Nicole Adams

Core Expertise: HR Business Partner in support of business strategy and goals: performance management, succession planning and strategic talent acquisition and management. Extensive background in HR operations, outsourcing, and process re-engineering.

Previous Experience: Founder, Brookford Consulting; Senior HR Business Partner, The World Bank; Lead, Business Development, Korn Ferry/Futurestep.

Education: Master of Arts in Organizational Communication and Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, California State University at Long Beach.

Karen Dilley

Core Expertise: HR compliance; benefits administration; performance management; compensation; employee relations; employee onboarding; employee training and development; talent acquisition.

Previous Experience: Director, Human Resources, ILM Capital; Manager, Human Resources, Superlative Technologies; Manager, Human Resources, Town of Leesburg.

Education: B.A. in Organizational Psychology, University of Michigan; M.A. in Labor Relations and Human Resources, Michigan State University; SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Eileen Gelé

Core Expertise: HR business partner in support of business strategy and goals; performance and compensation management; benefit administration; talent acquisition; employee engagement.

Previous Experience: VP, Human Resources, Charles E. Smith Life Communities; Director, Human Resources, Capital City Nurses Healthcare Services; HR Business Partner, First Potomac Realty Trust; Director, Human Resources, Marriott International.

Education: B.S. in Education, University of Maryland, College Park; SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Sarah B. Henze

Core Expertise: Compensation and benefits planning and management; policy and procedure development; training and staff development; performance management; employee relations.

Previous Experience: HR Consultant; Manager, Compensation & Benefits, Salient CRGT; Manager, HR Projects, Information Innovators Inc.; VP of Human Resources, Director of Finance & Administration, Creative Computing Solutions, Inc.; Executive Assistant, Lockheed Martin Information Technology.

Education: Bachelors of Arts in History, University of Mary Washington; SHRM Senior Certified Professional; True Colors Facilitator.

Lidia Kasiak, PHR

Core Expertise: Benefits management; operational support; HRIS implementation; HR consultation and support for employee relation issues; recruiting.

Previous Experience: HR Generalist at TPO, Inc.; Assistant to the Director of Operations and HR Associate at StaffPoland Ltd.; HR Assistant, Links Group International, Inc.

Education: B.A. in Management and Marketing, The Warsaw School of Economics, Poland; Health, Life & Annuities producer license for Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland. Certification as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR).

Paige Leazer, PHR

Core Expertise: Aligning business strategy and fiscal perspective with the long-term welfare of employees, designing HR systems and structures for startup organizations, organizational and policy development, performance management, and employee relations.

Previous Experience: Chief HR Partner at Pailea HR Consulting, Executive HR Director with Airlie; various HR positions with startup organizations including Intelix, Inc., Pacer International, and WINSTAR Telecommunications, Inc.

Education: B.A. in Organizational Psychology, George Mason University; Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the HR Certification Institute.

Kelly Rohrer, PHR

Core Expertise: Talent acquisition and management; benefits selection and management; performance management; employee relations; HR administration; onboarding; policy design.

Previous Experience: Recruiting Consultant, FlexProfessionals; Human Resources Business Partner, SAS Institute; Human Resources Manager, ChannelAdvisor; Sr. Human Resources Representative, Art.com.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Niagara University; Certification as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR); SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP).

Harriet Ulrich

Core Expertise: Organizational development; change management; talent optimization; succession planning; teambuilding and staff development; performance management; employee relations; employee training; staff recruitment.

Previous Experience: VP, Human Resources Corporate Leadership, CIGNA Healthcare; VP, Human Resources, Quixi; VP, Corporate Human Resources, Citigroup; Manager, Organization Staffing and Development, GE Aerospace Corporate.

Education: B.S. in Psychology and M.S. in Social Work, Temple University.

Laura Welsh, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Core Expertise: Aligning HR initiatives with business strategy, performance management, leadership and organizational development, executive succession planning, talent acquisition and onboarding, compensation, and implementation of HRIS systems.

Previous Experience: Chief Human Resources Leader/Director at Fauquier Health System; Director of Compensation at George Mason University; Senior Employment Specialist and Educator at Inova Health System.

Education: M.A in Human Resources Management, La Roche University; B.S., Pennsylvania State University; certifications as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Judi Zurich

Core Expertise: Employee relations; performance management programs; automation of HR systems; legal compliance; policies and procedures development; benefit program design and implementation; process improvement.

Previous Experience: Director of Human Resources, ACET, Inc.; Director of Human Resources, Avaya Government Solutions; Human Resources Manager, ScoreBoard; Director of Human Resources, GCI Information Services; Personnel Manager, Resource Consultants, Inc.

Education: Associate of Science, Business Administration, Northern Virginia Community College.