{"id":17,"date":"2019-08-26T17:38:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cupachapt.dsbeta.com\/dcmetro\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-08-06T18:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:20:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/dcmetro\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-17\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-17-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_cupa-content-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-cupa-content-block so-widget-cupa-content-block-default-d75171398898-17\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"chapt-content-block\">\n    <div class=\"chapt-cb-inner\">\n        <h2>About the DC Metro Chapter<\/h2>\n<p>The CUPA-HR DC Metro Chapter brings together HR professionals in higher education to exchange best practices, connect with others in our field, and provide meaningful educational opportunities on topics important and relevant to our field. We are always looking for higher ed HR professionals in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area who want to get involved and help out. If this sounds like you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/dcmetro\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about CUPA-HR's mission, values and priorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cupahr.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">2025-26\u00a0 DC Metro Chapter Board<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-17-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_cupa-board-grid\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-cupa-board-grid so-widget-cupa-board-grid-default-d75171398898-17\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><style>\n    .chap-bg-member h4 + h3 {\n        max-width: 225px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"cup-main_content chap-board-grid\">\n    <div class=\"chap-bg-inner\">\n        <h3 class=\"title\"><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"chap-bg-grid\">\n                            <div class=\"chap-bg-member\">\n                                            <div class=\"chap-bg-photo\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/dcmetro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Erika-Mabry.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Erika Mabry<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>President<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Employee Engagement Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>Howard University<br>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"chap-bg-member\">\n                                            <div class=\"chap-bg-photo\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/dcmetro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/f58100fd-26b0-4d78-91d4-319ce715dd75.png');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>TJ Jefferson<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Human Resources Business Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>Georgetown University<br>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"chap-bg-member\">\n                                            <div class=\"chap-bg-photo\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/dcmetro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/homepage_slider_spring_events_2019-3.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Gwen Parris<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>Secretary<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Executive Assistant to the CHRO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>Georgetown 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