| President: Christel Colón SPHR, SHRM-SCPChristel Colón SPHR, SHRM-SCP has been an active member of SHRM-LI since the early 90’s. Shortly thereafter she became a member of the Programming Committee and has since chaired almost every committee in the Chapter.
Christel founded the SHRM-LI Diversity & Inclusion Council and has been a driving force for diversity and inclusion not just for our Chapter, but within it. Over the years, Christel has represented SHRM-LI at national and state meetings, public forums and media events and has mentored numerous students and early and mid career HR professionals. Christel’s passion is serving those who have served, and to that end she has served as a career coach for members of the armed forces returning from duty and has volunteered at several job fairs for military personnel throughout Long Island.
In her 25+ year HR career, Christel has held senior level management positions at Stony Brook University (SUNY), St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), and Brookhaven National Laboratory, where she is currently an HR Business Partner.
President-Elect: Danielle C. Barry SPHR
Danielle C. Barry SPHR is currently the Director of Human Resources for Sportime Clubs, LLC. She earned her master’s degree in 2008 and her SPHR in 2012. She has been a senior HR professional for over 6 years and has over 15 years’ experience in senior operational roles in the restaurant and retail industry.
In 2010 and 2011 Danielle served as the SHRM Long Island Annual Conference Co-Chair and Certification Committee Co-Chair. She pioneered the SHRM Long Island Study Group in 2010 as her first initiative, motivated by advice from her Certification Co-Chair predecessor, Joan, whose parting words were, “Create an initiative, make it your own.”
2014 marked the fifth consecutive year that she lead the study group. She has also developed two successors who went on to instruct at local universities, as well as five other instructors who will share the continued responsibility of instructing the study group and helping SHRM Long Island Chapter members continue their career journey through education, development and giving back.
In 2012, Danielle took the initiative to begin another committee to offer continued development for SHRM Long Island members in all levels of their career path. The goal of the Professional Development committee is to offer more robust and comprehensive topics that appeal to our senior HR executives.
Throughout her time as a Chapter leader, Danielle has strived to create a diverse learning platform that appeals to not only entry and mid-level HR professionals but also the C Suite executives.
Through her continued dedication to the Chapter, Danielle has played an integral part in helping SHRM Long Island Chapter members continue their career journey through education, development and giving back.
Secretary: Jennifer Carey SPHR
Jennifer Carey SPHR has over ten years of Human Resources experience, eight of which have been in a leadership role. During her years as a human resources professional, she has shown herself to be knowledgeable in the following areas: recruitment, employee relations, training and development, worker’s compensation, and benefits. She has provided Human Resources services to medical and health care, bio-pharmaceutical, financial, and recruiting & executive search organizations.
Jennifer earned her Master of Science, With Distinction, in Human Resource Management & Labor Relations from New York Institute of Technology’s School of Management. While there she received the “Anita Messinger Memorial Award” that is awarded to the female graduate in Human Resources Management & Labor Relations who has shown outstanding ability in leadership, service and promise of professional achievement.
In 2012, she earned her Senior Professional in Human Resource Management (SPHR) from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). She has been an active member of the Long Island Chapter of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) since 2008, and has served on the Chapter’s Board of Directors since 2011, as the Membership Co-Chair.
Treasurer: Lisa Dippel PHR
Lisa Dippel PHR is an experienced human resources professional. In her 12+ years practicing human resources, she quickly excelled from Generalist to Sr. Generalist to Manager and now Director. She is currently the Director of Human Resources for Posillico, a heavy civil general contractor servicing New York and New Jersey. Lisa is responsible for providing direction for the company’s human resource initiatives.
In addition to heavy construction, Lisa has held positions as human resources professional in both the financial and distribution industries. Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Services from the University of Connecticut and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) by the Society for Human Resource Management – Human Resources Certification Institute.
Lisa has been actively involved in the Long Island Chapter of The Society for Human Resources Management for over 10 years. She has held the role of Chairperson for Certification, Foundation and Programming and has been Secretary of the Executive Board for the past two years. |
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