HRMA 2007-2008 Board of Directors
Biographical Information

PRESIDENT
Janet H. Mangold, SPHR, is a Senior HR Practitioner at Johnson Financial Group, based in Racine, Wisconsin. Johnson Financial Group is a full-service financial services company offering banking, trust, insurance, and investment services to individuals, families, and businesses. It employs over 1,200 associates who serve clients and communities in Wisconsin and Arizona. Janet serves on the Executive Team of Johnson Insurance Services, LLC, the largest independent insurance agency in Wisconsin and one of the countrys fastest growing independent agencies.

Ms. Mangold's responsibilities include consulting with key business partners, managers and associates to optimize human capital in driving key business strategies. Johnson Financial Group has won recognition as a “Workplace of Choice” and earned a number of awards including Milwaukee Magazine’s Best Places to Work and MetroParent Magazine’s Top 25 Family Friendly employers, among others.

In 2000, Ms Mangold was honored to accept the HRMA ‘Volunteer of the Year’  award.Janet has over 20 years experience in positions of increasing responsibility in the financial, health care and retail industries. Janet is a long time member of HRMA and SHRM. She holds a Bachelor's degree in secondary education, magna cum laude, from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Joanne Krueger, PHR is the Director of Human Resources

for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc., champion of women and families since 1935. Planned Parenthood, a leader in  family planning services, provides health care, education and advocacy to over 170,000 patients and community members annually in its 30 health centers across the state of Wisconsin. With fifteen years of human resources experience in the healthcare and consumer products industries, Joanne's generalist and human resources management experience includes recruitment, behavioral interviewing, employee relations, project management, benefits administration, performance management, strategic planning, training and employment law. Previous to joining Planned Parenthood, Joanne was a corporate recruiter and human resources manager for Miller Brewing Company. Joanne has been an active member of HRMA's Performance and Development (formerly Training & Development) Committee since 1999 and has served as co-chair for two years. Joanne is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and FUEL Milwaukee's Executive Council. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Business Management degree from Cardinal Stritch University and is a certified Targeted Selection Administrator/Trainer from Development Dimensions International.

PAST PRESIDENT
D. Zachary Misko is a Regional Manager and member of the Leadership Team at HRfirst . HRfirst provides outsourced hiring process management and Human Resource skills to a variety of different companies. As a Regional Manager, Zachary works with Fortune 500 clients throughout the United States and Canada to develop and implement processes that improve and drive the talent acquisition, recruitment, on boarding, retention and HR functions within a company. He also works to provide HRfirst and its employees with leadership and support as they continue to grow. Prior to joining HRfirst , Zachary managed Human Resource functions at a world-wide leader in Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Promega Corp, Madison , WI , and was employed as the Sr Training Manager for Land's End, Dodgeville , WI . He has over 14 years of broad Human Resource and management expertise in the Direct Merchant arena, Retail, Finance, Biotechnology, and Professional Services and has held various positions in the areas of Recruitment, Employment Law, Employee Relations, Consulting, Strategic HR Planning, Performance Management Programs, Training/Development and Compensation. Zachary has several certifications within the training and development arena and has delivered 100+ seminars to date. Zachary has been a member of SHRM for the past 9 years. In addition, he is an active member of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) and has previously served on the board of directors for JMB Properties.

DIRECTORS:

Lynn M. Arts, PHR, is Managing Partner, for TRIO Solutions, LLC. TRIO Solutions, LLC, is a professional services firm, whose focus is helping companies find the sought-after leaders of today, with vision for tomorrow. TRIO Solutions, LLC offers a full range of human resource consulting solutions for a wide variety of clients, including multinational corporations, mid-cap and startup companies, educational institutions, foundations, and governmental units. A provider of innovative, flexible, customer focused and quality recruiting solutions. TRIO team members pride themselves on patnering with organizations to meet the increasing and unknown challenges of a rapidly changing marketplace. Offering a unique “Retiree Payrolling Service” is just one example, of how TRIO Solutions, LLC meets their client’s ever changing workforce management needs.

