Beth Arbuthnot

Beth Arbuthnot is an HR and organizational development leader with more than 20 years of experience strengthening public institutions through strategic leadership, process improvement, and workforce development. As Associate Vice President for Human Resources (CHRO) at the University of North Georgia from 2011 to 2024, she led HR strategy and operations through a two-institution consolidation, one of the most complex organizational transformations in the University System of Georgia. She directed policy alignment, people-systems integration, workforce stabilization, and compensation harmonization, while implementing enterprise HR technologies and establishing the university’s Ombuds and Title IX offices. Previously, Beth served as Director of Classification, Compensation, and Employment at the University of Arkansas from 2001 to 2011, and earlier led HR and financial operations across municipal government agencies. A consultant with CSR, Beth holds an MBA from Webster University, a BBA from Baylor University, and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).