Orlando D. Ashford is Chief HR and Communications Officer of Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc.  Orlando oversees Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility, and activities related to Marsh & McLennan’s corporate brand.  As Chief HR and Communications Officer, he serves as the lead employee advocate for 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries.  He and his team provide leadership on all aspects of Human Resources and Communications, including talent management, media relations and employee communications, diversity, compensation and benefits, and HR operations. 

Prior to Marsh & McLennan, Mr. Ashford was with the Coca-Cola Company, as Group Director of Human Resources for Eurasia and Africa based in Istanbul, Turkey.  Previously, Mr. Ashford was Vice President, Global HR Strategy and Organizational Development for Motorola, Inc.   He has also held leadership positions with Mercer Delta Consulting, Ameritech, and Andersen Consulting. 

In 2010, Mr. Ashford was named by Savoy Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America”.  He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), and serves on advisory boards for Purdue University School of Technology, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Ladders.com. 

Mr. Ashford holds a BS in organizational leadership and an MS in industrial technology both from Purdue University.  In 2006, he received Purdue University School of Technology Distinguished Alumni Award. 

 

Kevin Barr is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Terex Corporation.  He joined the company in 2000.

Prior to joining Terex, Mr. Barr served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Database Technologies, a publicly traded provider of on-line investigative and background checking services.  From 1995 to 1998, he was employed by Nabisco, as Vice President, Human Resources, Asia/Pacific, based in the Republic of Singapore.  From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Barr served as Vice President-Human Resources, Asia/Pacific and Latin America for Dunn and Bradstreet Corporation.  He also worked in various human resources executive positions at the Chase Manhattan Bank from 1981 to 1990.

During Mr. Barr’s tenure at Terex, employment has grown from 6,000 to more than 16,000.  He has been key to developing the company’s belief that talented team members, a strong culture and a positive work environment can create a competitive advantage.  

Mr. Barr holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of New York.  He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Cornell Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) and also for Family Lives/a Division of Shriver Nursing Services.

Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer with 2009 net sales of more than $4.04 billion.  Terex operates in four business segments: Terex Aerial Work Platforms, Terex Construction, Terex Cranes and Terex Materials Processing.  Terex manufactures a broad range of equipment for use in various industries, including the construction, infrastructure, shipping, transportation, refining, and utility industries.  Terex offers a complete line of financial products and services to assist in the acquisition of Terex equipment through Terex Financial Services.  More information on Terex can be found at www.terex.com.

 

Grant Bassett is a seasoned leader with over 20 years of results oriented experience in hyper-growth and start up environments with a unique blend of both HR and Business success.  Grant has played leadership roles at companies including Silicon Graphics, Icarian and most recently Yahoo! holding key positions including  Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, Senior Director of European HR Programmes and Director of Global TA Programs.  In these roles Grant has directly contributed to innovative talent acquisition initiatives and programs that have led to company growth from 2,000 to over 10,000 (sgi), 100 to over 300 (Icarian) and 2,500 to over 14,000 (Yahoo!).  Grant thrives in environments that are in build/rebuild mode and leads with a focus on results, honesty and humor.  Grant encourages and gives direct feedback, believes in transparency of goals and purpose, and manages with a values based approach built on a foundation of being courageous, being accountable and putting the team first.

Grant holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky and an MBA in International Business from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.  Grant currently lives in Los Altos, CA with his wife Shelli, their daughter Isabella and their Golden Retriever, Sammie.

 

Jeffrey Bosley is a partner in the San Francisco office who concentrates his practice on labor and employment litigation and counseling matters.

Mr. Bosley has represented employers in a broad range of industries, including energy, transportation, manufacturing, technology, entertainment, and health care. He has litigated employment disputes before arbitrators, and state and federal judges and juries. Mr. Bosley represents clients before numerous state and federal agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board. He has counseled clients on strategies concerning union organizing, neutrality agreements, and operating during labor disputes, and served as the chief spokesperson in negotiation of labor agreements. Mr. Bosley’s construction industry experience includes assisting clients in negotiation, administration, and enforcement of energy and infrastructure project labor agreements. He counsels clients on the drafting, negotiation, and enforcement of all types of employment agreements, including executive employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, and independent contractor agreements, as well as employment law issues arising in mergers and acquisitions.

