Winners

2023 Winners

Keith Black

Employment Practices Outsourcing

HR Consultant of the year

Peter Adebi, CPDC, MSA

Nemours Children's Health

CHRO of the Year

Shelby Gandy

Richland Glass Company, Inc.

HR Rising Star of the year- <4 Years

Marianne Taylor

American Water

HR Person of the year - Mega

Milissa Ronayne

FMC Corporation

HR Person of the year - Mega

Veronica Hawkins

Nixon Medical

HR Person of the year - Large

Caroline Duda

Downingtown Area School District

HR Person of the year - Large

Garrick Weaver

Penn Power Group, LLC

HR Person of the year - Medium

Kate Ferry

Onbe, Inc.

HR Person of the year - Medium

Sarah Slate

Medlogix, LLC

HR Person of the year - Small

Danita Rochelle Jones

Family Practice & Counseling Network

HR Person of the year - Small

Christie Voelker

World Wide Land Transfer, LLC

HR Person of the year - Extra Small

Deanna Glose

Centinel Spine

HR Person of the year - Extra Small

2022 Winners

Tracy Murray Moore, SPHR

Reinvestment Fund

HR Person of the year - Small Company

Kristina Syvarth, PHR

Gift of Life Donor Program

HR Person of the year - Medium Company

Erin Bushnell, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Cozen O’Connor

HR Person of the year - Large Company

Michael Hagdorn, PHR, SHRM-CP

Clarivate

HR Person of the year - Mega Company

Alexandra Parisi, aPHR

Contemporary Staffing Solutions

HR Rising Star of the year

Lauri Ann Plante, MSOD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

CCI Consulting

HR Consultant of the year

Cat Bird

Health Partners Plans

CHRO of the Year

2021 Winners

Dawn Bruno, PHR, SHRM-CP

McCormick Taylor, Inc.

HR Person of the Year – Small Company

Dina Perreault

The Faulkner Automotive Group

HR Person of the Year – Medium Company

Melissa Sims

National Park Service, Department of the Interior

HR Person of the Year – Large Company

Ryan Colomy, MBA, SHRM-CP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

HR Rising Star of the Year

James Hancock

muah. Making Work Absolutely Human

HR Consultant of the Year

Becky O’loughlin

Amplity Health

CHRO of the Year

2020 Winners

Shakema Appleton
Shakema Appleton

Cozen O'Connor

HR Rising Star

John Baldino
John Baldino

Humareso

HR Consultant

Melissa Landsmann
Melissa Landsmann

National Philanthropic Trust

HR Person - Small

Neil Cohen
Neil Cohen

Affiliated Distributors (AD)

HR Person - Medium

Gina Verdi
Gina Verdi

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox & Roach Trident

HR Person - Large

Joyce Hess
Joyce Hess

Pennoni

HR Person - Mega

2019 Winners

Bobby Lundquist

Guru Technologies

Junior Rising Star

Jillian R. Rosenthal, SHRM-SCP

EwingCole

Senior Rising Star

Betty Jean (BJ) Anderson, SHRM-SCP

Humareso LLC

Consultant – Small Company

Julie Kinkopf, Esq.

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires Newby, LLP

Consultant - Large Company

Jamie Lynn Rivero, SHRM-CP, PHR

Fox Run Brands

HR Person - Small Company

Susan K. Learn, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

DIY Media Group, Inc.

HR Person - Medium Company

Hugh L. Simmons, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

JEVS Human Services

HR Person - Large Company

Rume Joy Azikiwe, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

University of Pennsylvania

HR Person - Mega Company

Rochelle Krombolz

SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer Tekni-Plex

CHRO of the Year

Anne Marie DeCarolis

DeSales University

Graduate Scholarship Recipient

Emily G Patrizio

Temple University

Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient

2018 Winners

Monica Panetta, HCS, SPHR

Genomind Inc.

HR Person of the Year – Small Company

Talia Edmundson, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

RevZilla.com

HR Person of the Year – Medium Company

Meredith Friedman, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, SWP

CubeSmart

HR Person of the Year – Large Company

Debbie Deissroth, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Jefferson Health New Jersey

HR Person of the Year – Mega Company

Juliette Finney, PHR, SHRM-CP

F.A. Davis Company

Rising Star of the Year

Louis Lessig, Esq.

Brown & Connery, LLP

HR Consultant of the Year

Cam Hicks

Teleflex

CHRO of The Year

2017 Winners

Aaron Abell

Tronox Alkali Corporation

HR Rising Star of the Year

Suzanne Gleason

Global Employment Solutions

HR Consultant of the Year - Over 100 Employees

Merrick Rosenberg

Take Flight Learning

HR Consultant of the Year - Under 100 Employees

Kim Edgin

MPA, SPHR, PHR-CA

The Renfrew Center

HR Person of the Year – Small Company

Cathleen Hitchens

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Flagship Credit Acceptance

HR Person of the Year – Medium Company

Keith Black

Philadelphia Media Network

HR Person of the Year - Large Company

Patricia McConnell

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

HR Person of the Year - Mega Company

Beth Albright

SPHR

Chemours

CHRO of the Year

2016 Winners

Jessica Viscuso

MBA, SHRM-CP

Pennoni

Rising Star

Erica Brim

PHR, SHRM-CP

Bentley Systems

Rising Star

Terri Hartwell Easter

T.H. Easter Consulting LLC

Consultant

Kit Ford

Taiho Oncology, Inc.

