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2023-2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Janet is a Human Capital Expert with 20 year's experience as a Learning, Leadership & Career Development Executive working inside Fortune 100 companies.

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Janet is a Human Capital Expert with 20 year's experience as a Learning, Leadership & Career Development Executive working inside Fortune 100 companies. Previously, she led the Career Transitions and Internal Talent Mobility practice for a NY based consultancy. An in-demand Executive Mentor, Career Strategist, and frequent guest speaker on women's leadership, today Janet combines her expertise and experience together with a laser-focused technique and a proven personal branding system in a unique program called The Branding Room™ that provides ambitious professionals with every advantage to accelerate their career success.

An award-winning talent, organizational development, and operations management professional with over 20 years of experience finding ways to help individuals and organizations achieve their fullest potential.

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Kate’s professional background includes marketing, operations management, and talent development within the life sciences, music, real estate, publishing, higher education, legal, and logistics industries. Her work has been recognized by eLearning Magazine for creating an award-winning learning culture and a best-in-class collaborative environment for employees. Kate holds a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Business Management from NYU and an MBA in Executive Management from Pace University.

Jim Hajny is a Human Resources professional with over twenty years experience in outplacement and career transition management.

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He has a solid track record of building relationships with senior management, employees, and internal/external clients. Jim is exceptionally skilled at aligning vision and strategy to achieve business objectives. He coaches and motivates high performance teams, and is able to effectively provide strategic and tactical counsel to managers and executives. He is responsible for the recruitment, training, and management of all Partners International career transition coaches.

Lauryn Cammon-Grant is a dedicated, people-centric professional with the ability to translate exceptional customer service skills into building impactful employee experiences.

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She maintains a positive attitude and exercises solid judgment, while actively listening to resolve complex issues and possesses impeccable organizational and operational skills. Lauryn has the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with close attention to detail.

Harry is a dynamic Workforce & Technical Training Program Manager with more than 7 years of experience driving continuous improvement success across organizations.

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He is passionate and motivated implement successful programs to achieve inspiring results.

Denise Downs has held progressive HR leadership roles and has a strong track record in designing and implementing strategies and solutions in areas such as organization development, change management and organizational learning.

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Employing a whole-systems approach, Denise partners with leaders in developing solutions that enhance morale, inclusiveness, effectiveness, and profitability. As a trusted advisor, Denise effectively engages with all roles within organizations and is passionate about enhancing performance and increasing the effectiveness of the organization, teams, and individuals at all levels.

Denise has worked with leading organizations across a variety of industries, such as: Siemens, Young & Rubicam, MetLife, The Girl Scouts of the USA, The New York Times, Penske Logistics, Erie Insurance, Evercore Partners, Simpson Thatcher and Bartlett, St. Catherine of Sienna Hospital, The New York Power Authority, CVS Health and New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Denise Downs holds an MS in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and an MS in Human Resource Management from New York Institute of Technology and is certified in a variety of leadership/360° assessment tools. Denise holds a certificate in Mediation from the ICCCR, Teachers College, Columbia University. As a lifelong learner, Denise has additional certifications in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and in Appreciative Inquiry from Case Western University. As a certified Community Mediator, Denise has used her high-level communication skills to collaborate with community leaders that led to her role as founding Board Member of S.U.N.N., a community organization whose goal is to promote self-esteem and personal empowerment through the removal of graffiti and neighborhood beautification.

Gary's career began in education as a School and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, where he truly learned how to realize the value of people.

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Leaving education and private practice in 1983, he entered the field of human resources, developing a broad-based experience that stressed financial management, problem-solving, dispute resolution, proactive leadership and talent/career development.

Lori is a forward thinking, tech savvy, Corporate Executive Assistant experienced in managing projects, optimizing operational efficiencies, and providing complex administrative support to C-Level Executives.

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She is recognized for exercising sound judgment, impeccable attention to detail, scrupulous time management and a strong analytical focus, while anticipating needs ensuring the delivery of flawless work output. As a collaborative, versatile, and creative problem-solver, Lori is capable of swiftly adapting to shifting priorities and deadlines and effectively communicating and liaising across leadership teams, diverse colleagues, and high-profile clients and serving as trusted, confidential resource.