Maureen Binder

Maureen Binder has been UCF’s associate vice president and chief HR officer providing strategic leadership and oversight of all human resources functions since 2016. This includes overseeing HR compliance and policy development for the Administrative and Professional and University Support Personnel System employee pay groups; and serving as the university’s chief negotiator for non-faculty bargaining units. She acts as liaison to the Academic Affairs division on matters of mutual concern and serves as the business owner for Workday’s Human Capital Management system.

Prior to joining UCF, Maureen was the associate vice president of university HR for the University of Illinois System. She has over 30 years of experience encompassing all facets of HR management, including policy development, compliance, compensation and benefits, labor and employee relations, learning and development, performance management, talent acquisition and recruitment, and succession planning.

In May 2023, Maureen was selected to serve a three-year term on the national board of directors of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) effective July 1, 2023. She has been a member of CUPA-HR for more than 20 years, including two years on the CUPA-HR Illinois Chapter board and three years on the CUPA-HR Florida Chapter board. She has presented at CUPA-HR conferences.

In addition to her extensive HR experience, Maureen has a deep commitment to the HR profession and supporting employees through professional development and positive employee engagement. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia and a MBA from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.