CUPA-HR Committees & Task Forces

Executive Committee

Chair
  Lauren Turner
Chair-elect
  Lynn Bynum
Past Chair
  Mary Maher
Treasurer
  Jane Federowicz
President & CEO (ex officio)
  Andy Brantley

Budget & Finance Committee

Treasurer (Chair)
  Jane Federowicz
Chair
  Lauren Turner
Chair-elect
  Lynn Bynum
National Board Representative
  Gary Johnson
President & CEO (ex officio)
  Andy Brantley
Chief Financial Officer (ex officio)   Wayne Everbach

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Chairs
  Linda Lulli
National Board Representative
  Lianne Sullivan-Crowley
National Board Representative
  Barbara Carroll
CUPA-HR Member
  Melissa Bard (Penn State System of Higher Ed)
CUPA-HR Member
  Paul Pitts (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
CUPA-HR Member
  Joe Nunes (Valencia Community College)
CUPA-HR Member
  Pamela Prescod-Caesar (Colgate University)
CUPA-HR Member
  Cheryl D. Cofield(Georgia Institute of Technology)
CUPA-HR Member
  Dan Griffith(Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
CAC Representative   Bob O’Brien (National Practice Leader for Higher Education; Aetna)
President & CEO
  Andy Brantley
CUPA-HR Staff
  Gayle Kiser

Emerging Issues Committee

Chair
  Betsy Rodriguez
National Board Representative
  Mark Coldren
National Board Representative
  Brian Dickens
National Board Representative
  Lianne Sullivan-Crowley
CUPA-HR Member
  Kathleen Wolfhope (Pennsylvania State University)
CUPA-HR Member
  Amy Barnes (Washington and Lee)
CUPA-HR Member
  Tom Hoffacker (Murray State University)
CUPA-HR Member
  Juan Jarrett (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
CUPA-HR Member
  Linda Dodd (Butler County Community College)
CAC Representative
  Kay McFarlin (Managing Director, National Advocacy Programs; TIAA-CREF)
CAC Representative
  Kelly Jones (Senior Vice President, Higher Education Practice Leader; Sibson Consulting, A Division of Segal)
CUPA-HR Staff   Ken Tagawa

Public Policy Committee

Chair
  Barbara Carroll
National Board Representative
  Linda Lulli
National Board Representative
  Dave Trainor
CUPA-HR Member
  Susan Norton (Georgia Health Sciences University)
CUPA-HR Member
  Carl Sorensen (University of Richmond)
CUPA-HR Member
  Kevin Fowler (Tyler Junior College)
President & CEO
  Andy Brantley
CUPA-HR Member
  Josh Ulman
CUPA-HR Member
  Christi Layman

Learning & Professional Development Committee
(also serves as Annual Conference Program Committee)

Chair
  Mark Coldren
National Board Representative
  Kevin Price
National Board Representative
  Donna Popovich
CUPA-HR Member
  Kathy Geller (Drexel University)
CUPA-HR Member
  Velda McRae-Yates (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
CUPA-HR Member
  Lisa Walton (Butler University)
CUPA-HR Member
  Quint Hill (Southern Polytechnic State University)
CUPA-HR Member
  Craig Gardner (Salt Lake City Community College)
CAC Representative   John Campbell (Vice President, Plan Sponsor Marketing; Fidelity Investments)
CAC Representative   Troy Winskowicz (Vice President Product Management; PeopleAdmin)
CUPA-HR Staff
  Ken Tagawa
CUPA-HR Staff
  Lisa Hayden

Awards Committee

Chair
  Gary Johnson
National Board Representative
  Deborah Fillmore
National Board Representative
  Kevin Price
CUPA-HR Member
  Stewart Mixon (Medical University of South Carolina)
CUPA-HR Member
  Wendy Davis (Cochise College)
CUPA-HR Staff   Gayle Kiser

Mentoring Task Force

Chair
  David Trainor
Western Region Chair
  Amy King
National Board Representative
  Kevin Price
CUPA-HR Member
  Shatanese Reese (Georgia Tech Research Institute)
CUPA-HR Member
  Kevin Fowler (Tyler Junior College)
CUPA-HR Member
  Christy Drake (The University of Arizona)
CUPA-HR Member
  Tracey Moreschi (Multnomah University)
CUPA-HR Member
  Candace Baer (Rhode Island School of Design)
CUPA-HR Member
  Kim Howard (University of Massachusetts Boston)
CUPA-HR Honorary Life Member
  Barbara Butterfield
CAC Representative   John Ikenberry (President; HigherEdJobs)
CAC Representative   Don Harris (Senior Vice President, National Education Markets; VALIC)
Vice President & CIO
  Rob Shomaker

HR Transformation Expert Council

Chair
  Brian Dickens
National Board Representative
  Betsy Rodriguez
National Board Representative
  Deborah Fillmore
National Board Representative
  Mary Maher
CUPA-HR Member
  David Blake (University of San Diego)
CUPA-HR Member
  Tracy Hassett (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
CUPA-HR Member
  Barbara Saat (University of Rochester)
CAC Representative
  Laura Weathersby (Senior Product Owner, Human Capital Management Solutions; SunGard Higher Education)
CUPA-HR Staff   Patti Couger

International Outreach Task Force

Chair
  Donna Popovich
National Board Representative
  Barbara Carroll
National Board Representative
  Lianne Sullivan-Crowley
National Board Representative
  Jane Federowicz
National Board Representative
  Mary Maher
CUPA-HR Member
  Isaac Dixon (Lewis and Clark College)
CUPA-HR Member
  Kyle Cavanaugh (Duke University)
CAC Representative
  Gary Setterberg (National Practice Leader – Higher Education; Aon Hewitt)
CAC Representative
  Harvey Hill (Associate Publisher, Corporate Client Group; The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Vice President & CIO   Rob Shomaker

Corporate Advisory Council

Membership Includes Senior Level Representatives from Corporate Members/Partners

Members:
  Bob O’Brien   National Practice Leader for Higher Education; Aetna (Chair)
  John Campbell   Vice President, Plan Sponsor Marketing; Fidelity Investments (Chair-elect)
  Laura Weathersby   Senior Product Owner, Human Capital Management Solutions; SunGard Higher Education (Past Chair)
  Don Harris   Senior Vice President, National Education Markets; VALIC
  Harvey Hill   Associate Publisher, Corporate Client Group; The Chronicle of Higher Education
  John Ikenberry   President; HigherEdJobs
  Kelly Jones   Senior Vice President, Higher Education Practice Leader; Sibson Consulting, A Division of Segal
  Kay McFarlin   Managing Director, National Advocacy Programs; TIAA-CREF
  Gary Setterberg   National Practice Leader – Higher Education, Aon Hewitt
  Troy Winskowicz   Vice President Product Management; PeopleAdmin
Volunteer Leaders:
 
Lauren Turner
  CUPA-HR National Board Chair
 
Lynn Bynum
  CUPA-HR National Board Chair-elect
 
Donna Popovich
  CUPA-HR National Board Representative
CUPA-HR Staff:
    President & CEO
 
Leah Burns
  Chief Corporate Relations Officer