Joni Troester

Joni Troester, MBA, MA, is the assistant vice president for total rewards at The University of Iowa, where she provides leadership for compensation, broad-based benefit offerings and integrated health management programs for approximately 20,000 employees. She leads a team of staff members responsible for compensation, health and welfare plans, retirement plans, disability services, well-being programs, and workers’ compensation services. Joni has experience in many areas of human resources with emphasis on strategic planning, development and implementation of system-wide service delivery models, and data analytics/outcome analysis. In her work, she is focused on integrating the concepts of total rewards in support of the employee experience, well-being, performance and the talent agenda within the University of Iowa culture. Joni earned degrees from the University of Iowa with a BS and MA in exercise science; and received her MBA from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. She is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist and Senior Professional in Human Resources.