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.
Carolinas HERC
Nathan Bullock
Director
Southern California
Jennifer Park
Director
Mid-Atlantic
Nathan Bullock
Director
South Midwest
Michigan
Maranda Holtsclaw
Director
New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware
Gilda Paul
Director
Upstate New York
Mary Jo Serafini
Director
Southeast HERC
Meredith G. Bruner
Director
Greater Washington State
Leyla Salmassi
Director
Central Midwest
Adam Potter
Director
Northern California
Greater Chicago Midwest
Daniel Lee Butcher
Director
Upper Midwest
Daniel Lee Butcher
DirectorNew England
Ruth Molina
Director
Metro New York and Southern Connecticut
Karen Fife
DirectorOhio/Western PA/West Virginia
Greater Texas
Nikki Duncan
Director
HERC 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
Vice Chair
Karen Fife
Director, Metro New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, Columbia University
Meredith G. Bruner
Director, Greater Kentucky HERC
Dana Hummel
Chief Human Resources Officer Bellarmine University
Michelle Morris
Director for Employment &Clinical Support Services, East Carolina University
Alicia Simon,
Dual Career Services Coordinator, University of Michigan
Nikki Duncan
Greater Texas HERC Director,
University of Houston
Ruth Molina
Director, New England HERC,
Harvard University
Jennifer Park
Director, Southern California,
HERC, San Diego State 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
Vice Chair
Karen Fife
Director, Metro New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, Columbia University
Members
Jamie Lynn Bluhm
Director of Workforce Planning and Recruitment
Human Resources, University at Buffalo
Daniel Lee Butcher
Regional Director, Upper Midwest and Greater Chicago HERC
Desiree’ Clark
Civil Rights, Title IX, Affirmative Action and Compliance Officer, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Joi Cunningham
Vice President of Human Resources
Amanda Duval
Chief Human Resource Officer, Harper College
Maranda Holtsclaw
Director
Jennifer Imazeki
Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity,
Senate Distinguished Professor of Economics, San Diego State University
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
Leyla Salmassi
Director Greater Washington HERC
Mary Jo Serafini
Director
Joseph Vitale
Chief Human Resources Officer, Oberlin College and Conservatory
Nathan Bullock
Director, HERC of the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic HERC
Meredith Bruner
Director, Greater Kentucky HERC
Jordan Cornwell
Recruitment Specialist, University of Northern Iowa
Nikki Duncan
Greater Texas HERC Director,
University of Houston
Jim Hertel
Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources, Trinity UniversityDana Hummel
Chief Human Resources Officer Bellarmine University
Kaeli Varden-Jones
Assistant Director for Talent and Engagement , Vassar CollegeMichelle Morris
Director for Employment &Clinical Support Services, East Carolina University
Jennifer Park
Director, Southern California,
HERC, San Diego State University
Adam Potter
Director, Central Midwest HERC
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
Dwala Toombs
HR Talent Aquisition, George Mason University
Bonnie Wilmoth
Manager, Talent Acquisition, Washington State University