Benefits Advisory Committee, Employee (EBAC)
Charge
The Employee Benefits Advisory Committee (EBAC) advises the university through the university's Senior Vice President of Operations and Finance regarding all matters related to the employee benefit programs. The EBAC:
- Financially analyzes any proposed changes to employee benefits
- Makes recommendations regarding benefit programs that meet the needs of the university staff to be competitive with peer institutions
- Makes recommendations regarding benefits policy, the design of benefit programs, and selection of providers
- Makes recommendations for benefit communication plans
- Monitors provider and plan performance to ensure coverage and cost equity, balance, compliance and sustainability
- Receives employee concerns and complaints and may make recommendations with respect to how they should be resolved
Activity
Current Members
| Name | Role | Representation | Start Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power, Mark | Chair | College - Business | 01 Jan 1989 |
| , vacant | Vice Chair | P&S Council | |
| , vacant | Vice Chair | Merit Staff | |
| , vacant | Vice Chair | Faculty Senate | |
| Elthon, Angela | Associate Vice Chair | Division of Operations and Finance | 01 Sep 2019 |
| Ford, Sarah | Associate Vice Chair | University Human Resources (UHR) | 01 May 2014 |
| , vacant | Member | Student Affairs | |
| , vacant | Member | Office of the President | |
| Anderson, Jennifer | Member | College - Design | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Augustus, Katie | Member | Ames National Laboratory | 01 Sep 2004 |
| Cain, Pam | Member | Division of Operations and Finance | 16 Jul 2007 |
| Crase, Sedahlia | Member | Retiree | 01 Apr 2017 |
| Deaton, Mickie | Member | College - Agriculture and Life Sciences | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Drollette, Ryan | Member | Extension Field Staff | 01 Mar 2020 |
| Howe, Ashley | Member | College - Veterinary Medicine | 01 Oct 2019 |
| Kreider, Brent | Member | College - Liberal Arts & Sciences | 20 Oct 2015 |
| McMaken, Jean | Member | Merit Staff | 01 Nov 2017 |
| Member | Retiree | 01 Sep 2015 | |
| Parris, Sarah | Member | Student Affairs | 01 Jul 2020 |
| Perkins, Jon | Member | Faculty Senate | 01 Feb 2022 |
| Phillips, Rita | Member | Division of Operations and Finance | 01 Mar 2019 |
| Qvale, Nancy | Member | College - Engineering | 01 Apr 2021 |
| Richards, AJ | Member | Senior Vice President & Provost | 05 May 2022 |
| Stow, Kevin | Member | ISU Foundation | 01 Sep 2002 |
| Vacant, | Member | College - Human Sciences | |
| Wall, Patrick | Member | P&S Council | 01 Jun 2021 |
| , vacant | Ex-officio | Chair of Investment Committee | |
| Ashley, Timothy | Ex-officio | AVP of Payroll, Benefits & Tax | 01 Sep 2006 |
| Holland, Edward | Ex-officio | Director of Benefits | 01 Apr 2015 |
| Polaski, Schyler | Ex-officio | Committee Recorder | 01 Sep 2019 |
| Sassman, Stacy | Ex-officio | Procurement Services | 01 Oct 2010 |
Resources
Composition
- Ames National Laboratory (1)
- AVP of Payroll, Benefits & Tax (1)
- Chair of Investment Committee (1)
- College - Agriculture and Life Sciences (1)
- College - Business (1)
- College - Design (1)
- College - Engineering (1)
- College - Human Sciences (1)
- College - Liberal Arts & Sciences (2)
- College - Veterinary Medicine (1)
- Committee Recorder (1)
- Director of Benefits (1)
- Division of Operations and Finance (5)
- Faculty Senate (1)
- ISU Foundation (1)
- Merit Staff (1)
- Office of General Counsel (1)
- Office of the President (1)
- P&S Council (1)
- Procurement Services (1)
- Retiree (2)
- Senior Vice President & Provost Office (1)
- Student Affairs (2)
- University Human Resources (UHR) (2)
- VP Extension and Outreach (1)