About UPA: Leadership
2012 Board of Directors
Past Presidents and Board Members
President Rich Gunther Principal Interaction Designer, Oracle Corporation president2012@usabilityprofessionals.org My goal is to ensure that the UPA is delivering value to all of its members worldwide. By researching member needs and aligning our membership strategy with those needs, we should be able to grow our community and better retain members. I look forward to helping fulfill the vision and mission of the UPA during my term. |
Vice President
Lead UX Business Consultant vp2012@usabilityprofessionals.org UPA will this year offer more learning opportunities for UPA members and those new to UPA. Please contact me if you are interested in opportunities to give training, or would like the UPA to provide specific training. I will continue to support our Regional Directors as they work with UPA Chapter around the world. |
Director of Branding and Marketing, Secretary
Jakob Biesterfeldt
Director of International Practice As Director of Marketing and Communications my primary responsibility is to advise on branding and marketing for all UPA projects and initiatives. I am also responsible for ensuring that UPA member communications are consistent, suit an international audience and have the right level of frequency. |
Director of Certification, Treasurer
Ronnie Battista
Practice Area Lead, User Experience certification2012@usabilityprofessionals.org |
Director of Publications
Dray & Associates publications2012@usabilityprofessionals.org UPA publications are a key benefit and resource to our members. They play a vital role in furthering UPA's overall mission, helping to develop our professional community, and presenting our profession to the world. I am especially interested in helping UPA publications contribute to larger goals, such as continuing to develop UPA as an international community, extending the philosophy, approaches, and knowledge that UPA represents to new domains, and cross-pollinating ideas and methods with other professional organizations in the user experience arena. |
Web Director
Mad*Pow web2012@usabilityprofessionals.org |
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Cory Lebson
Principal, profdev@usabilityprofessionals.org UPA wants to build synergies with other organizations, both those very directly related to user experience and those that are only tangentially related. Let's talk about how we can more closely align our organizations to better enhance knowledge and increase opportunities for collaboration. |
Director or Member Services Usability Manager Members2012@usabilityprofessionals.org
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Director of Events Usability Manager Meetings2012@usabilityprofessionals.org
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Director of Professional Development
Sr. User Experience Engineer development2012@usabilityprofessionals.org (2012-2014)
2012 will bring new professional development opportunities. We're looking forward to expanding the Mentoring program and adding content to the web site for academic and other prof. dev. programs. I'd like to bring together our experienced members with our mid- and early-career members to provide professional connections. |
Executive Director
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2012 Conference (Henderson (Las Vegas), Nevada, USA - June 4-8, 2012)
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Regional DirectorsThe Regional Director positions were created to continue to improve the communication between the Board and UPA International members around the world. These Directors will liaison with Chapters in their local regions, represent the UPA to their region at local events, and will collaborate with other Regional Directors to extend the UPA's global reach. 2012 Regional Director responsibilities are to:
The 2012 Regional Directors are:
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Carol Smith 
Susan Dray 
Chris Hass
Ashley Pearlman 
Amy Kidd 
Elisa Miller 
John E. Kasper, Ph.D.