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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  • Danila Palmieri - Board Chair
    Founder & CEO, Connect Solutions LLC

    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

    Megan Duffy
    Partner, Ernst and Young

    Kerri Faber
    Partner, Echelon

    Bradley Goodloe
    Early Talent Development at Tallo

    Claire Green
    HR Manager

    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

    Grace Melendez
    Director, Alvarez & Marsal

    Kelsey Stickney
    Executive Search & Leadership Consultant

    Dori White
    Head of Marketing, Financial Services, Colibri Group

    Lloyd Wilky
    Career Coach and Business Strategist

  • Michael Tamasi - Board Chair
    President and CEO, AccuRounds

    Todd Boudreau
    Partner, Arnold & Porter

    Rob Feingold
    Lecturer, UMass Amherst, Isenberg School of Management

    John Garvey
    Senior Advisor, Charles River Associates

    Alessandra Gordon-Hall
    Senior Director, HR Business Partner, Lantheus

    Kevin Hogan
    COO/CUO, Berkley One

    Charlotte May
    Engagement Manager, Heidrick & Struggles

    Leslie Mikus
    VP, Talent, MERGE

    Jeremy Perron
    SVP, Investor Relations and Corporate Development, United Natural Foods

    Rosemary Powers
    President, Cristo Rey Boston High School

    Sean Riordan
    Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager, Citizens

    Shannon Schoonmaker
    VP, Talent Acquisition & Employee Engagement, BXP

    Jamie Tong-Chow
    Partner, Plante Moran

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

  • Cheri Hubbard - Board Chair
    President, CDH Consulting Group

    Naveed Bandukwala
    Consultant, Egon Zehnder

    Barbara Best
    Managing Director, SageView Advisory Group LLC

    Chris Broughton
    Executive Director, Wentcher Foundation

    Guy Caprio
    Staff Therapist, Loyola University, Chicago

    Geoffrey Dybas
    Executive Managing Director, Duff and Phelps Investment Management

    Jackie Ferguson
    Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

    Kerry Griffin
    Chief Talent Officer, IZEA

    Laura Johnston
    Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Twinn Persimmon LLC

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

    Tom Kitzinger
    Chief Regional Officer, America Needs You

    Kale Klekota
    SVP Operations, William Blair

    Steve Latreille
    VP of Finance, Ingredion

    Sheila Matuscak
    Co-Founder and CEO, Coeo Space

    Ian McBride
    Director - Vocational Training and Placement/Alternative Pathways Strategic Advisor, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls/CareerSpring

    Rob Metzger
    Clinical Professor of Finance, University of Illinois

    Bradford Page
    Managing Director, Global Investment Banking, Baird

    Sherri Stewart
    Chief Talent Officer, Keystone Capital

    Tony Thrower
    Director, National Account Management, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)

    Paul Wallenberg
    Vice President, LaSalle Network

  • Omar Choucair - Board Chair
    CFO, Trintech

    Ollie Chandhok
    Market President & Publisher, Dallas Business Journal

    DaYon Cosper
    Director of Human Resources, Reed Family Enterprises

    Curt Crofford
    Managing Director, Pennington Creek Capital

    Jeannette Garcia Papadopoulos
    Deputy Chief of Industry Partnership Development, Dallas College

    Dawn Gomez
    Career Center Manager DFW, Collin College

    Kirk Harrell
    Chief Talent Officer, The Capstreet Group

    Christy Honeycutt
    Podcast Host Inside the C-Suite, WRKdefined

    Rob Koczo
    Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

    Shara McClure
    Founder, Shara McClure, LLC & Healthcare Consultant

    Mike McGill
    Managing Partner, Carve Capital Partners

    Rick Ortiz
    Attorney, Jones, Davis & Jackson

    Shenée Rayford
    Vice President, Lockton

    Gretchen Richter
    National Director of Business Development, CareerSpring

    Sallie Smith
    Unit Manager Wellness Coordinating Services, Lockton

    Fatima Villarreal
    Program Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Children's Health

    Austin Westervelt-Lutz
    Assistant Vice President of Advancement Services, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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

    Emily Armstrong
    VP Talent Management

    LaDonna Chatman
    Human Resource Manager, American Axle Manufacturing

    Silvina Diaz
    Senior Principal, Slalom

    Christa Funk
    Executive Director, Detroit Regional Dollars for Scholars

    Scott Gibaratz
    Managing Director, HCI Equity Partners

    Michael Khoury
    Regional Program Manager, Detroit, CareerSpring

    Brad Minton
    Postsecondary Success Navigator

    Vickie Neal

    Joaquin Nuno-Whelan
    Head of Lincoln, Ford Motor Company

    Larry Ott
    CHRO, Cooper Standard

    Kathie Patterson
    CHRO, Ally Financial

    Amanda Said
    Executive Director, Michigan Hispanic Collective

    Dean Simmer
    VP, Rocket Companies

    Christi Taylor
    Talent Development / Economic Mobility

    Juan Vazquez
    Project Executive, Barton Malow

    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, 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, North America, SoftServe, Inc

