2026 Nominees

HR CONSULTANT

  • Corey Crapella, Core Coaching and Consulting, Founder & Principal Consultant
  • Holly DePalma, The MidAtlantic Employers’ Association, Managing Director, Predictive Index Consultant
  • Laura A. Schlessinger, Empirical Consulting Solutions, Partner, Talent Acquisition
  • Sital Soni, ELM Strategies, HR Consultant
  • Mark Spool, Management Development Solutions, President
  • Eddie Stewart, ES Talent Solutions, Founder & Principal Consultant

HR RISING STAR

  • Joseph Bouhadana, New Jersey Resources, Senior HR Operations Specialist
  • Brian M Comley, Worth and Company, HR Director
  • Meghan Lynn, The Arc of Camden County, Assistant Director of Benefits and Ticket to Work
  • April Rose, Gemini Bakery Solutions, HR Manager
  • Thais Vassilieva Tomlinson, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., Recruiting Coordinator
  • Fuyu (Yumi) Zhu, Cooper University Health Care, Compensation Analyst

HR STRATEGIC ALLY

  • Megan Knowlton Balne, Hyland Levin Shapiro LLP, Partner
  • Amanda Marie Boone, University of Delaware, Instructor of Business
  • Kevin Davis, EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, Principal 
  • Leah C. Murphy, Career Gems for the Journey, CEO
  • Javonna Lynn Wylie, Chester County OIC, President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Tom Thew, The Judge Group, East Region Director

HR PERSON – MEGA

  • Robert F. Bevilacqua, City of Philadelphia, Benefits Administrator
  • Brooke Biederman, Aramark, Senior Human Resources Manager 
  • KimberlyAnn Huegel, AAA Club Alliance, Director, Talent Acquisition 
  • Wendy Laverty, UGI Corporation, Senior Manager, Global Learning & Development

HR PERSON – LARGE

  • Eden S. Braun, GMH Associates (including GMH Capital Partners & GMH Ventures), Vice President, Human Resources
  • Joshua Ricciardelli, South Jersey Industries, Senior Director, HR Business Partner
  • Dushawn Roberts, Iovance Biotherapeutics, HR Generalist 

HR PERSON – MEDIUM

  • Robin Ellen Clouse, The MCS Group, Inc., Director of Human Resources
  • Paige Liscka, Tokio Marine North America Services (TMNAS), Senior HR Manager
  • Michelle Son, National Philanthropic Trust, Senior Director, Human Resource Operations

HR PERSON – SMALL

  • Francie Babik, Syncromune, SVP Human Resources
  • Marleen Gonzalez, The Cooperative, Associate Director of Human Resources
  • Sandra Lee McPherson, Cumberland County Guidance Center, Human Resources Director
  • James Wright, Episcopal Community Services, Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Marykate Wurster, Clark Capital Management Group, Head of Human Resources

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