Activities:
Mr. Bosley is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal and is a recent chair of the Northern California Alumni Association for Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section and previously served on the Judicial Council of California’s Subcommittee on Electronic Discovery. He also serves on the firm’s Hiring Committee and Associate Evaluation Committee.

Education:
Mr. Bosley received a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 1988, and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 1993, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and a founder of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.

 

Headquartered in London, UK, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. HSBC's international network comprises over 9,800 offices in 86 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.  HSBC is the largest international Bank operating in Canada.

With over 25 years in the financial services industry as a human resources practitioner, Pat has extensive experience in the design and implementation of a wide range of human resources strategies with a specific emphasis on total rewards programs.  Pat has been with HSBC since 2001, developing and implementing human capital programs within several business units across North America including the retail and commercial bank, wealth management and global banking and markets.  In Pat’s current role, she is the senior HR partner for the Commercial Banking where she is responsible for workforce planning strategies, employee relations, talent management, and organizational design.  In addition, Pat sits on the Diversity Council of HSBC and spearheads the Bank’s initiatives with respect to age diversity.  Prior to joining HSBC, Pat was responsible for domestic and international rewards programs at two other financial institutions in Canada.  In addition, Pat spent several years as an HR Consultant with Deloitte.

 

Lisa Buckingham is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Lincoln Financial Group. In this role, she is responsible for all Human Resources practices and policies for the organization and reports to the President and CEO, Dennis Glass.

Buckingham joined Lincoln Financial from Thomson Reuters, where she served as senior vice president of Global Talent. She has more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of human resources management.

Buckingham earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University. Her professional areas of focus are overall talent management, total rewards strategies, organizational development, HR services delivery and change management. She is an active member of the HR Policy Association, Society of HR Management and the Organizational Development Network.

She was the 2007 recipient of the HR Leader of the Year Award from the Society of Human Resources Management, Southern Connecticut chapter.

 

Joseph Cabral is the Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer for the North Shore-LIJ Health System. The organization has an annual operating budget of more than $4.5 billion and a workforce comprised of nearly 38,000 employees, making it one of the largest healthcare systems in the country, with 15 hospitals, several long-term care facilities, an internationally recognized medical research institute and other healthcare related businesses.

With more than 17 years of experience developing and executing strategies that enhance cultural and organizational change, he has spent the past four years driving the health system’s business objectives, vision and values forward in all phases of Human Resources operations in order to achieve the organization’s goals.

Mr. Cabral has held key HR leadership roles at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA, and has been cited by Time Magazine, HR Magazine, Monster.com and other industry publications for his expertise in “Best Practices” in Human Resources. He holds an M.S. in Quality Systems Management and has served as an adjunct professor in Human Resources Management at the University of Massachusetts. He is also a Baldrige Examiner and serves as a trustee for the fourth largest Taft-Hartley Pension Plan in the country.

 

Dan has been with Monsanto since 1988 in a progression of roles in Sales, Marketing, Operations, and ultimately Human Resources.   He has facilitated a Master Sales Team and while in the role of Marketing Manager helped launch insect-resistant cotton, one of Monsanto’s first genetically modified crops.  While a member of the Operations leadership team, Dan discovered a passion for human resource and organization development leading to a Masters in Organizational Behavior from Benedictine University and a transition into Human Resources.  His initial role in HR was with the Learning and Organization Development group within the U.S. Commercial business and has subsequently moved to the corporate Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness group.  

