Skip to content

MSU Denver's official employee-news source

Leadership and Governance

Meet the 2024-25 staff senators

Ruby Matheny to continue as president, Barbara Fricks-Romero elected to serve as vice president.

Congratulations to the newly elected leaders and senators representing their Metropolitan State University of Denver colleagues as members of the 2024-25 Staff Senate. The body represents all administrative and classified staff as well as student employees. Visit the Senate’s website and SharePoint page to learn more about priorities, upcoming meetings and opportunities to get involved.

Staff senators

Executive committee

President: Ruby Matheny, assistant director of Alumni Engagement 

Vice president: Barbara Fricks-Romero, data/assessment specialist in the School of Education 

Justice, equity, diversity and inclusion advisor: PaviElle James, transfer evaluator in the Office of Registrar 

Secretary: Bridget Wetzel, Online Student Services senior manager 

Treasurer: Caitlin Plamp, assistant director of Admissions, Strategic Enrollment and Data Management for Social Work 

Division senators 

Academic Affairs Division: Erica Buckland Anderson, director of Curriculum and Catalog 

Administration, Finance and Facilities Division: Imani Morning, director for Engagement, Culture and Organizational Development 

Administration, Finance and Facilities Division: Chris Tribbett, Information Technology Service Management lead 

Advancement: Lynne Winter, associate director of communications 

Athletics: Vacant  

College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering and Design: Talya Atkinson, senior program manager 

College of Business: Angela Schissler, Management Department advisor 

College of Health and Human Sciences: Katie Scarlett Day, administrative assistant for the Health Institute  

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Connor Sullivan, costume-shop manager 

President’s Office/Strategy: Glavine Walp, communications specialist for University Communications and Marketing 

School of Education: Sophia DeCubellis, Student Services office coordinator 

School of Hospitality: Corinne Anaya, financial analysis and data manager 

Student Affairs: Cassie Mullin, Experiential Learning Program manager for the Classroom to Career Hub 

Student Affairs: Diane Yee, director of Campus Recreation 

At-large senators 

Administrative and Front Desk Support: Tracey Verhasselt, program manager in the Office of Faculty Affairs 

Communications: Courtney Matsumoto, data analyst, Marketing and Communications senior manager for the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 

Data Management and Analysis: Buffy Ribble, Ph.D., director of Data and Analytics for the Office of Strategy 

Fiscal and Grant Management: Lara Bruce, project director of the Colorado Child Welfare Scholars Consortium for the Office of Social Work 

Student Advising and Support Services: Efrem Arthur Barnard, Supplemental Instruction lead 

General: Gabriel Grinsteiner, assistant director of the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry 

General: Megan Eastment, project manager for the Office of Online Learning