HR Training and Education

Mark Allen is an educator, speaker, consultant, and author who currently serves as a faculty member in the department of organizations and management at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management where he previously served for ten years as Director of Executive Education. He is also a Senior Associate with the Kiely Group and a Senior Faculty Member of the Human Capital Institute.Mark is the editor and co-author of The Next Generation of Corporate Universities, published by Pfeiffer in February of 2007 and The Corporate University Handbook published by Amacom Books in 2002. As an internationally-recognized authority, he is a popular speaker and has published and presented research on corporate universities and non-traditional higher education. Other research interests include the assessment of training and development programs and the evaluation of teaching and learning in postsecondary and adult education. He serves as a consultant to both new and mature corporate universities. Mark serves on the Board of Regents of the University of Farmers at Farmers Insurance Company and on the Board of Advisors of the Global Council of Corporate Universities.Mark has a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Columbia University, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and a Ph.D. in Education from USC. An award-winning teacher, Mark teaches courses in Leadership, Management, and Adult & Lifespan Learning at Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management and Graduate School of Education and Psychology and has previously taught business and management courses at a number of institutions.

Glen is the Managing Partner of Camden Delta Consulting, which he founded in 2006. He consults in the areas of global human resources strategy, corporate restructuring and change, and talent management excellence. Prior to founding Camden Delta, Glen was a Principal with Hewitt Associates, a global management consulting and outsourcing firm specializing in human resource management. He also has held senior HR executive positions in the healthcare, consumer goods and retail industries.

Glen received a M.S. degree in Human Resources Management & Development from Chapman University and a B.S. degree in Management/HR from Seton Hall University. He is an active member in the HR Planning Society, OD Network, the Human Capital Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management. He serves as a Senior Faculty Member of the Human Capital Institute.

He is certified in Marshall Goldsmith's Executive Coaching Methodology, Hogan Assessments and is a certified Human Capital Strategist through the Human Capital Institute. Glen is also a former U.S. Army officer.

Rainee has spent a majority of her career managing change, resolving challenges and executing strategy. She has held numerous leadership positions across software, consulting, healthcare, banking, transportation and manufacturing industries. Her experience ranges from large $13 billion turnaround initiatives to numerous business start-up ventures.
In addition to over 25 years in the information technology field, Rainee is a recognized expert in the practice of integrating business strategy, technology and people. Her firm, Fokal Fusion, works with companies to improve performance, achieve greater profitability and expand their market share, resulting in increased employee retention, strategic alignment and engagement. Their specialty is helping companies who are planning to re-organize, going through a merger/acquisition or experiencing hyper-growth. Fokal Fusion utilizes a unique, proprietary methodology which provides a framework to build solutions that are customized to each business environment.
Rainee is a senior faculty member of the Human Capital Institute (www.hci.org). Fokal Fusion is also a recognized educational partner with HCI. She teaches and holds certifications as a Master Human Capital Strategist (MHCS) and Strategic Workforce Planner (SWP). She is also certified in several Korn/Ferry Lominger competency based assessment and leadership development tools.

Michael DeMarco is the Strategy and Acquisition Team Leader at The Human Capital's Center for Human Capital Excellence (CHCE). As Team Leader for Talent Strategy and Acquisition, he oversees member programming, in-person events and conferences, and Signature Research Reporting. Michael has 19 years of business and consulting experience for leading companies including PricewaterhouseCoopers, General Electric and IBM. He has authored two books and nine white papers. Michael is based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and can be contacted at mike.demarco@hci.org

Donna is a Principal Consultant with Camden Delta Consulting, LLC. She has over 15 years experience in organization effectiveness, including human capital strategy, change management, strategic workforce planning, and leadership development.

Prior to joining Camden Delta, Donna spent 14 years at Personnel Decisions International (now PDI Ninth House), where she co-founded and led the firm’s Strategy practice.

Donna brings a broad-based business perspective to her consulting practice, having held positions in Accounting, Finance, and Operations Development.

Donna authored chapters on financial acumen in the Successful Executive’s Handbook and Successful Manager’s Handbook. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of connecting business strategy and talent.
She serves as a Senior Faculty Member for the Human Capital Institute.
Donna holds a Master of Management degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where she majored in Finance, Marketing, and Strategy. She completed the Advanced Program in Organization Development and Human Resource Management jointly sponsored by the University of Michigan and Columbia Teachers College. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Minnesota and is a licensed CPA (inactive).

Donna lives in Atlanta with her husband and their two young daughters.

