2013 KY/TN CUPA-HR Spring Joint Conference

April 10 - 12, 2013

Clarion Hotel

Lexington, KY

http://chapters.cupahr.org/ky http://chapters.cupahr.org/tn

HRCI Recertification Credit is Pending/Under Review

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Wednesday, April 10 TIME EVENT 11:30 a.m. – Last Race FREE --- A day at the Races, Keeneland, Lunch provided. This event

requires pre-registration. If you would like to attend this special event at Keeneland, RSVP by e-mail to Suzanne Hogge.

4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Registration and Vendor Set-up 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception, Clarion Hotel

7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own. Plenty of local restaurants to choose from. 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open Thursday, April 11 TIME EVENT 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast & Vendor Setup 8:00 a.m. Registration Begins 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Welcome Announcements & Keynote

Opening Keynote: Building Cathedrals – The Power of Purpose Vincent “Skip” Wirth, Director, Sales & Marketing/Consultant, First Choice Home Medical

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break & Visit with Vendors 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. General Session: Making Strategic Decisions In Light of Health

Care Reform, Steve Cyboran, ASA, MAAA, FCA, CEBS, Vice President, Consulting Actuary Healthy Enterprise Initiative Leader, Sibson Consulting

11:45– 12:45 p.m. Lunch 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. Break & Visit with Vendors 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. First Breakout Session -

1A Strategic Track – Keeping them Happy: Deferred Compensation Plans for Key Employees, Bill Rapp, Vice President, Consulting Services, VALIC 1B Total Rewards Track - Save More for Tomorrow – Practical Behavioral Finance Solutions to Improve Retirement Plans, Bill Fuller, Financial Consultant, Certified Behavioral Finance Analyst, Hilliard Lyons & Robert L. Frick, Financial Writer and Editor, Allianz Global Investors 1C Employee Relations & Organizational Development Track - HR Leadership Role in Managing Faculty and Staff Disruptive/Abrasive

Behavior, Lynn Bynum, Chief Human Resources Officer, Bellarmine University & Chair, National Board of Directors, CUPA-HR

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Break & Visit with Vendors 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Second Breakout Session – 2A Strategic Track – Strengthening Leadership Development and

Succession Planning Practices in Higher Education. Michael MacLeod, Ph.D., Partner, Aon Hewitt, Consulting, Talent and Rewards & Jennifer Wich, Partner, Aon Hewitt, Consulting, Talent and Rewards

2B Total Rewards Track – Designing a Competency Based Model

for Performance Management, Dr. Jeffrey Ling, Executive Vice President, Evergreen Solutions

2C Employee Relations & Organizational Development Track –

“You Can Be the Difference in making your College a Great Place to Work!”: Case Study regarding UofL’s Great Places to Work Initiative, Sam Connally, Vice President of Human Resources, University of Louisville

4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Chapter Meetings 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Meet in lobby for departure to Kentucky Horse Park 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Kentucky Horse Park Evening Event and Dinner 9:30 – 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open Friday, April 12 TIME EVENT 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Third Breakout Session –

3A Strategic Track – Perception is Reality: The Importance of Pay Fairness, Mark Szypko, CCP, GRP, Managing Director, Compensation, Kenexa and IBM Company

3B Total Rewards Track - Automating the Benefit Enrollment

Process, Adam Marley, Business Development, Insurance Specialists 3C Employee Relations & Organizational Development Track –

Revolutionary Learning: Where Theory and Practice Collide, Kari Aikins, Sr. Comp & Benefits Consultant, WKU & Wally Skiba, Associate HR Director, EKU

9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Break & Visit with Vendors 10:15 – 11:45 a.m. Announcements & Closing Keynote

Closing Keynote: Widening the Lens of Diversity, Andrea Garr-Barnes, Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Outreach, Western Kentucky University