Dan now has responsibility for leadership development at Monsanto with a current focus on designing and implementing an enterprise-wide leadership development platform.   This new approach vertically integrates development as leaders progress from emerging to senior levels of leadership and provides a globally consistent opportunity and experience.  The design incorporates asynchronous, virtual, and classroom learning with curriculum delivered predominantly by Monsanto’s senior leaders.  The curriculum incorporates case studies and action learning projects to accelerate development in three broad categories: business context, business acumen, and leadership acumen.

Dan is also certified as an executive coach and provides internal coaching to established and senior leaders.  He holds a degree in Forestry and Resource Management from the University of California, Berkeley.  He is married to his wife, Kris, and together they enjoy their three daughters, two son-in-laws, and four grandchildren.

 

Mike Dallas is the Vice President of Human Resources for H-P’s Enterprise Business group, a $50+ billion annual business segment that encompasses storage and servers, software and services. The products and services from this organization reach business and public sector customers of all sizes in more than 170 countries and the group consists of over 100,000 full-time global employees.

In this role, Dallas oversees all aspects of strategic Human Resources -- including organizational design and effectiveness, workforce planning, talent acquisition, total rewards and strategic business transformation. He is a member of HP’s Executive Human Resource Council.

Dallas, a 14-year HP veteran, has held several diverse leadership positions, including Global Total Rewards, Sales Compensation and Sales Operations. He has also held HR management system and program positions in such HP organizations as Consulting Services, Consumer and Personal System products, and Regional Sales.

Dallas also has extensive Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) experience as part of HP’s 2002 merger with Compaq Computer and Compaq’s acquisitions of Digital Equipment Company and Tandem Computers along with several strategic investments HP has operationalized over the past several years.

Prior to joining HP, Dallas was in technology sales with AT&T/NCR and in retail management with J.C. Penney Corporation.

Dallas earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from Vanderbilt University with concentrations in Marketing and Human Resources and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University.

 

Sharon Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer, has overall responsibility for the strategic direction of AchieveGlobal. She firmly promotes the concept that the quality of an organization’s interpersonal skills can determine success, and also applies that same thinking to leading AchieveGlobal and its hundreds of employees.

In her time at AchieveGlobal, Ms. Daniels has been instrumental in work with customers from a broad array of industries, including financial services, government, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and others. She leads AchieveGlobal’s Executive Advisory Board, using their feedback alongside other information resources to make well-informed decisions about the future of the company. She has sustained and developed AchieveGlobal’s extensive worldwide footprint, in over 40 countries, and capitalizes on the best practices resulting from AchieveGlobal’s long legacy, built on 40+ years in the performance improvement business.

Numerous press outlets have taken recent interest in Ms. Daniels’ accomplishments and point-of-view, including Fortune.com, Harvard Business Review, Chief Executive Magazine, Fox Business News, Selling Power Magazine, and others. She regularly participates in speaking engagements around the world, with recent sessions delivered in the U.S. (Argyle Executive Forum, University of Florida’s Miller Center) and Asia (Commonwealth Magazine’s Human Capital Event).

Under her watch, AchieveGlobal has won a number of awards, including Chief Learning Officer’s Excellence in Customer Service award (silver), The American Business Award’s Best new Product/Service of the Year (Finalist), and Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Best Place to Work honor.

Ms. Daniels originally joined Kaset International in 1991, and served in the roles of Consultant, VP of Operations and General Manager of Field Operations. In 1997 and 1998 she held a leadership role involved in the integration of the three companies: Learning International, Kaset International and Zenger Miller, which together became AchieveGlobal.

Prior to returning to AchieveGlobal, she served as President and CEO of Communispond, a corporate communications company headquartered in New York. She was introduced to Communispond through her work with Frontline Group, a roll up of eight individual performance improvement companies.

Ms. Daniels’ career prior to her work in the training industry was in the field of banking. She joined Southeast Bank, headquartered in Miami, Florida, after college and held numerous roles in operations, the mergers and acquisitions team, branch management, and training and consulting. She was with Southeast Bank for fifteen years. Ms. Daniels holds a bachelor of education degree from the University of Florida, and a Master’s in Training and Organizational Development from the University of South Florida, and has over twenty-five years of experience in general management and sales leadership roles.

