Employment Practices Improvement Committee (EPIC)
Employment Practices Improvement Committee (EPIC) is a systemwide committee made up of professionals in risk, human resources, legal, and compliance and audit, whose mission is to reduce the number of employment practices claims and improve the working experience for University faculty and staff. This committee uses employment practices claims and complaints to take a targeted approach to training by reviewing loss data, comparing it to departments and locations which had the most frequent loss experience and analyzing the data for trends. Upon discovering a particular trend, EPIC works with the campus and or systemwide departments to provide training programs to University managers, supervisors and employees.
EPIC Membership
| Member | Location | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Behrens | Office of the President | Managing Counsel, Litigation, Labor and Employment |
| Grace Crickette | Office of the President | Chief Risk Officer |
| Karen Hull | UC Davis | Associate VC - Human Resources |
| Johanna Klohn | UC Los Angeles Health System | Chief Risk Officer |
| Lubbe Levin | UC Los Angeles | Associate VC – Human Resources |
| John Lohse | Office of the President | Director of Investigations - Ethics, Compliance & Audit |
| Pam Lombardo | UC Santa Barbara | Director, EH&S and Risk Services |
| Cheryl Lloyd | Office of the President | Director, Liability and Property Programs |
| Mary Miller | UC Merced | Vice Chancellor for Administration |
| Sheila O'Rouke | UC Berkeley | Assistant Provost Academic Affairs |
| Carole Rossi | UC Santa Cruz | Chief Campus Counsel |
| Valerie Shelton | Office of the President | Senior Counsel, Litigation, Labor and Employment |
| Patricia Thatcher | UC Irvine | Executive Director Human Resources |
| Leslie Van Houten | Office of the President | Senior Counsel, Litigation, Labor and Employment |
Beginning in 2009, EPIC sponsors a series of training and educational seminars and webinar focusing on employment related concerns.
Please contact if you have any suggestions for future educational content. The committee is in the process of developing curriculum for 2011.