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| Employment Counselors who have participated in the past, or who will be participating in this session, are presented in alphabetical order, (last name first), below, with the year(s) that they have participated. |
Marjorie Adams, PHR
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is the Employment & Training Coordinator at the Women’s Employment and Resource Center (WERC) in Albany, NY. Marj has over 12 years of experience in training and development and facilitates career readiness and computer training workshops. Working with an extensive network of employers, she assists hundreds of women each year with their employment needs. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Capital Region Human Resource Association and is the Chairperson for the Workforce Readiness Committee. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Human Resources and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources.
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Debra Antonelli, SPHR
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Deb is a Human Resource professional with over 13 years of HR management and generalist experience including strategic planning, employee relations, training and development, legal compliance, job analysis and design, employee handbook design and updates, performance management, policy and procedures, recruitment and employment equity programs. In her current role at Cool Insuring Agency as Human Resource Services Manager, Debra provides HR consulting services to Cool’s employee benefits customers. Debra has been a CRHRA member for the past 12 years and has served in volunteer roles with the chapter for the past eight years, and currently serves as the Public Relations Chair. She is a co-founder and President-Elect of the Capital Region Recruiters Network. Debra is a graduate of University at Albany and currently resides in Delmar, NY. |
Susan Bernardi
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is the Coordinator of Career Services for Union Graduate College in Schenectady. She previously served as the Assistant Director for Employer Relations/Job Development in the Career Center at The College of Saint Rose. She is a graduate of LeMoyne College. |
Michael Breslin
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is a Career Specialist with the Center for Academic Advising and Career Planning at Russell Sage College in Troy. He has been working in the career counseling field since 2002. Mike is a graduate of Union College in Schenectady. |
Thomas Denham
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is the Managing Partner and Career Counselor of Careers In Transition LLC. He has more than 17 years of experience in career services, having held leadership positions at Union College, Harvard, St. Lawrence, Boston and Siena College. His doctoral dissertation in education was recently passed at Nova Southeastern University. |
Robert Frederick
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is the Coordinator of Career and Employment Services at Schenectady County Community College. He has 17 years of experience supporting individuals through career coaching and teaching. Bob holds a Masters Degree in Social Sciences/Human Development from the University at Binghamton. |
Ed Hallenbeck
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is a Career and Human Resource Consultant. He has more than 23 years of experience in the career counseling/coaching and human resource fields. Ed is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Community Psychology with The Sage Colleges in Albany. |
Penny Loretto
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is the Assistant Director in Career Services at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. She also has her own counseling business, Career Choice, with offices in Saratoga Springs and Queensbury. Penny worked for a number of years in the human resources field, and has more than 20 years of experience in critiquing resumes. She holds a Masters Degree in College Student Personnel from The College of Saint Rose in Albany. |
Amy McGrath
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has worked for General Electric since 2001 and is currently the HR Manager for the GE Energy Schenectady Plant. Prior to her current role with GE Energy she was the UR Specialist at the GE Silicones Plant in Waterford, NY. She has also held HR Manager and HR Generalist roles at the GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna, NY. She has more than 10 years experience in Human Resources and holds a Bachelors in Accounting from The State University of NY at Plattsburgh, as well as PHR Certification. |
Elizabeth Miller, PHR
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is the Executive Director of the Women’s Employment and Resource Center (WERC) in Albany. She has assisted hundreds of women each year with career readiness training, including resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills, computer literacy training and other related services. Beth has more than 20 years of human resource, management and training and development experience. She holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree. |
Christine Oughton
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is the Marketing Manager for Northeast Career Planning in Albany. She has worked there for 10 years and has provided services in the areas of vocational planning, resume development, and employer relations. Christine holds a Bachelors Degree in Human and Community Services. |
Annette Parisi
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has spent several years in the business world in a variety of capacities, including project management and supervisory roles. She earned her BA from the University at Albany and her MS in Education in College Counseling from The College of St. Rose. Annette is presently responsible for coordinating the employer recruiting program at the Siena College Career Center. |
Chris Patrie
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is the Director of Human Resources for Janitronics Facility Services, Inc. in Albany. Janitronics also has offices in Burlington, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Glens Falls, Saranac Lake, and Fishkill. Chris has human resource experience in the areas of recruiting, labor relations, organizational development, and training program design and delivery. |
Judy Ray, SPHR
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is a human resource professional with over 10 years of experience in areas such as recruitment, employee relations, compensation, performance management, change management, policy development and implementation, HRIS, project management, and technical training program design and delivery. Judy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Management & Economics from SUNY Empire State College. |
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Patricia Roberts
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is a Career Specialist with The Sage College of Albany. She has been advising college students in many different capacities for nine years. Pat holds a Bachelors Degree in Individual Studies, with a tracking in English and Psychology, from The Sage Colleges.
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Alison Rosenblum, MBA
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Alison has 13 years experience in Human Resources, with an emphasis on recruitment. She is a co-founder of Strategic Resources, a full service recruitment and HR consulting firm based in Albany. She is also the President of Hudson River Career Resources, which focuses on resume writing and career search consulting. She is a co-founder and Past President of the Capital Region Recruiters’ Network (www.crrn.org). In addition to serving as a board member of CRHRA and CRRN, she is a frequent guest speaker at numerous universities and professional associations, and regularly writes career-related articles for numerous national publications. Before becoming President of the Capital Region Human Resources Association, she served as Vice President from 2006-2008, and prior to that, was CRHRA's Program Chair for 3 years. Alison holds an M.B.A. from the University at Albany. |
Cathleen Smith
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is a Senior Human Resources Generalist and Banking Officer with First Niagara Bank, specializing in human resource consulting services throughout the Eastern New York region. She has 17 years of experience in all aspects of human resources. |
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Deirdre Sweeney
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is the Director of the Office of Career Services for the School of Business at the University at Albany. She has been with the University for four years, and previously worked at Siena College in Albany where she served as Assistant Director in the Office of Continuing and Professional Development and Employer Relations Counselor for the Career Center. Deirdre holds a Masters Degree in Counseling from The College of Saint Rose in Albany.
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Andrea Thomas
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SPHR, is a human resource leader with over 20 years of expertise in areas such as recruitment, employee relations, compensation and performance management, benefits administration, organizational development, strategic planning and career planning/coaching. She has worked primarily in the financial and healthcare industries, in both the profit and non-profit sectors. |
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