Our Boards

We are fortunate to rely on a group of volunteers who help advance our mission through their expertise in multiple fields. Get to know the dedicated individuals who serve as CareerSpring Board Members.

National Board of Directors

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    John England

    Senior Partner, Deloitte

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    Marcus Felder

    Managing Director & Head of Career Pathways, Blackstone

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    Gloria Isbell

    CEO, Aerial View Coaching & Talent Management Solutions

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    Amber Kennelly

    Chief Human Resources Officer, William Blair

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    Aileen McCormick

    Retired Healthcare Executive

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    Rob Metzger

    Clinical Associate Professor, University of Illinois Gies College of Business

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    Gorick Ng

    Author and Career & First Gen, Low-Income Student Advisor, Harvard College

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    Paul Posoli

    Founder & President, CareerSpring

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    Judi Powell, Ph.D.

    Founder & Principal, Seven Hills Philanthropy

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    Kevin Reeves

    Vice President, BP Energy Company

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    Stuart W. Staley

    Independent Non-Executive Director, TP ICAPGroup

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  • David Metcalf - Board Chair
    Leadership and Strategy Consultant, Spencer Stuart

    Robert Annas
    Senior Managing Director, SOLIC Capital

    ShaJra Austin
    National Director of Partner Engagement, CareerSpring

    Dave Brown
    CEO, Hays

    Floyd Bryant
    President and Owner, Alternative Capital

    Reginald Cason
    Director of Career Services, Lincoln Technical College

    Angela Dash
    President, The Pace Institute, LLC

    Barbara Deskey
    Managing Director, CRA, Admired Leadership

    Megan Duffy
    Partner, Ernst and Young

    Kerri Faber
    Partner, Echelon

    Alicia Guyton
    Cluster Branch Leader II, Vice President, Truist

    Daniel Holland
    EVP & Senior Managing Director, Georgia Corporate Banking/Restaurant Banking

    Emily Kotzan
    Career Counselor, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School

    Danila Palmieri
    Founder & CEO, Connect Solutions LLC

    David Slovensky
    SVP, General Counsel, Southern Company Gas

    Dan Smith
    President, First Community Mortgage

    Dori White
    Head of Marketing, Financial Services, Colibri Group

    Lloyd Wilky
    Career Coach and Business Strategist

  • Michael Tamasi - Board Chair
    President & CEO, AccuRounds

    Todd Boudreau
    Partner, Arnold & Porter

    Rob Feingold
    Lecturer, UMass Amherst, Isenberg School of Management

    Alessandra Gordon-Hall
    HR Director, Human Resources Business Partner, Lantheus

    Mike LaBelle
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, BXP

    Charlotte May
    Engagement Manager, Global CEO and Board Practice, Heidrick & Struggles

    Leslie Mikus
    VP, Talent Leader, MERGE

    Frederick Murray
    CEO, KORSCH America Inc.

    Jeremy Perron
    Senior Vice President, Teneo

    Rosemary Powers
    President, Cristo Rey Boston High School

    Elizabeth Rae
    Former SVP, Global Human Resources, Waters Corporation

    Michael Ryan
    Head of Claims, Pinnacol Assurance

    Ginette Saimprevil
    Director of Program Administration, Youth Guidance

    Jamie Tong-Chow
    Partner, Plante Moran

    Brian Torrisi
    Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Consultant Relations, Manulife Investment Management

  • Rob Metzger - Board Chair
    Clinical Associate Professor, University of Illinois Gies College of Business

    Naveed Bandukwala
    Consultant, Egon Zehnder

    Barbara Best
    Founding Partner and Principal, Capital Strategies Investment Group

    Chris Broughton
    Executive Director, Wentcher Foundation

    Guy Caprio
    Staff Therapist, Loyola University, Chicago

    Daniel Chavez
    Partner, PwC

    Geoffrey Dybas
    Executive Managing Director, Duff and Phelps Investment Management

    Jackie Ferguson
    Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

    Kerry Griffin
    Chief Talent Office, IZEA

    Cheri Hubbard
    President, CDH Consulting Group

    Laura Johnston
    Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Twinn Persimmon LLC

    David Kirshenbaum
    Managing Director, Virtas Partners & Chairman, TIGER 21 Chicago Group 4

    Steve Latreille
    VP of Finance, Ingredion

    Sheila Matuscak
    Co-Founder and CEO, Coeo Space

    Ian McBride
    Director of Vocational Training and Placement in Community Care, Mercy Homes for Boys & Girls

