Christine Strawsma provides administrative support to the department head and serves as administrative supervisor/support staff coordinator. She manages overall departmental and office organization, such as scheduling meetings and coordinating retreats, events, conferences, and travel. She provides assistance for all human relations needs including the hiring process and new staff orientation and acts as liaison with the university human resource services. She provides confidential support to sensitive issues and maintains all personnel records. She works closely with the business office regarding financials, budgets, and human resource issues and keeps staff informed of policies and procedures. She serves on multiple departmental committees as well as the building safety committee and AgIT advisory committee. She also maintains department wide mailing lists and records along with updating departmental Web pages. Christine joined AgComm in July 2005 as the news unit secretary and became administrative assistant in October 2006. She is currently working toward earning a bachelor’s degree in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. Among learning, Christine enjoys technology, fine arts, sports, and the outdoors.