Lynn's expertise is in executive search, diversity management, recruitment and selection, eRecruiting, large scale project management, recruitment workflow process improvements, Recruiter training, payroll management, research assignments, and human resource policy development / implementation. Lynn's dream assignments are taking on challenging and difficult recruiting and selection project that others find overwhelming. Lynn’s twenty years of experience fall in many lines of business, including engineering, marketing, investment banking, computer technology, finance, audit, controls, accounting, sales, project management, human resources, general management, manufacturing, healthcare, professional services, automation, and executive management.

Lynn has been active in HRMA since 1995, member of the Program Management, Co-Chair the 2005, 2006 April Spring Conference Planning Committee, and recently took on the role of Director of Diversity for the Wisconsin State SHRM. Prior to joining TRIO Solutions, LLC Lynn was Functional Staffing and Diversity Recruitment Manager, Johnson Controls, Inc., Employment Manager, Northwestern Mutual Life and Senior Staffing Consultant at Firstar Banc. Early on in her career she held several Human Resource Generalist roles with mid-sized retail banks and insurance companies. Lynn holds a Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. A long standing member of SHRMsince 1990.

Greg H. Bachrach, SPHR is the Director of Human Resources at the Milwaukee Center For Independence, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals and families with special needs to better live and work in the community. He has significant experience in designing strategic human resource policy and process in both union and non-union environments in privately held and public companies. Greg has a diverse human resource background with experience in manufacturing, consulting and healthcare industries.

Greg is a certified SPHR, completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Connecticut and received a Master of Arts degree in Human Resources from the University of Nebraska. He has also served on the adjunct faculty of the State University of New York at Binghamton and Cardinal Stritch University.

Cheryl L.Brah is the HR Manger at Plunkett Raysich Architects (PRA), an award-winning leader in architectural design. At PRA, she runs the day-to-day operations of HR and management development and ensures HR’s strategic alignment to the firm.

Cheryl started in the human resources arena in 1991 as an entry level clerk at Harnischfeger Corporation. She moved up through the ranks and in 1999, became the first HR Manage at Wauwatosa Savings Bank where she not only implemented basic HR programs, but also led a multitude of leadership training sessions and sat on the strategic planning committee.

Cheryl has a BA in Hunan Resources Management and Adult Education from Ottawa University and an MA in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. She is a major advocate of adult education and has been an adjunct faculty member at Ottawa University for the past three years teaching undergraduate and MBA classes. In addition to teaching at Ottawa, Cheryl is also a peer evaluator of new adjunct faculty at Ottawa and participates on the student grievance committee.

Cheryl is the president-elect of the board of directors for the St. Francis Foundation which is affiliated with the Felcian Sisters. The St. Francis Foundation supports the Child Development Center of St. Joseph and the Villa St. Francis on Milwaukee’s south side.

Cheryl has been a member of HRMA since 1996 and has participated on the  

Performance & Development Committee since 1999. She was co-chair of the

P&D committee for 2005 and 2006.

Susan Brushafer, RCC, CMT, is a corporate Trainer on the Learning & Development team at Direct Supply, Inc. in Milwaukee. Direct Supply is the nation's leading supplier of equipment and electronic commerce systems to the healthcare profession. The 100% employee owned company is built on the principles of treating employees as partners, embracing diversity, providing outrageous customer service, and maintaining a commitment to quality, excellence and integrity.

Susan’s extensive background in the training profession includes all facets from corporate training manager to internal consultant. She has headed learning departments for two large Milwaukee manufacturing companies, a major law firm, and formerly managed and marketed a learning center in suburban Milwaukee. Susan earned her BSM and graduated with honors from Cardinal Stritch University. She has developed and presented classes in interpersonal communications, team processes, management skills, and many others.

