Contact Information
University Planning and Budget Committee
Sarah Horrax
Chair
University Planning and Budget Committee
Scott Kazar
Vice Chair
University Planning and Budget Committee
Rafael Romero
Secretary
University Planning and Budget Committee

Membership

UPBC Committee Membership 2026-2027

Elected Teaching Faculty (9)Term Ending
Ammon College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 
Eric Dlugolenski (Criminology & Criminal Justice)28 (1)
School of Business 
Joseph Farhat, PhD (Finance)      29 (3)
College of Health and Rehabilitation Science 
Misty Scoggins (DNAP)27 (1)
School of Education 
Michael Bartone, PhD (Literacy, Elementary Education, and Early Childhood Education)     27 (2)
Laura Jacobson (Special Education & Interventions)27 (1)
School of Engineering, Science, and Technology 
Reza Ghodsi (Engineering)28 (1)
At-Large Teaching Faculty  
Yiru Wang (Marketing)29 (0) 
VACANT – Seat needs to be filled on Fall 2026 Election ballot because no other teaching faculty were on the Spring 2026 ballot 
Part-Time Faculty  
David LaMay, PhD (Finance)27 (2) 
Elected Administrative Faculty (6) 
Amanda Tellier (Registrar’s Office)29 (0)
Sarah Horrax (Student Activities & Leadership Development)28 (1)
Scott Kazar (Recreation Center)  27 (2) 
Sarah Horniak (Nursing)28 (1)
Sarah Petras (Information Technology)27 (2)
Stanley Styrczula (Information Technology)28 (1)
Students (3):Vacant
Ex-Officio,  Non-Voting 
Provost: Kimberly Kostelis  
Chief Budget & compliance Officer: Lisa Bucher   
AVP for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness: Yvonne Kirby