistant II, Arts and Sciences, Social Work

  • Sarah Zamora - Program Assistant II, AUX Transportation Services

Staff Council Members – Paraprofessional/Technician:

  • Ian Frease - Supervisor PRT System Operations, AUX Personal Rapid Transit

  • John Twyford - PRT Technician II, AUX Personal Rapid Transit 

Staff Council Members – Physical Plant/Maintenance/Service

  • Paul Castner - Trades Specialist II, AUX Maintenance

  • Matthew Lemine - Trades Specialist I, AUX Maintenance

  • Joshua Luzier - Trades Specialist Lead II, AUX Maintenance

  • Scott Morriston - Maintenance Worker II, AUX Personal Rapid Transit

  • Diana Savage - Campus Service Worker Lead, AUX Operations

Staff Council Members – Professional/Non-Teaching

  • Thea Browne - Administrative Assistant Senior, Libraries

  • Tara George-Jones - Program Manager, Global Affairs

  • Tim Richards - Piano Technician Senior, College of Creative Arts, Music

  • Shirley Robinson - Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs

  • Kimberly Straight - Program Coordinator, College of Applied Human Services

*Note: The BOG Representative also will represent classified staff at WVU Potomac State College, WVU Institute of Technology and WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Charleston Division.

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s election process. Visit the Talent and Culture or Staff Council websites for more information.