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His team developed a world-class, career development program for Honeywell Aerospace, establishing and managing corporate career centers for over a decade used by nearly 10,000 employees each year. Gary’s initiative was immediately recognized as a Malcolm Baldrige-based “best practice” and a corporate model worldwide. Gary designed and facilitated career development training programs delivered to leadership teams in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Gary’s background also includes five years in career management/transition as a consultant and trainer supporting major Southwest corporate clients and twelve years with Saudi Aramco where he led international career development and training programs throughout North America and Saudi Arabia.

With more than 20 years of HR executive and business leadership experience, Tina’s passion for talent management and helping people find their niche continues to grow. Most recently, Tina rebuilt and transformed the HR function and reputation as VP People Solutions for Strong Mind, Inc., an $80M digital learning solutions company and parent to six organizations, with over 700 employees in multiple states and operations in the Philippines. Similarly, Tina turned around the Human Resources organization for IPro Tech, LLC, a software development company in Phoenix, AZ, and successfully transitioned global EXOS (formerly Athlete’s Performance/Core Performance), Phoenix, AZ, from PEO, building HR company-wide to support accelerated growth in employees (4X) and revenues (3X).

Tina brings deep experience in executive/leadership development and succession planning, organizational design and culture change initiatives, compensation and benefits, and improving organizational effectiveness. SPHR and SHRM-SCP-certified, Tina is an active member of SHRM, both nationally and locally (where she is the Director of Legal and Legislative Affairs) and the Arizona Human Resource Executive Forum. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business from St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin.

Mark has spoken about leadership at conferences and seminars for Motorola, Deutsche Telecom, T-Mobile, Charles Schwab, and Benchmark Electronics, among others.

Mark has an MBA from the University of Arizona, and a master’s degree in Psychology from Arizona State University. As an undergraduate at University of Arizona, Mark played Division 1 varsity baseball and was an Academic All American his senior year. He has successfully summited the highest peak on all seven continents including Mt. Everest in Nepal.

Lisa was born in Michigan and lived in Austin where she studied psychology at St. Edward’s University.  Having always enjoyed learning about the brain and the mind, she decided to get her DISC Personality Facilitator Certification, DreamCoach Certification, LifeGuide Certification, Understanding Men and Understanding Women coursework certificates and most recently her Yale University Connected Leadership certificate.  Lisa has spent several hundred hours coaching individuals personally and in professional corporate settings over the years to open up their mind to the possibilities for their future.  Lisa was recently asked to be featured as a Self Development, Leadership and Career Coach for Forbes.jobs.

It took a traumatic accident for Lisa to “wake up” and make some powerful changes.  As she went through this painful journey, she documented the steps she had to undertake that led to her transformation and put all that she has learned over her lifetime and the experience of the accident to overcome the obstacles she was facing and build the life of her dreams.  She now lives in San Antonio, Texas where she is a Coach in the areas of Leadership, Career and Self Development.  She is also the Founder and President of iFind Recruiting located in San Antonio.

Lisa enjoys spending time with her family, reading, cooking, working out, hiking, golfing, traveling and having fun on the Riverwalk!

Her passion is to enable leaders to build collaborative and engaged cultures by focusing on effective change management, team effectiveness and talent retention.

As a consultant and coach, she evaluates the environment and asks the tough questions necessary for her clients to explore their interests, hone their skills, and build new career paths to find their ultimate destiny.

Previously, Jennifer led Array Technologies’ HR department and, earlier, spent 20 years at Honeywell in various HR leadership roles. Over the course of her career, Jennifer has helped corporations, executives and business leaders improve organizational effectiveness by focusing on strategic planning, M&A, leadership development, succession planning, restructuring, talent acquisition and organizational development.

Jennifer earned her bachelor’s degree in business and general management and an MBA/MSHR degree from Purdue University’s Krannert Graduate School of Management. She is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, has an Organizational Development certification from the NTL Institute, is a Certified Professional Coach and is Senior Professional in HR (SPHR)-certified.

