MSU Staff Council announces 2025-2026 campus representatives
Thirty employees from all areas of campus are representing their fellow coworkers this year on the Mississippi State Staff Council.
The 2025-2026 group represents every university division and serves as the primary conduit between staff and MSU leadership. Specifically, the advisory committee provides a forum for staff to discuss their roles in the university system; advises administration on staff matters relating to the implementation of new policies, procedures and programs; recommends changes in existing policies; and serves as a resource for staff nominations to university committees. Additionally, it oversees the Staff Education and Development Scholarship, a stream of financial assistance to employees seeking professional development opportunities.
2025-2026 MSU Staff Council members include:
—Darrell Banks, Extension agent II, MSU Extension
—Sophia Barnett, executive assistant to the vice president, Office of Research and Economic Development
—Dominique Belcher, graphic designer, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
—Joni Branning, academic records supervisor, MSU-Meridian Division of Education
—Lateshia Butler, director, Office of Civil Rights Compliance
—Lisa Dye, project manager, Water Resources Research Institute
—Cambrie Frizzell, program coordinator, Office of the Provost
—Hunter Goodson, Meat Lab manager, Department of Animal and Dairy Science
—Tiffanie Hancock, administrative assistant II, Office of the President
—Libbi Havelin, senior administrative assistant, nSPARC
—Courtney Headley, Extension project specialist I, Center for 4-H Youth Development
—Timothy Hopkins, executive director, Holmes Center for Student Success
—Hannah Howell, administrative assistant I, Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion
—Veronika Jelinkova, assistant security coordinator, Office of Research Compliance and Security
—Ogorchukwu “Ogo” Johnson, assistant director for planning and assessment, Student Affairs Assessment Office
—Davie Jones, security analyst, Information Security
—Kelly LaSalle, office associate, Staff Council Office
—Matthew Mackey, construction administrator, Work Management
—Allison Matthews, news editor, Office of Public Affairs
—Alicia Musselwhite, assistant director for operations, health and safety, Office of Environmental Health and Safety
—Samantha Nall, property, receiving and mail services manager, Office of Receiving and Property Control
—Ty Nichols, administrative assistant I, College of Veterinary Medicine Office of Academic Affairs
—Ashley Patterson, business manager I, Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center
—Lynn Palmer Purnell, assistant coordinator for curriculum and scheduling, Office of the Registrar
—Jessica Rahim, administrative assistant II, Office of the Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
—Cindy Ratcliff, administrative assistant II, College of Veterinary Medicine Office of the Dean
—Connor Simmons, assistant director of finance and budget, MSU Foundation
—Chantel Solis-McCoy, corporal, MSU Police Department
—Elizabeth Standley, business manager I, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
—John Michael VanHorn, director, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
For more information on the MSU Staff Council, visit www.staffcouncil.msstate.edu.