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CUPA-HR Committees

Executive Committee
  • Chair: Robyn Salvo ( Manhattan University)
  • Chair-elect: Amanda Bailey (Boston University)
  • Past Chair: Jami Painter (University of Illinois System)
  • Treasurer: Kelli Shuman (Carnegie Melon University)
  • President and CEO, CUPA-HR (ex officio): Andy Brantley
  • Senior Vice President: Rob Shomaker
Budget & Finance Committee
  • Treasurer (Chair): Kelli Shuman (Elon University)
  • National Board Chair: Robyn Salvo ( Manhattan University)
  • National Board Chair-elect: Amada Bailey (Boston University)
  • National Board Representative: Eugene Whitlock (University of California-Berkeley)
  • National Board Representative: Connie Putland (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  • National Board Representative: Josh Mackey (Northern Arizona University)
  • National Board Representative: Clint Eury (University of Maryland College Park)
  • President and CEO, CUPA-HR: Andy Brantley
  • Senior Vice President, CUPA-HR: Rob Shomaker
  • Director of Finance, CUPA-HR: Wendy Lampkin
Creating Inclusive Communities Steering Committee
  • Chair: Amanda Bailey (Boston University)
  • Vice Chair: Helena Rodrigues (The University of Arizona)
  • National Board Representative: Lynne Adams (University of Maryland Baltimore County)
  • National Board Representative: Jazzmine Clarke-Glover (Wagner College)
  • National Board Representative: Christina Lovely (Cornell University)
  • National Board Representative: Clarity White (University of California-Berkeley)
  • National Board Representative: David Zajchowski (Rollins College)
  • Region Board Representative: Paula MacDonald (Swarthmore College) – Eastern Region
  • Region Board Representative: Jacob Lathrop (Michigan State University) – Midwest Region
  • Region Board Representative: Mary Beth Walter (Wittenberg University) – Midwest Region
  • Region Board Representative: Janine Watkins (Denison University) – Midwest Region
  • Region Board Representative: Antwan Lofton (Duke University) – Southern Region
  • Region Board Representative: Jamee Harrington (Rogue Community College) – Western Region
  • Region Board Representative: Vivian Lee (Stanford University) – Western Region
  • CUPA-HR Member: Tori Addison (Normandale Community College)
  • CUPA-HR Member: Neda Barrett (University of Iowa)
  • CUPA-HR Member: Heather Hart (Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Lafayette)
  • CUPA-HR Member: Jeff Herring (The University of Utah)
  • CUPA-HR Member: El pagnier Kay (EK) Hudson (Florida International University)
  • President and CEO, CUPA-HR: Andy Brantley
  • Associate Vice President of Research, CUPA-HR: Jackie Bichsel 
  • Associate Vice President of Communications and Marketing, CUPA-HR: Gayle Kiser
  • Associate Director of Learning and Professional Development, CUPA-HR: Brian Roe 
Public Policy Committee
  • Chair: Eugene Whitlock (University of California-Berkeley)
  • Vice Chair: Maureen Binder (University of Central Florida)
  • National Board Representative: Melanie DeSantis (Franklin & Marshall College)
  • National Board Representative: Clint Eury (University of Maryland College Park)
  • National Board Representative: Ale Kennedy (Clemson University)
  • National Board Representative: Josh Mackey (Northern Arizona University)
  • National Board Representative: Kelli Shuman (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Region Board Representative: Tammy Gouger (SUNY Brockport) – Eastern
  • Region Board Representative: Adriene Hobdy (Montgomery County Community College) – Eastern
  • Region Board Representative: Michael Noll (University of Baltimore) – Eastern
  • Region Board Representative: Heather Butterfield (St. Norbert College) – Midwest
  • Region Board Representative: Janine Watkins (Denison University) – Midwest
  • Region Board Representative: Jennifer Addleman (Rollins College) – Southern
  • Region Board Representative: Brian Ford (University of Virginia) – Southern
  • Region Board Representative: David Perryman (North Carolina State University) – Southern
  • Region Board Representative: Leah Schonfeld (The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina) – Southern
  • Region Board Representative: Jennifer Elmer (The University of Arizona) – Western
  • Region Board Representative: Vivian Lee (Stanford University) – Western
  • Region Board Representative: Teddi Phares (Washington State University) – Western
  • Committee Member: Meg Arnold (Belmont University)
  • Committee Member: Cynthia Buckley (Texas Southern University)
  • Committee Member: Yohna Chambers (Texas Christian University)
  • Committee Member: Kristi Darr (Iowa State University)
  • Committee Member: Matthew DeTemple (Nova Southeastern University)
  • Committee Member: Vivian Fernández (Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  • Committee Member: Carmen Garcia (Texas A&M University)
  • Committee Member: Heather Hart (Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Lafayette)
  • Committee Member: Andy Horovitz (University of Colorado Boulder)
