{"id":17,"date":"2023-05-08T15:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cupachapt.dsbeta.com\/ia\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:26:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/ia\/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 Iowa Chapter<\/h2>\n<p>The CUPA-HR Iowa 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 our area who want to get involved and help out. If this sounds like you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/ia\/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 Iowa Chapter Board<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-17-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_cupa-board-grid panel-last-child\" 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\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/Sarah-Lobb-Headshot.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Sarah Lobb<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>President<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Faculty Affairs Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>The University of Iowa<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\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/headshot2023_2-scaled.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Tracey Pritchard<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>Past-President<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>HR Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>University of Iowa<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\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/09\/20160223GreinerMary05.jpg.jpeg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Mary Greiner<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>President-Elect<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Executive Director of Strategic Human Resources Programs and Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>Grinnell 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\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/09\/Irving_Lisa_950-1315-scaled.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Lisa Irving<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>Treasurer<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>HR Generalist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>University of Iowa<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\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/09\/Ruth-Headshot.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Ruth Appleton<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>Secretary<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Assistant Director of Human Resources <\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>University of Iowa<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\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/JesseHeath_Fall24-scaled.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Jesse Heath<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>At-Large member<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Employee Relations Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>University of Northern Iowa<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\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/07\/Brooke-Vonnahme081-1-scaled.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Brooke Vonnahme<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>At-Large Member<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>HR Consultant Employee and Labor Relations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>Iowa State University<br>\n             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