On the personal front, Ms. Daniels is married and has three children. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering in her community as well as hiking.

 

Christine Deputy was named Dunkin’ Brands’ Senior Vice President of Human Resources in 2009. She has nearly twenty years of global human resources experience.

As Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Christine leads the team responsible for employee recruitment, compensation, benefits, leadership and development, policy development, and employee health and wellness at the corporate level.

Christine joined Dunkin’ Brands from Starbucks, where she served in Hong Kong as Vice President, Partner Resources, Asia Pacific Region. In more than a decade with Starbucks, her responsibilities included global staffing, talent management and field human resources. Prior to Starbucks, Christine spent eight years with Thomas Cook based in Canada, the United States and England. She graduated with a degree in psychology from George Washington University in Washington, DC.

 

Heather Dzielak is the Chief Marketing Officer for Lincoln Financial Group and leads the research, marketing, advertising, and strategic communications functions of the company. This group consults across the enterprise to support the company’s growth and protect the company’s reputation.  In this role, Dzielak is responsible for ensuring that the corporate strategy remains compelling, overseeing the research agenda to explore innovative areas for growth and support of business unit priorities, and supporting brand advocacy initiatives. Dzielak is also responsible for the management of the Lincoln Financial Foundation.

Prior to this expanded position, in October of 2006 Dzielak was asked to lead a new group at Lincoln Financial called Retirement Income Security Ventures.  This group was charged with helping to ensure Lincoln Financial was recognized as a dominant leader in retirement income security through innovation and research.  Prior to that Dzielak was the Product Line Business Leader for Lincoln’s Variable Annuity Business, where she had responsibility for product development and in-force profitability for the product line.
Before joining Lincoln Financial in 2003, Dzielak brought significant experience from
other financial services firms, having held positions at ING Group, Aetna Corporation and Cigna Individual Insurance.
Dzielak holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate from the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut. Dzielak holds Series 6 and 26 certifications. She is passionate about working with organizations that help children, and is actively involved with the United Way and the Special Olympics in their fundraising efforts.

 

In March of 2009, John Hill joined the L-3 Communications corporate staff as Vice President of Human Resources, overseeing all human resource strategy and initiatives for the company.  L-3 is the 6^th largest defense contractor in the United States with over 66,000 employees world-wide and 2009 revenues of $15.6 billion. With more than 27 years of management experience with L-3 and its heritage companies, Mr. Hill most recently served as the Vice President of Human Resources at L-3 Communication Systems-West in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He began his career in the human resources organization of the Sperry Corporation and held positions of increasing responsibility with L-3 heritage companies including Unisys, Loral and Lockheed Martin.   

Mr. Hill has been active in diversity outreach activities and served as two term chair for MESA/Step in Utah, and chair of the Governor’s Early College High School Initiative in Utah.  He served as chair of the State of Utah Workforce Services Council until his transfer to New York City in 2009.  He was committee member for the State of Utah’s Engineering Initiative, securing special funding to upgrade engineering professors and facilities at the state’s engineering schools.

Mr. Hill earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Utah.

 

Doug Hilton is a dynamic, innovative, well-rounded and results-oriented Human Resource Executive with a proven track record of leadership and performance in dynamic, fast-paced and rapidly changing environments. Valued as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and consistently recognized for delivering outstanding results while serving a diverse client base. He has built a strong reputation as a collaborative performer, and a proven leader of people, projects and organizational change initiatives.  Serve as respected counselor for all levels of the organization.

Doug is a native of Chicago and began his ADP career in 1996 as Sr. Employee Relations Manager.   In 1999 he was promoted to HR Director and relocated to Boston; promoted again in 2006 to Sr. Director, HR and now is responsible for strategizing on effectively managing and executing HR processes, including talent acquisition and development, leadership development review, performance management, diversity, and salary planning.   He has worked in both Corporate and field environments and is sharply focused and aligned with key business goals and measurements.

