Staff Council serves as the official liaison between staff and other university constituencies and is a recognize part of the university governance. Staff Council provides visible and proactive voice on issues having significant staff impact.

The purpose of the Council is:

• To represent the concerns of staff and provide a forum for staff to voice those concerns.
• To facilitate shared governance for staff in university planning and decision making
• To preserve the Catholic, Vincentian and urban nature of the university community by being sensitive to and caring for the needs of each other and those we serve.

In order to fulfill this purpose, the Council does the following:

• Advocates for staff and staff issues.
• Provides information to the President, Provost, and Executive Vice President about staff concerns.
• Works collaboratively with Faculty Council, Student Government Association, Joint Council and other committees and councils throughout the university to provide staff input.
• Hosts monthly meetings.

• Hosts public forums, maintains the Voice of Staff web site, conducts surveys and polls the DePaul community to determine staff needs, provide forums for discussion, and creates opportunities for community building.
• Provides vehicles for communication for staff ideas, issues, and input.
• Recommends staff-at-large for university-wide committee appointments.
• Reviews policies and procedures that impact staff.
• Evaluates its own policies and procedures to ensure effective leadership for staff.

Staff Council membership consists of 12 non-exempt and 12 exempt voting members and six alternates. Members are elected to a two-year term, and are expected to maintain the roles and responsibilities outlined in the Staff Council ByLaws. For information on getting involved with Staff Council or on elections, click here.

The Staff Council Officers are elected to two year terms:

President, Victoria Simek, (IST Center, Liberal Arts & Sciences)
Vice President, Kurtis Todd (Naperville Campus)
Secretary, Eric Nelson (Office of the President)

The Steering Committee of the Council consists of the three officers and the chairs of the six standing committees:

Communications Committee, Nancy Hashimoto (School of Education)
Diversity Committee, Edwin Darrell (Residential Education)
Effectiveness Committee, David Valadez (Academic Affairs)
Fiscal Planning Advisory Committee, Margaret Strzynski (School of Education)
Membership and Events Committee, Tammy Wideman (Office of Advancement)
Staff Resources Committee, Brian Maj (Accounting/MIS, Commerce)

For more information about individual members go to the Current Members page and for additional information on committees, navigate to the Standing Committees page.