Killian named UNC Staff Assembly chair
Garrett Killian will begin his role as chair of the UNC Staff Assembly on Nov. 5. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Garrett Killian, an East Carolina University staff member, has been elected as the chair for the University of North Carolina Staff Assembly for the 2019-2020 academic year. Going into its 13th year as an organization, the UNC Staff Assembly serves as an advisory group to the UNC President, discusses issues affecting staff and represents the staff of the 17 schools that make up the University of North Carolina System.
Killian, a Lumberton native, was previously the parliamentarian for ECU and led an Xtender team in Enterprise Information Systems (EIS). Xtender is an electronic repostitory for documents such as student applications, transcripts and financial documents that Killian and his team manage. Before being elected parliamentarian in 2015, Killian was a representative for ECU and served as an at-large delegate on the UNC Staff Assembly.
Killian succeeds Dawn Brown, who has served on UNC Wilmington’s Staff Senate the past four years and was elected as chair in October 2016.
As assembly chair, Killian will be responsible for organizing and leading assembly meetings, leading communication with the UNC System president, and working toward presenting solutions for current issues.
“My goals as assembly chair are to continue Dawn’s efforts to stay abreast of current issues, keep the assembly delegates informed, and to be prepared to provide direct and timely feedback to the UNC System Office,” Killian said.
“I am very excited about the opportunity to lead the assembly for the next two years — it will be a challenge but it’s one for which I feel well prepared,” Killian said.
Killian also wants to continue to work toward increasing the endowment for the Janet B. Royster Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to offer money to all UNC staff for professional development.
“I am looking forward to working with the other leaders that will be elected this fall and continuing the momentum that we’ve had over the past few years under previous leadership,” Killian said.
-by Grady Dillon, ECU News Services