HERC Staff
Central HERC Office
Derek Smith
Executive Director, Central Staff
Jessica Wise
Training & Development Director, Central Staff
Marcia Silva
Marketing & Communications Director, Central Office
Kari Steele
Technology & Finance Director, Central Office
Sandra Martinez Herranen
Program Coordinator, Central Office
Robyn McIntyre
Technological Support Coordinator, Central Office
Regional HERC Offices
Each regional HERC employs a director who administers the regional HERC programs, website, and member activities.
Greater Kentucky
Meredith G. Bruner
Director
Greater Texas
Nikki Duncan
Director
HERC of the Carolinas
Patrice M. Frede
Director
Ohio/Western PA/West Virginia
Tonya M. Mathis
Director
Southern California
Jennifer Park
Director
Central Midwest
Adam Potter
Director
Upstate New York
Mary Jo Serafini
Director
Greater Washington State
Simone Willynck
Director
Greater Missouri
Northern California
Greater Chicago Midwest
Connie Castellucci
Director
Metro New York and Southern Connecticut
Karen Fife
Director
Michigan
Maranda Holtsclaw
Director
New England
Ruth Molina
Director
New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware
Gilda Paul
Director
Greater Oregon
Linzy Rodrigues
Director
Mid-Atlantic
Dwala Toombs
Director
Southeastern HERC
Vacant
Upper Midwest
HERC Governance Board
The Central HERC Governance Board provides governance, evaluation and financial oversight of the organization. The Governance Board has the following elected officer positions: Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.
Chair
Ruth Molina
Director, New England HERC,
Harvard University
Vice Chair
Elizabeth Ancarana
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard University, Harvard University
Meredith G. Bruner
Director, Greater Kentucky HERC
Karen Fife
Director, Metro New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, Columbia University
Tonya Mathis
Director – Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia HERC
Nikki Duncan
Greater Texas HERC Director,
University of Houston
Eddie Freeman
Executive Director & Deputy Title
IX Coordinator, University of Texas at Arlington
Gilda Paul
Director, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware HERC, Princeton University
HERC Advisory Board
The Central HERC Advisory Board provides strategic leadership. The Advisory Board consists of all regional HERC Directors as well as an additional representative that is selected by each regional HERC.
Chair
Ruth Molina
Director, New England HERC,
Harvard University
Vice Chair
Elizabeth Ancarana
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard University, Harvard University
Members
Jamie Lynn Bluhm
Director of Workforce Planning and Recruitment
Human Resources, University at Buffalo
Connie Castellucci
Director
Howard Dewald
Associate Provost Faculty and Academic Planning, Ohio University
Karen Fife
Director, Metro New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, Columbia University
Eddie Freeman
Executive Director & Deputy Title
IX Coordinator, University of Texas at Arlington
Maranda Holtsclaw
Director
Tonya Mathis
Director – Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia HERC
Jennifer Park
Director, Southern California,
HERC, University of California,
San Diego
Thomas M. Phillips
Associate Director, Strategic Partnership Initiatives, Thomas Edison State University
Autumn Reed
Coordinator, Faculty Diversity Initiatives ADVANCE Program, Director of UMBC STRIDE
Paula Saltzman
Diverse Workforce Recruiter, Harper College
Carmen N. Sirizzotti
Associate Director, Human Resources
UNMC & UNO Compensation, Staffing, Payroll & HRIS
UNMC Title IX Coordinator
Valarie Stanley
Senior Director, Office of Institutional Equity and Access, Senior Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Faculty and Staff
Dwala Toombs
Director
Simone Willynck
Director
Meredith Bruner
Director, Greater Kentucky HERC
Joi Cunningham
Assistant Vice President, Academic Human Resources, Oakland University
Nikki Duncan
Greater Texas HERC Director,
University of Houston
Patrice M. Frede
Director, HERC of the Carolinas
Elissa Keim
Director, Employment Equity & Compliance, Employee Development & Learning, University of Idaho
Leslie A. Marple
Academic Recruitment and Appointment Manager, UC Santa Cruz
Michelle Morris
Director for Employment &Clinical Support Services, East Carolina University
Gilda Paul
Director, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware HERC, Princeton University
Adam Potter
Director, Central Midwest HERC
Linzy Rodrigues
Director Greater Oregon HERC,
Oregon Health & Science University
Mary Jo Serafini
Director
Carla Solomon
Director, Office of Academic Recruitment Services, University of California, San Diego
Christine Taylor
Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University of Alabama
Aimee Green-Webb
Executive Administrator Personnel, Jefferson County Public Schools