Doug currently resides in the Philadelphia area with his partner Carlin and their dog, Febe.  He thoroughly enjoys cooking, biking, roller blading, weightlifting, racquetball and running.    Doug has spent many years volunteering his time running peer lead support groups as well as fielding calls at a crisis intervention hotline. 

 

Marianne Jackson has over 25 years of experience in the Human Resource management field, spanning both the healthcare and technology industries.  Her areas of expertise include organizational effectiveness, executive coaching, workforce optimization, strategic planning and culture-shaping.

Ms. Jackson is currently Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Community Relations, and Internal Communications for Blue Shield of California -- one of the three largest health plans in the state.  She has held the position for the last six years.

Prior to joining Blue Shield, Ms. Jackson served in Senior Vice President and Vice President roles at Palm Inc., Cisco Systems, SanDisk Corporation and Logitech.  She has also held executive leadership positions with Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems. 

Ms. Jackson currently serves on the governing board of the Women’s Initiative for Self Employment (WISE), the Board of Trustees for the Health Trust of Silicon Valley and The HR Forum of Silicon Valley.  She previously held board positions with Catholic Charities, Santa Clara University and San Jose State University’s advisory board for its Business School/Human Resources.

Ms. Jackson is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics.  She has addressed audiences such as:  The Corporate Leadership Council, numerous Fortune 100 talks at Cisco’s Customer Center, Oracle World, the HR Strategy Forum, Levi Strauss’s HR Conference, The Economist Forum, and IMD International, a global business school.  She has authored articles and spoken on the topic of Corporate Wellness---most recently in Forbes Magazine, LA Chamber Directory and CAL Broker Journal. 

Ms. Jackson holds bachelor degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the University of California.  She did her graduate work at the University of Santa Clara in Counseling Psychology.

 

Leighanne Levensaler is responsible for setting the strategic direction for Workday’s Human Capital Management solutions and participates in guiding the company’s overarching product strategy.

Prior to joining Workday, Leighanne served as a Principal Analyst and Director of Talent Management Research at Bersin & Associates.

Leighanne has more than a decade of experience working with Fortune 1000 companies to develop learning and performance strategies and design and implement integrated talent development solutions. Prior to joining Bersin & Associates, she led the Learning Consulting Practice at SystemLink Enterprise Solutions. Leighanne has also held positions at SmartForce, Edutrek International/AUI and Deloitte Consulting.

Leighanne holds an MBA from The University of Georgia, a master’s degree in Human Resource Development from Georgia State University, and a bachelor’s degree in education from Clemson University. She is a frequent presenter at leading industry events and a regular contributor to a number of HR and Talent Management publications.

 

William J. Milani is a Member of the Firm in the Labor and Employment practice in the New York office, where he heads the firm's International Employment Law group. Mr. Milani is actively engaged in the private practice of labor and employment law exclusively on behalf of multinational and domestic corporations, with particular experience representing clients in the financial services industry.

Mr. Milani:

• Advises employers in a variety of industries in all facets of employment law, including compliance with EEO laws and other statutes governing the workplace
• Counsels employers on the prevention of personnel disputes, employee discharge and discipline and the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures
• Has significant experience with the preparation of employment agreements and non-compete arrangements, the development of severance plans and policies and the employment-related issues attendant to mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and alternative dispute resolution
• Counsels multinational companies on the unique labor and employment law issues they face
• Conducts training around the world concerning harassment, diversity and EEO issues

Mr. Milani is on the adjunct faculty of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, where he teaches courses concerning human resources and the law. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and overseas, and is the author of numerous publications on employment law issues.

 

Janese Murray is the Executive Director of Corporate Diversity for Constellation Energy, a Fortune 200 company, based in Baltimore, Maryland.  Janese joined Constellation Energy in April, 2007 and is leading an initiative to develop and implement effective strategies to enhance and leverage diversity and inclusion across the enterprise. 

