Senators

2023-2024 Executive Officers

President (Chair)

Coco Ponce, UMOnline

Liaison to the Bylaws & Resolutions Committee

406-243-6495

coco.ponce@umontana.edu

Secretary

Nicole Krause, Financial Aid

Liaison to the Wellness & Staff Retention Committee

406-243-5373

nicole.krause@umontana.edu

Historian

Glenn Kneebone, Mansfield Library

Liaison to the Communications & Visibility and Survey & Assessment / Data & Research Committees

406-243-2060

glenn1.kneebone@umontana.edu

Vice President (Chair-Elect)

Trey Magnuson, Campus Recreation

Liaison to the Professional Development Committee

406-243-2823

trey.magnuson@umontana.edu

Treasurer

Carrie Elensky, UM Dining

Liaison to the Scholarship and Staff Awards Committees

406-243-6188

carolyn.elensky@umontana.edu

Alecia Gray

IT Business Analyst

Contact

Office
Work remotely
Phone
N/A
Email
alecia.gray@umontana.edu
Office Hours

Pronouns: she/her

Education

Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg, VA
B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Certified Public Manager® certification

University of Montana
Missoula, MT
Master of Public Administration student (taking a pause)

Professional Experience

I consider myself to be a poster child for what a liberal arts education provides - the ability to work in various different fields, flexing to whatever is needed of me in the moment. I have large chunks of experience in higher education, training and facilitation, project and event management, and marketing and communication. I am most at home when I'm using my skills to connect and help people, advocate for policies and procedures that remove barriers, and leverage tech tools to their maximum potential to assist with the first two items listed.

I've held a few positions at the University fo Montana and have enjoyed the variety of work that I've done and the people I've worked with and served:

  • IT Business Analyst, Enterprise Technology - July, 2022 to present
  • Advisor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) - March, 2020 to June, 2022
  • Director of Communications and Events, H&S - August, 2018 to March, 2020 (Also, Dean's Office Manager, 2018-2019)

I have worked in non-profit and higher education since 2001 and prior to that I worked for the Walt Disney Company.