Staff Advisory Council members for 2026-27

The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) recognizes with grateful appreciation our outgoing SAC President, Stephanie Carter-Atkins, and Vice President, Ashley Hawkins Parham, both of whom served from 2020-2026. We also thank our outgoing SAC members for their dedication and service to Wake Forest staff:

• David Bass, Sport Performance
• Patrick Pardy, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Araceli “Sally” Perez-Ramos, School of Business
• Marion Tuttle, Deacon Health

The SAC offers a warm welcome to our Incoming members, whose term begins July 1:

From the Administration division:

•       Krista Davis, Information Systems
•       Paige Edwards-Werhan, Human Resources 

From the Campus Life division:

•       Shandi Starks, Director of People and Culture
•       Shell Sizemore, Women’s Center
•       Kathleen Hurley, Office of Student Engagement 

From the Facilities, Campus and Auxiliary Services division:

•       Stacey Lawson, Facilities, Real Estate and Planning 

From the Academics division:

•       Amanda Tingle, Wake Downtown
•       Jenna Radford, Wake Washington
•       Shandra Caputo, School of Business 

From the President’s Office division:

•       Sydney Bowman, The Program for Leadership and Character 

Finally, the SAC is pleased to announce the SAC leadership for 2026-27:

• President: Betsy Chapman, University Marketing and Communications 
• Vice President: Ashley Graham Phipps, Office of Personal & Career Development 
• Communications Committee Chair: Jenna Radford, Wake Washington Center 
• Events Committee Co-Chairs: Krista Davis, Information Systems, and Tim Kerr, Facilities, Real Estate and Planning 
• Fringe Benefits Committee Chair: Jim Settle, Student Conduct 
• Membership Committee Co-Chairs: Allison Hunter, University Advancement, and Sandy Lail, University Advancement 
• Pro Humanitate Committee Chair: Tara Ebrahimi, School of Law 

Dates and times for 2026-2027 SAC meetings will be announced later this summer.

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Visit the SAC website to see newsletters and meeting minutes and to contact your SAC representative with ideas, questions or concerns (WFU login required to access some website content).