Professional Staff Organization gets new officers for 2011-12

Members of the Professional Staff Organization at Western Washington University recently elected executive committee members for the coming school year. New officers are:

• President: Paul Mueller
• Vice President: Pete Lockhart
• Secretary: April Markiewicz
• Student Affairs Rep 1: Rick Stefani
• Student Affairs Rep 2: Michael Schardein
• Academic Affairs Rep 1: Lin Stefan
• Academic Affairs Rep 2: Lois Longwood
• Business and Financial Affairs Rep: Jennifer Hansen
• President/University Relations/University Advancement Rep: Fran Maas
• At-Large Rep: Bruce Boyer

The mission of the Professional Staff Organization is to represent the interests of professional staff of Western by:

Promoting an active role for professional staff in university governance

Providing a voice in establishing university operating policies and procedures

Representing professional staff in policies pertaining to professional staff personal and professional welfare

"Professional Staff" or "Pro Staff" are employees who provide leadership, management and/or program direction in collaboration with students, faculty and staff in pursuit of Western's mission and strategic goals. Professional staff are not executive officers or academic administrators and are excluded from the classified personnel system established by Washington state.

A listserv is available for PSO information at pso@lists.wwu.edu.