SESSION OVERVIEW

Opening Keynote: Building Cathedrals – The Power of Purpose

Building Cathedrals - The Power of Purpose is based on a story that has been told for over 300 years that illustrates the most successful people in life and business are those of purpose. The authors have traced the origin of this life-changing story to the world’s most famous architect, Christopher Wren who was commissioned to rebuild St. Paul’s Cathedral after the fire of 1666 that devastated London. In their thought-provoking book, the authors dissect the leadership qualities of Wren and revisit the fire of 1666, examining its redemptive qualities to London to our present lives as well. They introduce a “Cathedral” as a powerful metaphor of personal expression of purpose, encouraging us to find our “Cathedral” and to help others find theirs. The bricklayers provide a foundation for a refreshing look into employee engagement, corporate culture, and the dynamics that occur in today’s organizations. Included are true stories of people who are building “Cathedrals” after having experienced “personal fires,” but who, like London, have emerged better and stronger. Objectives:

Describe the leadership qualities that enable modern-day organizations achieve peak performance Understand team dynamics that occur in organizations Understand the relationship between the power of purpose and organizational effectiveness Identify specific steps to enhance employee engagement List the characteristics that enable us to emerge stronger and better after our own “personal fires.”

General Session: Making Strategic Decisions In Light of Health Care Reform

In this session, we will discuss the strategic issues plan sponsors need to consider and the type of modeling and related legislation that needs to be considered. This interactive session will address

What institutions should be doing “now”? Considerations and modeling in the decision to offer medical in the future Strategies to achieve a sustainable program Communicating now and into the future

Objectives:

Understand key actions plan sponsors need to take in light of ACA Identify costs that need to be anticipated as a result of ACA Learn of the opportunities available through the ACA Understand strategic options that need to be considered

1A Strategic Track – Keeping them Happy: Deferred Compensation Plans for Key Employees

Discover various qualified and non-qualified plans that are available to attract, retain or reward key employees for consideration when developing and negotiating employment contracts. Get a good understanding of what plan types may be available and their applicable limitations. Learn how to design these deferred compensation plans for these key employees, and take a look at two case studies demonstrating real opportunities.

1B Total Rewards Track - Save More for Tomorrow – Practical Behavioral Finance Solutions to Improve Retirement Plans

Half of the American workforce lacks access to a retirement savings plan. Approximately one-third of those who do have access fail to join. Those who do join tend to save too little and often make unwise investment decisions. In short, the defined contribution world is in crisis and employees need help. Based on the book by Professor Shlomo Benartzi, this session will analyze the behavioral challenges that led to this crisis, which include; inertia, loss aversion, and myopia. In addition, we will explore the behavioral best practices that can be used to overcome these obstacles as outlined in “Save More Tomorrow.” The research and science in this book provides the behavioral tools and insights necessary to encourage employees to participate, save more and save smarter. A prime example of behavioral finance in action! Objectives: Introduce/educate the general behavioral finance principals from Professor Shlomo Benartzi’s book Save More Tomorrow and application of the PlanSuccess audit.

1C Employee Relations & Organizational Development Track - HR Leadership Role in Managing Faculty and Staff Disruptive/Abrasive Behavior

This presentation will address the challenges of managing those hard-to-deal with faculty and staff whose disruptive and abrasive behaviors create conflict in campus settings: the classroom, meetings, and other workplace environments. Various strategies for improving these stressful situations will be offered. Objectives:

Offer insight into root causes of disruptive/abrasive behavior Provide audience with opportunity to share their experiences/challenges Suggest strategies to manage these challenging employees and minimize conflict in the workplace

2A Strategic Track – Strengthening Leadership Development and Succession Planning Practices in Higher Education

Aon Hewitt recently conducted a survey of higher education institutions to identify the state of talent management practices, trends, and key priorities. Strengthening leadership development and succession planning practices was a key priority. This presentation will focus on practical examples and practices to improve leadership development and succession planning.