    Bradford Page
    Managing Director, Global Investment Banking, Baird

    Sherri Stewart
    ‍Chief Talent Officer, Keystone Capital

    Sharada Sullivan
    Managing Director & Global Alliance Director, CBRE

    Tony Thrower
    Director, National Account Management

    Paul Wallenberg
    Vice President, LaSalle Network

  • Omar Choucair - Board Chair
    CFO, Trintech

    Randall (Randy) Bishop
    Former CEO, Surgical Information Systems

    Ollie Chandhok
    Market President & Publisher, Dallas Business Journal

    DaYon Cosper
    Director of Human Resources

    Curt Crofford
    Managing Director, Pennington Creek Capital

    Dawn Gomez
    Career Center Manager, DFW

    Kirk Harrell
    Chief Talent Officer, The Capstreet Group

    Christy Honeycutt
    SVP Strategic Development & Execution

    Brandi Johnson
    Regional VP Medicaid Plan Marketing - Western Region, Anthem, Inc.

    Paul Lucero
    Assistant Vice President, Executive Talent Acquisition, AT&T

    Shara McClure
    Founder, Shara McClure, LLC & Healthcare Consultant

    Mike McGill
    Managing Partner, Carve Capital Partners

    Alicia McGlinchey
    Board Member, Leadership ISD

    Shenée Rayford
    Vice President, Lockton

    Gretchen Richter
    National Director of Business Development, CareerSpring

    Tom Spivey
    Managing Director, Deloitte Corporate Finance

    Derrick Stephens
    Founder & Chief Sales Officer, CBH Consulting

    Fatima Villarreal
    Program Manager, Strategic Partners, Children’s Health

    Austin Westervelt-Lutz
    Assistant Vice President of Advancement Services

    Jennifer Wilson
    Partner and Global Co-Head, Heidrick & Struggles

  • Catherine Susko - Board Chair
    Director, Henry Ford Health System

    Emily Armstrong
    VP Talent Management

    LaDonna Chatman
    Human Resource Manager

    Silvina Diaz
    Senior Principal, Slalom

    Christa Funk
    Executive Director

    Scott Gibaratz
    Managing Director, HCI Equity Partners

    Michael Khoury
    Regional Program Manager, Detroit, CareerSpring

    Joaquin Nuno-Whelan
    Head of Lincoln, Ford Motor Company

    Larry Ott
    CHRO, Cooper Standard

    Kathie Patterson
    CHRO, Ally Financial

    Gabe Rodriguez-Garriga
    VP, Strategy Vice President of Strategy and Environmental Analysis, Barton Malow

    Amanda Said
    Executive Director

    Christi Taylor
    Talent Development / Economic Mobility

    Steve Walker
    Geographic Vice President North America (Retired)

  • Greg Piper - Board Chair
    CEO, Red Mountain Ventures LLC

    Jerome Austin
    Founder, RY2 Solutions, Inc.

    Nigeria Bloczynski
    Founder and CEO, Prism Risk

    Jill Chapman
    Director, Early Talent Programs/Human Capital Development, Insperity

    Julie Diehl
    Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

    Leo Espinoza
    Global CEO, Board, Industrial, Energy & Energy Transition, and Private Equity, Spencer Stuart

    Anthony Flynn
    CEO, Covenant House Texas

    Hugh Forque
    EVP and Segment Leader

    Dennis Hatchett
    CEO, Vessel Group

    Ellie Kalatzi
    Project Director, Houston Methodist Hospital

    Neil Kallmeyer
    Managing Partner, CapStreet

    Barry Kelly
    Former EVP and Manager of Texas Commercial Banking, Cadence Bank

    Lee Lahourcade
    Former Managing Director, J.P. Morgan

    Lauren Landry
    MBA Candidate, The University of Chicago

    Stephen Lewis
    Principal and National Director of Client Experience, Bernstein Private Wealth Management

    Aylen Mayton
    Human Resources Business Partner, AWG/Coastal Welding Supply

    Marvin Pierre
    Executive Director, Eight Million Stories

    Brandon Powell
    CFO, Peak 10 Energy

    Rayne Rouce
    Physician, Texas Children's Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine

    Dilanka Seimon
    Chief Commercial Officer, BKV Corporation

    Katherine Taylor
    Program Manager, ExxonMobil Foundation

    Rachel Wamp
    Finance Manager, CBRE/Enterprise Global Services

    Alston White
    Vice President, JP Morgan

Regional Advisory Boards

  • Sarah Hughes - Board Chair
    Education Advocate/Consultant

    Abby Adams
    Nonprofit Education Consultant

    Patrick Adams
    Marketing Consultant

    Erin Dawkins
    Principal, EJD Consulting

    Dean Di Simone
    Founder & Director, Studio Di Simone

    Courtney Goldstein Tobin
    SVP HR, Penske Media

    Saúl Gómez
    Former Director

    Monique Jones
    CFO, Jesse Collins Entertainment

    Andy Martinez
    Managing Partner, TELEO Capital

    Nancy McCabe
    Founder, Great View Consulting

    Aaron Mieszczanski
    Consultant, Spencer Stuart

    Megan Scarlatelli
    Senior Manager, Adoption Strategy & Operations (HCM)

    Lee Schube
    Development Consultant

    Maisie Short
    Managing Director, Consultant Relations, Manulife Investment Management

    Jaanhvi Vaidya
    Senior Strategy Consultant

    Karen Williams
    Managing Director, Roybal Academy

  • Rob Rusk - Board Chair
    Senior Advisor, Brown Brothers Harriman

    Virginia Rodriguez Perlado - Board Co-Chair
    CEO & Founder, Colora Health Coaching

    Fleur Callender
    Principal Account Manager, Customer Account Management, National Grid

    Nastasha Charles
    Founder, CEO, & Chief Intuitive Strategist, Intuitive Coaching with Natasha Charles

    Yaseen Gholizadeh
    Associate-Structured Finance, Goldman Sachs

    Lauren Haymond
    Global Head of Talent Strategy, Castleton Commodities International

    Israel Irenshtain
    Real Estate Broker, The Corcoran Group

    Cecilia Leung
    Founder, Rich & Sassy Wealth Strategies

    Michael Motyl
    President, Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School

    Rebecca Stockley
    Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

    Dawne Troupe
    Director of Advocacy & Government Affairs, Community Opportunity Alliance

  • Rick Walker - Board Chair
    Investor, Former Managing Partner, DHR Global

    Marilyn Adan
    Senior Director, Corporate Transactions Group, Alvarez & Marsal

    Naveen Bhateja
    EVP, CHRO, Medidata Solutions

    Sonya Brown
    General Partner, Co-Head of Growth Equity, Norwest Venture Partners

    Adam Charlson
    Managing Partner/Practice Co-Leader, Focus Search Partners

    Elizabeth "Betsy" Clarke

    Renata Dionello
    Former CHRO/Chief People Officer

    Andrew Dodson
    Managing Partner, Parthenon Capital

    Kathleen Flynn
    Interim Chief Marketing Officer, Kathleen Flynn Consulting

    Josh Gold
    Private Equity Operating Partner, H&F

    Tom Hayes
    Investment Professional, With A Pencil, LLC

    Jessica Kosmowski
    National Managing Principal, TMT, Deloitte

    Doug MacKenzie
    Partner

    Jan McDougal
    Education Consultant

    Monica Plaza
    Operating Partner, CapitalG

    Brian Schwarzbach
    Venture Capitalist, Cathay Innovation

    Robert Stark
    CEO Performance Partner and Advisor, Spencer Stuart

    Shannon Wheatley
    Founder and CEO, Lane 9 Consulting

  • John O’Shea, Board Chair
    Retired Energy Executive

    Barbara Best
    Managing Director, SageView Advisory Group LLC

    Dana Clay
    Non-Profit Donor Development

    Dorian Cockrell
    Director of Alternative Pathways, CareerSpring

    Eli Smith
    Chief Executive Officer, Smith Group of Americas

    Elissa Salas
    Chief Executive Officer, SkillUp Coalition

    Greg Hambrick
    CEO, Baxter Trust

    Ian McBride
    Vocational Training and Placement, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
    Alternative Pathways Strategic Consultant, CareerSpring

    Jerry Eurmont
    Oil & Gas Executive

    Melinda McIntyre
    Director of Workforce Development, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association

    Mike Feinberg
    Co-Founder, WorkTexas

    Robert Clay
    President, Clay Development & Construction

    Steve Holbrooke
    Former Investment Manager Sales & Distribution Executive

    TIm Hourigan
    Register Executive Vice President, Human Resources from The Home Depot