    Diane Gilley
    Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Click Partners Executive Search

    Dennis Hatchett
    CEO, Vessel Group

    Glenn Hilman
    CEO & Managing Member, Talon Energy Group

    Ellie Kalatzi
    Project Director, Houston Methodist Hospital

    Neil Kallmeyer
    Managing Partner, CapStreet

    Barry Kelly
    Retired Banking Executive

    Lee Lahourcade
    Retired Financial Services Executive

    Stephen Lewis
    Senior National Director, AB Bernstein

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

    Greta Mee
    Director, Structured Origination

    Marvin Pierre
    Executive Director, Eight Million Stories

    Brandon Powell
    Partner & CFO, Reset Capital

    Spencer Rippstein
    Managing Director & Global Head/Energy & Power Investment Banking

    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 Flay
    Finance Manager, CBRE/Enterprise Global Services

    Champ Warren IV
    Manager of Strategic Growth, TXE Partners

    Adam Wells
    Managing Partner, Flyleaf Capital

    Alston White
    Executive Director - Wealth Management, J.P. Morgan

Regional Advisory Boards

  • Aaron Mieszczanski - Board Co-Chair
    Consultant, Spencer Stuart

    Maisie Short - Board Co-Chair
    Managing Director, Consultant Relations, Manulife Investment Management

    Abby Adams
    Nonprofit Education Consultant

    Patrick Adams
    Marketing Consultant

    Rohn Crabtree
    President, Newport Energy Holdings

    Erin Dawkins
    Principal, EJD Consulting

    Dean Di Simone
    Founder & Director, Studio Di Simone

    Courtney Goldstein Tobin
    SVP HR, Penske Media

    Saúl Gómez
    Fiscal Services Supervisor, Conejo Valley Unified School District

    Sarah Hughes
    Consultant, SFH Consulting

    Monique Jones
    Chief Financial Officer, Jesse Collins Entertainment

    Andy Martinez
    Managing Partner, TELEO Capital

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

    Lee Schube
    Development Consultant

    Jaanhvi Vaidya
    Lead Strategy Consultant, Kaiser Permanente

    Karen Williams
    Managing Director, Roybal Academy

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

    Virginia Rodriguez Perlado - Board Co-Chair
    CEO-Functional Medicine Health Coach, Colora Health Coaching

    Fleur Callender
    Principal Account Manager, National Grid

    Natasha Charles
    Founder, Intuitive Coaching with Natasha Charles

    Yaseen Gholizadeh
    Associate-Structured Finance, Goldman Sachs

    Rebecca Guest
    Senior Medical Director, Occupational Health Services, Montefiore Medical Center

    Lauren Haymond
    Global Head of Talent Strategy, Castleton Commodities International (CCI)

    Joshua Iannuzzi
    Associate Director of Employer Relations and Community Engagement, Rutgers University - Newark

    Israel Irenshtain
    Business Consultant, PointView Coaching

    Allison Kelsey
    Philadelphia Scholars Program, Philadelphia Education Fund

    Esther Kiely Regan
    Executive Director, Ionis Pharmaceuticals

    Cecilia Leung
    Founder, Rich & Sassy Wealth Strategies

    Adrian Miller
    Founder, WordsWork Copywriting

    Michael Motyl
    President & CEO, Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School

    Rebecca Stockley
    Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

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

    Mark Williams
    Executive Vice President Creative Services, AMC Networks

    Kathleen Wishashan
    VP of Diversity, Opportunity & Inclusion, Mizuho Bank

  • Renata Dionello - Board Chair
    Former CHRO/Chief People Officer

    Marilyn Adan
    Principal, Adan Advisors LLC

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

    Elizabeth "Betsy" Clarke
    College Admissions

    Andrew Dodson
    Managing Partner, Parthenon Capital

    Kathleen Flynn
    Interim Chief Marketing Officer, Kathleen Flynn Consulting

    Josh Gold
    Private Equity Operating Partner, H&F

    Jessica Kosmowski
    National Managing Principal, TMT, Deloitte

    Doug MacKenzie
    Partner, Kearney 100

    Jan McDougal
    Management Consultant

    Gorick Ng
    Author and Career & First Gen, Low-Income Student Advisor, UC Berkeley

    Monica Plaza
    Operating Partner, CapitalG

    Judi Powell, Ph.D.
    Founder and Principal, Seven Hills Philanthropy

    Brian Schwarzbach
    Venture Capitalist

    Robert Stark
    CEO Performance Partner and Advisor, Spencer Stuart

    Rick Walker
    Investor, Former Managing Partner, DHR Global

    Shannon Wheatley
    CEO, Lane 9

  • John O’Shea, Board Chair
    Retired Energy Executive

    Barbara Best
    Managing Director, SageView Advisory Group LLC

    Dana Clay
    Nonprofit Donor Development

    Dorian Cockrell
    Director of Alternative Pathways, CareerSpring

    Eli Smith
    Chief Executive Officer, Smith Group of Americas

    Elissa Salas
    Chief Strategy Officer, SkillUp Coalition

    Greg Hambrick
    CEO, Baxter Trust

    Ian McBride
    Director - Vocational Training and Placement/Alternative Pathways Strategic Advisor, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls/CareerSpring

