The Staff Budget Engagement Committee (SBEC) was launched in January, 2024, to better meet the commitment by the Office of the Provost to engage the U-M Ann Arbor community around budget transparency and the budget process. Members of the SBEC are staff from across schools, colleges, and units.  The SBEC members serve for two years, meeting approximately four times per semester.

2024 Members

    • Jena Ault
      Associate Director of Finance, Office of Vice President for Research
    • Krystle Bednark
      Associate Director, Organizational Effectiveness, Office of University Development
    • Erin Cutrell
      Financial Specialist Senior, Ford School of Public Policy
    • Mike Daniel
      Senior Director of Policy and Chief Operating Officer, Center for Academic Innovation
    • Ethan Farrelly
      Financial Specialist Associate, University of Michigan Museum of Art
    • Laura Gonzalez-Garcia
      Operations and Events Coordinator, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)
    • Edmund Graham
      Associate Director, National Center for Institutional Diversity
    • Tom Hayward
      Financial or Business Analyst Intermediate, Michigan Medicine Finance
    • Adam Kraft
      Research and Instructional Lab Manager, School of Kinesiology
    • Heidi Madias
      Research Administrator Lead, School of Social Work
    • Luke McCarthy
      Director, Faculty Senate Office, Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA)
    • Sarah McClusky
      Assistant Archivist, Bentley Historical Library
    • Adeeb Mozip
      Executive Director of Business Operations, Office of Enrollment Management
    • H. Renee Nguyen
      Financial Specialist Senior, Institute for Social Research
    • Dan Rife
      Director, Facilities and Operations, College of Literature, Science and the Arts
    • Nickie Rowsey
      Financial Specialist Senior, School of Information
    • Rebekah Smith
      Finance Director of Operations, College of Engineering
    • Caitlin Walton
      Chief Financial Officer, Stamps School of Art & Design
    • Tom Finholt (Chair, SBEC)
      Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs,
      Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
      Professor of Information, School of Information
    • Karen Zaruba
      Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs,
      Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
    • Kimberly Brown (Committee Support)
      Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs,
      Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs