HERC Staff
Central HERC Office
Nancy Aebersold
HERC Founder and Executive Director, Central Office
HERC Founder and Executive Director, Central Office
Erin Burns
Marketing and Communications Director
Marketing and Communications Director
Sandra Martinez Herranen
Administrative Assistant, Central Office
Administrative Assistant, Central Office
Robyn McIntyre
Technology Support Coordinator, Central Office
Technology Support Coordinator, Central Office
Kari Steele
Technology and Data Director, Central Office
Technology and Data Director, Central Office
Jessica Wise
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Regional HERC Offices
Each regional HERC employs a director who administers the regional HERC programs, website, and member activities.
Central Midwest
Adam Potter
Director
Director
Greater Chicago Midwest
Sarah Levy
Director
Director
Greater Kentucky
Meredith G. Bruner
Director
Director
Greater Missouri
Tim McIntosh
Director
Director
Greater Oregon
Jenny Lee Berry
Director
Director
Greater Tennessee
Erik Smetana
Director
Director
Greater Washington State
Norma Rodriguez
Director
Greater Texas
Nikki Duncan
Director
Director
HERC of the Carolinas
Patrice M. Frede
Director
Director
Metro New York & Southern Connecticut
Karen Fife
Director
Director
Michigan
Melanie Trowbridge
Director
Director
New England
Ruth Molina
Director
Director
New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware
Gilda Paul
Director
Director
Northern California
Jessica Wise
Director
Director
Ohio/Western PA/West Virginia
Tonya M. Mathis, M.Ed.
Director
Director
Southern California
Jennifer Park
Director
Director
Upper Midwest
Mary Everley
Director
Director
Upstate New York
Kari Steele
Interim Administrator
Interim Administrator
Central HERC Advisory Board
Central HERC Advisory Board
The Central HERC Advisory Board provides governance, strategic leadership, evaluation and financial oversight of the organization. The Central HERC Advisory Board consists of all regional HERC Directors as well as an additional representative that is selected by each regional HERC. The Advisory Board has the following elected officer positions: Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Chair
Eddie Freeman
Executive Director & Deputy Title IX Coordinator, University of Texas at Arlington
Executive Director & Deputy Title IX Coordinator, University of Texas at Arlington
Members
Nancy Aebersold
Executive Director, Central HERC Office, a project of the Tides Center (ex officio, non-voting)
Executive Director, Central HERC Office, a project of the Tides Center (ex officio, non-voting)
Elizabeth Ancarana
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard University, Harvard University
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard University, Harvard University
Theodore “Terry” Curry
Associate Provost/Associate Vice President for Academic Human Resources, Michigan State University
Associate Provost/Associate Vice President for Academic Human Resources, Michigan State University
Brooke Dykstra
Talent Acquisition Consultant, University Human Resources, Iowa State University
Talent Acquisition Consultant, University Human Resources, Iowa State University
Karen Fife
Director, Metro New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, Columbia University
Director, Metro New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, Columbia University
Scott Fitzgerald
Director of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Title IX Coordinator at Otterbein University
Director of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Title IX Coordinator at Otterbein University
Patrice M. Frede
Director, HERC of the Carolinas
Director, HERC of the Carolinas
Michelle Morris
Director for Employment & Clinical Support Services, East Carolina University
Director for Employment & Clinical Support Services, East Carolina University
Thomas M. Phillips
Associate Director, Strategic Partnership Initiatives, Thomas Edison State University
Associate Director, Strategic Partnership Initiatives, Thomas Edison State University
Autumn Reed
Coordinator, Faculty Diversity Initiatives ADVANCE Program, Director of UMBC STRIDE
Coordinator, Faculty Diversity Initiatives ADVANCE Program, Director of UMBC STRIDE
Anita Rios
System Director, Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
System Director, Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
