{"id":17,"date":"2019-08-26T17:38:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cupachapt.dsbeta.com\/ky\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:07:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/ky\/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 Kentucky Chapter<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Great news Kentucky!\u00a0 You chapter has been selected for this years Southern Region Chapter Excellence Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-456 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/ky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/04\/Chapter-Excellence-Award-for-Website-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/ky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/04\/Chapter-Excellence-Award-for-Website-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/ky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/04\/Chapter-Excellence-Award-for-Website.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CUPA-HR Kentucky 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 Kentucky who want to get involved and help out. If this sounds like you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.cupahr.org\/ky\/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 Kentucky 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\/ky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/11\/Quenna-Thompson.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Quenna Thompson<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>President<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Interim Asst VP, Human Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>Western Kentucky 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\/ky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/11\/Meredith-Bruner.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Meredith Bruner<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>Secretary<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Chief HR Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>Centre College<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\/ky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/02\/Jennifer-Hobbs.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Jennifer Hobbs<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>Treasurer <\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Customer Service Team Lead - Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>University of Kentucky<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\/ky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/09\/personnel-john-dixon.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>John Dixon<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>President - Elect<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>Chief HR Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>Eastern Kentucky 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\/ky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/09\/Angela-keene-photo.jpg');\">\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"chap-bg-m-inner\">\n                        <h4>Angela Keene<\/h4>\n                                                    <h3>At-Large<\/h3>\n                        \n                        <p><strong>HR Director<\/strong><\/p>\n\n                        <p>University of Kentucky<br>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Kentucky Chapter Great news Kentucky!\u00a0 You chapter has been selected for this years Southern Region Chapter Excellence Award. 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