Leadership
Laurita Thomas
President
Laurita was elected president of the ARU-HR Institute in 2019.
Felicia Washington
Chair
Senior Vice President for Human Resources, University of Southern California
Mark Coldren
Vice Chair
Associate Vice President, Human Resources, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Legail Chandler
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Washington University in St. Louis
John Whelan
Treasurer
Vice President for Human Resources, Yale University
Diana Dutton
Secretary
Vice-Principal, Human Resources, McGill 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
Jeff Herring
Board Member
Chief Human Resources Officer, University of Utah

Michelle Piekutowski
Board Member and 2022 Conference Planning Co-Chair
Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Carnegie Mellon University

Cheryl Reardon
Board Member
Chief Human Resources Officer and Associate Vice President, University of Iowa
Eugene Whitlock
Board Member
Assistant Vice Chancellor-HR/Chief Human Resources; University of California-Berkeley