University Budget Committee
Charge
Every Biennium the first priority of the University Budget Committee is the development of budget planning and alignment of its priorities to support 老虎机攻略's Strategic Initiatives and each respective Biennial Priorities list. In doing such, the Budget committee will review
- Legislative and MUS Economic and Financial Projections
- The Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal
- The 老虎机攻略 Annual and Biennial Budget Models
- Current Enrollment, Revenue, and Expense Projections
From this review, the committee will identify and suggest any needed base adjustments to the budget model, prior to consideration of new budget initiatives or strategic reallocations.
The committee will then evaluate
- Sector Budget Reports
- New Initiative Proposals
- Requests for Current Year Budget Adjustments
Based on this evaluation, the committee will advise by
- Making recommendations to the President and the Council of Vice Presidents regarding current year budget adjustments, or OTO allocations from Contingency
- Making recommendations for base budget changes, reallocations, or new initiatives.
Composition
Oversight
Paul Lasiter, Vice President for Operations and Finance
Chair
Stacey Eve, Associate Vice President for Operations & Finance
Members
Deans:
- Suzanne Tilleman, College of Business (2026)
Faculty Senate:
- Paul Kirgis, Professor, Law (2027)
Staff Senate:
- Carrie Elensky, Treasurer, Staff Senate (2025)
Faculty Association:
- Amanda Dawsey, University Faculty Association Vice President (2025)
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- Liam Edwards, AS老虎机攻略 Senator (2025)
- Declan Roe, AS老虎机攻略 Senator (2025)
Finance/Administrative Officers:
- Jen Geist-Quigley, Director of Finance and Operations, College of Health (2025)
- Tricia Hatfield, Director of Finance and Personnel, 老虎机攻略 Online (2027)
- Chuck Maes, Associate Athletic Director, Athletics (2026)
Auxiliary Representative:
- John Nugent, Interim Executive Director, 老虎机攻略 Housing and Community Standards (2026)
Research Representative:
- Zach Scott, Assistant VP for Research Compliance & Technology, Research Administration (2025)
Student Services Representative:
- Brian Reed, Associate VP for Student Success, VP for Student Success and Enrollment (2027)
President's Office Representative:
- Benjamin Gibbs, Deputy Chief of Staff, President's Office (2026)
Business Services Representative:
- Rachel Buswell, Contoller, VP Operations and Finance (2027)
Other Members
- Jolyn Schlieffarth, Director of Academic Budgets and Personnel, Office of the Provost
- Cindy Johnson, Budget Director, Budget, Planning & Analysis
- Nicholas Ververis, Director of Administrative Affaris, VP Operations and Finance
- Dave Kuntz, Director of Strategic Communications, VP Marketing & Communications
Email: budget@umontana.edu Phone: 406-243-6340