The Faculty and Staff Benefits Committee recommends to the vice president for Administration and Finance on policies and programs that revise the benefits provided faculty and staff.
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are schedule by the chair of the committee. No action can be taken at committee meetings unless five or more voting members are present.
Committee Members
Ana Valdes, Chair
College of Science
Kinesiology
Email: Anna.Valdes@ucf.eduNora Underwood-Caputo, Vice Chair
College of Business
Economics
Email: NUnderwood@ucf.edu
Anna ValdesCollege of Health Professions and Sciences-School of Kinesiology & Physical Therapy; Faculty Representative Alexander ColeCollege of Medicine-Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty Representative Guifang LiCollege of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative Nora UnderwoodCollege of Business Administration-Economics; Faculty Representative Page CurryUniversity Libraries-Information Technology & Digital Initiatives; Staff Representative Dennis DulniakUCF Retirement Association-Retired Staff; Retirement Association Representative Ashley LongoriaHuman Resources-Benefits; Ex officio Cat PuckettHuman Resources-Administration; Ex officio Maureen BinderHuman Resources-Administration; Ex officio; Committee Administrator, Faculty and Staff Benefits Committee Justin StrobelAdministration and Finance-Finance & Accounting; Staff Representative Sarah BushCollege of community Innovation and Education-School of Teacher Education; Faculty Representative Hatem Abou-SennaCollege of Engineering and Computer Science-Civil, Environmental & construction Engineering; Faculty Representative Lolanda GusemanCollege of Engineering and Computer Science-Budget & Finance; Staff Representative Jeannie HahmRosen College of Hospitality Management- Tourism, Events & Attractions; Faculty Represenative Grace Kaletski-MaiselDivision of Digital Learning- Center for Distributed Learning; Faculty Represenative Shela SiegristStaff Council- Ginsberg Center for Community Engagement; Faculty Represenative Walter BogumilUCF Retirement Association; Retired Faculty Matthew BryanCollege of Arts and Humanities-Writing and Rhetoric; Senate Representative Jonathan DeckerCollege of Nursing- Nursing Practice; Faculty Representative Aaron SmartStaff Council- College of Business Dean's office; Faculty Representative Jessica Frisch-DaielloStaff Council- Office of Research Pre-Award; Staff Representative Adam ParrishCollege of Sciences-Nicholson School of Communication & Media; Senate Representative; Vice Chair, Personnel CommitteeMembership
The committee shall consist of one faculty member from each academic unit, selected by the Committee on Committees, three staff members selected by the USPS Staff Council, three Administrative and Professional employees selected by the associate vice president for Human Resources, and two members from the Retiree Association (one retired faculty and one retired staff) nominated by the president of the UCF Retirement Association. A benefits representative from the Office of Human Resources and the associate vice president for Human Resources (or designee) shall serve as ex officio members. The chair is appointed annually by the Associate Vice President for Human Resources from the faculty members of the committee. The vice chair shall be elected annually by its membership at the first meeting of the committee after the new Faculty Senate is elected, normally in the early fall term.Terms of service shall be two years, staggered.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To study fringe benefits and other benefits and services provided to all faculty and staff of the university in relation to those offered in other institutions.
- To examine, analyze, and make recommendations on insurance and other benefit programs offered for consideration and implementation by the university.
- To make recommendations to the president on any proposed changes in benefits provided to the faculty and staff.
- To report the results of fringe benefits and other related faculty and staff benefits studies to the Senate.
- A quorum shall be five or more voting members.
Committee Reports
The committee submits a brief annual report of the committees’ activities by the end of the second week of August each year. Below are the annual reports for the committee.
Committee Guidance
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