Employee Advisory Council

The Employee Advisory Council is a group of twelve elected employees and two advisors that represent  four broad areas of UTMB.  The EAC serves to promote a positive and collaborative work environment that is committed to assessing, prioritizing and communicating employee needs. The EAC also serves as a focus group/advisory panel by providing a feedback loop on broad issues and potential new programs that can impact UTMB Classified Staff and A&P Positions. 

Each year we hold elections to add 4 members of the council.  This year we also needed to replace a second member from the Schools due to a vacancy.  We would like to take this opportunity to welcome five new members to the Employee Advisory Council  (EAC) .  We had an excellent  group of nominees this year.  The new members are:

·            Veronica Pleasant (University Support)

·            Michele Stout (Hospitals and Clinics)

·            Jason Chavers (Correctional Managed Care)

·            Vivian Granger (Schools) 3 year term

·            Amineh Baradar (Schools) 2 year term

The EAC looks forward to working with the new members of our team over the coming years and would like to congratulate them in being elected to serve by their peers on this council.

Classified and Administrative & Professional employees are invited to cast their votes for new members of the Employee Advisory Council. The election, which begins Nov. 9 and runs until Dec. 4., will determine five new representatives from four areas of the institution. Voting is open to full-time, benefits-eligible Classified and A&P employees. Voting is online, with employees allowed one vote for a nominee from their university group. Although users will be authenticated using their UTMB usernames and passwords (to ensure one vote per person), an individual’s voting choice will remain confidential. The new members will be announced in December 2009. SEE THE NOMINEES

 The UTMB EAC is looking for candidates for elections to be held Nov 9th – Dec 4^th.  Nominations are being accepted from Sept 28^th – Oct 26^th.  To be placed on the ballot as a nominee for the 2010 Elections, please complete the follow steps:

1)       Read the EAC guidelines:

2)       Provide a brief bio that describes your role at UTMB (less than 300 words) and a statement about why you want to serve on EAC.  Include all your contact information (phone numbers, email and your department);

3)      Provide a digital photo of yourself;

4)      Supply a statement of support from your manager or supervisor (service on the EAC is a three year commitment that may require as much as several hours a month of your time);

E mail all 4 items above (bio state, why you want to be elected statement, supervisor statement endorsing your nominations and your digital photo) by Oct 27^th to Melanie Loving @mloving@utmb.edu or call her with questions at 409 772-9601.

Due to hurricane Ike, the EAC has made the decision to cancel elections for fiscal year 2009.  Our plan is for elections to resume fiscal year 2010.  Stay tuned for additional infomation as the fall draws near.