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.

2009-10 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.

Members:
Don Harris   Senior Vice President, National Education Markets, VALIC (Chair)
Laura Weathersby   Senior Product Specialist, Banner Human Resources and Banner Finance, SunGard Higher Education (Chair-elect)
Tracy Williams   Human Resources Product Manager, Datatel (Past Chair)
John Campbell   Vice President, Plan Sponsor Marketing, Fidelity Investments
John Ikenberry   President, HigherEdJobs.com
Kelly Jones   Senior Vice President, Higher Education Practice Leader, Sibson Consulting, A Division of Segal
Troy Dryer   National Director, ING
Kay McFarlin   Managing Director, National Advocacy Programs, TIAA-CREF
Bob O’Brien   National Practice Leader for Higher Education, Aetna
Brandon Phipps   Vice President Sales and Business Development, PeopleAdmin
Sam Bonfante   Associate Publisher of Recruitment, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Michael Rask   Senior Vice President, Aon Consulting
Volunteer Leaders:
Jack Giarusso
  CUPA-HR National Board Chair    
Mary Maher
  CUPA-HR National Board Chair-elect    
Amy King
  CUPA-HR National Board Representative    
CUPA-HR Staff:
Andy Brantley
  President & CEO    
Leah Burns
  Director of Corporate Relations