SUSAN BAKER: A Project Manager with HCA's Talent Acquisition Group. She consults in the areas of recruiting, workforce development and organizational management. Previously, Susan was Vice President of Workforce Development for the Northern Virginia Technology Council where she coordinated initiatives to address the workforce challenges of our region, and for 10 years, she was an executive in a regional recruiting firm. Susan served on Governor Warner’s Advisory Council on career and technical education. She holds a B.A. degree from Duke University and volunteers with the local Meals-On-Wheels program.
CAROLE CHANDLER: An experienced recruiter with more than 20 years in retained search. She has been a partner or director in three prominent regional firms and recently served with Stratford Group, a top 15 national search firm. She has led and conducted retained searches for a wide range of organizations, both locally and nationally, from Fortune 500 to entrepreneurial start-ups, across industry lines. Areas of particular expertise include hospitals and health care, biomedical, construction, real estate, professional services, technology, government contracting, retail and non-profit. From a functional perspective, she has recruited executives and managers in general management, sales and marketing, business development, human resources, finance and accounting, operations and consulting.
CRIS COLLIE: Cris is one of the foremost authorities on global workforce mobility issues. As CEO of Worldwide ERC, he oversaw research and provided education on relocation best practices, family issues and U.S. and global workforce trends. Cris helped develop industry and global certification programs and established the Coalition-Center for Governmental Issues. He recently served as a member of the federal government Relocation Advisory Board and is past chairman of the Destination Marketing Association International Foundation and the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives. Chris also served on the Advisory Board for the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. He was named 2006 Association Executive of the Year by Association Trends, the U.S. national publication for association executives and suppliers.
NAN FREMONT: With 15+ years of professional recruitment experience, she leads recruiting and staffing projects. She provides the needed strategic input then manages all phases of the project. Previously, Nan provided executive search services to a wide range of organizations. She has a particular expertise in biomedical and biopharmaceutical where she worked with four major firms over a five- year period. Nan has also conducted scores of searches for global consulting firms and for major corporations such as First Union Bank, Sears, American Airlines (Sabre system) and Fujitsu. Prior to executive search, Nan spent over 15 years in sales and product management in the Bioscience industry, where she serviced research laboratory clients.
KATHARINE GIACALONE: Kathy has a distinguished career as an executive in Fortune 100 companies. She was VP Human Resources for Celera Genomics where she led the effort to create the human resources infrastructure to support the rapid start up as it sequenced the human genome. Previously Kathy managed various aspects of human resources for Marriott International and was an operations executive and consultant for Frick Company, a leading consulting firm, which provided services to large multinational organizations. Kathy possesses a wide range of skills with particular expertise in training, organizational development and acquisitions.
S. JOSEPH HOROWITZ: An expert in organizational development, Joe has over 30 years experience in enhancing the profitable growth of business enterprises. With a particular expertise in sales force development, he has a demonstrated track record of achieving significant sustained increases in sales and margin levels for companies in a wide range of industries. Joe assists companies in developing a planning methodology/ process, creating strategic goals and business plans and developing a systematic way to monitor progress and success against the plans. Joe employs sophisticated employee assessment tools to help company acquire and best deploy talent.
CATHY LANGE: Cathy provideS a range of coaching services for executives and leaders in emerging and Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and associations. She's a 20-year veteran of the high technology industry and corporate America, having led sales and marketing, high level consulting, systems integration and information technology innovation initiatives. She was an executive with a regional leadership group and think tank. Cathy serves on the board of directors of the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and is a leader of its Women's Business Council. She's a founding member and board member of the Washington DC Technology Council. Cathy is associated with Corporate Coach University and is a member of the International Coach Federation. She is a graduate of Georgetown University.
JAY SCHNEIDER: Jay’s business career has included a wide range of responsibilities in management, finance, sales and human capital services. Most recently he was the Washington DC area Director of Career Placement Services for PricewaterhouseCoopers where he had responsibilities for career counseling, outplacement, alumni relations, business development, and recruiting. Previously Jay managed the Washington Regional office of a premier national search/recruiting firm where he provided services to many of the area’s leading organizations from major public companies to entrepreneurial startups and nonprofits. Jay, who holds an MBA from the Wharton School, has held financial management positions with both public and private corporations including Fortune 100 companies MCI and Schlumberger Ltd.
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