Committees

2025-2026 Operating Staff Council Standing Committees

Representatives on all Operating Staff Council (OSC) committees should be status operating staff (civil service) employees. If you are interested in being on an OSC committee, please contact Jay Monteiro at jmonteiro@niu.edu.

Executive

  • Jim Slagstad, president
  • Jay Monteiro, vice president
  • Tracey Ward, secretary
  • Kathy Mosher, treasurer
  • Holly Nicholson, personnel advisor
  • Chris Doe, EAC representative

Elections and Appointments

  • Jay Monteiro, chair
  • Kathy Mosher
  • Karen Smith
  • Rob Kerschke

Legislative

  • Cindy Kozumplik
  • Kathy Mosher
  • Linda Srygler
  • Gigi Beaird

Public Relations

  • Jay Monteiro
  • Angie Gutierrez-Vargas
  • Karen Smith
  • Rob Kerschke
  • Rave Meyer
  • Tawanda Paul
  • Sam Hawkins

StaffFest Sub-Committee

  • Kathy Mosher
  • Mark Pietrowski
  • Angie Gutierrez-Vargas
  • Cindy Kozumplik
  • Linda Srygler

OSC Dependent Scholarship

  • Jay Monteiro
  • Rob Kerschke
  • Sam Hawkins

Newsletter Sub-Committee

  • Tawanda Paul, chair
  • Jay Monteiro
  • Angie Gutierrez-Vargas
  • Jessie Alex
  • Rave Meyer

Workplace Guidance

  • Rave Meyer, Chair
  • Tamara Boston
  • Karen Smith
  • Cindy Robinson
  • Jessie Alex
  • Gigi Beaird

Civil Service Emergency Fund

  • Tamara Boston, chair
  • Karen Smith
  • Rob Kerschke

Outstanding Service Awards

  • Jennifer Withers
  • Eric Biletzky
  • Renee Page
  • Jay Monteiro
  • Rob Kerschke
  • Tom O’Grady – SPS
  • Cara Carlson – SPS
  • Margaret Myles - SPS

NIU Committees and Commissions

Operating staff have representatives on a variety of NIU committees and commissions. Detailed descriptions of university committees can be found on the University Council website. These representatives are appointed or nominated by the Operating Staff Council (OSC) based on interest forms submitted by operating staff employees.

As part of the shared governance system at NIU, the OSC has representatives on the University Council and University Advisory Council to the Board of Trustees.

At the state level, NIU operating staff have representatives on the State University Civil Service System Employee Advisory Committee (EAC) and State University Retirement System Member Advisory Committee (SURSMAC).

If you have any questions, contact Elections/Appointments Committee Chair: Jay Monteiro at jmonteiro@niu.edu.

Committee Interest Form

Contact Us

Operating Staff Council
Altgeld Hall 103
815-753-7193
osc@niu.edu