Leadership

Laurita Thomas | President
Laurita was elected president of the ARU-HR Institute in 2019. Laurita is the former associate vice president and chief human resources officer of the University of Michigan and a founding member of the ARU-HR Institute.

Michelle Piekutowski | Chair
Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Carnegie Mellon University

Cheryl Reardon | Vice Chair
Chief Human Resources Officer and Associate Vice President, University of Iowa

Jeff Herring | Treasurer
Chief Human Resources Officer, University of Utah

Diana Dutton | Secretary
Vice-Principal, Human Resources, McGill University

John Whelan | Past Chair
Vice President for Human Resources, Yale University

Amanda Bailey | Board Member
Vice President for Human Resources, Boston University

Lorraine Goffe | Board Member
Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, Northwestern University

Carolyn Gregory | Board Member
Vice President for Human Resources, Case Western Reserve University

Helena Rodrigues | Board Member
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, University of Arizona

Felicia Washington | Board Member
Senior Vice President for Human Resources, University of Southern California

Eugene Whitlock | Board Member
Assistant Vice Chancellor-HR/Chief Human Resources; University of California-Berkeley