Concurrent Sessions 6

Concurrent Sessions 6 | Tuesday, March 31 – 1:30-2:30 p.m.

CREATING INTERNAL TALENT PIPELINES: A MODEL FOR EXPANDING HR’S INFLUENCE

Discover Pepperdine’s Strategic Project Associate program — a proven model for hiring and developing HR staff to meet immediate campus needs while building long-term talent pipelines. Gain replicable practices, success stories and lessons from a decade of growing internal HR talent.

Kyle Stiemsma, Executive Director, Human Resources, and Greyson Orellana, Associate Director, Human Resources, both of Pepperdine University

HOW CUPA-HR DATA CAN INFORM COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMPENSATION AND TALENT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

Designing and maintaining an effective, competitive compensation program for community colleges requires comprehensive data for informed strategic decision making. Join us for a panel discussion to explore the compensation challenges unique to community colleges and how data can optimize pay practices that drive institutional success. Learn from higher ed HR leaders and Segal leaders in the field of community college compensation about what’s working, what’s making an impact and market study options that are more affordable in contrast to more traditional study approaches. We’ll also explore how CUPA-HR’s DataOnDemand can help community colleges navigate their compensation programs and practices by addressing such challenges as setting starting salaries, ensuring competitive pay, closing market pay gaps to increase engagement and retention, and updating salary structures to align with external markets.

Brandon Dang, Associate Deputy Chief of Human Resources, and April Jefferson, Interim Senior Director, Compensation Human Resources – Total Rewards, both of Dallas College; Kathryn Dao, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Frederick Community College; Melinda Hoover, Manager of Administrative Services – Compensation and Classification, Gloria Maddox-Powell, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Mercedes Ramirez, Manager of HR Administrative Services, all of Tarrant County College District; Andrea Averill, Senior Consultant, Compensation and Career Strategies, and Lauren Price, Associate Consultant, Compensation and Career Strategies, both of Segal; Jackie Bichsel, Ph.D., Associate Vice President of Research, CUPA-HR 

ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AS A STRATEGIC HR CAPABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 

Organizational design is rapidly becoming an expected capability of corporate HR functions. This session will explore the potential for organizational design within higher education and will discuss how Georgia Tech HR built an Organizational Design Center of Expertise. This session is sponsored by Creative Planning.

Lindsey Fenton, Associate Director – Organizational Design and Effectiveness, Georgia Institute of Technology

THE HAPPINESS FORMULA 2.0

The Happiness Formula 2.0 helps professionals move beyond finding happiness to keeping it. In this session, you’ll learn how to protect your energy, set boundaries and create habits that help happiness last even when life feels heavy.

Nikki Parker, Assistant Chief Human Resources Officer, Tulsa Community College

THE MISSING MIDDLE: DEVELOPING SUPERVISORS AS CULTURE CARRIERS

Higher education often overlooks frontline supervisors: the “missing middle” who shape culture, retention and performance. This session will provide a practical model for developing supervisors through scalable, research-based microlearning that strengthens trust, accountability and employee engagement.

Bobbie Murray, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Katey Scofield, Human Resources Office Manager, both of Northern Wyoming Community College District