2B Total Rewards Track - Designing a Competency Based Model for Performance Management

Over the last several decades, academic research as well as tangible experience has shown that organizations with performance management initiatives perform better than their peers. These initiatives have not only improved traditional performance measures, but also increased customer satisfaction, employee engagement, employee productivity, and collaboration. Most institutions of higher learning utilize tools to ensure that their overall goals are consistently being met, yet fail to impact employee performance sufficiently. This session will examine several key performance management approaches with a specific focus on competency-based methods. Specifically, our discussion will focus on measuring key performance drivers, developing competency models, and evaluating individual and team performance. In addition, various approaches to integrating rewards will be included. Participants will leave with a strong understanding of the value of performance management, detailed knowledge of how to develop a competency-based methods, and key lessons learned from other institutions.

2C Employee Relations & Organizational Development Track – “You Can Be the Difference in making your College a Great Place to Work!”: Case Study regarding UofL’s Great Places to Work Initiative

In 2008, the University of Louisville elected to participate in the Chronicle of Higher Education Great Colleges to Work For survey – posting an overall satisfaction among faculty and staff of 66%. Our President and Provost launched the University’s Great Places to Work initiative (GPTW) to find ways to make UofL a better workplace for faculty and staff and set an institutional score card goal of achieving an honor roll satisfaction level of 75% by 2020. In 2009, overall employee satisfaction dropped from 66% to 64%. In 2010, overall employee satisfaction dropped from 64% to 62%. What happened and why did a well-intentioned initiative, supported by the executive leadership team, produce disappointing results in its first two years? This presentation is a case study regarding UofL’s Great Places to Work Initiative and outlines strategies the University employed to reverse its downward trend and improve employee satisfaction from 62% to 67% in 2012 – under the joint leadership of the Vice President for Human Resources, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and Vice Provost for Diversity.

3A Strategic Track – Perception is Reality: The Importance of Pay Fairness

Both an organization's total rewards architecture and its culture can impact the way employees perceive the "fairness" of their pay. In addition, external forces like an employee's friends, family, and coworkers can influence perceptions. The increasing availability of salary data over the internet provides yet another point of triangulation as an employee considers the "fairness" of his or her pay. But if we know that we have designed fair and equitable compensation programs, why should we care about perception? In this session Mark Szypko will discuss Kenexa's latest research on the relationship between perceptions of pay fairness and employee engagement. Focusing on key drivers of employee perceptions of pay fairness, they will discuss what compensation leaders and organizations in general can do to improve these perceptions and maximize engagement across the organization.

Objectives:

Why employee perception of fair pay is important to your organization How both an organization's total rewards architecture and its culture can impact the way employees

perceive the "fairness" of their pay What compensation leaders and organizations can do to improve these perceptions and maximize

engagement across the organization

3B Total Rewards Track - Automating the Benefit Enrollment Process

In this session, participants will learn how to transform the way your institution manages your benefit program. Participants will learn how various cloud-based portals available in the marketplace today can support online enrollment, employee communication, benefits education and HR management for all benefits. The session will examine new technologies and ways they can be used to help you offer a comprehensive, fully automated benefits program while engaging and educating your employees.

Objectives:

Provide an overview of enrollment technology and various options available Give insight into what employees and administrators can gain in using these new technologies Answer any questions regarding automating the enrollment process and its overall effectiveness

3C Employee Relations & Organizational Development Track – Revolutionary Learning: Where Theory and Practice Collide

Searching for a way HR can fit into the academic mission of the institution and not be seen as merely an administrative function? Learn how two institutions’ HR departments actively worked with the academic side of the house to help graduate assistants and HR students gain “real world” experience in the campus HR office. Presenters will share details of the various projects and lessons learned. During group discussion, session participants will brainstorm possible projects or challenges in taking this idea back to their institutions. Learn to recognize the benefits of tapping into partnerships with faculty and students and leave the session with tools to develop an internal program on your campus.

