Past Nominees

2011 Nominees

HR Person of the Year:

Timothy P. Dillon, MBA - Devereux
Anita V. Dombrowski, SPHR - Fox Rothschild LLP
Michelle Donohue - Global Packaging Inc.
Rob Eidson, SPHR, CCP, GRP - SAP America, Inc.
Michael Guglielmo, MBA - Genesis HealthCare
James Gulezian, SPHR - Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation
Laura La Buda, MS, PHR - Assurant Inc.
Catherina K. Melissaratos, PHR - Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Sharon Standish - Downingtown Area School District

HR Consultant of the Year:

Jeff Backal, MBA - Team Builders Plus
Michael Boedewig, PHR, CPA, AICPA - Deloitte
Gary Johnson - Bear Staffing Services, Inc.
Frank Powell, SPHR - Lee Hecht Harrison
Terry Welford - The Welford Group

HR Rising Star:

Jennifer Brennan, PHR - NMS Labs
Bobbi Kelly, PHR - BBD, LLP
Andrea Kennedy - The Center for Autism
Christine Lloyd, SPHR - Saint Joseph’s University
Anne Y. Louie - Bryn Mawr College

2010 Nominees

HR Person of the Year Nominees:

Gina Alm-Myers, SPHR, Brandywine Realty Trust
Georgia Dimaano, PHR, Morphotek, Inc
Mindy Geib, SPHR, Vertex, Inc
Melinda Lapan, PHR, Seacastle Chassis
Colleen McNichol, PHR, Child Guidance Resource Centers
Jan Mehnert, SPHR, Wyeth
Nancy O’Toole, Transcontinental Direct
Lauri Ann Plante, SPHR, Virtua Health
Gloria Sinclair-Miller, SPHR, GPHR, Bristol Myers Squibb
Susan Sproat, Take Care Health Systems
Sheri Stephens, PHR, GROUPE SEB USA
Charlene Troncelliti, SPHR, Quest Diagnostics, Inc
Lisa Warech, Protocall Staffing

HR Rising Star of the Year Nominees:

Aaron Boucher, PHR, Renaissance Marble and Granite
Jayne Grubb, Fernley & Fernley, Inc
Lauren Hurlburt, Albert’s Organics
Erik Johnson, PHR, CIGNA
Matthew Prail, SPHR, Kraft Foods
Amy Richmond, SPHR, Campbell Soup
Valerie Walls, PHR, Sovereign Bank
Carla Wilson, PHR, Steininger Behavioral Care Services, Inc.

HR Consultant of the Year Nominees:

Phil Brunone, SPHR, HR Solutions LLC
Leanne Cindea, Evesham Capital Management
Steve Emerson, MA, Emerson Personnel Group
Teri Foreman Black, SPHR
Greg Gast, SPHR, Proxus, HR
Wayne Johnston, MBA, Career Concepts, Inc
Louis Lessig, Esquire, Brown & Connery, LLP
Shelley Potente, Right Management
Christine Schaefer, PHR, CEM HR Strategies, Inc
Stanley Schmuckler, The Valley Forge Consulting Group

2009 Nominees

Sarah Andzulis, SPHR, AIS, ACS, Nationwide Insurance
Kelly Barborini, Executive Health Resources
Myracherrise Best, JEVS Human Services
Marcella Blakney, McNeil Nutritionals LLC
Mary Caulder, PHR, Health Partners
Antonia Cramp, PHR, Owen J. Roberts School District
Michele Cygan, Critical Homecare Solutions, Inc.
Heather Dromgoole, SPHR, Access Group, Inc.
Mike Field, SPHR, Dopaco, Inc.
Joseph Giamboi, Forge Employment Resources Corp
Kim Huggins, K HR Solutions, LLC
Ellen Johnston, PHR, Siemens Medical Solutions
Lauren Kelley, MHR, Bancroft NeuroHealth
Laraine Knauss, SPHR, Food Sciences Corporation
Stephen Krouse, SPHR, CCP, GRP, Hahnemann University Hospital
Maribeth Renne, CMF
Nicole Sakowitz, SPHR, Continuiti
Suzanne Schneeman, CPM, AstraZeneca
Karen Shockley, Premier Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Leon Singletary, SPHR, First Contact HR

2008 Nominees

Kelley F. Cornish, MA, CCDP, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Deborah E. Deissroth, MBA, SPHR, Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
Barbara R. Dyson, SPHR, Vertex, Inc.
Rosemarie Eppinger, MS, SPHR, Adolor Corporation
Ellen W. Fernberger, Community College of Philadelphia
Daniel P. Gallagher, Comcast University, Comcast Cable Communications
Beth R. Glassman, Brandywine Realty Trust
Donna Koller, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Fran A. Newlin, County of Chester
Joanne Reagan, Yellow Book USA
Frances Michele Sciortino, Right Management Inc.
Ilyse Shapiro, MyPartTimePRO.com
Trudy Spence-Parker, SPHR, Delaware River and Bay Authority
Vincent Stango, SPHR, National Constitution Center
Peggy A. Stelle, Springhouse Education and Consulting Services
Margaret M. Talarowski, SPHR, Caliper
Donna A. Tschoepe, Richardson
Jeffrey A. Wade, SPHR, Hersha Hospitality Management

2007 Nominees

Nancy D. Adams, PHR, NutriSystem, Inc
Sharon L. Antonishak, PHR, County of Chester
Gwendolyn Baker, SPHR/GPHR, Shorewood Display
Stephen Bianchi, Vanguard
Emily T. Bland, American Water Enterprises, Inc.
Edward F. Clemons, SPHR, Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC
Richard P. Hasenauer, Kimble Glass Inc.
Linda C. Jensen, SPHR, Wallace, Roberts & Todd
J. Lindsay Johnston, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Monica R. McClintock, SPHR, Albert's Organics
Theresa Habina McGlinchey, Ingersoll Rand/Climate Control Technologies
Jennifer Mollman, Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC
Barbara Murphy-Warrington, Catholic Health East
Meredith K. Neely, Legion Insurance Company (In Liquidation)
Meghan Patton, MS, SPHR, Abington Memorial Hospital
Tiffany Sanford-Adams, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Melanie Paige Stephano, M.S., PHR, CertainTeed Corporation
Marian C. Wissman, SPHR, eResearchTechnology, Inc.