With over 16 years of executive administration experience, Alice has honed her skills in organization, management, leadership, and business operations. She possesses a wealth of knowledge in streamlining processes, optimizing efficiency, and implementing strategies that drive growth. Alice’s ability to navigate complex challenges with ease has made her an invaluable asset to the Recchion team and the organizations she has worked with.

Throughout her career, Alice has demonstrated a remarkable talent for assisting start-up companies in establishing and scaling their businesses from the ground up. She possesses a keen understanding of the intricacies involved in creating, maintaining, and managing logistics procedures, ensuring smooth operations and maximum productivity.

Alice is known for her unwavering positive attitude and tireless energy, which inspires those around her to push their boundaries and achieve their goals. Her strong leadership qualities make her a powerful force in the workplace, as she motivates teams to work collaboratively toward success.

Starting at Sonora Quest Laboratories in 2014, Field has been instrumental in leading her human resources team to implement various leadership and employee programs, with a focus on increasing employee engagement and retention while helping grow leaders throughout the organization. Executive/leadership development and succession planning, organizational design and culture change initiatives, talent management, compensation and benefits, and improving organizational effectiveness are among her areas of expertise.

Lorraine has a master of science in Human Resource Management from Virginia Tech. She currently serves on the boards of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and International Women’s Forum-Arizona. As the past chair of the board of directors with Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, Lorraine continues her service with the organization as a member of the Finance Committee.

Carl’s areas of experience include: executive and leadership coaching and assessment, career and transition coaching, life coaching and enhancement, personal and organizational consulting, effectiveness consulting, strategic change and execution alignment, career transition/change management, leadership development & organizational learning, talent management and succession, culture development, and performance management.  

As a member of the Thunderbird School of Global Management’s Educator Network, Carl coaches executives on leadership development. President of the Arizona Management Society, Carl is also affiliated with the Society for Human Resources Management and International Coach Federation. He holds certifications as a Lee Hecht Harrison Executive Coach, and in MBTI, FranklinCovey, Lominger Leadership Suite, and as a facilitator in 30+ OD/HR and focused leadership development programs/processes. Carl has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Brigham Young University.

Earlier, Caroline held HR leadership roles with large growing companies, including America West Airlines, CarHero, Banner Health and Chrome Capital. Caroline’s focus is on talent acquisition and management, development of team culture and demonstrating how to lead with empathy. She works closely with operations and senior management teams to ensure they have the support they need for operational effectiveness.

An accomplished member of the HR community, Caroline has been a regular speaker at HR conferences and seminars including the AZ HR Executive Forum, Arizona and New Mexico SHRM Conferences, and a panelist at the Arizona HR Executive Summit and Retreat. She graduated from Rollins College with a B.A. in HR Organizational Communications.

Immersed in the HR and recruiting community in Arizona, Laura successfully plans and leads an annual HR Executive Summit and Retreat in Arizona for top HR executives. She currently serves on the City of Scottsdale’s Judicial Appointments Advisory Board and previously served on the City of Scottsdale Personnel Board, the Arizona Commission for Judicial Performance Review, and the Arizona Society for Human Resources State Council in different volunteer roles including State Council Director.

Laura’s collection of well-deserved workplace awards includes three from the Arizona Society for Human Resource Management, the Al O’Connor Lifetime Achievement Award, the Ann Byrnes Professional Excellence Award, and the Judith Krebs Volunteer Leader Award.

​Laura has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ottawa University and holds three professional certifications: Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), International Public Management Association for Human Resources Senior Certified Professional (IPMA-SCP), and the Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

As Talent Development Director and member of the Strategic Leadership Team for Goodwill of Central Arizona, Sheila transformed the organization into a learning culture in partnership with the executive team. She developed the learning strategy from the ground up, increasing engagement of 3300 employees in over 120 retail and career center sites. Sheila and her team streamlined learning for thousands of job seekers supporting more than 80,000 prospective job candidates, and assisted in placement of over 45,000 of them in 2016. Prior to working at Goodwill, Sheila played a major role in transforming a state agency to a large, fully privatized mutual insurance company, making project management and change management a core competence in change leaders across the business. Earlier still, Sheila served as an Organization Effectiveness consultant, dramatically improving performance that set new industry benchmarks of operational excellence in nuclear power generation.

