About UXPA: Leadership
2013 Board of Directors
Past Presidents and Board Members
President Rich Gunther
Principal Interaction Designer, Oracle Corporation and Principal, Ovo Studios
In 2013 I will continue to help expand UXPA into a truly international, inclusive professional organization helping to advance the science and practice of UX. |
Vice President
Customer Insight Manager,
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. carol.smith@uxpa.org In my final year on the board I am looking forward to supporting new board members and leading the organization forward. |
Director of Branding and Marketing, Secretary
Jakob Biesterfeldt
Managing Director,
UserZoom Germany
I work on communications, marketing and branding across all of UXPA's projects and initiatives. My focus for 2013 is on harmonizing our international branding and to provide useful communications to our members worldwide. |
Director of Events, Treasurer
User Experience Manager, MathWorks amy.kidd@uxpa.org
My focus for 2013 will be on expanding and improving UXPA's events program to meet the needs of our membership and the larger UX community. This will include: partnering with our DC and China chapters on international conferences in Washington, DC and Shanghai, China; exploring opportunities to partner on events with other organizations; sharing best practices with our chapters and other event teams; and improving our tools and processes. |
Director of Publications
Director and UX Consultant
gerry.gaffney@uxpa.org I want to help ensure that we continue to produce high-quality content that interests and informs the UX community. I want to help improve and grow the individual publications, and the overall portfolio, and reach an audience that is as wide as possible. |
Director of Chapters
Senior Vice President,
Mad*Pow chris.hass@uxpa.org |
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Cory Lebson
Principal, Lebsontech LLC cory.lebson@uxpa.org UXPA 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 of Membership & Volunteers
Managing Partner, Primitive Spark, Inc. kathryn.campbell@uxpa.org
As your Director of Membership & Volunteers, my goal is to provide you with the greatest possible sense of participation and value from your membership in UXPA. I welcome your ideas for how we can better serve the needs of UX professionals in your community and worldwide. |
Director of Strategic Projects |
Shari Thurow
Founder and SEO Director, Omni Marketing Interactive (2013-2015)
Findability is a critical part of the user experience (UX). People can't use what they can't find. And what's the point of finding desired information if you can't use or understand it. My goal for the UXPA is to ensure desired information is findable, usable, accessible, desirable...all facets of the user experience? |
Director of Professional Development
Sr. User Experience Designer, ARGO (2012-2014)
2013 will bring new professional development opportunities. We’ll
introduce the new mentoring program (in conjunction with the new web site).
We’ll reintroduce the webinar program and we’ll be looking to engage more of you in professional development activities.
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Executive Director
President, Solutions for Associations, Inc. |
2013 Conference in Washington DC, July 9-12, 2013
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Regional DirectorsThe Regional Director positions were created to continue to improve the communication between the Board and UXPA International members around the world. These Directors will liaison with Chapters in their local regions, represent the UXPA to their region at local events, and will collaborate with other Regional Directors to extend the UXPA's global reach. 2013 Regional Director responsibilities are to:
The 2013 Regional Directors are:
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Carol Smith 
Amy Kidd
Gerry Gaffney
Chris Hass
Kathryn Campbell
Elisa Miller
John E. Kasper, Ph.D.