Senators

Jenna Snow - President

Jenna Snow began working at Montana Tech in July 2020 with the Financial Aid department. She now works and loves her career in Payroll. She enjoys helping others while wearing a smile on her face. She joined Staff Senate in hopes to be a friendly face staff know they can count on and to build upon a positive working environment where staff feel appreciated and know they have a team supporting them. She is passionate about making a positive impact on campus and is looking forward to working together.

Mike Haldane - Vice President

Mike Haldane started working at Montana Tech in February of 2020 as the Career Fair & On-Campus Interview Coordinator in Career Services, and is now the Director of the Mail/Copy Center and Digger Card Center. Mike really enjoys interacting with the faculty, staff, and students of Montana Tech in his current role, and is proud to be part of such a prestigious institution of higher learning. Becoming part of the Staff Senate seemed like a great way for Mike to connect more with the Montana Tech family, so he jumped at the opportunity! As a member of the Staff Senate, Mike hopes to have a positive impact on both the north and south campuses, and to help make Montana Tech a better place to work.

Marcia Lubick - Treasurer

Marcia Lubick earned her BS in Business & Information Technology, graduating with honors from Montana Tech in December 2002 while working 40 hours a week at the Montana Tech Library.

She loves her job and enjoys helping students, faculty and staff with whatever they need from the library.  From experience, Marcia understands that juggling what’s important in our lives including family, academics and work can be stressful which makes it so very important to make customer experiences in the Library positive and productive.   Marcia tries to go the extra mile every day to help our students. 

Service to the community is also important to Marcia and she enjoys working with the other Staff Senate members to make this campus an even better place to work.

Ice Demus - Secretary

Ice Demus is a native Texan and moved to Montana for the scenic drives and long winters. She began working with the Financial Aid Department here at Tech during the Fall of 2023 and became a Senator shortly after. Meeting new people and learning how their personal experiences have shaped how they show up and view the world is her favorite part about being on campus. As an advocator for equity and inclusivity, she is excited to be a part of Montana Tech’s evolution and help fellow Oredigger staff feel welcome and wanted in their spaces.

Ice greatly appreciates the opportunity to serve as Secretary on the Staff Senate and looks forward to being the change she wishes to see in the world. If you need a laugh for the day, just ask her “what’s cooler than being cold?”

Cynthia (Katie) Bigbee

Katie Bigbee is our Director of Outdoor Recreation here at Tech. Although she hails from New Mexico, where she grew up on a cattle ranch, she has lived and played in Southwest Montana for the past 8 years. She is an avid outdoors woman who loves to help the Tech community with any and all of their outdoor needs. You can find her office in the Student Union Building behind the information desk.

Quinn Cassidy

Quinn Cassidy is originally from Idaho Falls, Idaho but has deep family roots in Butte Mt. Quinn decided to go to Tech and major in Business Information Technologies with an emphasis in management. Quinn was an RA and Apartment Manager while he attended Montana Tech and graduated in December 2023 in BIT. Quinn now works in Residence Life, and he wants to continue making changes in how students and staff interact to create a healthy environment that fosters the most growth and development. Quinn's interests are camping, video games, comics/manga, and community-based activities.

Barb Cass

Barbara Cass earned her BS in Professional and Technical Communication in 2017. She started working at the Montana Tech Bookstore as a student employee and stepped into the role of textbook buyer in 2018. She loves working on campus with the faculty, staff, and students. Barb believes there is something to be learned from those younger as well as those who are older. She joined Staff Senate to encourage positive change through communication.

Ryan Hessler

Ryan Hessler began working at Montana Tech in 2022 in the Information Technology department. Ryan is also working on completing a B.S. in Computer Science. Outside of work, Ryan loves everything outdoors - hiking, skiing, fishing, and enjoying everything Montana has to offer. Ryan joined the Staff Senate in June of 2023 to create positive change on Montana Tech's campus and create an enjoyable work environment for as many people as possible.

Quinn Kendall

Quinn Kendall has been new to Montana Tech as of October 2023 as the Employer Events Coordinator in Career Services. She is a previous employee and alumni of the University of Idaho. From Montana, to New Mexico, to Idaho, she’s happy to be back in her home state and continuing her work in higher education and is excited for hosting the next Career Fair!

Virginia (Ginnie) LaMere

Ginnie LaMere earned her BS in Mathematics and Statistics from Montana Tech in 2012. She rejoined Montana Tech in 2018 and works in Enrollment as the Graduation Program Manager. She loves the campus community and she joined Staff Senate to serve others, grow connections, and facilitate a positive environment for fellow staff.

Teagan Leitzke

Teagan earned her PhD in Materials Science in 2022 from Montana Tech and continued at Montana Tech as a post-doctoral researcher. She enjoys working with students, faculty, and staff on research projects and hopes to bring a cooperative, teamwork mindset into her role as a Staff Senator. She looks forward to being involved in creating a positive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment and helping make Tech a fantastic place to work.

Debbie Luft

Debbie has been working at Montana Tech since May of 2005 after earning her second Bachelor’s degree from Montana Tech in Biological Sciences. For the first three years she worked as a full time research assistant for Tech professors Don and Andrea Stierle performing many of the bioassays for the lab as well as maintaining the lab’s numerous microbial cultures. Then in May of 2008 she began working as an academic recruiter for Montana Tech. During that time, she has worked with all groups of students, but most recently she works with transfer students to assist them in their admissions process and works other college campuses to create new transfer articulation agreements and pathways. As a Staff Senator she hopes to help the campus realize the important role staff plays in creating a positive student experience and the students’ overall perceptions about Montana Tech. As a Staff Senator she also looks forward to finding ways to help make sure the staff feels appreciated for their efforts and welcomes input from any staff members.

Casandra Welsh

Casandra Welsh began her employment at Montana Tech in 2018 and is grateful for her role as a Budget Analysist at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and the wonderful folks on campus. Her focus as a Staff Senator is to promote a positive atmosphere that will encourage personal growth by treating her fellow colleagues with respect and appreciation. Her core values are to be solution oriented and see the best in people. Casandra’s philosophies are “the only person you need to be better than is the person you were yesterday and what people think of you is none of your business.” Work humor- Where do bad rainbows go? Prism, it’s a light sentence. Her slogan is smile big, laugh often and encourage the folks around you to grow!!