• 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. 

• Systems and Process Improvement 
• Administrative Support Services
• Document Management and Control 
• DocuSign
• Microsoft 365
  • Sharepoint
• Google Suite
• Canva
• AI
• Data Analysis & Visualization 
• Project Management 

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 a Bachelor’s in Organizational Learning and Performance with Academic Certificates in Organizational Leadership and Workplace Training. 

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

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