Press Release

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2022

CUPA-HR Selects Six Individuals for Association’s Emerging Leaders Program

Six College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) members have been selected to participate in the 2022-23 Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders program.

The year-long program recognizes volunteer leaders from across the country who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and initiative within higher ed HR and desire to play an active role in advancing the profession. The unique opportunity provides peer interaction and connection with CUPA-HR leaders as an integral part of the cohort’s learning experience. Participants engage in problem-solving work groups and develop deep networks with peers while gaining an inside look at CUPA-HR’s operations and structure.

Emerging CUPA-HR leaders are selected based on their knowledge, leadership skills, engagement with CUPA-HR and demonstrated willingness to advance higher ed HR.

The 2022-23 Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders are:

  • Laura Good, Assistant Director of Human Resources and Benefit Systems Manager, University of Mount Union
  • Leslie Hardin, Vice President Human Resources, Johnson County Community College
  • Beth Muha, Assistant Vice President of Human Resources, American University
  • Allyson Mullin, Executive Director of Human Resources, Alvernia University
  • Krista Vaught, Assistant Director, Employee Learning and Engagement, Vanderbilt University
  • Angela Wurtsmith, Executive Director of Human Resources, Colorado Mountain College

“We are excited to welcome this year’s Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders cohort,” says CUPA-HR President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Brantley. “These individuals are outstanding higher education human resources leaders who will help us lead the association into the future.”

The 2022-23 Emerging CUPA-HR Leader will be led by exceptional current and past CUPA-HR national board leaders and national office staff, and the new cohort will serve July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

About CUPA-HR

CUPA-HR is higher ed HR. We serve higher education by providing the knowledge, resources, advocacy and connections to achieve organizational and workforce excellence. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, and serving more than 33,000 HR professionals and other campus leaders at nearly 2,000 member institutions and organizations around the country and abroad, the association offers learning and professional development programs, higher education salary and benefits data, extensive online resources and just-in-time regulatory and legislative information.

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