  • Ayishat Adeniran
    Executive Director of Empowerful and Law Student, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

    Abraham E. Ailemen
    Consultant, West Monroe

    Carlos Ayon
    Team Lead, Mercor

    Angela Barsallo
    Assistant Vice President, Citi

    Trina Bean
    Electrical Engineer, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

    Jorge Cantu
    Global Rates Analyst, JP Morgan

    Jason Chu
    Investment Banking Analyst, DBO Partners

    Edgar Crispin
    Associate, EY-Parthenon

    Isaiah Culpepper
    Intensive Care Registered Nurse, Harris Health System

    LaMaya Davis
    University of Miami graduate

    Amy Garcia
    Financial Analyst, University of Houston

    Janneicia Harrison
    Loyola University student

    Toby Irenshtain
    Law Clerk, Linklaters Americas

    Juan Juarez
    Senior Business Development Analyst, Cooper Machinery Services

    Omar Khalyfa
    Managing Partner, Lumiere Studios

    Mason LaPlante
    Integration & Business Analyst, Crossroads

    Manuel Lopez
    Sales Manager, ROSEN

    Ayah Mohammad
    Consultant, FactSet Research Systems

    Devin Mulchand
    M&A Sourcing Analyst, Genz & Associates

    Derrick Ngo
    CORE Finance Associate, Comcast NBCUniversal

    Peter Obi
    Senior Sales Manager, Gartner

    Chrislord Pierre
    Analyst, JPMorgan Private Bank

    Michael Roncevich
    Engineer, Eleox

    Vasilios Rosenzweig
    Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Aware Tech Inc.

    Rebeca Salas
    Operations Manager, CareerSpring

    Mihir Shroff
    Private Equity Associate, H.I.G. Capital

    Haoxi Wang
    High Yield Analyst, Barings

    Sylvester Washington
    Product Support Specialist, Medline

  • Sami Abdul
    University of Illinois Chicago

    Toluwanimi Adeosun
    University of Pennsylvania

    Bismark Akoto
    Thomas College

    David Alamu
    CUNY Baruch College

    Robel Beraki
    DePaul University

    Tatiyona Bridgewater
    Prairie View A&M University

    Juan Jose Cadavid
    Stevens Institute of Technology

    Ashanti Clarke Rawlins
    Bard College

    Jerri Crudup
    Goucher College

    Trinity Dallas
    Dominican University

    Maggie De Leon
    UCLA

    Savannah Dever
    Bryn Mawr College

    Youssouf Diallo
    Duquesne University

    Angel Escobedo
    Saint Xavier University

    Afrah Fatima
    Loyola University Chicago

    Isaac Garcia
    University of Houston

    Marc Girgis
    University of Houston

    Isabella Guerra
    Pitzer College

    Kerolyn Heng
    University of Texas at Austin

    Hernan Hernandez
    Vanderbilt University

    Trang Hoang
    University of Houston

    Areeba Ismail
    Illinois Tech University

    Karolina Kawula
    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Emily Kim
    Georgetown University

    Kaitlyn Kirt
    Rice University

    Sam Kowal
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Shumaiya Kamal
    CUNY Baruch College

    Sharon Lantan
    University of Rochester

    Raymond Lewis
    Kennesaw State 

    Eric Ly
    University of Michigan

    Sarah Maliakal
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Arlene Medina
    Lake Forest College

    Leslie Mendez
    Wellesley College

    Valdemar Nambo
    Roosevelt University

    Teresa Nguyen
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Himani Niroula
    University of Michigan

    Mariam Olayemi
    University of Texas at Austin

    David Oluwagbade
    University of Houston

    Yen Ong
    University of Houston

    David Ozdoba
    DePaul University

    Sydney Page
    Tulane University

    Trishul Patel
    Wake Forest University

    Kamille ‘Kaam’ Phillips
    Alabama State University

    Westly Robinson
    Texas Southern University

    Koby Rosiles
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Rebecca Samayoa
    Lesley University

    Amber Sanchez
    Rutgers University-New Brunswick

    Zufisha Syeda
    Rutgers University-New Brunswick

    Ryan Talty
    Lake Forest College

    Karan Toor
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Jimena Vazquez
    University of Michigan

    Omar Villanueva
    Lake Forest College

    Yao Wang
    University of Southern California

    Serenity White
    Pitzer College

    Robert Yan
    Cornell University

    Razane Zebbar
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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