Liaison and Finance Staff

Liaison staff

Liaisons are professional staff members assigned to assist student orgs with the creation, execution and implementation of their student organization. CSI determines the liaison you work with based upon your self-classified category during the annual agreement process.

Unsure of your category? Review your organization’s BuffConnect profile and scroll down to Category to view classification.

What can a liaison help me with?

Liaisons are also responsible for signing off on all funding requests for student organizations. It is the responsibility of the student organization to meet with a CSI liaison prior to registering as a new organization, submitting any funding requests or planning any major on-campus event or off-campus travel. Liaisons are also here to help with

Leadership development.
Navigating and understanding campus policies.
Referral to campus departments.
Recruitment and membership retention.
Organization marketing.
Organization development such as bylaw creation and running effective meetings.
Internal conflict and membership concerns.

When are they available to meet?

We strongly recommend RSOs schedule appointments with their assigned liaison in order to ensure the best possible advising and support. However, during normal business hours, a liaison is available for drop-in appointments for answering basic questions.

Adam Pallas

Org categories

Gaming

Expertise and interests

Leadership development and theory. Twitch streaming. Dungeons and Dragons.

Request an appointment with Adam

Alexis Gonzales

Org categories

Cultural and International

Expertise and interests

Multicultural programs. Diversity and inclusion. Social justice issues. Equity-based learning and leading. Community-based projects.

Request an appointment with Alexis

Angelica Juarez

Org categories

Community Service and Volunteerism
Engineering and Technology
Social Justice and Activism

Expertise and interests
Social justice and inclusion initiatives. Event and activity planning. Document creation. Teambuilding and conflict management.

Request an appointment with Angie

Austin Lujan

Org categories

Government and Politics
Graduate and Professional Studies
Law and Law School
Multicultural Greek Council chapters

Expertise and interests
Risk management. Leadership transition. Creating accessible and inclusive events. Finding creative collaborations. Marketing.

Request an appointment with Austin

Jessica Gutiérrez

Org categories

Environmental
Humanities
Religion and Spirituality

Expertise and interests

Developing workshops/programs, accountability with care.

Request an appointment with Jessica

John Sagehorn

Org categories

Business and Entrepreneurship
Honor Society
Science and Mathematics
Social

Expertise and interests
Copy editing and grammar. Creative and innovative ideas for marketing and using technology. Creating bylaws. Creative low-budget event ideas.

Request an appointment with John

Michael Vorwald

Org categories

Recreation & Wellness
CU Interfraternity Council chapters

Expertise and interests

Large scale event planning. Leadership. Anything recreation & wellness related!

Request an appointment with Michael

Michaela Clark

Org categories

Art, Music & Entertainment

Expertise and interests

Creating a sense of belonging on campus, how to inject health & wellness into your activities. I enjoy music & theater, arts and crafts, and finding new music to listen to.

Request an appointment with Michaela

Shelby Bell

Org categories

College Panhellenic Council chapters

Expertise and interests

Starting a new fraternity/sorority. Finding and building a sense of belonging/community. Marketing and outreach. Creating bylaws and governing documents. Teambuilding. Leadership transitions. Risk management. Finding creative collaborations.

Finance staff

CSI Finance Staff provide financial support to ensure RSO success. They accomplish this by serving as bankers, bookkeepers, travel agents and purchasers, and generally supporting RSO financial management.

Like our Liaisons, Finance Staff assist RSOs by self-classified category selected during their annual agreement process.

Unsure of your category? Review your organization’s BuffConnect profile and scroll down to “Category” to view classification.

What can finance staff help me with?

Making purchases
Depositing funds
Paying performers/speakers/services
Reimbursements
Booking travel
Reconcile accounts
Navigating financial policies and procedures
Answering financial questions

When are they available to meet?

Stop into UMC 330 during normal business hours, appointments are not required. To ensure availability, we recommend you contact finance staff for pre-spending meetings, booking travel and purchasing. Contact your staff member directly or via csifinance@colorado.edu.