Closing Keynote: Widening the Lens of Diversity

Often times when we hear the word diversity we think race. However the lens of diversity is much larger than race. Diversity must include gender, socioeconomics, mental and physical abilities, language, sexual identity, ageism, ethnicity as well as race. By the end of this presentation participants should be able to talk about diversity through a large and inclusive lens.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS Vincent “Skip” Wirth

Director of Sales & Marketing/Consultant First Choice Home Medical

969 Threewood Circle Bowling Green, KY 42103 270-791-6392

skip.wirth@firstchoicehomemedical.com

Vincent “Skip” Wirth is the Director of Sales and Marketing for First Choice Home Medical in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Skip is a Registered Nurse and has over 38 years of health care experience including clinical, supervisory, education, sales, marketing, and administration. He graduated with honors from Western Kentucky University with degrees in Nursing and Public Health, and has a Master’s Degree in Organizational Communication. He is an adjunct faculty member in Western’s Department of Speech and Communication.

Skip started the first Wellness Center in Bowling Green Kentucky in 1984. He has been a professional speaker for 30 years and has conducted over 1500 workshops regionally and nationally on stress management, wellness, fitness, communication, team building, leadership, customer service, marketing, motivation and humor in the workplace.

Skip’s wife, Lynn, is a Registered Nurse for Genesis Healthcare. They have been married for 31 years. Their daughter, Elizabeth, is a sophomore at Western Kentucky University’s Honor College.

Recently, Skip contributed a chapter for the book, Building Cathedrals, The Power of Purpose. His chapter is titled, All Stressed Up and No Place to Go.

Some of Skip’s clients include: General Motors, Hospital Corporation of America, U.S. Army, University of Kentucky, Western Kentucky University, Southern Foods, City of Bowling Green, Kentucky Home Health Association, Nyloncraft, Bendix-Spicer, TVA, Cedar Lakes, Kentucky Public Health Association and Forever Communications.

Steve Cyboran, ASA, MAAA, FCA, CEBS

Vice President, Consulting Actuary Healthy Enterprise Initiative Leader Sibson Consulting 101 N. Wacker Drive | Chicago, IL 60606 312.984.8558 scyboran@sibson.com

Steve Cyboran is a Vice President and Consulting Actuary with Sibson Consulting. With more than 20 years of experience, he leads Sibson's national team focusing on Healthy Enterprise initiatives including absence, health, and lost productivity. Mr. Cyboran has been actively involved in a variety of strategy projects focusing on organization effectiveness, health care, disability and paid time-off.

Mr. Cyboran graduated with distinction from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign with a BS in Mathematics. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. Mr. Cyboran has earned his CEBS designation from the International Society of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists. He is also a member and Chicago Chapter Past President of the Disability Management Employers Coalition. He is a licensed producer in 22 states.

Mr. Cyboran frequently speaks, writes and is quoted on the issue of a healthy enterprise, healthcare, absence management, and paid time-off programs for national benefits and HR forums and leading benefits and HR publications.

William “Bill” Rapp, QKA, QPA Vice President, Consulting Services VALIC 2929 Allen Parkway, L6-20 Houston, Texas 77019 (713) 831-4382 Bill.Rapp@VALIC.com

Bill is the Vice President of Consulting Services with over 40 years of experience, of which 23 of those years have been with VALIC. Bill’s specialty is in the area of plan design and technical issues related to both qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans for both public and private tax-exempt organizations.

Bill Fuller

Financial Consultant, Certified Behavioral Finance Analyst Hilliard Lyons 10200 Forest Green Blvd Louisville, KY 40223 502-326-1525 bfuller@hilliard.com

As a Financial Consultant and Certified Behavioral Finance Analyst, Bill brings over sixteen years of asset management, administration and financial planning experience to Hilliard Lyons. In this role, Bill manages clients portfolio’s and directs participant education and retirement planning within the teams 401(k) & 403(b) client base.