  • Committee Member: Susan Kaneshiro (Biola University)
  • Committee Member: Becky Landry (Lone Star College System)
  • Committee Member: Shannon McGaughey (Michigan State University)
  • Committee Member: Sujata Malhotra (City University of New York)
  • Committee Member: Allyson Mullin (Saint Joseph's University)
  • Committee Member: Ann-Marie Musto (University of California-Santa Barbara)
  • Committee Member: David Muusz (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
  • Committee Member: Niki Norton (Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College - Baton Rouge)
  • Committee Member: Julie Petti (State University of New York System Office)
  • Committee Member: Katie Ross (University of Illinois System)
  • Committee Member: Leigh Settlemoir (Oakland University)
  • Committee Member: Amy Smith (Lemoyne-Owen College)
  • Committee Member: Vicki Stewart (York College of Pennsylvania)
  • Committee Member: Laurita Thomas (American Research Universities Human Resource Institute)
  • Committee Member: Corina Velasquez (New College of Florida)
  • Committee Member: Kristi Yowell (Loyola University Maryland)
  • President and CEO, CUPA-HR: Andy Brantley
  • Senior Vice President, CUPA-HR: Rob Shomaker
  • Director of Learning & Professional Development: Wes Harmon
  • Director of Leadership Development: Brian Roe
  • Chief Government Relations Officer, CUPA-HR: Josh Ulman
  • Government Relations Team, CUPA-HR: Bailey Graves
  • Government Relations Team, CUPA-HR: Basil Thomson
Learning & Professional Development Committee
  • Chair: Christine Lovely (Cornell University)
  • Vice Chair: Lynne Adams (University of Maryland Baltimore County)
  • National Board Representative: Maureen Binder (University of Central Florida)
  • National Board Representative: Jazzmine Clarke-Glover (Wagner College)
  • National Board Representative: Melanie DeSantis (Franklin & Marshall College)
  • Region Board Representative: Shannon D'Auteuil (University of Maine System Office) – Eastern
  • Region Board Representative: Lara Nicolson (Goucher College) – Eastern
  • Region Board Representative: Natalie Trent (Grand Valley State University) – Midwest
  • Region Board Representative: Tasha Welsh (Jefferson College) – Midwest
  • Region Board Representative: Taylor Zeilinger (University of Wisconsin-Madison) – Midwest
  • Region Board Representative: Darrell Easley (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) – Southern
  • Region Board Representative: Roberta Maldonado Franzen (Duke University) – Southern
  • Region Board Representative: Nicole Englitsch (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) – Western
  • Region Board Representative: Shelly Hammonds (University of Colorado Boulder) – Western
  • Region Board Representative: Carla Mahnke (Arizona State University) – Western
  • Committee Member: Emily Claffey (Colorado State University)
  • Committer Member: Amanda Anderson (Cornell University)
  • Committee Member: Shelly Crofford (University of Texas at San Antonio)
  • Committee Member: Mark Davis (Swarthmore College)
  • Committee Member: Leanne Fuller (Auburn University)
  • Committee Member: Bryan Garey (Virginia Tech)
  • Committee Member: Paul Grantham (Duke University)
  • Committee Member: Heather Hart (Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Lafayette)
  • Committee Member: Michael Hill (North Carolina Central University)
  • Committee Member: Evan Jewsbury (University of Arkansas System)
  • Committee Member: Michael Latsko (Arizona State University)
  • Committee Member: Jason Lawson (Campbellsville University)
  • Committee Member: Courtney McCarthy (Yale University)
  • Committee Member: Byron McCoy (University of Florida)
  • Committee Member: Amber Morley (University of Colorado Boulder)
  • Committee Member: Robert Weatherly (East Carolina University
  • President and CEO, CUPA-HR (ex officio): Andy Brantley
  • Director of Learning & Professional Development: Wes Harmon
  • Director of Leadership Development: Brian Roe
  • Associate Director of Leadership Development: Rebecca Larson
  • Assistant Director of Learning & Professional Development: Lakyn Whaley
Research Advisory Committee
  • Chair: Ale Kennedy (Clemson University)
  • Vice Chair: Helena Rodrigues (The University of Arizona)
  • National Board Representative: Jami Painter (University of Illinois System)
  • National Board Representative: Connie Putland (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  • National Board Representative: David Zajchowski (Rollins College)
  • Region Board Representative: Joe Morgan (Middlesex College) – Eastern Region
  • Region Board Representative: Heather Butterfield (St. Norbert College) – Midwest Region
  • Committee Member: Rose Emrick (Villanova University)
  • Committee Member: Nick Heller (New York University)
  • Committee Member: Ming Wright (Chapman University)
  • Committee Member: Brandon Young (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
  • Senior Vice President, CUPA-HR: Rob Shomaker
  • Director of Research, CUPA-HR: Jackie Bichsel