HERC Staff
Central HERC Office
Jessica Wise
Co-Executive Director, Director of Programs
Marcia Silva
Marketing & Communications Director
Robyn McIntyre
Technological Support Coordinator
Allison Almira
Membership Development Manager
Kari Steele
Co-Executive Director, Director of Operations
Jennifer O’Neill
Program Manager
Sandra Martinez Herranen
Membership & Operations Coordinator
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
Ohio/Western PA/West Virginia
Southern California
Jennifer Park
Director
Central Midwest
Adam Potter
Director
Upstate New York
Mary Jo Serafini
Director
Greater Washington State
Leyla Salmassi
Director Greater Washington HERC
South Midwest
Northern California
Greater Chicago Midwest
Daniel Lee Butcher
Director
Metro New York and Southern Connecticut
Karen Fife
DirectorMichigan
Maranda Holtsclaw
Director
New England
Ruth Molina
Director
New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware
Gilda Paul
Director
Greater Oregon
Mid-Atlantic
Southeastern HERC
Upper Midwest
Daniel Lee Butcher
DirectorHERC 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
Autumn Reed
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Director, UMBC STRIDEVice 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
Ruth Molina
Director, New England HERC,
Harvard University
Gilda Paul
Director, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware HERC, Princeton University
Nikki Duncan
Greater Texas HERC Director,
University of Houston
Maranda Holtsclaw
Director, Michigan HERC, Michigan State University
Michelle Morris
Director for Employment &Clinical Support Services, East Carolina 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
Autumn Reed
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Director, UMBC STRIDEVice 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
Meredith Bruner
Director, Greater Kentucky HERC
Nikki Duncan
Greater Texas HERC Director,
University of Houston
Maranda Holtsclaw
Director
Kaeli Varden-Jones
Assistant Director for Talent and Engagement , Vassar College
Catie Lasley
Associate Vice President for HR Operations University of Kentucky Ruth Molina
Director, New England HERC,
Harvard University
Loretta O’Connor
Director – Talent Acquisition,
Princeton University
Gilda Paul
Director, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware HERC, Princeton University
Adam Potter
Director, Central Midwest HERC
David Robinson
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President, Oregon Health & Sciences University
Mary Jo Serafini
Director
Carmen N. Sirizzotti
Associate Director, Human Resources
UNMC & UNO Compensation, Staffing, Payroll & HRIS
UNMC Title IX Coordinator
Dwala Toombs
HR Talent Aquisition, George Mason University
Daniel Lee Butcher
Regional Director, Upper Midwest and Greater Chicago HERC
Joi Cunningham
Vice President of Human Resources Karen Fife
Director, Metro New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, Columbia University
Jim Hertel
Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources, Trinity University
Jennifer Imazeki
Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity,
Senate Distinguished Professor of Economics, San Diego State University
Leslie A. Marple
Academic Recruitment and Appointment Manager, UC Santa Cruz
Michelle Morris
Director for Employment &Clinical Support Services, East Carolina University
Jennifer Park
Director, Southern California,
HERC, San Diego State University
Teddi Phares
HR Consultant,
Washington State University Pullman
Dr. Saint Rice, Jr.
Assistant Dean in the Washington University Olin School of Business and Director of Faculty, Staff, and Community Engagement, Washington University in St. Louis
Leyla Salmassi
Director Greater Washington HERC
Christine Taylor
Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University of Alabama
Joseph Vitale
Joseph Vitale, Chief Human Resources Officer, Oberlin College and Conservatory