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Brian Sagendorf

Vice President

 (208)282-3343

 briansagendorf@isu.edu

 Administration Building (10) Room 222A

  • Campus Operations Division
  • Human Resources
  • Call for Projects
  • Admin and Leadership Council 
  • Anything Soccer related

In his position, Brian supports several units on campus, including Human Resources, Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability, Public Safety, Facilities Services, and University Events. Before this interim role, Sagendorf served as Idaho State University's Chief HR Officer since 2013. In that role, he led the Human Resources team to provide services for nearly 1,800 full-time university faculty and staff. As Chief HR Officer, Sagendorf worked extensively with University and state-level executive leadership to develop and implement HR policy.

From 2008 to 2013, Sagendorf served as the human resources director for the City of Idaho Falls, where he planned, organized, and directed all operations for the City Division of Human Resources in areas such as classification and compensation, talent acquisition, employee/labor relations, HRIS, benefits administration, employee development/training, and workers compensation/risk management. 

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Patience Ternus

Executive Assistant

 (208)282-2953

 patienceternus@isu.edu

 Administration Building (10) Room 222B

  • Events Planning
  • Scheduling 
  • Systems and Process Improvement 
  • Document Management and Control 
  • DocuSign
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Suite
  • Canva

Patience brings over ten years of experience in administrative support, operations, and facilities management in the public and private sectors, including prior work with ISU’s Office for Research Outreach and Compliance. She has an Associate Degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design and is working toward a Bachelor’s in Occupational Training and Leadership with a minor in Computer Science at ISU. 

In her current role as Executive Assistant, she supports the Division of Finance and Campus Operations.

Patience is the mother of two girls and enjoys reading, cooking, gardening, and watching kung-fu movies.