Recruit-adelphia is a conference designed by recruiters, for recruiters. Gathering Greater Philadelphia’s top talent acquisition professionals for a half-day, Recruit-adelphia offers recruiters, hiring managers, and HR professionals alike the chance to connect and gain new insight into the staffing and workforce solutions industry. By way of lightning talks and panel discussions, attendees will get the chance to connect and hear from thought-provoking leaders and leave with fresh ideas to spark their next talent search.
NAVIGATION
AGENDA
8:00 AM
Registration, Networking, & Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome & Introductions
Jess Podgany, Founder & CEO, LLUNA
Featured Speaker
Dan Rhoton, Executive Director, Hopeworks Camden
Panel: Differentiating DEI Recruitment and Representation
Moderated by: Jameel Rush, PHR, SHRM-CP, Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Panel: Emerging Talent & the Great Reskilling
Co-moderated by: Karen Fox, Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Berkadia and Angela Bradley, Head of Talent Acquisition, CubeSmart
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Panel: Next Evolution of Leadership: Executive Recruiting
Moderated by: Samantha Yanczak, Principal, Executive Search, Juno Search Partners
Panel: Future of WorkTech
Moderated by: Allen Born, Director, Technology Investment Banking, Fairmount Partners
12:05 PM
Farewell
MEET THE SPEAKERS
FEATURED SPEAKER
Dan Rhoton
Executive Director, Hopeworks Camden
Dan is an experienced education and nonprofit leader, with two decades of experience helping youth and adults achieve their dreams.
Hopeworks is a social enterprise that uses technology, healing, and entrepreneurship to transform lives; on average, over 99% of young adults (aged 17-26) entering Hopeworks are unemployed, making less than $400 annually. young adults completing the Hopeworks program make, on average, over $43,000 annually, with an almost 90% 12-month retention rate in their jobs. That is the Hopeworks difference.
Hopeworks’ unique trauma-informed approach, combined with high-demand, high wage technical training and paid work experience in Web Design and GIS helps young people not only get the job, but keep it, transforming their lives and the lives of their families.
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PANEL: DIFFERENTIATING DEI RECRUITMENT AND REPRESENTATION
Eustacia English, MBA, CDR
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, Accolade
Eustacia has over 20-years of experience in human resources and talent acquisition leading in organizations such as Target, Comcast, PRA Health Sciences, and Array Behavioral Care. She is also a certified contingent workforce professional. Eustacia has proven success with clients of various backgrounds, professional levels, and industries, identifying their professional goals, evaluating their skill sets, and providing career guidance and placement support to help them achieve their career goals. Eustacia possesses strong networking, relationship building, needs assessment, and coaching/mentoring skills.
Shannon Morales
Founder & CEO, Tribaja
Shannon Morales is a passionate Startup Founder/Operator, Innovation Enthusiast, and Diversity Consultant. She has successfully launched three businesses and finds that the best ideas are generated during times of ambiguity and chaos. Morales takes on impact driven missions and looks to create competitive advantages through modern product features, community partnerships, and integration of emerging technologies.
Michael Peters
Head of Talent Acquisition, Qurate Retail Group
Michael Peters has a distinguished 21-year career contributing to operational growth strategies for large Fortune 500 firms, medium and small businesses. He is an expert in creating business and people strategy, communicating vision, building teams and partnerships, establishing organizational structure and best practices, building roadmaps and action plans, and achieving rapid results.
Alyssa Wagner
Vice President of People, Benefits Data Trust
As Director of HR, Alyssa Wagner works to provide a diverse and inclusive environment that promotes Benefits Data Trust's core values of a passion for helping others and respect for our clients and each other. She takes a holistic approach towards our employees and strive for a healthy, productive workplace. Wagner encourages her staff to explore opportunities to contribute to the direction and success of her organization.
Moderated by:
Jameel Rush, PHR, SHRM-CP
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jameel Rush is a talent management and human resources leader with strong international experience in diversity, equity, inclusion, leadership development, organizational development/effectiveness, workforce analytics, and creating strategy to tackle large workplace initiatives.
PANEL: EMERGING TALENT AND THE GREAT RESKILLING
Sarena Tseng (she/her)
University and Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner, iCIMS
Sarena Tseng is an Atlanta native, a LinkedIn Speaker and Coach, and a University Recruiter.
