UMKC - The Bloch School

The Human Resources Advisory Board serves to advance the field of human resources through the promotion of educational and developmental opportunities for professionals, scholars and students and creates a forum for discussion, exploration and problem-solving of critical topics for top HR executives in the Kansas City area.

Bloch Human Resource Advisory Board Members

• Gene Bauer
  Managing Director, US Consulting Operations, The Hay Group
• Bob Bloss
  Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
• Doug Buchanan
  Assistant Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, UMKC
• Karen Burton
  North American Country Delegate, Industrial Affairs, HR, Sanofi-Aventis
• Betty Click
  Senior Vice President-Human Resources, Collective Brands
• Brad Cloverdyke
  Vice President Human Resources, American Century Investments
• Rebecca David
  Associate Vice President Human Resources, US Engineering
• Margaret A. Evans
  Director, Human Resources, Government Employees Hospital Association
• Spencer Fields
  Principal, Mercer
• Julie Frankland
  Vice President, Human Resources, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
• Betty Freeman-Boots
  Vice President, Human Resources, John Knox Village
• Jo-Ann Gastin
  Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Lockton Companies LLC
• Annette Glary
  Vice President, Human Resources, DEMDACO
• Edwin K. Hudson
  Managing Director, Human Resources, Shook, Hardy, & Bacon
• Robert L. Jones
  Director, Human Resources, City of Overland Park
• Dawn Murphy
  Vice President Human Resources, Saint Luke’s Health System
• John R. Phillips
  Labor Department Director, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin
• Chris Piwowarek
  Vice President, Human Resources, Kansas City Star 
• Tammy Serati
  Senior Vice President, Human Resources, H&R Block, Inc.
• Michael R. Stewart
  Vice President, Human Resources, Andrews & McMeel
• Stan Sword
  Vice President, Total Rewards, Sprint
• Michael Torno
  Vice President, Human resources, ViraCorp Laboratories
• Darryl Uffelmann
  Director Labor Relations, Corp. Compliance Officer, Sr. Corporate Counsel, Kansas City Power & Light/Great Plains Energy
• Donna Ward
  Vice President, Human Resources, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
• Keith Wiedenkeller
  Senior Vice President, HR, AMC 
• Julie Wilson
  Chief People Officer, Cerner Corporation
• Melissa Wood
  Associate Vice President, Human Resources, Burns & McDonnell
• Craig Woodson
  Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Commerce Bank

Resources for HR Advisory Board Members

• The HR Advisory Board Mission
• HR Advisory Board Member Guidelines
• HR Advisory Board Chair Election Procedure
• Upcoming Meeting Dates 2009-2010
• Directions to the Bloch School and Parking for Board meetings
• Contact Nancy Day, Bloch School Faculty Representative to the HR Advisory Board