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CUPA-HR Board of Directors 

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Executive Committee

  • Jami Painter, Chair
    Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

    University of Illinois System
    807 S. Wright St., Suite 440
    Champaign, IL 61820

  • Robyn Salvo, Chair-elect
    Associate Vice President for Human Resources

    Monmouth University
    400 Cedar Avenue
    West Long Branch, NJ 07764

  • Jay Stephens, Past Chair
    Vice President of People and Culture

    University of Montana
    Lommasson Center 252, 32 Campus Drive
    Missoula, MT 59812

  • Kelli Shuman, Treasurer
    Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer

    Elon University
    2070 Campus Box
    Elon, NC 27244

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

    CUPA-HR
    9234 Kingston Pike #458
    Knoxville, TN 37922

Regional Directors

  • Kristi Yowell, Eastern Region (2021-24)
    Chief People and Culture Officer and Associate Vice President for Human Resources

    Loyola University Maryland
    4501 North Charles Street
    Baltimore, MD 21210-2694

  • Connie Putland, Midwest Region (2023-26)
    Chief Human Resources Officer

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

  • Ale Kennedy, Southern Region (2022-25)
    Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer

    Clemson University
    108 Perimeter Road
    Clemson, SC 29634

  • Clarity White, Western Region (2023-26)
    Human Resources Supervisor

    University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley Regional Services
    2610 Channing Way
    Berkeley, CA 94710

At-Large Directors

  • Heather Hart (2021-24)
    Vice Chancellor of Human Resources and Strategic Operations

    Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Lafayette
    3101 South Creasy Lane
    Lafayette, IN 47905

  • El pagnier Kay (EK) Hudson (2021-24)
    Senior Vice President, Human Resources

    Florida International University
    11200 SW 8th Street, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PC224
    Miami, FL 33199-0001

  • Jazzmine N. Clarke-Glover (2022-25)
    Vice President of Workplace Culture and Inclusion (Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Diversity Officer, Title IX Coordinator)

    Wagner College
    631 Howard Avenue
    Staten Island, NY 10301-4495

  • Christine Lovely (2022-25)
    Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

    Cornell University
    130 Day Hall
    Ithaca, NY 14853

  • Josh Mackey (2022-25)
    Vice President of Human Resources

    Northern Arizona University
    411 S Beaver Street, Centennial Building (Bldg. 91)
    Flagstaff, AZ 86011

  • Helena A. Rodrigues (2022-25)
    Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

    The University of Arizona
    888 N Euclid Ave, PO Box 210158, Suite 217
    Tucson, AZ 85721-0158

  • Eugene Whitlock (2022-25)
    Chief People and Culture Officer/Associate Vice Chancellor-Human Resources

    University of California-Berkeley
    2199 Addison St, University Hall
    Berkeley, CA 94720-1675

  • Lynne Adams (2023-2026)
    Chief Human Resources Officer-Associate Vice President Human Resources

    University of Maryland Baltimore County
    1000 Hilltop Circle
    Baltimore, MD 21250-5394

  • Maureen Binder (2023-2026)
    Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

    University of Central Florida
    12201 Research Parkway, Suite 200
    Orlando, FL 32826-2929