2023-24 STACC Annual Report - The Employee Forum

Staff Advisory Committee to the Chancellor (STACC)
2023-2024 Annual Report

STACC, formed by former Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz in 2020, continues to serve the Chancellor and their administration, providing staff feedback to the leadership team on various topics. The group went on a small hiatus during the transition between Chancellor Guskiewicz and Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts. Both before and after this transition in the 2023-2024 academic year, the committee served as a sounding board for the Chancellor, shared concerns, made suggestions, offered guidance, and advocated for the needs of staff employees with the Chancellor and their leadership team.

Format: STACC is housed under the auspices of the UNC Chapel Hill Employee Forum, with staff support and logistical coordination provided by the Forum.

Membership: STACC Membership is composed of the Employee Forum’s nine electoral division representatives selected by the Forum every year at their retreat, and nine other at large appointees made by the Chancellor and/or Chair of the Employee Forum. Appointments to the committee are for one year. The Employee Forum Chair and Vice Chair serve as co-chairs of STACC, along with the Chancellor. STACC invites relevant campus leaders as guests to their meetings as needed based on the discussion at hand.

Agenda Setting: The Chancellor met with the Employee Forum Chair and Vice Chair for an agenda setting discussion the week before STACC. The Chancellor brought topics for the first half of the meeting, and STACC members brought agenda items for the remaining half. In the weeks leading up to each STACC meeting, STACC members convened for a planning meeting to develop their proposed agenda items.

Schedule: STACC meetings took place every other month (mid-month), on the month in which the Chancellor did not address the Employee Forum. The Provost spoke with the Employee Forum during the traditional roundtable in the alternating months. STACC meetings took place the opposite month in which the Forum’s Vice Chancellor representatives’ meetings are held. For a full schedule of meetings held in 23-24, please see the end of this report.

Recap of the Year/Planning for Next Year:

Recap of Topics Discussed in 23-24:
- Staff reactions to the tragedy on Monday, August 28th
- Staff recruitment process issues (BOT approvals slowing the process, housekeeping recruitment struggles, etc.)
- Affordable Housing
- Campus tensions related to the situation in the Middle East
- Career banding changes and funding
- After-action report discussion

Possible Improvements to STACC in 24-25:

- Shifting to a new agenda setting template, wherein the Chancellor brings most items of discussion forward for STACC members’ feedback, ensuring the group serves as a true advisory committee to the Chancellor and their administration.
- Possibly shifting the co-chairs of STACC to solely the Vice Chair of the Employee Forum and the Chancellor, along with the Chair-Elect of the Forum in the years where there is a Chair-elect in office. Having the Forum’s new Chair-elect serve as a co-chair of STACC would aid in their transition to the Chair position by allowing them to get acquainted with the administration and would enable them to facilitate staff discussions and feedback with the administration before eventually stepping into a similar role as Chair of the Employee Forum.

2023-2024 STACC Membership

Name	Chancellor Appointee / Employee Forum Representative	Role	Office/School/Unit
Leslie Heal Ray	EF Division 1 Representative- EHRA Non-Faculty	Director, Finance Operations & Analytics	Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
James Holman	EF Division 2 Representative- SHRA Service/Maintenance	Crew Leader, Housekeeping Services	Housekeeping
Anthony Lindsay	EF Division 3 Representative- SHRA Skilled Craft	Facilities Manager	Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lori Shamblin	EF Division 4 Representative- SHRA Administrative Support Academic Affairs	Executive Assistant- Biology	College of Arts & Sciences- Biology
Julie Theriault	EF Division 5 Representative- SHRA Administrative Support Health Affairs	Accreditation Manager	Gillings School of Global Public Health
Stacy Keast	EF Division 6 Representative- SHRA Administrative Support Other	Administrative Support Specialist	Energy Services
Sara Kelley	EF Division 7 Representative- SHRA Technical	Social/Clinical Research Specialist	UNC School of Medicine – Nephrology
Haydée Marchese	EF Division 8 Representative- SHRA Professional	Business Services Coordinator	Campus Recreation
Rebecca Howell	EF Division 9 Representative- Executive/Admin/Managerial	Director of International Programs	UNC School of Law
Aaron Bachenheimer	Chancellor Appointee	Executive Director, Off-Campus Student Life and Community Partnerships- Student Affairs	Student Affairs
Tiffany Bailey	Chancellor Appointee	Director of Equal Opportunity/ADA Coordination	Equal Opportunity & Compliance
Rhonda Beatty	Chancellor Appointee	Director, UNC Visitors Center	University Communications
Joshua Canzona	Chancellor Appointee	Associate Ombuds	University Ombuds Office
Nadia Clifton	Chancellor Appointee	Assistant Librarian	University Libraries
Patricia Harris	Chancellor Appointee	Senior Director, University Office of Diversity & Inclusion / Carolina Black Caucus Chair	University Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Kate Henz	Chancellor Appointee	Senior Associate Dean, Operations & Strategy- College of Arts & Sciences	College of Arts & Sciences
Robert Smith III	Chancellor Appointee	Vice Dean-Gillings School of Global Public Health	Gillings School of Global Public Health
Jennifer Washington	Chancellor Appointee	Associate Operations Director	University Cashier

