Total Rewards Advisory Committee (TRAC)

• About TRAC
• Meeting summaries
• Membership

About

The Total Rewards Advisory Committee (TRAC) serves in an advisory capacity in matters related to benefits programs and in the treatment of pay and benefits as interrelated parts of the UM System’s overall Total Rewards. Committee membership is comprised of at least 12 members, consisting of a faculty and a staff member from each campus, a hospital representative, and a retiree representative, as appointed by the Vice President of Human Resources from nominations by the campuses, retiree associations, and self-nominations.

Read the TRAC charter (PDF, 67KB).

Meeting Summaries

2024

• June 20
• February 24

Previous Years

Membership

Marsha Fischer, Chair
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Office of Human Resources
fischermb@umsystem.edu

Jessica Baker, Co-chair
Assistant Vice President 
Office of Human Resources
bakerjessi@umsystem.edu

MU

Kimberly Foley
Senior Executive Assistant
Ext Vice Chancellor's Office
foleyk@missouri.edu

Elizabeth Garrett
Emeritus
Family and Community Medicine
garrette@health.missouri.edu

Kris Hagglund
Dean
Health Professions
HagglundK@health.missouri.edu

Brian Hensel  
Associate Teaching Professor
MHA Program, College of Health Sciences 
henselbk@health.missouri.edu 

MUHC

Ginger Gibson
Nursing Operating Room Supervisor
Recovery
GibsonG@health.missouri.edu

UMKC

John Clark
Associate Professor, Chair
Finance, Bloch School
ClarkJM@umkc.edu

Robert Piepho
Dean Emeritus
School of Pharmacy
piephor@umkc.edu

Brianna Portmann
Senior Program Manager, Student Support Services
General Education
portmannb@umkc.edu

S&T

Melanie Keeney
Associate Director
Marketing and Communications
mkeeney@mst.edu

Clair Ann Reynolds Kueny
Associate Professor
Psychological Science
kuenyc@mst.edu

UMSL

Amber Candela
Associate Professor and Director of Faculty Success and Engagement  
Dept of Educator Preparation and Leadership, College of Education
candelaa@umsl.edu

Harry Harris
Assistant Director Student Support Services
College of Nursing
harrisha@umsl.edu

UM System

Ravish Mehta 
DB Programmer Analyst - Principal
Admin Information Technology Services
mehtara@umsystem.edu