Finance
Lisa Wise
University Business Officer
(208) 282-2694
lisawise@isu.edu
Facilities Services | Building 18 - Office 113
- Budget Preparation
- Actual to Budget Analysis
- Facilities Project Cost Tracking
- Financials
- Approvals
- PR and EPAF
- Lisa is a graduate of Idaho State University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting (CPA). She has been married for 40 years and is the proud mother of three adult children and grandmother to four and a half grandchildren—they are the “best gift ever.”
- Lisa enjoys spending time with family and friends, whether talking, sharing meals, or playing games. She loves to travel, especially to beach destinations, and is also an avid reader.
- Clifton Strengths: Achiever | Relator | Responsibility | Learner | Futuristic
Michele Runyan-Paige
Senior Accountant
(208) 282-2747
michelerunyan@isu.edu
Facilities Services | Building 18 - Office 114
- Financials
- Monthly Facilities Passes
- JVs
- Budget Transfers
- Budget Preparation
- Data Analysis
- Cost Report Analysis
- FAST Reports
- FM Works/Archibus
- FS WR Billables
- Michele earned her Bachelor of Arts from Idaho State University. After graduation, she served as an AmeriCorps VISTA, where she engaged in educational programs and assisted young students across the state of Idaho. During her time there, she passionately worked to improve the lives of youth and combating poverty through educational experiences and public outreach.
- In her personal time, Michele enjoys camping, playing board games, coffee, gardening, cooking, reading suspense thrillers, and going on adventures with her husband and their two English Cream Golden Retrievers.
- Clifton Strengths: Context | Achiever | Includer | Strategic | Learner
Toni O'Brien
Senior Financial Technician
(208) 282-4002
toniobrien@isu.edu
Facilities Services | Building 18 - Office 114
- Requisitions
- Purchase Orders
- Invoices
- Receiving Reports
- P-cards
- Jaggaer Purchases
- Cost Reports
- Toni has been with Idaho State University since September 2022 and is currently completing her degree in Finance. She also holds certificates in Massage Therapy, Scandinavian Mobilization Therapy, and Travel Education. Toni brings a diverse background in customer service, auto parts, bookkeeping, accounts receivable and payable, sales, and inventory management.
- A native of Idaho, Toni is the proud mother of two sons and grandmother to one grandchild. She is passionate about dogs and animal rescue, and in her free time enjoys reading—particularly works by Dean Koontz—traveling, and spending time on or near the water.
- Clifton Strengths: Belief | Responsibility | Individualization | Input | Relator
Cheryl Larson
Financial Technician
(208) 282-4484
cheryllarson@isu.edu
Red Hill | Building 40
- P-card Purchases and Reconciliation
- Requisitions/POs
- Jaggaer Purchases
- Direct Pays
- JVs
- FAST Reports
- Travel
- EPAFS
- New Hire Process
- Personal Reimbursements
- Cheryl has worked at Idaho State University for six years full-time and two years part-time. She enjoys collaborating with the diverse teams across the departments she supports.
- Cheryl is a mother of seven—five sons and two daughters—and grandmother to seventeen and a half grandchildren. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for 42 years. Born and raised in Idaho, she continues to enjoy and cherish the state’s natural beauty.
- She loves photography, capturing nearly every aspect of her family’s activities. She also enjoys gardening, including dehydrating her harvest. Cheryl has a passion for family genealogy and history, and her strong faith is central to her life.
- Clifton Strengths: Relator | Responsibility | Consistency | Harmony | Maximizer
About the Campus Operations Finance Team
The Campus Operations Finance Team values its critical role in supporting their six units:
Campus Operations Administration, Environmental Health Safety and Sustainability, Human Resources, Public Safety-Transportation-Parking, Events and Facilities.
- The team is responsible for tracking and paying for all of Campus Utilities
- Budget Preparation for all six units’ budgets
- Maintains and Monitors over 100 Cost Indexes
- Produces the majority of Requisitions for the entire campus
- Manges financial operations for nearly 100 building in three Idaho locations: Pocatello, Idaho Falls and Meridian
- Campus Project Cost Tracking and Data Analysis
- Manages Facilities Billing/Work Orders
- 6,000+ Work Requests are processed yearly through FM Works cost tracking system
- Yearly reconciliation of 3,800+ Pcard transactions for over 50 Pcard holders