Officers & Board

Our Board of Directors is comprised of UMRA members representing staff and faculty from around the University with expertise in a wide range of areas. The Board meets monthly and is responsible for taking care of the strategic, operational and financial health of the organization.

President

Mike Kalasinski
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Secretary

Jan Lach
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Vice President

Susan Shields
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Treasurer

James Bell
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Photo of the 2024-25 UMRA Board of Directors.
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Terms Ending in 2026

Elaine Fellows
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Al Hermsen,
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Mike Kalasinski, President
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Rodger Wolf
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Terms Ending in 2027

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Vi Barkauskas
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Jack Kalbfleisch
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Katherine Kurtz, Past President
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Jan Lach, Secretary
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Terms Ending in 2028

Patricia Bebee
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Jim Bell, Treasurer, Representative, MHealthy Committee
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Sharon Grayden, Editor of UMRA News
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Suzanne Selig, Representative, Committee on the Economic Status and Wellbeing of the Faculty and Faculty Senate.
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Susan Shields, Vice President
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Past Presidents

Louise Piranian
Wilifred Kaplan
Don Thiel
Doug Woolley
Jim Thiry
Pat Butler
Jim Bell
Al Hermsen
Katherine Kurtz

1997
1997-1998
1999-2003
2003-2010
2010-2014
2014-2018
2018-2020
2020-2022
2022-2024