Tseng started writing on LinkedIn while she was a student during the pandemic. Since then, she has written 200+ posts educating students on how to excel during recruitment season, and encouraging young professionals to develop their own voices on LinkedIn.
Whether coaching young professionals on their LinkedIn profiles or placing students in internship positions, her passion is to help people thrive where they are meant to be.
Tim Brown
Vice President of Talent, Peloton
Tim Brown is a leader in talent acquisition, specializing in technical and non-technical Talent Acquisition, Leadership of Global Recruiting Organizations, Compensation, Industry Events & Programs, Lean Process Improvement, Training, Talent Management, University Relations, and Vendor Management.
Co-moderated by:
Angela Bradley
Head of Talent Acquisition, CubeSmart
Angela is an experienced Talent Acquisition leader with a proven track record in building relationships, client satisfaction, driving the strategic direction of recruitment, enhancing manager and candidate experience, and developing successful staffing systems and processes. She has proven leadership skills in driving change management and recruitment and selection of talent for optimal organizational fit.
Co-moderated by:
Karen Fox (she/her)
Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Berkadia
Karen Fox is passionate about helping professionals find great opportunities. As a Senior Leader in Human Resources, she has more than 20 years of experience in talent acquisition and people development and she enjoys sharing her experiences with others. Fox’s background includes supporting both the private and non-profit sectors in industries such as finance, healthcare, and education. She enjoys focusing my energy on projects and special initiatives that allow me to use my ingenuity and vision to create something for the betterment of others.
PANEL: NEXT EVOLUTION OF LEADERSHIP: EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT
Robert Crowder
Founder and Managing Partner, Chapman Farrell
Robert Crowder is the founder and managing partner of Chapman Farrell Group. He is a leading executive recruitment expert with over 25 years of experience with major corporations such as United Parcel Service, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Aetna and Vanguard.
Robert has deep industry and functional knowledge and has built strong network of diverse leaders and partners in the financial services and insurance industries. He launched Chapman Farrell Group, using his unique executive recruiting experiences and perspectives to offer uncommon insight, transparency and partnership to clients and candidates.
Jess Elmquist
Chief Evangelist & CHRO, Phenom
As an Executive Leader, Jess Elmquist is focused on delivering results through leading organizational change and enhancing company culture. With proven success operating as a collaborative business partner, he provides strong leadership to the executive team and organization with exceptional consulting, coaching, and strategic thinking skills.
Jess is an active champion of building an inclusive culture committed to learning and team development. He has demonstrated experience using organizational psychology to establish human capital strategies centered on attracting top talent, increasing employee engagement, and improving retention.
Foster “Phil” Fountain (he/him)
Senior Leadership Advisor, The Wharton School
Foster “Phil” Fountain is a certified executive leadership advisor, executive coach and HR consultant. After a career as a senior military officer/pilot and corporate executive, he founded the Fountain Leadership Group, Inc., LLC, a greater Philadelphia area leadership, executive coaching, and Human Capital consulting firm. In the last 7 years, Fountain Leadership Group has worked with organizations, executives, and teams in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Phil serves as an executive coaching consultant faculty member at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Moderated by:
Samantha Yanczak (she/her)
Principal, Executive Search, Juno Search Partners
Samantha is an experienced Talent Acquisition professional with proven success in both the Corporate and Agency setting. She has a proven track record in building strong teams and driving both the client and candidate experience. As Principal of the Executive Search Practice, she works with clients across the country to identify top leadership talent to join their organization.
PANEL: FUTURE OF WORKTECH
Danielle Dibner
Director of Customer Success, Phenom
Bruce Marable
CEO, Employee Cycle
Jess Podgajny (she/her)
Founder & CEO, LLUNA
Tyler Reinhard
Director of Revenue Operations, SkillSurvey
Allen Born
Director, Technology Investment Banking, Fairmount Partners
Allen Born is a Senior Technology Investment Banking Professional with more than 20 years of experience advising management teams, boards of directors and investors regarding strategic alternatives, business combinations, securities issuance, capital structure and valuation. He leads a team of bankers ranging in experience from newly-hired to senior professionals. He is skilled in transaction sourcing, process and execution entails deep due diligence of underlying technology, competitive differentiation, business operations, preparation of business plans, analysis of financial statements, budgeting, formulating investment theses, optimizing capital structures, targeting suitable buyers or investors and negotiating and closing complex transactions.
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