Susan has been a HRMA member for over two years, and is currently co-chair of 

the Performance & Development Committee. She has held the positions of

president, vice president, and program committee chair for the Milwaukee Area

Trainers Organization (METRO). Susan is a Registered Corporate Coach (RCC).

She has earned the Competent Toastmaster (CTM) designation in Toastmasters International, and is active in Direct Supply’s Toastmasters Club as a member and as VP-Education.

Maureen Gavahan

Frank A. Gumina, Esq., has represented management in all facets of labor and employment law matters for over 15 years. He has extensive litigation experience representing companies and insurers in numerous cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, including co-chairing the first ADA jury trial in the nation. Focusing his practice on employment discrimination matters, tort and contract claims arising from the employment relationship, unfair competition claims (including non-compete agreements), union issues and benefits claims, Frank regularly handles matters before the courts, EEOC, NLRB and various state agencies. He provides counsel to employers on a host of human resources issues, including discipline, discharge, best practices, EEO compliance, ADA, FMLA, worker's compensation, wage and hour, OSHA and reductions in force.

Frank is a frequent lecturer before employer groups and attorneys on topics relating to employment and litigation concerns. He has been a guest labor law presenter at Marquette University School of Law. He also presents tailored in-house training programs to small and large companies alike.

A native of the Milwaukee area, Frank earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He graduated cum laude from Marquette University School of Law, where he was honored for outstanding achievement and received an American Jurisprudence Award.

Frank is an active member of HRMA and previously chaired its Employment Practices Committee. He also serves on the Personnel Commission for the City of Franklin, Wisconsin and sits on the board of directors for Tomorrow's Children (NFP). He is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar, Milwaukee Bar and American Bar Associations, and the Defense Research Institute.


Laurie A. Nelson, PHR Laurie A. Nelson, PHR - Talent Acquisition Manager for Ministry Health Care. Ministry Health Care is a values-driven health care delivery network of aligned hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, home care agencies, dialysis centers and many other programs and services in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Laurie is seasoned human resources professional with more than 15 years of 

experience in recruitment for companies in the health care, manufacturing, utility,

transportation, and staffing industries. Laurie has been HRMA board member

since 2005. She has served as co-chair for the Membership Committee for two

years and has been an active HRMA member since 1990. She has also been

serving as co-chair for the Employment Best Practices Forum, an employment

roundtable since 1990. Laurie holds a BS from the University of

Wisconsin–Green Bay.

Heather J. Page, PHR, is a Client Solutions Manager for Pinstripe, a leader in Recruitment Processing Outsourcing (RPO). Heather brings to HRMA 18+ years in Human Resource expertise in Health Care, Retail, Banking, and Professional Services and has held various positions in the areas of: Organizational Effectiveness, Change Management, Performance Consulting, Recruitment, Employee/Labor Relations, Instructional Design and Leadership Development. Heather has been an active member of HRMA since 1991, was Co-Chair of the Performance & Development Committee for two years, a member of the April Spring Conference Planning for 3 years, a Board Member for Student Outreach, Programming and most recently the Membership Committee. She also served 3 years as local Chair of EMA prior to its merger with SHRM. Heather is a Board Member for the Alverno College Alumnae Association and is active in her local community as a Commissioner for the South Milwaukee Redevelopment Commission. Heather earned a Bachelor's Degree from UW-Milwaukee as well as a Master's Degree in Education with a focus on Adult Education and Instructional Design from Alverno College.

Geri L. Pitroski is the Director of Business Development at Remedy Intelligent Staffing. Remedy Staffing utilizes the unparalleled recruiting expertise of its staff to elevate your workforce to its highest levels of efficiency and productivity. With four offices in Southeastern Wisconsin , Remedy has the ability  to serve a wide geographical area for various levels of staffing needs. Geri has built an extensive industry network with over 14 years of combined experience working with two leading staffing companies. Her achievements and strengths in human resource consulting, customer service, business management, and sales continue to grow. In 2000, she was nominated by her peers and was awarded the “Distinguished Sales and Marketing Award” which honors those who achieve and surpass sales quotas by always exceeding customer expectations. Prior to her staffing experience, she has over 19 years of experience in sales management and training for a nationwide retail establishment.

