Laura Avakian

President

Laura was elected President of the ARU-HR Institute in 2015.  She maintains a consulting practice with non-profit organizations.

She previously held positions as Vice President of Human Resources for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and its parent corporation, CareGroup.

Julia McCallin

Chair

Associate Vice President of Human Resources, California Institute of Technology

Allison Vaillancourt

Chair-Elect/Vice Chair

Vice President, Business Affairs & Human Resources, University of Arizona

Kathryn Brown

Immediate Past Chair

Vice President of Human Resources, University of Minnesota

Diane Tucker

Treasurer

Vice President, Human Resources, Boston University

Susan Basso

Secretary

Senior Vice President for Talent, Culture and Human Resources, The Ohio State University

Sharon Butler

Board Member

Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Michigan State University

Legail Chandler

Board Member

Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Washington University in St. Louis

Elyne Cole

Board Member

Senior Associate Chancellor for Human Resources, University of Illinois – Urbana

Lorraine Goffe

Board Member

Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, Penn State

Tony Kinslow

Board Member

Associate Vice President for Human Resources, University of Rochester

Felicia Washington

Board Member

Vice Chancellor for Workforce Strategy, Equity and Engagement, and Chief People Officer, UNC–Chapel Hill

John Whelan

Board Member

Vice President for Human Resources, Indiana University