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ANNUAL
REPORT
2012
Ruth Gullerud
Ruth Gullerud retired in May 2012 as the Executive Director of UCP of West Central Wisconsin,
in Eau Claire, where she has worked since 1977 and served as CEO since 1984. Her work with
UCP of West Central Wisconsin involved direct counseling with people with disabilities and
their families, facilitating group counseling for parents, consulting with schools and M-Teams,
supervising program staff, coordinating the affiliate’s diagnostic clinic, fundraising and public
education/awareness. Previously, she was an advocate and guidance counselor with the
Women’s Community Center in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Gullerud received a bachelor of arts degree, magna cum laude, from the University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a master of sciences in Guidance Counseling from the University
of Wisconsin-Stout. She served as a member of the Wisconsin State Board for People
with Disabilities (1977 – 1989 and again from 2001–present), a member of the Wisconsin
Exceptional Education Council for Department of Public Instruction (1991–1994), and a
member of the Board of the Accreditation Council on Services for People with Disabilities
(1991–1998). Gullerud currently serves on the Eau Claire County Advisory Committee on
Specialized Transportation and the Wisconsin Alliance for Self-Determination.
A recipient of several outstanding leadership and management awards, she has the pleasure
of having hosted the Ruth Gullerud Show (focused on the world through challenges of
disability) for Ashford Social Media (March 16 through April 27, 2012).
Melvin “Chip” Hurley
Chip Hurley has more than 30 years of healthcare and management experience in accounting,
auditing and consulting with two “Big 4” professional services firms (18 years at Ernst &
Young and four years at Price Waterhouse Cooper), two national consulting firms (nine years
at Navigant Consulting and currently at Berkeley Research Group, LLC) as well as three years
corporate management experience with Helix Health, a five-hospital integrated healthcare
delivery system, serving in the roles of Senior Director of Finance, Treasurer and Director
of Audit and Compliance. Hurley served as Price Waterhouse Cooper’s Partner in charge of
their Southeast Region healthcare financial forecasting and merger & acquisitions group and
as Audit Partner on numerous healthcare clients. He also served with Navigant Consulting
as the national leader of Navigant’s Healthcare Financial Advisory Services’ Group, co-leader
of Navigant’s Healthcare Strategy practice, co-leader of Navigant’s Healthcare Performance
Improvement Practice and as a member of Navigant’s Healthcare Strategic Leadership Team.
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