Prior to this, she was Director of Diversity and Talent Management for Black and Decker, a leading global manufacturer and marketer power tools.   While with Black and Decker, Janese led their efforts to connect with sources of diverse talent and developed a new hire orientation program to assist with new employee retention. 

Prior to joining Black and Decker in 2005, Janese spent twelve years at CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield where she was the Director of Associate Relations. Her responsibilities included leading a staff of 20 employees in providing HR support to a variety of business clients, Affirmative Action Plan development and diversity training initiatives.

Janese received her undergraduate degree from Morgan State University where she received a BA in Speech Communication.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Associated Black Charities and the YMCA of Central Maryland where she is the chairperson for the Talent and Leadership Development Committee. 

Janese is married to Brian Murray and has two daughters, Rachel and Alexis.

 

Margaret M. Pego was named senior vice president – human resources and chief human resources officer of PSEG Services Corporation, in December 2006. Prior, she had been vice president – human resources.

Ms. Pego joined PSEG in 1974, and has held a variety of management positions in the human resources department.

Ms. Pego holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from William Paterson College, and a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in management and labor relations from Seton Hall University. In addition, she holds a certificate in EEO studies from Cornell University, and has also completed the Human Resources Executive Program at the University of Michigan. She is also certified as a senior professional in human resources.

Ms. Pego is active in several local and national organizations; including the EEI Chief HR Executives Policy Committee; the American Gas Association HR Policy Committee; The Conference Board Advisory Council of HR Management – Council of HR Executives; and the Society for Human Resources Management. She is the former Chair Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) Executive Counsel. She is a former member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Attorney Ethics Committee. Ms. Pego is a 2002 Leadership New Jersey graduate, a 1997 TWIN Honoree, 2006 Executive Woman of New Jersey Honoree and 2008 NJ Best 50 Women in Business Honoree. In addition, she is a member of the board of trustees of the American Conference on Diversity, the Boys and Girls Club Concert for Kids Committee, College of Saint Elizabeth, Leadership New Jersey, Rutgers Business School and the Children’s Specialized Hospital. 

 

Arturo Poire is the Global Head of Talent Management for Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC). MMC is the parent company for Marsh, Mercer, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman. MMC is made up of 50,000 employees located in over 90 countries. 

In his current role, Arturo is directly responsible for Global Talent Management for the enterprise. This includes: Succession Management, Talent Reviews, Leadership Development, Organizational Development and Executive Coaching across the 4 Operating Companies.

Previous to joining the MMC family in early 2007, Arturo spent 12 years with Citigroup in HR Generalist, Staffing and Talent Management roles and projects globally. The main areas of focus during his years at Citigroup were M&A Integration, Organizational Restructuring, Strategic Staffing and Talent Management. 

Arturo holds a degree in Sociology from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), and a Master of Business Administration from New York University’s Stern School of Business. In addition he is currently certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) with the Society of Human Resource Management and has graduated from the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) professional coaching program.

In 2006 Arturo co-authored a career success book for Latinos in the US, “The Latino Advantage in the Workplace – Use who you are to get where you want to be”, published by Sphinx publishing. He lives in New York.

 

Nina M. Ramsey is senior vice president, Global Human Resources, for Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB). Kelly is a world leader in human resources solutions headquartered in Troy, Mich.

Ms. Ramsey is responsible for the Global Human Resources division which includes the Benefits, Compensation, Human Resources and Information Management, Employee Relations, Diversity/EEO, Leadership Development and Talent Management departments. 

Ms. Ramsey joined Kelly Services in 1992 as assistant director, Employee Development and Training and within the same year was promoted to director of Human Resources, Middle Markets. In 1995, Ms. Ramsey was promoted to vice president of Human Resources, Operations and in 2001, was named vice president, Corporate Human Resources.  In 2006, Ms. Ramsey was promoted to senior vice president.

Prior to joining Kelly, Ms. Ramsey was director of Organization Development and Training for Boatman’s Bancshares, St. Louis, Missouri.

