Our goal in advancing changes to the Boise State budget model is transparency. We will continue to provide updates on the process for this initiative, who is involved, and the stages of planning and implementation. Information on this page is relevant to pre-planning stages and is subject to change as the project evolves.
Components of the Process
Campus Involvement
Executive Sponsors
- Provost John Buckwalter
- Vice President for Finance & Operations & CFO Alicia Estey
Project Facilitation Team
- Chris Johnson
- Zeynep Hansen
- Shari Ellertson
- Eric White
- Judith Todd
- Irene Pedraza
- Jennifer Jayne
Planning Advisory Council
- Leslie Durham, Dean, the College of Arts & Sciences
- James Satterfield, Dean, the College of Education
- Mark Wheeler, Dean, Extended Studies
- Lisa Bostaph, Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, President of the Faculty Senate
- Matt Smith, Assistant Vice President, Research Enterprise Services
- Jeremiah Shinn, Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
- Brian Bolt, Assistant Vice President, Deputy CIO
- Lisa Cochran, Executive Director, Extra Mile Arena
- Lynn Humphrey, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
- Annie Hightower, Associate Vice President, Finance and Operations Administration
- Tony Marker, Professor, Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning, Faculty Senate representative
- Ed Vasko, Director, Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity, the Division of Research & Economic Development
- Heather Berry, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Personnel Services & Chief of Staff
- Makenzie Phillips, Assistant Dean of Operations & Strategic Initiatives, the College of Arts & Sciences
- Matthew Ewing, Vice President of University Advancement
- Troy Hyatt, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Accountancy
- Joelle Powers, Senior Associate Dean, the College of Health Sciences
Project Facilitation Team, along with:
- George Thoma, Communications Specialist, Office of Communications & Marketing
- Mike Chambers, Program Manager, Office of Continuous Improvement
Working Groups
Strategic Initiatives
- Mark Bannister, College of Business and Economics
- Jeff Banka, Finance and Operations
- Joelle Powers, College of Health Sciences
- Annie Hightower, Finance and Operations
- Chris Wuthrich, Student Affairs & Enrollment Management
- Don Plumlee, College of Engineering
- Brian Bolt, Finance and Operations
- Jenny Barlow, Communications and Marketing
- Mike Mann, College of Health Sciences
- Arturo Rodriguez, College of Education
- Lisa Bostaph, Faculty Senate President
- Cynthia Campbell, College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Unit and Central Services
- Ilene McEnroe, Extended Studies
- Sharla Davison, Finance and Operations
- Sherry Zeng, Finance and Operations
- Lynn Humphrey, Student Affairs & Enrollment Management
- Makenzie Phillips, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rhonda McFarland, Finance and Operations
- Tamara Gandenberger, University Foundations
- Shari Ellertson, Institutional Effectiveness
- Isaac Castellano, School of Public Service
- Lisa Brady, College of Arts and Sciences
- Leslie Kendrick, College of Health Sciences
- Mary Aagard, Albertsons Library
Tuition and Fees, State Appropriation
- James Satterfield Jr, College of Education
- Mark Wheeler, Extended Studies
- Brenda Robinson, Finance and Operations
- Doug Bullock, College of Arts and Sciences
- Eric White, Institutional Effectiveness
- Kris Collins, Student Affairs & Enrollment Management
- Kit Scott, College of Business and Economics
- Chris Hyer, Honors College
- Jason Herbeck, College of Arts and Sciences
- Lynda Ransdell, College of Health Sciences
- Stephanie Witt, School of Public Service
- Jerry Fails College of Engineering
Research and Creative Activity
- Nicole Pantera, Finance & Operations
- Megan Daigneau, Research & Economic Development
- Lisa Phillips, Office of the Provost
- Scott Lowe, Graduate College
- Matt Smith, Research & Economic Development
- Leslie Durham, College of Arts and Sciences
- Courtney Ronan, College of Engineering
- Julia Oxford, College of Arts and Sciences
- Ryan Baxter, College of Business and Economics
- Todd Otanicar, College of Engineering
- William King, School of Public Service
- Dan Scott, College of Arts and Sciences
Beyond Planning
We will seek strong campus involvement and direct stakeholder representation in this project, which must include broad-based input from individuals across various types of roles throughout the University.