Prior to joining Hilliard Lyons, Bill’s experience has been in the financial sector and included the institutional retirement plan market place with a focus on participant’s financial planning and asset management. Starting in 2003, Bill was a Senior Consultant for TIAA-CREF and has supported many institutional accounts within the Kentuckiana area. As a plan administrator, he has tremendous insight into qualified plan design, along with the support mechanisms needed to facilitate a successful plan. As a Certified Behavioral Finance Analyst, Bill has the ability to apply the latest behavioral finance science and psychology to qualified plans to improve plan and participant success measures.

Bill holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisville and holds Series 7, 65, 63 and Life Insurance licenses. Robert L. Frick

Financial Writer and Editor Allianz Global Investors 1633 Broadway 41st Fl. New York, NY 10019 212-739-1049 Rfrick@aol.com

With twenty five years as a financial journalist, Robert Frick has mastered researching, writing and producing packages on personal finance, investing and behavioral finance. He specializes in reducing complex financial concepts to plain English,

flavored with his unique wit and style. He thinks strategically, and uses his M.B.A. and leadership training to produce new products and projects designed to exceed customer needs.

His work experience includes Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, USA Today and business editor for a daily newspaper, and he has co-authored three books on personal finance. Multi-media experience includes; podcasts, webcasts, and speaking on national television and radio programs, and speaking at symposiums and other events. Lynn Bynum Chief Human Resources Officer Bellarmine University

2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 40205 (502) 272-8236 lbynum@bellarmine.edu

Lynn Bynum is Chief Human Resources Officer and adjunct instructor for Bellarmine University. Lynn has worked in human resources for nearly 30 years. She received her Bachelor’s of Arts degree in journalism from Indiana University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville.

Presently, she chairs the national board of directors of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) and serves on the board of directors for The Tuition Exchange and Hosparus. She is past chair of the Kentucky CUPA-HR Chapter. She has served on numerous community boards in the past including the Lincoln Foundation, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Nazareth Home, Louisville Urban League, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Kentuckiana and Goodwill Industries of Kentucky. Lynn served on the original steering committee for the Black Achievers Program in Louisville and has been a participant in Leadership Louisville.

Lynn has presented at several CUPA-HR conferences including:

ACON, 2012 – HR’s Role in Responding to Abrasive or Disruptive Behaviors Midwest Region, 2012 – HR’s Role in Responding to Abrasive or Disruptive Behaviors Midwest Region, 2010 – Economic Issues on Campus: In the Eye of the Storm Southern Region, 2010 – Economic Issues on Campus: In the Eye of the Storm

Michael MacLeod, Ph.D.

Partner Aon Hewitt | Consulting | Talent and Rewards 770-846-1412 michael.macleod@aonhewitt.com

Michael is a Partner in Aon Hewitt’s Talent practice and is based in Atlanta. He consults on HR strategy and design, HR structure, HR transformation, HR delivery models, and talent management. Prior to joining Aon Hewitt, he held an organizational development position in the technology industry, and he taught at Pennsylvania State University and Texas A&M University. Some of his clients include: American Express, The World Bank, Microsoft, SAP, Philips Electronics, Siemens, Thomas Jefferson University, and Thomson Reuters. Michael has a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Government from Texas A&M University and a B.A. in Political Science and Business Management from Widener University

Selected Project Experiences Include:

Led global HR transformation projects including HR strategy, organizational design, role development, process redesign, and business case for a university and medical center.

Led HR transformation effort including HR role redesign, process redesign and supported change management for MPHRO implementation for a major media/publishing company.

Served as project lead for global HR service delivery model redesign project including assessment, detailed model design, and business case for a leading technology provider.

Led HR redesign and consolidation for a large manufacturing company across 15+ operating companies.

Served as interim Recruiting lead for manufacturing company acquired by private equity firm. Project managed development of HR model, policies, and services for two B2B start-ups including

establishing basic HR services, compensation structure and benefits design, developing overall business organizational structure, talent practices and handling components of change management.

