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.

Kathryn Brown

Chair

Vice President of Human Resources, University of Minnesota

Kyle Cavanaugh

Immediate Past Chair

Vice President of Administration, Duke University and Duke University Health System

Julia McCallin

Vice Chair

Associate Vice President of Human Resources, California Institute of Technology

Laurita Thomas

Treasurer

Associate Vice President for Human Resources, University of Michigan

Allison Vaillancourt

Secretary

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

Susan Basso

Board Member and Past Chair

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

Pamela Beemer

Board Member and Past Chair

Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, Northwestern University

Sharon Butler

Board Member

Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Michigan State University

Elyne Cole

Board Member

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

Dwaine Duckett

Board Member and Past Chair

Vice President for Human Resources, University of California Office of the President

Tony Kinslow

Board Member

Associate Vice President for Human Resources, University of Rochester

Diane Tucker

Board Member

Vice President, Human Resources, Boston University