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CUPA-HR Board of Directors

Executive Committee

  • John Whelan, Chair
    Vice President for Human Resources

    Indiana University
    Poplars Building E165, 400 E. Seventh St.
    Bloomington, IN 47405

    Contact
    (812) 855-2239
    Email John

  • Marie Williams, Chair-elect
    Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources

    North Carolina State University
    Campus Box 7563
    Raleigh, NC 27695

    Contact
    (919) 515-2973
    Email Marie

  • Donna Popovich, Past Chair
    Executive Director of Human Resources

    University of Tampa
    401 West Kennedy Blvd.
    Tampa, FL 33606

    Contact
    (813) 253-6237
    Email Donna

  • Jeff C. Herring, Treasurer
    Chief Human Resources Officer

    The University of Utah
    250 East 200 South, Suite 1600
    Salt Lake City, UT 84111

    Contact
    (801) 585-0928
    Email Jeff

  • Andy Brantley, Ex-Officio
    President and Chief Executive Officer

    CUPA-HR
    1811 Commons Point Drive
    Knoxville, TN 37932

    Contact
    (865) 637-7673
    Email Andy

Regional Directors

  • Vicki L. Stewart, Eastern Region (2018-21)
    Director of Human Resources

    York College of Pennsylvania
    441 Country Club Road
    York, PA 17403-3678

    Contact
    (717) 815-1287
    Email Vicki

  • Carol Hintz, Midwest Region (2016-19)
    Vice Chancellor for Human Resources

    University of Missouri – Kansas City
    5115 Oak St., AC 226
    Kansas City, MO 64112

    Contact
    (816) 235-1626
    Email Carol

  • Ale Kennedy, Southern Region (2017-19)
    Associate Chief Human Resources Officer

    Clemson University
    108 Perimeter Road
    Clemson, SC 29634

    Contact
    (864) 656-9407
    Email Ale

  • Janet May, Western Region (2017-20)
    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Houston Community College
    3100 Main St.
    Houston, TX 77002

    Contact
    (713) 718-8582
    Email Janet

At-Large Directors

  • Quint A. Hill (2016-19)
    Assistant Vice Chancellor of HR Administration & System Office HR Director

    University System of Georgia – System Office
    270 Washington St., SW
    Atlanta, GA 30334

    Contact
    (404) 962-3238
    Email Quint

  • John Martin (2017-20)
    Director of Human Resources

    Princeton University
    2 New South
    Princeton, NJ

    Contact
    (609) 258-8654
    Email John

  • Susan Norton (2017-20)
    Vice President for Human Resources

    Augusta University
    1120 15th St., FG 1102
    Augusta, GA 30912-0004

    Contact
    (706) 721-3777
    Email Susan

  • Kelli Shuman (2017-20)
    Vice President of Human Resources

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    501 E Saint Joseph St.
    Rapid City, SD 57701-3901

    Contact
    (605) 394-1203
    Email Kelli

  • Barbara A. Abercrombie (2018-21)
    Vice President for Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness

    Texas A & M University
    Human Resources, Mail Stop 1255
    College Station, TX 77843-1255

    Contact
    (979) 862-4572
    Email Barbara

  • Pierre D. Joanis (2018-21)
    Vice President for Human Resources

    Bucknell University
    142 Moser Lane
    Lewisburg, PA 17837-8031

    Contact
    (570) 577-1631
    Email Pierre

  • Larry Robertson (2018-21)
    Director of Benefits, Compensation & HR Systems

    Collin County Community College District
    2200 West University Drive
    McKinney, TX 75070-8001

    Contact
    (972) 599-3160
    Email Larry

  • Jay Stephens (2018-21)
    Vice President for Human Capital Services

    Kansas State University
    1810 Kerr Dr, 103 Edwards Hall
    Manhattan, KS 66506

    Contact
    (785) 532-6277
    Email Jay