Ms. Ramsey holds a master’s of education degree in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University in Detroit and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.  She is a member of the HR Planning Society, the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and a board member of HAVEN, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of domestic violence based in Pontiac, Michigan.

 

Andy Rice is a Principal Consultant and Integrated Talent Management Practice Manager with The Newman Group — a Division of Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry Company. In his role, has played an instrumental role working with Fortune 500 companies on critical initiatives, including managing technology selections and implementations, change management efforts, integrated talent management planning and assessment projects, and staffing transformation projects. Prior The Newman Group, he developed an extensive background in business process management, talent management and human resources at companies such as Yahoo!Resumix and Genentech, as well as experience as a software engineering manager at Intel. 

 

Kevin Richeson is the Vice President, Global Human Resources Operations for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.  In this role, Kevin provides human resources leadership and functions as the human resources business leader for Ritz-Carlton Operations worldwide.  He is also a member of the Corporate Operating Committee.

A former public school teacher, Kevin began his career with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company as a fine dining server at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis in 1990.  He was promoted to Assistant Dining Room Manager and a year later Kevin began his human resources career initially in the role of Training Manager and then Assistant Director of Human Resources. In May 1994, Kevin transferred to the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner and was subsequently promoted to Director of Human Resources at The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland.  In 1997, he was appointed Director of Human Resources at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples.  In May 2002, Kevin was promoted to Regional Director of Human Resources for Human Resources Operations in Florida.  Kevin joined the Southeast, Caribbean and Latin America regional team in Miami in December of 2004 as the Regional Vice President, Human Resources.

Kevin earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and his professional teaching certification at the University of Missouri, St Louis.  He serves on the University of Florida, Hough Graduate School of Business MBA Advisory Board and is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management. 

 

Cindy Sawyer is the Work Environment Director for The Coca-Cola Company.  She has served in a variety of Human Resources roles during her nineteen years with the Company, including Director of Employee and Industrial Relations, Director of Human Resources Services and Manager of General Management Staffing.   She has also served as a Member of the U.S. Employer Delegation to the International Labor Organization Conference and as a member of the ILO Food and Drink Industries Committee. 

Cindy has prior experience with General Motors, Lee Hecht Harrison, and Zyman Marketing Group, where she has held key roles in Labor Relations, Plant Management and Human Resources.  She holds a BA in Economics and International Commerce from Kalamazoo College in Michigan, and studied at Centro de Estudios Universitarios in Bogotá, Colombia.  Cindy and her husband, David, live in Marietta, Georgia and have two daughters, ages 23 and 20. 

 

Vincent A. Scarfone was appointed our Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration in September 2006. Prior to joining Duane Reade, Mr. Scarfone served as Vice President—Global Human Resources for Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services from February 2005 to June 2006. From 1984 to 2004, Mr. Scarfone worked for Toys “R” Us Inc., holding several senior human resource positions including, from 2002 to 2004, Vice President of Human Resources, International Division.

 

Alice Snell is vice president of Taleo Research, a division of Taleo (www.taleo.com). Taleo delivers on demand talent management solutions to companies worldwide.

Ms. Snell has been tracking and analyzing the intersection between technology and talent management for more than a decade. She published The Job-Seeker’s Guide to On-Line Resources in 1994 and has authored numerous articles and reports on talent management technology and processes including Hidden ROI of Talent Acquisition and Mobility, Quality of Hire, Internal Mobility, Corporate Careers Site Value Creation, Contingent Workforce Management Best Practices, Onboarding and Jobseeker surveys.

Ms. Snell is frequently called upon to provide expert commentary on talent management issues and is quoted in leading media including The Boston Globe, CNN Money, Chief Executive, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, CNBC.com, and Investor’s Business Daily.

Prior to joining Taleo, Ms. Snell was a senior analyst at Kennedy Information. 
Ms. Snell holds a Master of Science degree from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Brandeis University.