2006 Nominees

Carol Asselta, SPHR, American Water
Perry Block, JD, SPHR, John Maneely Company
Sharon Crandall, SPHR, Kreischer Miller
Edward J. Dunn, SPHR, Virtua Health
Ronald Ettinger, Quaker Chemical Corporation
Steven Flax, SPHR, AEGON Direct Marketing Service
Joseph N. Giamboi, Forge Employment Resources Corporation
Stephen G. Hart, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Gail Howard, Wilmington Trust
Tracee L. Hunt, The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company (PCCBC)
Laurie LaTorre, PHR, Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Inc.
Andrea E. Mower, Atlantic Envelope Company
Eric Newman, Philadelphia Eagles, LLC
Michael Prushan, Temple University Health System
Penny Stoker, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

2005 Nominees

Carol Asselta, SPHR, Akziom Consulting
Judith Baker, PAREIT
Fran Boody, SPHR, EP Henry Corp.
David Bush, Ph.D., Villanova University
Dr. Karen Cherwony, SPHR, Human Resources, Temple University
Jerry Dropcho, SPHR, formerly of Dietz & Watson
Tammera Earnhardt, Telerx Inc.
Clark Handy, Teleflex Inc
Frank Ingraham, Jr., SPHR, DuPont Co.
Donna Jack, SPHR, MedQuist Inc.
Rita Johnson, PHR, Trinity Transport, Inc.
Ellen Johnston, PHR, FedEx Express
Susan Keller, PHR, American Water Services, Inc.
James Kisela, Risk Management Group Inc.
Laraine Knauss, SPHR, Food Sciences Corp.
John Knoop, Jr., SPHR, The Glass Group Inc
Susan A. Layman, Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials CMP Technologies
Andrew J. McGill, Kennedy Health System
Darlene Newlin, PHR, Marsh Creek Corporate Services, Inc.
James Rosseau, Sr., CPP, JPMorganChase
Hy Rudin, SPHR, The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Karen Stewart, formerly of HostMySite.com

2004 Nominees

Anne Beeson, SunGard Availability Services
Michael A. Biondolillo, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.
David W. Brownlee, Neumann College
Virginia Clark, Unisys Corporation
Michael A. DeCandido, Bank of America
Jeanne B. Fisher, AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Alexander T. Godun, PHR, Total Dental Concepts, Inc.
Linda C. Jensen, SPHR, Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
David L. Koch, SPHR, Kidde Fire Fighting
Terry W. Laudal, SAP America
Christine Mazza Schaefer, PHR, CEM HR Strategies, Inc.
Grace Migliaccio, Commerce Bancorp
Jack Nestor, SPHR, MedImmune, Inc.
Margie M. Talarowski, SPHR, Comverse Intelligent Networks
Wayne Tarken, SPHR, HR-CEO Roundtable
Diane T. Wagner, SPHR, Sun National Bank
John Weaver, PHR, AMETEK

2003 Nominees

Belen Acosta, Day and Zimmermann, Inc.
Douglas Allen, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Tom Clardy, QVC Inc.
Jerry Gunderson, Constar International, Inc.
Frank B. Ingraham, Jr., DuPont Edge Moor
Jean Kozicki, Siemens Medical Solutions
Rick Luzzi, West Pharmaceuticals
Vickie McCardell, International Reading Assoc.
Adrianne Miller, VWR International, Inc.
Stephen M. Prichard, Internet Capital Group (ICG)
Josh Selekman, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Daniel M. Sell, SPHR, SITE – Blauvelt Engineers
Beth Sexton, IKON
Ronald Shane, American Arbitration Assoc./EEOC
Catherine B. Strauss, Harleysville Insurance Group
Dorothy Stubblebine, SPHR, Principal DIS Associates
Augustus Tolson, Quest Diagnostics
BettyAnne “Bet” VanAtta, Rohm and Haas Co.
Valerie Wandler, ARAMARK
Elaine D. White, InnaPhase Corporation

2002 Nominees

T. Scott Cawood, SPHR, Ph.D., The Great Place to Work Institute
Barbara J. Foster, Electronics Boutique
Kewin D. Gales, ACE INA
Joseph Giamboi, Forge Employment Resources Corporation
Brian Jensen, Colorcon
Dot McKelvy, Project Management Institute
Michael McPhilmy, Southco
Maria Scenna, Hahnemann University Hospital

2001 Nominees

Louis S. Bellardine, CIGNA
Robert E. Croner, Independence Blue Cross
Harry Griendling, DoubleStar, Inc.
Monica Haley, VerticalNet, Inc.
Pamela Koch, PHR, ECS Group Companies
Rochelle Massarella, CEBS, American Board of Internal _Medicine
Charles Pinto, PPL Corporation
Kimberly S. Reed, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Vicki L. Sessoms, Health Partners
Lynn Tetrault, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, _LLP
Donna A. Tschoepe, CDNOW
Jane Woytowich, PHR, Merrill Lynch

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