Project managed numerous components of HR transformation projects including HR strategy development, HR organization design—COE, Service Center, Business Partner, process redesign, competency development and assessment, career paths, etc.

Jennifer Wich

Partner, M.B.A. Aon Hewitt | Consulting | Talent and Rewards

Jenny is the West Market Leader in our Organization and HR Effectiveness Consulting Practice in The Woodlands, Texas. She consults in areas of HR strategy, reengineering and design, and change management. She specializes in helping clients diagnose and improve the organization and operation of their business, addressing people strategies, structure, work processes, role design, staff competencies, and technology. Jenny recently led the 2012 Higher Education Survey: The State of HR Effectiveness. A ground breaking study that explores the strategic focus of higher education HR functions in the areas of Talent Management, HR Service Delivery, and HR Function Management. Recent experience includes:

Shared Services Design – Developed an HR Shared Services Organization for a higher education institution that included: Organization structure, service definition, staffing assessment and definition of roles and responsibilities, detailed process design, operational procedures, technology requirements and ongoing measurement approach.

HR Assessment – Managing an HR assessment for a large health care company where we helped them explore alternative models for delivering HR services, including strategy around local vs. corporate HR responsibilities, the consolidation of policies and programs where it made sense, and the development of a centralized shared services center.

HR Strategy – Performing an HR Transformation assessment for a global energy company to help them understand how much their decentralized HR delivery model is costing them and where they are investing the most resources. This was used to evaluate HR alignment with broader business strategies.

Jenny has been with Aon Hewitt for over 23 years and has consulted with organizations across multiple industries. Some of Jenny’s clients include: Carnegie Mellon University; The University of California; Southern Methodist University; The University of Colorado; Anadarko Petroleum; Aventis Pasteur; Baxter Healthcare Corporation; Baylor Health Care System; Cargill Incorporated; ConocoPhillips; Constellation Energy; Deere & Company; Deluxe Corporation; ExxonMobil; Fluor Corporation, Intuit, Inc.; Siemens AG; TXU; Valero Energy Corporation, and Waste Management, Inc.

Jenny earned a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Michigan and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in Accounting and Marketing Management.

Dr. Jeffrey Ling

Executive Vice President Evergreen Solutions 2852 Remington Green Circle, Suite 101 Tallahassee, FL 32308 850-383-0111 jeff@consultevergreen.com

Dr. Ling is Executive Vice-President of Evergreen Solutions, LLC. He has over 20 years consulting experience in the following areas: human resources management; performance improvement; process analysis; strategic planning; and change management.

Dr. Ling has planned, organized, and managed more than 600 human resources studies over the last 20 years. He has worked across the nation with institutions of higher education, state and local governments, school districts, quasi-governmental agencies, and private industry. He has taught at Florida State University, Iowa State University, and College of Wooster.

Sam Connally

Vice President of Human Resources University of Louisville

Sam Connally has worked in higher education HR administration for 30 years, and has served 18 years in chief HR officer roles at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Washington College Maryland, and the University of Louisville. A former chair of the CUPA-HR Foundation, Sam has been an active member of CUPA-HR for 25 years and has presented over 20 program sessions at state, regional, and national conferences. Sam is co-author of the feature article of the Spring 2006 CUPA-HR Journal, “HR as Partner: Building Strategic Partnerships for HR on Campus,” and the co-recipient of two national CUPA-HR awards – the 2004 SunGard Award for Innovation in HR Technology (together with UNC Wilmington HR colleagues for the development of Consensus® search support software) and the 2006 Award for Excellence in HR Practices (together with the UNLV Vice Provost for building strategic long-term partnerships between HR and Academic Affairs at UNLV).