    Jerry Eumont
    Oil and Gas Executive

    Megan Banovic
    Campus Recruiter & Intern Program Manager

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

    Mike Feinberg
    Co-Founder, WorkTexas

    Robert Clay
    President, Clay Development & Construction, Inc

    Steve Holbrooke
    Former Investment Management Sales & Distribution Executive

    Tim Hourigan
    Retired Executive Vice President, Human Resources, 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
    Associate, THL Partners

    Isaiah Culpepper
    Intensive Care Registered Nurse, Harris Health System

    LaMaya Davis
    University of Miami graduate

    Angel Escobedo
    Investment Banking Analyst, Baird

    Amy Garcia
    Financial Analyst, University of Houston

    Janneicia Harrison
    Loyola University graduate

    Toby Irenshtain
    Law Clerk, Linklaters Americas

    Juan Juarez
    Senior Business Development Analyst, Cooper Machinery Services

    Omar Khalyfa
    Managing Partner, Lumière Studios

    Mason LaPlante
    Integration and Business Analyst, Crossroads

    Nicky Lobont
    Human Resources Coordinator

    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
    Investment Banking, Piper Sandler

    Sylvester Washington
    Product Support Specialist, Medline

    Brandon Zhou
    Senior Associate, Higher Education and Digital, Huron

  • Kwabena Abrokwa
    Stevens Institute of Technology

    Ishba Aftab
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Aysha Alibin-Skinner
    Vanderbilt University

    Kiera Arthurton
    Mount Holyoke College

    Molly Audet
    University of South Florida

    Mehek Azra
    CUNY Hunter College

    Yeraldi Bermudez-Morales
    University of Notre Dame

    Matthew Bernardes
    Rutgers University

    Albert Cabrera
    Houston City College

    Lizette Cahue
    Pomona College

    Lexi Chaparro
    University of Houston

    Fateha Choudhury
    University of Houston

    Kathleen Chuc
    University of California, Los Angeles

    Nathan Cole-Conner
    Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago

    Stephania Covarrubias
    Agnes Scott College

    Jonah Davis
    Lake Forest College

    Savannah Dever
    Bryn Mawr College

    Desmond Duruegbuso
    Rowan University

    Franklyn Estrada
    Rutgers University

    Gabriel Ferefere
    Eastern University

    Whendaline Fonbon
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Abishak Gajmer
    The Ohio State University

    Isaac Garcia
    University of Houston

    Marc Girgis
    University of Houston

    Arzo Hakimi
    University of Houston

    Juan Pablo Hermosillo
    University of Michigan - Dearborn

    Chayse Hunter
    University of Houston

    Gerardo Iraheta-Martinez
    University of Houston

    Amos Mgasa Isaya
    Livingstone College

    Mohammed Jamekay
    CUNY Lehman College

    Perla Juarez
    University of Houston

    Astrid Kelly Herrera
    St. Thomas Aquinas College

    Aoibhe Landers
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Adelina Lihari
    CUNY College of Staten Island

    Ary Lopez
    University of Texas at Arlington

    Valeria Martinez
    University of Houston

    Marc Medina
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Leslie Mendez
    Wellesley College

    David Mensah
    University of the People

    Toran Mohamed
    Ithaca College

    Ammar Mohammed
    DePaul University

    Talya Morris
    Texas A&M University

    Jeff Munkondya
    University of Rochester

    Thy Nguyen
    Simmons University

    Teresa Nguyen
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Afua Opoku
    NYU Stern School of Business

    Anthony Orenday
    University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Salomé Orozco
    Stevens Institute of Technology

    Olusegun Shaygo Oyewale-Johnson
    Texas State University

    David Ozdoba
    DePaul University

    Sydney Page
    Tulane University

    Shiv Patel
    California State University, Monterey Bay

    Jennifer Peterson
    CUNY LaGuardia Community College

    John Quezada-Saguay
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Michelle Ramos
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Westly Robinson
    Texas Southern University

    Johanna Saenz
    Rutgers University

    Julienne Saldon
    University of Houston

    Rebecca Samayoa
    Lesley University

    Hafsa Sheikh
    Princeton University

    Darshon Singh
    Rice University

    Subhash Singh
    CUNY Baruch College

    Max Situ
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Marek Skotnicki
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Shreya Swamy
    Stevens Institute of Technology

    Ashish Tamang
    CUNY York College

    Adrian Tavarez Guzman
    Wayne State University

    Jes John Tetedje
    Illinois Institute of Technology

    Jacqueline Tran
    Boston University

    July Two
    Lake Forest College

    Joshua Valdivieso
    University of Houston-Downtown

    Lizbeth Vallejo
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Miguel Vallejo
    Cornell University

    Jimena Vazquez
    University of Michigan

    Christopher Vega
    Wesleyan University

    Andrea Zamudio
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Leon Zheng
    Tufts University

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