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.

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:
Tracy Williams   HR Product Manager, Datatel (Chair)
Don Harris   Vice President Higher Education Market, AIG Retirement (Chair-elect)
John Ikenberry   President, HigherEdJobs.com (Past Chair)
Kevin Bresser   Vice President, PeopleAdmin
Kelly Jones   Sr. Vice President, Higher Education Practice Leader, Sibson Consulting
Kate Lewis   National Vice President, Educational Market, ING
Kay McFarlin   Director, Head of National Advocacy, TIAA-CREF
Bob O'Brien   National Practice Lead for Higher Education, Aetna
Timothy Rouse   VP Market Management, Retirement Services-Marketing, Fidelity Investments
Laura Weathersby   Product Manager, SunGard Higher Education
Eric Zack   Director of National Accounts, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volunteer Leaders:
Kirk Beyer
  President    
Jack Giarusso
  President-elect    
Jane Federowicz
  National Treasurer    
CUPA-HR Staff:
Andy Brantley
  CEO    
Leah Burns
  Director of Corporate Relations