Certified in Predictive Index and DiSC, Sheila holds training certifications in problem solving, team building, decision-making, communication, and leadership development. She earned a Masters in Human Resources with emphasis on Change Management from Ottawa University.

Jeanne’s certifications and areas of expertise include Korn Ferry Leadership, Team and Organization Architect®.  Korn Ferry Learning Agility™, Emotional Intelligence, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Step II, Hogan Assessments, Conversational Intelligence®, and Axiogenics Self-Leadership, all with a focus on the neuroscience of leadership. As an Independent Associate of Korn Ferry Hay-Group, Jeanne aligns talent architecture to future business strategy.

In addition to having an undergraduate degree in Music Education and a Master’s in Business and Marketing Education from the University of Minnesota, Jeanne is certified in Gestalt Organization Systems Design for Individuals, Teams and Organizations. She received her coaching certification for individuals and teams from the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara and continues her learning as a partner to The World Business Executive Coaching Summit (WBECS).

Ports America, Honeywell International, Johnson Controls, American Express, Accident Fund Insurance Company of America and Benuvia Therapeutics are among the dozens of organizations that have benefited from his strategy- and metrics-driven approach. In addition to executive coaching, Ted’s areas of expertise include HR planning, succession planning, talent acquisition, DEI program assessment, development and implementation and executive compensation.

Ted is Six Sigma Green Belt-certified, co-president of the Arizona HR Executive Forum board of directors and a member of SHRM and ICF. He has a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Safety, University of Central Missouri.

Debbi joined FastMed, an urgent care clinic with 200 locations, in March 2020 as Senior Vice President of Total Rewards & HR Operations and within six months was named Senior Vice President of HR. She provides organizational leadership in the development and implementation of policies, programs and services related to employment practices and procedures including employee relations, employee benefits, payroll, recruitment, compensation, and training and development. Debbi helped lead the organization through an acquisition that doubled the size of FastMed, along with several divestitures. Prior to joining FastMed, Debbi worked at Dream Center Education, Isola, Stirling Energy Systems, Microsemi and started her career with  International Rectifier and ON Semiconductor.

Debbi was one of the first in the country, and the first in the State of Arizona, to attain Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR^®) certification from the HR Certification Institute and holds a SHRM-SCP. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arizona State University.

For the past 11+ years, Diana has been a certified Leadership and Development Facilitator for the TJX Companies. As the former owner of a successful business specializing in resume writing and career consulting, Diana developed and delivered workshops on essential career transition topics, including job search strategies, LinkedIn optimization, interviewing skills and effective resume writing. She’s held contracts with the City of Phoenix and Maricopa County, where she and her team assisted displaced employees through the Workforce Investment Act.

This experience honed her ability to provide targeted support and guidance to individuals facing career challenges, fostering resilience, and helping them navigate through periods of transition.

Diana has a Ph.D. in history from ASU and a bachelor’s degree in history from Eastern Washington University.

Her insights into career development have motivated many to explore their interests, hone their skills, and build new career paths. She guides her clients to dream big and embrace new beginnings.

Earlier in her career, Mary Ann leveraged her skills at large companies, start-ups, and nonprofit boards and operations, and has worked in a multitude of industries including high tech, insurance, and medical devices. She spent 15 years as an HR leader at CopperPoint Insurance Company and six years at Orthologic, among other organizations. Her colleagues recognize her as a highly accomplished and respected HR executive, business leader, consultant and coach who drives human capital strategies and best practices, organization and culture change, talent/leadership development and engagement delivering outstanding performance and results.

Mary Ann has an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Koko’s success is due in part to her natural gift of listening, being able to put herself in someone else’s shoes, and in building honest and trusted relationships. She meets people “where they are,” and coaches them to be the best versions of themselves resulting in more fruitful experiences, greater self-awareness, and more fulfilling professional and personal development.

After graduating from ASU with a B.A. in Organizational Communication, Koko worked for Paine Webber in Los Angeles before returning to the Valley to start her career in executive recruitment. Koko is the past president of the Phoenix Chapter of the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance, and has served on its board for 15 years. She frequently presents to audiences about employment-related matters and regularly networks with executive professionals throughout the Valley.