Members

Staff Senate Members

Officers 2026-2027

Office	Name	Email	Phone
President	Melody Smith	msmith1@tarleton.edu	254-968-9493
Vice President	Kim Mitchell	kmitchell1@tarleton.edu	254-968-9662
Secretary	Sandra Richardson	srichardson1@tarleton.edu	254-459-5483
Treasurer	Sidney Cogburn	scogburn@tarleton.edu	254-968-9050
Public Relations	Summer Miller	smiller1@tarleton.edu	254-968-9715

2025-2026 Members

The individuals listed below are serving as members of the Staff Senate for the 2025-26 academic year. Representing staff from across the university, these employees are committed to fostering communication, advocating for staff interests, and supporting a positive campus environment. Their service to the Staff Senate reflects a dedication to the Tarleton State community that goes above and beyond their hired roles.

Name	Location	Area	Email
Sonya Butter	Stephenville	Innovative Technology Solutions	belcher@tarleton.edu
Sidney Cogburn	Fort Worth	External Operations	tcarey@tarleton.edu
Kris	Remote	Innovative Technology Solutions	carrell@tarleton.edu
Sydney Cogburn	Stephenville	College of Health & Clinical Professions	scogburn@tarleton.edu
Kristi Cortez	Stephenville	Academic Advising & Support	kcortez@tarleton.edu
John Duarte	Stephenville	Student Retention	duarte@tarleton.edu
Nathan Elrod	Stephenville	Biological Sciences	nelrod@tarleton.edu
London Fair	Stephenville	Student Engagement & Success	lfair@tarleton.edu
Rhonda Freeman	Waco	External Operations	rfreeman@tarleton.edu
Ivore Garza	Stephenville	Human Resources	igarza@tarleton.edu
Ashley Harvey	Stephenville	School of Behavioral Sciences	aharvey@tarleton.edu
Soncee Heard-Smith	Stephenville	College of Education	heardsmith@tarleton.edu
Tracy Holtman	Stephenville	University Libraries	holtman@talreton.edu
Andrea Hopper	Stephenville	Department of Curriculum & Instruction	ahopper@tarleton.edu
Viviana Hornick	Fort Worth	University Libraries	vhornick@tarleton.edu
Jason Jacks	Stephenville	College of Science & Mathematics	jacks@tarleton.edu
McKenna Johnston	Stephenville	Department of Visual Arts & Design	mjohnston@tarleton.edu
Madason Kunn	Fort Worth	Career Services	kunn@tarleton.edu
Staci Lowe	Stephenville	Enrollment Management	slowe@tarleton.edu
Adrian Manning	Stephenville	Academic Advising & Support	amanning@tarleton.edu
Blessed Matai	Stephenville	University Police	matai@tarleton.edu
Jon McGinnis	Fort Worth	Academic Advising & Support	jmcginnis@tarleton.edu
Summer Miller	Stephenville	Career Services	smiller1@tarleton.edu
Kim Mitchell	Stephenville	Career Services	kmitchell1@tarleton.edu
Seth Newsome	Stephenville	Career Services	snewsome@tarleton.edu
Samantha Schave	Stephenville	Registrar’s Office	sschave@tarleton.edu
Stacy Smithwick	Stephenville	College of Liberal & Fine Arts	ssmithwick@tarleton.edu
Sydney Taylor	Stephenville	Marketing & Communications	sjtaylor@tarleton.edu
Lauren Timms	Fort Worth	External Operations	ltimms@tarleton.edu
Ashlee Tolliver	Stephenville	Academic Advising & Support	atolliver@tarleton.edu
Victoria Yancey	Stephenville	College of Nursing	vyancey@tarleton.edu

Elected members of the Staff Senate shall be full-time staff below the level of Vice President. Each occupational category, as defined by Human Resources, shall elect one representative for every 20 employees (excluding academic department heads). To be elected, a staff member must have a minimum of one year of full-time continuous employment at Tarleton during the 6-month period immediately preceding the election. An individual may not serve more than two successive full terms of office.