Governing Body

Governing Body members are responsible for the strategic direction of the HR Leadership Summit. The support and participation of our region's Fortune 1000 HR executives, along with the top government and academic HR executives, ensures that each of the conference sessions, speakers and best practice vendor sponsors are relevant, timely and structured to deliver maximum value.

Kathleen S. Barclay
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP, Human Resources
The Kroger Co.
Meg Pais
Governing Body Co-Chair
EVP, Human Resources
SIRVA, Inc.
Bala Purushothaman
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP, Human Resources, NA
The Procter & Gamble Company
Michael A. Womack, Esq.
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP, Human Resources
Cintas Corporation
Brian Worth
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP, Human Resources
Cardinal Health
Erin Ascher
SVP, Human Resources
Omnicare, Inc.
Elisabeth Baldock
SVP, Human Resources
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Nancy Brady
VP, Human Resources
CareSource
Cassie Brown
VP, HR Operations
Scripps Networks Interactive
Sharon Brunecz
SVP, Human Resources
The PNC Financial Services Group
Lynn Cavalier
SVP, Human Resources
FirstEnergy Corp.
Brian Cox
Group VP, Human Resources
Macy's, Inc.
Saundra Davis
VP, Human Resources
Teradata
Shelley Devore
Assoc. VP, Human Resources
Limited Brands, Inc.
Susan Esler
VP, Human Resources & Comm.
Ashland, Inc.
Jim Francis
VP, Human Resources
Swagelok Company
Laura Freedman
VP, People, Strategy & Development
Crown Castle International Corp.
Brenda Gerhardstein
Deputy Director, Human Resources
State of Ohio
Shelly Gillis
VP, Human Resources
American Financial Group, Inc.
Carol Hauser
Sr. Director, Human Resources
Miami University
Anthony Hernandez
SVP, Human Resources
PharMerica Corporation
Brad Jokovich
VP, Human Resources
FirstGroup America, Inc.
Ken Julian
VP, Human Resources
Thor Industries, Inc.
Brian Keating
VP, Human Resources
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Raghu Krishnamoorthy
VP, Human Resources
GE Aviation
Ralph Lee
VP Human Resources
Total Quality Logistics
Linda Lonsinger
CHRO
Ohio University
Tim Massa
VP, Talent Mgmt, Corp. Human Resources
The Kroger Co.
Shari Mickey-Boggs
Assoc. VP, Human Resources & CHRO
Xavier University
Brad Patrick
EVP & CHRO
Tempur-Pedic International Inc.
Steve Peterson
VP, Human Resources
Eaton Corporation
Alisa Poe
SVP & CHRO
First Financial Bancorp
Rick Purdy
Chief Human Resource Officer
ResCare, Inc.
Steve Roush
VP, Human Resources, NA
General Cable Corporation
Timothy Sprosty
SVP, Human Resources
Exel, Inc.
Curt Stoll
SVP, Human Resources
Convergys Corporation
Dean Vonderheide
V.P. Organizational Effectiveness
Kimball International, Inc.
Jennifer Weber
SVP & CHRO
Duke Energy of Ohio
Kim Whiteman
VP, Human Resources
A. Schulman, Inc.
Charlie Young
CHRO
hhgregg, Inc.