Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee
WNC Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee
Purpose
Provide open communication between vendors and the college to foster positive and mutually beneficial relationships.
Charge (Mission & Values)
To create a culture of hospitality and service excellence for faculty, staff, students, and visitors in support of the college's mission through open communication.
Committee Chair: Heather Rikalo, Coordinator of Student Life
Contact: 775-445-3241 | heather.rikalo@wnc.edu
Committee Goals
- Develop, evaluate, and maintain institutional policies related to Auxiliary Services, and ensure institutional compliance.
- Provide open communication between vendors and the college to foster positive and mutually beneficial relationships.
- Resolve conflicts between vendors and the college community.
- Evaluate plans for changes to existing services or plans for new services considering resources, capacity, student and faculty needs.
- Make recommendations to the executive team regarding auxiliary services including contract renewal, quality of service, and customer satisfaction.
- Lead the Auxiliary Services program review by selecting a team and overseeing the program review process.
Composition
Minimum of eleven (11) voting members representing a cross-section of WNC students, faculty, and staff.
Members will serve staggered two-year terms. *(V) Voting Member, **(NV) Non-Voting Member, ***(V-TB) Voting Member-Tie Breaker
Membership shall include:
- WNC student (V)*
- Academic faculty (V)*
- Administrative faculty (V)*
- Classified staff (V)*
- A representative from the bookstore (standing) (NV)**
- A representative from the cafe (standing) (NV)**
- A representative for vending (standing) (NV)**
- A representative for Child Development Center (standing) (V)*
- Student Life Coordinator (standing) (V)*
- Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer- Recorder (standing) (V)*
- Chief Financial Officer (Oversight) (V-TB)***
Membership |
Term Ending |
CFO - Coral Lopez |
Operational Oversight |
Student Life Coordinator - Heather Rikalo |
Standing - Chair |
Child Development Center - AnnaLisa Acosta-Rogers |
Standing - Vice Chair |
Executive Assistant to the CFO - Shannon Covey |
Standing - Recorder |
Bookstore Representative - Mark Mazurowski |
Standing |
Vending Representative - Reno Albertazzi |
Standing |
Academic Faculty - Jeff Downs |
2025 |
Administrative Faculty - Temple Campana |
2025 |
Administrative Faculty - Steve Yingling |
2025 |
Classified - Desirae Blunt-Lamkey |
2025 |
Student |
2024 |
Officers
A. The Chair's duties shall be to:
- Preside at meetings of the committee or, in case of absence, appoint another member of the committee to preside at meetings,
- Communicate with the Executive Staff regarding any recommendations by the committee that require discussion or review
B. The Vice Chair's duties shall be to:
- Perform all of the duties of the committee chair in his/her absence; and
- Submit the committee's annual goals and year-end reports to the College Council by October 1st
C. The Recorder's duties shall be to:
- Prepare and distribute the agenda prior to each meeting,
- To take roll and record minutes at all meetings, and
- Maintain, on the committee's website:
- All meeting agendas
- All meeting minutes
- All committee reports
- Any other documents or files created for or used by the committee
Committee Bylaws
Contact Us
President's Office
Bristlecone Building, Room 140
2201 West College Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703
Tracy Mendibles
tracy.mendibles@wnc.edu
775-445-4236