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Midwest Region Board of Directors

Operating Procedures

  • Jake Lathrop, Chair
    Consultant to the Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer

    Michigan State University
    1407 S. Harrison Road Suite 40
    East Lansing, MI 48823

  • Heather Butterfield, Chair-elect
    Assistant Vice President for Human Resources

    Saint Norbert College
    100 Grant Street
    De Pere, WI 54115-2099

  • Shanna Legleiter, Past Chair
    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Kansas State University
    111 Dykstra Hall, 1628 Claflin Road
    Manhattan, KS 66506

  • Connie Putland, National Board Representative (2023-26)
    Chief Human Resources Officer

    University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
    800 W. Main, Hyer Hall Rm 337
    Whitewater, WI 53190-1790

  • Natalie Trent, At-Large Member (2022-25)
    Talent Management Manager

    Grand Valley State University
    1 Campus Drive, 1090 James H Zumberge Hall
    Allendale, MI 49401-9403

  • Mary Beth Walter, At-Large Member (2023-2026)
    Assistant Vice President of Finance & Administration and Director of Human Resources

    Wittenberg University
    P.O. Box 720
    Springfield, OH 45501

  • Janine Watkins, At-Large Member (2023-2026)
    Vice President for People and Culture & CHRO

    Denison University
    100 W. College Street, Doane Administration 307
    Granville, OH 43023-1359

  • Tasha Welsh, At-Large Member (2023-2026)
    Senior Director of Human Resources

    Jefferson College
    1000 Viking Drive
    Hillsboro, MO 63050

  • Renee Hiller, At-Large Member (2023-24)
    Vice President for Human Resources and Workplace Experience

    St. Cloud State University
    720 4th Avenue S
    Saint Cloud, MN 56301-4498