Corporate Advisory Council

Founded in 2004, the objective of this governing committee is to generate corporate support for the strategic initiatives of CUPA-HR and to strengthen and enhance the relationship between CUPA-HR and the corporate business sector.

Council's Charge

The CUPA-HR national board of directors has charged the Council to:

  • Provide guidance to CUPA-HR on how to foster beneficial relationships and to build corporate support for CUPA-HR initiatives within the business community;
  • Identify creative ways that corporate partners can support the initiatives of CUPA-HR at the national, regional and chapter levels;
  • Work closely with the national board to gain support in the business community for CUPA-HR initiatives;
  • Support the educational and professional development of college and university human resource professionals;
  • Help promote the development and dissemination of best practices in college and university human resource administration;
  • Foster collaboration among college and university human resource professionals and corporations providing support services to the higher education profession; and
  • Share technology, information and related resources to help solve association problems.

2011-12 Council Members

Council membership will consist of senior-level corporate partner representatives, the CUPA-HR president, CUPA-HR president-elect, one regional director and one at-large member representative.

Membership on the Corporate Advisory Council is by invitation only.

The 2011-12 Corporate Advisory Council will be announced shortly.

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 Market; 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