Staff Conference

Staff Council Members & Assembly Representatives

Staff Assembly serves as an advisory group that provides staff with a forum for communication and community and provides a voice in matters of importance and concern to staff. The group offers opportunities for staff to support one another, participate as a group in community outreach and engagement, and make recommendations to the university's president and the administration in support of staff needs and the university's mission.

There is staff representation from all areas of the university, including:

• Academic Affairs
• Enrollment Management and Marketing
• Athletics
• Finance and Business Affairs
• Human Resources, Employee Diversity and Wellness
• University Advancement
• Office of the President
• Student Affairs
• University Relations (through June 2019)

Staff Council (Officers):

Jayme Charles Finance and Business Affairs Chair charlesj@winthrop.edu 803/323-2148	John Kroft Acadamic Affairs Vice Chair kroftj@winthrop.edu  803/323-4172
Leah Simmonds Academic Affairs Treasurer simmondsl@winthrop.edu 803/323-3553	Holly Cook Office of the President Historian cookh@winthrop.edu 803/323-2405
April Hershey Academic Affairs Parliamentarian hersheya@winthrop.edu 803/323-3459	Katie Gawronski Enrollment Management and Marketing Secretary gawronskik@winthrop.edu 803/323-2189

 

Staff Assembly Representatives:

 

April Hershey

Academic Affairs

hersheya@winthrop.edu 

 

Leah Simmonds

Academic Affairs

simmondsl@winthrop.edu 

 

John Kroft

Academic Affairs

kroftj@winthrop.edu 

 

Katie Gawronski
Enrollment Management and Marketing
gawronskik@winthrop.edu

 

Claire Mooney-Melvin
Athletics
mooneymelvin@winthrop.edu

 

Shea Maple
Athletics
maples@winthrop.edu 

 

Holly Cook
Office of the President

cookh@winthrop.edu 

 

Jayme Charles
Finance and Business Affairs
charlesj@winthrop.edu

 

Debbie Casperson

Finance and Business Affairs
caspersond@winthrop.edu 

 

Chris Johnson
Finance and Business Affairs, Facilities
johnsonc@winthrop.edu

 

Debbie Garrick

University Advancement
garrickd@winthrop.edu 

 

Tanya Pettus

Human Resources

pettust@winthrop.edu 

 

Jill Simpson
Student Affairs
simpsonje@winthrop.edu

 

Jessica Martin
Student Affairs
martinjl@winthrop.edu