 

Chuck is recognized as human resources professional and a strategic talent development leader with experience in major global corporations across multiple industries, in specialty and business partnering roles at Novartis,  Rio Tinto /Alcan,  WoltersKluwer, Bristol-Myers Squibb and AlliedSignal (Honeywell).  He possesses comprehensive expertise in developing and executing strategies to optimize talent identification, process and organizational integration.    

At AlliedSignal, Chuck was part of the Engineered Materials Sector organizational effectiveness team that led organization development / design and change management efforts to implement high involvement work systems across the production facilities.   During his tenure he was promoted to lead the team that had responsibilities for the leadership development programs for the corporation.    At BMS, Chuck led corporate wide change efforts to establish a global launch process for new products and also  played a critical role on the leadership team that designed and deployed new marketing and talent systems across 5 global regions, totally changing the way BMS established its marketing strategy and plans.   In Chuck’s current role at Novartis, he leads the talent management strategy identification and integration efforts for the General Medicines business in the United States.   He is known as a team leader with deep functional knowledge in talent and leadership development disciplines, performance management processes and tools, organizational development, change management practices and HR operations. 

Chuck has Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University. 

 

Stas Wolk is the VP of Sales at SourceRight Solutions, a leader in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed service provider (MSP) and contractor compliance solutions that encompass the entire talent acquisition and workforce management functions.

Mr. Wolk has held a variety of executive leadership roles in both privately held and publicly traded companies.  He was previously VP of Sales - Americas at Neverfail, a global software company providing data protection, "cluster-class" high application availability, and disaster recovery solutions.  Prior to Neverfail, Mr. Wolk was SVP of Sales at Omnilink, a leader in Location-Based Services (LBS) technology.  He spent 5 years with Research in Motion (BlackBerry) where he led RIM’s enterprise sales efforts in the southeast US through the Cingular/AT&T carrier channel.  Before RIM he was the COO of Datalink.net, a publicly traded provider of enterprise application software connecting critical business systems, information and processes to wireless and mobile devices.  He also served as Group President for OSI leading a BPO business unit of 1,000 employees managing a $3 billion portfolio.

Mr. Wolk earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, and an MBA in Finance & Marketing from San Francisco State University.  He also has a Commercial Pilot's License with Instrument, Multi-Engine and Flight Instructor ratings.

 

Elease E. Wright is the Senior Vice President, Human Resources (HR) for Aetna, a leading diversified health care benefits company that has helped people pursue better health and financial security for over 150 years. In this role, she is responsible for the development of all HR strategies, and the delivery of HR services and programs.

Ms. Wright has specialized in HR for more than 25 years. During that time, she has held many key positions, including Head of HR Re-engineering Implementation and Head of HR Finance and Administration. She has also served in senior positions in the Education, Pension, and Employee Relations departments.

An expert in strategic education models, staffing, employee relations, re-engineering, organizational and leadership development, Ms. Wright has led many critical and successful human resources initiatives. Recently, she has managed the transformation of HR into a strategic business partner, the development and launch of a comprehensive and leading-edge benefits strategy and creation of an integrated talent management strategy.

Ms. Wright’s community involvement includes leadership roles for her alma mater, the University of Connecticut, for which she serves both on the Board of Advisors for the UConn School of Business and the Board of Directors for the UConn Foundation. She also serves on the Board of Directors for HR Policy Association, advisory board for Cornell University’s Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, and is past president of the Hartford Region YWCA Board of Directors. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors for The Bushnell, Connecticut’s premier performing arts center and the Foundation Board of the National Academy of Human Resources.

She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, was named one of Savoy Professional Magazine’s “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America,” one of the Top 25 Most Influential Black Women in Business, and one of Black Enterprise’s Top 50 Blacks in Corporate America. She was also installed in the National Academy of Human Resources 2007 Class of Fellows and inducted into the UConn School of Business Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2009, she was named to the HR Honor Roll of Human Resource Executive magazine.

Ms. Wright holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Connecticut. She resides in Hartford, CT, with her husband, Dana.