Jeffrey G. Soper has a wide variety of experience in industry, consulting and academe. Jeff is a “seasoned corporate warrior” who has held a variety of increasingly responsible middle, senior and executive level operations, marketing, human resource, and general management positions in several manufacturing and service industries including electronics, software development, aviation, healthcare, distribution, supply chain management, and logistics. In academe, Dr. Soper has served as Program Director and Assistant Professor of Engineering Leadership at The Pennsylvania State University; and as Associate Professor of Management and Associate Director of the TECO Center for Leadership at the University of Tampa; and as the Senior Research Fellow at the Human Resource Institute; and as an Adjunct Professor at S.P. Jain Center for Management in Dubai and Singapore.

Since its formation in 1997, his consulting practice LIPPartners has been actively engaged in diagnosing, developing, implementing, and evaluating strategy and solutions for organizations experiencing performance challenges. Sample previous engagements include the strategic redesign and associated implementation for a $500M international distribution organization; the development and implementation of an organizational leadership competency model and associated leadership development program for NASA; the development and implementation of a creativity and innovation program for PPG; and the development of a knowledge management and resultant multimedia training program for Osram-Sylvania. Sample international engagements include the development and implementation of a comprehensive integrated documentation and multimedia training programs for a power generation facility in Dubai; and the development and conduct of a four week professional development program covering the full spectrum of Human Resource Management/Development in support of localization initiatives for 22 multi-national organizations conducted multiple times in multiple locations in the People’s Republic of China.

Dr. Soper earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology and Management from the University of Maryland, a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University, and a Doctorate degree from The Pennsylvania State University specializing in Human Resource Development. In addition, he has completed all of the coursework and submitted the thesis to complete a Master of Science in Organization Development degree from Pepperdine University.

In addition to management consulting and executive coaching efforts, Jeff has facilitated numerous professional and management development programs in a wide range of topics ranging from leadership development, ethics, and change management to creativity, innovation and organization development. He designed the research and co-authored the occupational competency study ASTD Models for Workplace Learning and Development and has been involved in research, professional development and speaking engagements on an international scale. Dr. Soper’s latest two books - Making Things CLICK: Finding Your Fit or Creating One That Works and Making Leadership CLICK: A Practical Approach to Problem Solving Leadership, are scheduled for publication in late 2012.

Dr. Soper is a professionally certified member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Human Capital Institute (HCI), and the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Additionally, Jeff is a certified Business, Executive and Leadership Coach as well as a Master Certified Coach Trainer. Jeff can be reached via telephone at (888) 920-1099, via email at jsoper@lippartners.com, or via internet at www.lippartners.com.

Sherry Robertson is founder and president of Cornerstone Consulting Group, a WBE management consulting firm specializing in organizational health and executive team development.
• 28 years as Vice President, Executive Consultant, Talent Strategist, Trusted Advisor and Coach
• Former President & Board of Director Member at OAO Technology Solutions
• Professional Certified Coach – ICF
• Adjunct Senior Faculty Member of the Human Capital Institute
• Masters in Human Capital Strategist – MHCS
• Certified Professional Behavior Analyst – CPBA
• Certified Professional Values Analyst – CPVA

Clients include: Computer Sciences Corporation, OGE Energy Corp, TIAA-CREF, American Express, Motorola, Raytheon, Toyota, Miller Brewing, Blood Systems, IBM, Hypercom, Creative Testing Solutions and Foundation for Blind Children

Nancy's consulting and coaching expertise has helped businesses identify competencies that will drive outstanding business and human capital performance. She assisted a New York-based health care firm identify and define leadership competencies that will be integrated into the business' performance management process. She also partnered with a major Cincinnati-based financial services firm to create and conduct competency-based behavioral interviews and role-plays as part of their succession and talent management processes.

Nancy’s learning and development specialties include leadership skills for new managers, business acumen and project management for non-technical practitioners, team fundamentals, and presentation and facilitation skills. She has developed and delivered customized leadership programs for global clients in Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom.

Before her consulting career, Nancy was Vice President, Training and Development for Thomson Learning, serving 12,000 global employees. She has executive-level experience in human resources, serving as Vice President of Human Resources for Delmar Publishers and Regional VP of Human Resources for International Thomson Publishing.

Certified in several 360º feedback programs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and SHL's talent assessment and personality tests, Nancy is also a Professional Career Manager and helps clients through any phase of career transition. She is a senior faculty member of the Human Capital Institute and facilitates their Strategic Workforce Planning and Human Capital Management courses.

Nancy is a member of the American Society of Training and Development and the Society for Human Resource Management. She earned her bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) in business administration and English from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and her MBA from New York Institute of Technology, graduating with distinction.