Regional HERCs

Regional HERCs

The regional HERCs are at the heart of HERC. Each HERC region facilitates collaboration among its member institutions in a specific geographic region and has a director that is there to help jobseekers and member institutions get the most out of HERC. Visit the regional sites to focus your search in a specific region, access regionally specific resources.

Carolinas HERC

Region Includes: North Carolina, South Carolina 
Lead Institution: East Carolina University 
Regional Director: Nathan Bullock

Central Midwest HERC

Region Includes: Iowa, Nebraska 
Lead Institution: University of Iowa
Regional Director: Adam Potter

Greater Chicago Midwest HERC

Region Includes: Northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, Indiana 
Lead Institution: Open
Regional Director: Daniel Butcher

Metro New York & Southern Connecticut HERC

Region Includes: New York City, southern Connecticut, Long Island, Lower and Mid-Hudson Valley
Lead Institution: Columbia University
Regional Director: Karen Fife

Michigan HERC

Region Includes: Michigan
Lead Institution: Michigan State University
Regional Director: Maranda Holtsclaw

Mid-Atlantic HERC

Region Includes: Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C.
Lead Institution: George Mason University
Regional Director: Nathan Bullock

Mountain West HERC

Region Includes: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona
Lead Institution: Open
Membership Coordinator: Sandra Herranen

New England HERC

Region Includes: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, northern Connecticut
Lead Institution: Harvard University
Regional Director: Ruth Molina

NJ/Eastern PA/DE HERC

Region Includes: New Jersey, northeastern Pennsylvania, central Pennsylvania, southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware
Lead Institution: Princeton University
Regional Director: Gilda Paul

Northern California HERC

Region Includes: Northern California, Nevada
Lead Institution: Open
Membership Coordinator: Sandra Herranen

Northwest HERC

Region Includes: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska
Lead Institution: University of Washington
Regional Director: Leyla Salmasi

OH/Western PA/WV HERC

Region Includes: Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Lead Institution: Open
Membership Coordinator: Sandra Herranen

South Midwest HERC

Region Includes: Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, southern Illinois
Lead Institution: University of Houston
Regional Director: Nikki Duncan

Southeast HERC

Region Includes: Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
Lead Institution: Centre College
Regional Director: Meredith Bruner

Southern California HERC

Region Includes: Southern California, Hawaii
Lead Institution: San Diego State University
Regional Director: Jennifer Park

Upper Midwest HERC

Region Includes: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, northern Wisconsin
Lead Institution: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Regional Director: Daniel Butcher

Upstate New York HERC

Region Includes: Capital Saratoga, Central Leatherstocking, Finger Lakes, Chautauqua-Allegheny, Niagara Frontier, the Adirondacks, Thousand Islands
Lead Institution: University at Buffalo
Regional Director: Mary Jo Serafini