UHESA

About

2023-2024 Officers

Julie Duersch

Past-President: 

Paul Tew
Snow College
paul.tew@snow.edu  

John Lisonbeee

President: 

John Lisonbee
Southern Utah University
johnlisonbee@suu.edu

Alison Fabricius

President-Elect:

Alison Fabricius
Utah State University
alison.fabricius@usu.edu 

Beka Grulich

Secretary:

Beka Grulich
Utah Valley University
beka.grulich@uvu.edu 

 

Jo Scofield

Treasurer:

Jo Scofield
University of Utah
jscofield@housing.utah.edu 

Lisa Rigtrup

Senior Communications Chair:

Lisa Rigtrup
University of Utah
lisa.rigtrup@hsc.utah.edu 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Government Relations Chair:

TBD

Daniel Delgadillo

Senior Professional Development Chair:

Daniel Delgadillo
Utah Valley University
daniel.delgadillo@uvu.edu 

Marie Wintriss

Junior Communications Chair:

Marie Wintriss
University of Utah
marie.wintriss@utah.edu 

Tammy Hales

Junior Government Relations Chair:

Tammy Hales
Snow College
tammy.hales@snow.edu 

Brandi Mair

Junior Professional Development Chair:

Brandi Mair
Salt Lake Community College
brandi.mair@slcc.edu 

Our Mission

Our mission is to unify, train, educate, and cultivate higher education staff and their associations; to create a powerful voice for staff within the state of Utah; to instill a sense of pride in higher education staff; and to educate the citizens of Utah regarding the worth of Higher Education.

UHESA provides a means of association and communication between the Staff Associations of each institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. Membership in UHESA consists of representatives from each institution's Staff Association officers and all higher education staff. In addition to monthly meetings and quarterly conferences, UHESA organizes a Day at the Capitol each February for all higher education staff to speak with legislatures about the importance of higher education within the state system and its vital role as an economic engine for the state.

Strategic Goals

I. UHESA serves all staff in higher education and works together to:

  1. Unify higher education staff associations toward common goals.
  2. Provide representation and a powerful voice for staff in higher education in Utah.
  3. Offer a means through which staff may influence decisions that affect employment, compensation, benefits, retirement, work environment, and any other matter pertaining to the work environment.
  4. Improve relations of higher education staff with the Office of the Governor of the State of Utah, the Utah State Board of Regents, and Utah State Legislators.
  5. Train staff association leaders on ways to help strengthen their associations and institutions, as well as instill a sense of pride in staff.
  6. Present means of association and inter-communication among the staff within the Utah System of Higher Education.
  7. Educate and encourage staff of the USHE institutions to become involved in the political process.
  8. Promote the worth of higher education in the state of Utah.