HR Person – Small Company

Tricia M. Pickford

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Physicians Endoscopy

HR Person – Medium Company

Christopher Newman

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

City of Philadelphia - Streets Department

HR Person – Large Company

2015 Winners

Susan LaShomb

LearnQuest, Inc.

HR Person - Small Company

Joanna D. Vazquez

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Children's Crisis Treatment Center

HR Person - Medium Company

Douglas Allen

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Cooper Health System

HR Person - Large Company

Robin F. Bond

Esq.

Transition Strategies LLC

HR Consultant

Daniel Cross

PHR, SHRM-CP

Capital One

Rising Star

Dr. Patricia M. Buhler

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Goldey-Beacon College

Lifetime Achievement

2014 Winners

Lydia Bailey

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Rising Star

Ford R. Myers

Career Potential, LLC

Consultant

Marcia Robinson

MBA, SPHR

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

HR Person

Nicole E. Orlosky

PHR

Comcast-Spectacor

HR Person

Donna M. Jack

SPHR

The Michaels Organization

HR Person

Dorothy J. Stubblebine

SPHR

DJS Associates

Lifetime Achievement

2013 Winners

Amanda Novak

PHR

The Tri-M Group

Rising Star

Pamela Tudor

MA

CDP Tudor Consulting

Consultant

Emily Bruley

SPHR

Ranch Hope, Inc.

HR Person

Matthew Levy

Janssen Research & Development,
Johnson & Johnson

HR Person

Anneliese McMenamin

SPHR

Kennedy Health System

HR Person

Frank DiBernardino

CLU, CEBS

Vienna Human Capital Advisors

Lifetime Achievement

2012 Winners

John Baldino

SPHR

Pleasant Valley Home Mortgage

HR Person

Judy Baker

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

PREIT (PA Real Estate Investment Trust)

HR Person

Shelly Azen

SPHR

DaVita, Inc.

HR Person

Andrea Jaworski

PHR

Trico Lift

HR Rising Star

Patricia Clendening

GPHR, SPHR

HR Strategies

HR Consultant

2011 Winners

Anita V. Dombrowski

SPHR

Fox Rothschild LLP

HR Person

James Gulezian

SPHR

Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation

HR Person

Michael Guglielmo

MBA

Genesis HealthCare

HR Person

Christine Lloyd

SPHR

Saint Joseph’s University

HR Rising Star

Jeff Backal

MBA

Team Builders Plus

HR Consultant

2010 Winners

Gina Alm-Myers

SPHR

Brandywine Realty Trust

HR Person

Mindy Geib

SPHR

Vertex, Inc

HR Person

Gloria Sinclair Miller

SPHR, GPHR

Bristol Myers Squibb

HR Person

Aaron Boucher

PHR

Renaissance Marble and Granite

HR Rising Star

Gregory Gast

SPHR

Proxus, HR

HR Consultant

2009 Winners

Laraine Knauss

SPHR

Food Sciences Corporation

Antonia Cramp

PHR

Owen J. Roberts School District

Nicole Sakowitz

SPHR

Continuiti

Ellen Johnston

PHR

Siemens Medical Solutions

2008 Winners

Barbara R. Dyson

SPHR

Vertex Inc.

Daniel P. Gallagher

Comcast

Margaret M. Talarowski

SPHR

Caliper

Jeffrey A. Wade

SPHR

Hersha Hospitality Management

2007 Winners

Monica R. McClintock

SPHR

Albert’s Organics

Nancy D. Adams

PHR

Nutrisystem, Inc.

Meghan Patton

MS, SPHR

Abington Memorial Hospital

Theresa Habina McGlinchey

Ingersoll Rand/ Climate Control Technologies

2006 Winners

Carol Asselta

SPHR


American Water

Sharon Crandall

PHR, SHRM-CP


Kreischer Miller

Eric Newman


Philadelphia Eagles, LLC

Penny Stoker


AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

John H. Knoop Jr.

SPHR


The Glass Group, Inc. (Lifetime Achievement)

2005 Winners

Dr. Karen Cherwony

SPHR


Temple University

Susan A. Layman


Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials CMP Technologies

Andrew J. McGill


Kennedy Health System

Hy Rudin

SPHR


The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (USA)

2004 Winners

Michael A. Biondolillo


Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.

David W. Brownlee


Neumann College

Jeanne B. Fisher


AmerisourceBergen Corporation

Diane T. Wagner

SPHR


Sun National Bank

2003 Winners

Tom Clardy


QVC Inc.

Daniel M. Sell

SPHR


SITE – Blauvelt Engineers

Catherine B. Strauss


Harleysville Insurance Group

Dorothy Stubblebine

SPHR


Principal DIS Associates

2002 Winners

T. Scott Cawood

SPHR, Ph.D.


The Great Place to Work Institute

Kewin D. Gales


ACE INA

Brian Jensen


Colorcon

2001 Winners

Rochelle Massarella

CEBS


American Board of Internal Medicine

Vicki L. Sessoms


Health Partners

Robert E. Croner


Independence Blue Cross

Lynn Tetrault


AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LLP

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