About the Southern California Chapter
The CUPA-HR SoCal 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 contact us.
Learn more about CUPA-HR's mission, values and priorities here.
2025-26 Southern California Chapter Board
Bao Ngo
President
Director, HR Systems and Data Analytics
Chapman University
Ramona Agrela
Past President
Vice Chancellor & Senior Vice President, Human Resources
University of California, Irvine / UCI Health
Andy Covell
President Elect
Director of Total Rewards
California Institute of the Arts
Julie Ngin
Treasurer
Academic HR Services Department Lead
California State University, Fullerton
Abbie Kane
Board Secretary
Director of Total Rewards
Chapman University
Angie Kim
At-Large Program Coordinator
Senior HR Business Partner | Academic Operations
University of Southern California
Connie Park
At-Large Sponsor Relations Coordinator
Sr. HRBP, Academic Operations, University HR
University of Southern California
Terri Winbush
At-Large Communications-Media Co-Coordinator
Chief Human Resources Officer, Campus
University of California San Diego
Susan M. Kaneshiro
At-Large Communications-Media Co-Coordinator
Senior Director of Human Resources
Biola University
Alexis Marie Costa
At-Large Special Events Coordinator
Executive Assistant to Ramona Agrela, Senior Vice President, UCI Health and Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, UC Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Ann-Marie Musto, M.Ed.
At Large Member Relations & Outreach Coordinator
Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer
University of California Santa Barbara
Siti Williams and Ramona Agrela
Western Region Lunch Learn Representatives
Director of People and Culture I Vice Chancellor & Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Southern California University of Health Sciences I University of California, Irvine / UCI Health
Phenicia McCullough
At Large Member
Vice President of Human Resource, Diversity & Inclusion
California State University, Fullerton
S. Alex Nájera
At Large Member
Associate Vice Chancellor/CHRO
University of California, Riverside
Siti Williams
At Large Member
Director of People and Culture
Southern California University of Health Sciences