Kevin Guskiewicz	Co-Chair of STACC	Chancellor (Served until January, 2024)	Office of the Chancellor
Lee Roberts	Co-Chair of STACC	Interim Chancellor (Served from January, 2024 onwards)	Office of the Chancellor
Katie Musgrove	Co-Chair of STACC	Chair, Employee Forum + Business Officer, Law	School of Law
Keith Hines	Co-Chair of STACC	Vice Chair, Employee Forum + Marketing Manager, Development	University Development Office

2023-2024 Meeting Schedule

Month	Employee Forum Meeting (First Wednesday of month)	STACC Meeting (Mid-month)	Vice Chancellors Representatives Meeting (Mid-month)
August	Christi Hurt serving on roundtable (Wednesday, August 2^nd)	STACC Planning Meeting: August 30 @ 1	N/A
September	Provost Clemens serving on roundtable (Wednesday, September 13^th [Postponed due to Labor Day holiday]) + Quarterly VC of F&O Roundtable	STACC Meeting: Sept 8 @ 1 Agenda Setting w/ Chancellor: Sept 5 @ 2:30	Meeting held (Thursday, September 14^th)
October	Christi Hurt serving on roundtable (Wednesday, October 4^th)	STACC Planning Meeting: October 27 @ 1	N/A
November	Christi Hurt serving on roundtable (Wednesday, November 1^st) + Quarterly VC of F&O Roundtable	STACC Meeting: November 10 @ 1 Agenda Setting w/ Chancellor: November 7 @ 12:15	Meeting held (Thursday, November 9^th)
December	No Chancellor/Provost Roundtable (EF In-Person Social held in lieu of monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 6^th, Chancellor will attend if able)	No STACC Meeting Held	N/A
January	Chancellor Guskiewicz serving on roundtable (Wednesday, January 10^th [Postponed due to New Year’s Day holiday])	STACC Planning Meeting: January 17 @ 1	Meeting held (Thursday, January 11^th)
February	Chancellor Roberts serving on roundtable (Wednesday, February 7^th) + Quarterly VC of F&O Roundtable	STACC Meeting: CANCELLED	N/A
March	Chancellor Roberts serving on roundtable (Wednesday, March 6^th)	STACC Planning Meeting: March 27 @ 1	Meeting held (Thursday, March 14^th)
April	Provost Clemens serving on roundtable (Wednesday, April 3^rd)	STACC Meeting: CANCELLED	N/A
May	Chancellor Roberts serving on roundtable (Wednesday, May 8^th[Postponed due to Blood Drive]) + Quarterly VC of F&O Roundtable	STACC Planning Meeting: CANCELLED	Meeting held (Thursday, May 9^th)
June	No Chancellor/Provost Roundtable (EF In-Person Peer Recognition Awards Ceremony held in lieu of monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 5^th)	STACC Annual Wrap Up Meeting: June 12 @ 10 Agenda Setting w/ Chancellor: June 3 @ 10	N/A
July	No Chancellor/Provost Roundtable (EF Retreat held in lieu of monthly meeting on Wednesday-Thursday, July	No STACC Meeting Held	Meeting held (Thursday, July 11^th)