Mark Szykpo, CCP, GRP Kenexa, and IBM Company 343 Winter Street Waltham, MA 02451 (781) 851-8863 mszypko@us.ibm.com Mark has over 30 years’ experience as a compensation practitioner, and has held compensation, benefits and HR systems leadership roles for a number of organizations including Honeywell, Digital Equipment Corporation, Wang Laboratories, Kronos, Comcast, Progress Software and Lightbridge. In his role here at Kenexa, Mark drives research on trends in compensation practice and spends most of his time meeting with our customers and other compensation professionals to understand the challenges that HR

professionals face in today’s market. He tours the globe speaking on compensation and HR-related topics, and in addition to his role at Kenexa he is a member of the WorldatWork faculty. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Suffolk University and a Master of Business Administration from Western New England College with a concentration in Management Information Systems. He is also a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), a Global Remuneration Professional (GRP), a WorldatWork Editorial Review Board member, and a recipient of WorldatWork’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Adam Marley

Business Development Insurance Specialists 1750 Scottsville Road, Suite 4 Bowling Green, KY 42104 270-467-1309 amarley@isbgky.com Adam Marley leads online enrollment efforts for Houchens Insurance Group, the nation’s 30th largest insurance broker. Prior to his work at Houchens he worked as a consultant at Humana, Inc. and offered assistance in acquisitions, due diligence, and integration areas. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and received his M.B.A. and M.S. in Strategic Management from Indiana University. Kari Aikins, CCP, SPHR Senior Compensation & Benefits Consultant Western Kentucky University Wetherby Administration Bldg., Rm. G30 Bowling Green, KY 42101 270-745-5346 Kari.aikins@wku.edu

Kari Aikins is the Senior Compensation and Benefits Consultant for Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. Kari is responsible for the strategic planning and oversight of WKU’s Compensation and Benefit programs. Presently, she serves as Chair-Elect on CUPA’s KY Chapter Board. Kari received her Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and her Master’s Degree in Communication from Western Kentucky University. She is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) through World At Work and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Society of Human Resources Management.

Kari has 14 years of experience in Human Resources, holding various positions in all functional areas of HR. Kari began her career in Human Resources in the staffing industry, followed by a position with the Bowling Green City Government. Before joining WKU in 2007, Kari worked in the General Affairs Office at Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. North American Corporate Headquarters, a global automotive supplier.

Kari has three “spirited” children, Lola (8), Mia (4), and Hudson (2). She is an avid reader and member of a local book club she founded in 2001. She has enjoyed golf since childhood and participates in a ladies golf league at Indian Hills Country Club in Bowling Green, KY.

Wally Skiba, SPHR Associate Director, Benefits & Compensation Eastern Kentucky University 521 Lancaster Avenue Jones 203 Coates Box 24A Richmond, KY 40475 859-622-5893 Wally.skiba@eku.edu Wally Skiba, SPHR, is currently the Associate Director, Benefits & Compensation for Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond, KY. Wally has forty (40) years of diversified experience and expertise in all areas of Human Resources. He began his professional career as a pilot, personnel officer and equal opportunity and treatment officer in the U.S. Air Force. In civilian life he held Human Resources positions for the State of Hawaii; the largest law firm in Honolulu (CCWC) and Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations with Servco Pacific, Inc., a multi business conglomerate in Honolulu, Hawaii.

He joined the University of Kentucky as Director of Human Resources Services for the Lexington Campus from 1982 – 1996, then moved to the Director of Human Resources for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government as part of the “Town & Gown.” initiative. He retired from the public sector and began consulting in human resources. He accepted his current position at EKU in August 2005. Wally began instructing certification classes in 1978(ASPA) and received SHRM’s SPHR Life Certification.

Most importantly he served on CUPA’s State Chapter Board and Southern Region Board in varying positions since 1984, and Chair in 1985-86 and1992-93, respectively.