Geri has been a member of HRMA since 1998, co-chairing on the membership committee from 2002-2004. This is her second year as a HRMA board member. She has also served as an active member of the Waukesha Chamber of Commerce since 1993, holding the position of Chairperson of the Sales Club from 1998-2002. Geri is also actively involved in her community through volunteer work with the local food pantries.

Connie M. Poll is the Director of the Milwaukee office

of NAS Recruitment Communications, a recognized

leader in the specialized field of human resource communications. As a McCann Worldgroup agency, their 36 office network provides best-of-class service delivery with global, national and local market expertise. Client partners experience a distinct competitive advantage through the utilization of the NAS Demand Chain, a proprietary process map designed to deliver customized talent management solutions and maximize recruitment strategy ROI.

Connie joined NAS Recruitment Communications in 2000, and brought ten years’ experience in business development and account service from another recruitment marketing firm. Past experience in a general advertising agency, staffing firm, the banking industry, and a major airline along with secondary education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Milwaukee all contributed to her sales/marketing/human resources expertise. Working with employers in Wisconsin and Minnesota in a broad range of industries for over 16 years, Connie is responsible for account service, strategic direction, media planning and analysis, project consultation and business development.

Connie is an active member of HRMA (Human Resource Management Association—co-chair Annual Golf Outing and co-chair Talent Acquisition Committee), SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management), SEWHCR (Southeastern Wisconsin Healthcare Recruiters) and EBP (Employment Best Practices—co-chair), and has been a past speaker at HRMA, Employment Best Practices, WAPS (Wisconsin Association of Personnel Services), Wisconsin State SHRM events and WISPRR (Wisconsin Professional Recruiters Resource). In 2005, her office received special recognition from SEWHCR for assistance with various projects, including the organization’s website

Tom Ter Horst

David E. Topp is the Director of Human Resources & Leadership Development for the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee Association. For over 145 years, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee has been building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Through a variety of programs and services offered at our twelve metropolitan locations and in the community, we help people grow strong in spirit, mind and body. The YMCA builds relationships within families, between neighbors and around the world.

David has over 15 years of experience in a variety of industries, both for profit and not for profit; retail, transportation and logistics, education and human services. David has a broad base of experience in sales, operations management, adjunct faculty, safety and risk, human resources and leadership development. Currently, David oversees the daily human resources and organizational development needs of the Y’s 2500 employees. His background of experience includes benefits/compensation plan design and management, employee relations, training and curriculum development, recruitment and retention strategies, succession planning and strategic planning facilitation. He is also an instructor of business and human resources for a local college.

David has been a member of HRMA since relocating to the Milwaukee area in 1996. He has been involved in the Research Committee and the Branding Committee. This is David’s first year as a HRMA board member. David earned his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and his Masters of Management degree from Cardinal Stritch University.

Douglas E. Yip, CEBS, CMS, is the Human Resources Manager for Broan-NuTone LLC, the leader in home ventilation products. Douglas has over 24 years of human resources generalist and management experience, overseeing all areas of the human resources function such as recruitment, training, compensation, benefits, and employee relations. He has a B.S. degree in Business Management from San Diego State University, Certified Employee Benefit Specialist certification (CEBS), and Compensation Management Specialist certification (CMS) from the International Foundation Employee Benefits Plans. He recently obtained fellowship status with the International Foundation. Douglas serves on the Board of Directors and Secretary for the Foreign Language Advisory Group (F.L.A.G.) of Cedarburg, which brings foreign language classes to elementary school students. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Washington County “The Council for Alcohol and other Drug Abuse,” whose mission is to serve the community by educating individuals and families on responsible and legal choices regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, as well as supporting and motivating them to build healthy lives free from abuse and addiction.