Nonprofit Career Conference Philadelphia - Presenters
Kayte Connelly of Best Principled Solutions, LLC
Workshop: Navigating Nonprofits
Kayte Connelly CCT, has over 30 years of experience in civic engagement. A schooled social worker and public administrator, Ms. Connelly became integrally involved in the community development through the pursuit of a public radio station license for songwriters in the Lehigh Valley in the late 70’s. Having worked in business, education, with special populations, government and heavily in the arts, Ms. Connelly has honed skills and has acted as a successful change agent, designing systems that assist organizations in dreaming big and accomplishing those dreams. Using a holistic approach, Ms. Connelly enlists your vision to integrate yourself into your respective global community and invites you to stretch that vision. Additionally, she partners with key organizational development leaders to provide support services, such as pre-employment hiring assessments. Connelly is a certified ChangeWorks® Practitioner, Analyst and Trainer and an approved Standards for Excellence Consultant.
Melissa Landsmann, SPHR Director of Human Resources | Accume Partners
Workshop: The Soup to Nuts of Interviewing Skills
Melissa is the Director of Human Resources and has over 14 years of extensive HR experience, primarily in the finance, insurance and staffing industries. In her role at Accume, she oversees all aspects of human capital including recruiting, performance management, benefits, compensations, employee engagement processes and professional development, ensuring that talent management processes are aligned with organizational goals. Prior to Accume, Melissa’s roles included HR Director at a finance consulting firm and generalist at DaimlerChrysler Financial Services. These positions, along with her human resources consulting positions while in the staffing industry, have given her experience in all aspects relating to the human capital of an organization, including compensation, benefits, strategic staffing, employee relations and internal client relationships. Melissa is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).
Louise Polis, Career Transition Strategist | Career Pro Resume Center
Workshop: Staying Competitive in a Changing Nonprofit Sector
Louise Polis is a Career Transition Strategist and the owner of Career Pro Resume Center (http://www.wewriteresumes.com/), Philadelphia’s oldest resume preparation service. She has partnered with more than 8,000 satisfied job seeking customers in the preparation of resumes, biographies and cover letters. She is also an Adjunct Career Development Associate with Right Management, the world’s largest outplacement service, conducting career transition workshops. Her nonprofit management experience includes developing and coordinating volunteers as an Executive Director of the Philadelphia Jaycees, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and numerous assistance programs serving the independent elderly.
Wendy Lalli, Independent Career Coach
Workshop: How to Develop a Brand That Works for you and Gets You Work
Wendy Lalli has helped hundreds of clients increase sales and build their reputations as an award winning copywriter, direct response strategist, and digital marketing expert. As the principal of Wendy Lalli, Ltd. for the past 14 years, she has not only written ads, sales brochures, videos, direct mail packages, and Web sites, but also print and online articles for clients ranging from online colleges to a Web site for professional chefs. Ms. Lalli started her career as a junior copywriter for Marsteller/Y&R in New York and has worked at both large and small advertising agencies in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Wilmington. Her experience also includes working in-house at the corporate headquarters of MBNA America, creating everything from hundreds of direct response campaigns for affinity marketing clients to internal training videos for the company’s 15,000 employees.
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