Andrea M. Garr-Barnes, MSW

Director, Office of Diversity Programs Western Kentucky University Potter Hall, Rm. 425 Bowling Green, KY 42101 270-745-5066 andrea.garr-barnes@wku.edu

Andrea Garr-Barnes is a native of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Andrea has a bachelor of science in education from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Andrea has a Master of Clinical Social Work from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Andrea worked at Bridgewater State University for 11 years as The Director, Center for Multicultural Affairs. Andrea also taught undergraduate and graduate courses in BSU School of Social work. She currently serves as the Director of the Office of Diversity Programs at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Andrea, is the mother of 3 sons; Haywood S. Barnes, III, Maurice Garr Barnes and Ethan Smart Barnes. Andrea is the grandmother to 3 amazing granddaughters. Andrea is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Bowling Green Alumnae Chapter.

CHAPTER OFFICERS

Kentucky Tennessee

Chair Gary Barksdale, MBA, SPHR Executive Director, Human Resources Eastern Kentucky University gary.barksdale@eku.edu

President Paul D. Thomas, SPHR Executive Director, Human Resources & Affirmative Action Southwest Tennessee Community College 737 Union Ave Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-333-5828 pthomas@southwest.tn.edu

Chair Elect Kari Aikins, CCP, SPHR Manager, Employee Benefits & Retirement Western Kentucky University, RM G25 1906 College Heights Blvd. Bowling Green, KY 42101 kari.aikins@wku.edu

President-Elect/Program Chair Iliana Ricelli, SPHR Senior Director, Workforce Management University of Memphis Department of Human Resources 159 Administration Building Memphis, TN 38152 Phone: 901-678-2056 iricelli@memphis.edu

Past Chair Wally Skiba, SPHR Associate Director of Human Resource Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY 40475 Wally.Skiba@eku.edu

Past President Patricia A. Burks-Jelks Director, Human Resources and Equity & Diversity University of Tennessee Space Institute 411 B.H. Goethert Parkway, MS-11, Tullahoma, TN 37388-9700 Phone: 931-393-7226 pjelks@utsi.edu

Secretary Quenna D. Norris, PHR Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Blvd. Bowling Green, KY 42101 (270) 745-2501 quenna.norris@wku.edu

Recorder Libby King, Ed S Director, Human Resources Lincoln Memorial University 6965 Cumberland Gap Pkwy. Harrogate, TN 37752 Phone: 423-869-6358 libby.king@lmunet.edu

Treasurer Donna Henry Data Supervisor University of Kentucky donna.henry@uky.edu

Treasurer/Program Coordinator Mary Sonner, SPHR Director, Personnel Services Tusculum College P.O. Box 5093 Greeneville, TN 37743 Phone: 423-636-7300 ext. 5065 msonner@tusculum.edu

Membership Kay Drake Centre College kay.drake@centre.edu

Membership/Activities Coordinator Angie Judish Benefits Manager, Human Resources Austin Peay State University P.O. Box 4507 Clarksville, TN 37044 Phone: 931-221-7013 judisha@apsu.edu

Activities Suzanne Hogge Associate Director, Human Resources Morehead State University s.hogge@moreheadstate.edu

Communications/Media Brian Roe Trainer/Management Specialist University of Tennessee 220 Conference Center Building 600 Henley Street Knoxville, TN 37996-4125 broe1@tennessee.edu

Communications/Media Ryan Hill Compensation & Classification Analyst Morehead State University r.hill@moreheadstate.edu

Sponsors/Exhibits Coordinator Ann McElrath Director, Human Resources Lee University 1120 N. Ocoee Street P.O. Box 3450 Cleveland, TN 37320-3450 Phone: 423-614-8105 Fax: 423-614-8111 amcelrath@leeuniversity.edu

Historian Michelle Hutchinson Human Resources Assistant Morehead State University m.hutchinson@moreheadstate.edu

Events Coordinator Kim Rashada Special Events Coordinator Southwest Tennessee Community College 737 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-333-6469 krashada@southwest.tn.edu

Historian

Dan Trentham Team Leader, HR Call Center The University of Tennessee 220 Conference Building Knoxville, TN 37996-4125 Phone: 865-946-8847 dantrentham@tennessee.edu