Experience

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  Freelance

  • Social Worker

    • Jun 2020 - Present

    Working to ensure human rights and dignity, social, and economic justice, as part of the foundation to assist in creating a sustainable global living environment, for all.

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  Co-Founder of Bess Associates, LLC

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Co-Founder

    • Jun 2007 - Present
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    Cofounded with Judith D. Bess, LCSW, we are multifaceted private mental health and human resource consultants.

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  Monmouth University School of Social Work

  • Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

  • Specialist Professor

    • Aug 2022 - Aug 2023
    • Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

    Professor for the undergraduate and graduate schools. Specializing in: Social Justice, Human Rights, and Trauma, at the macro, mezzo, and micro system levels.

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  Rutgers University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Sep 1995 - Nov 2016

    Instructed Graduate students within the School of Social Work in Clinical, Generalist and Non Profit and Public Management Social Work curriculum.

  • Associate Director/Professor

    • Apr 2007 - Nov 2009

    Managed day-to-day operation of the Rutgers Social Work Continuing Education and Professional Development departments (4/07-5/08). Instructed Graduate students within the School of Social Work in Clinical, Generalist and Non Profit and Public Management Social Work curriculum (5/09-11/09).

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  SUEZ Environnement

  • North America

  • SENA Treatment Solutions Head of Human Resources

    • May 2015 - Jun 2016
    • North America

    Headed of Human Resouce activity for SENA Treatment Solutions.

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  United Water

  • New Jersey

  • North America Director of Talent Acquisition and Development

    • Aug 2014 - May 2015
    • New Jersey

    Delivered premier customer/candidate centric total talent solutions across North America.

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  Givaudan

  • East Hanover, NJ

  • Human Resource Manager

    • May 2013 - Jul 2014
    • East Hanover, NJ

    Designed and delivered human resource strategy and services to support attainment of business goals.

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  MetLife Financial Services

  • New York City

  • Vice President Human Resources

    • Nov 2009 - Dec 2012
    • New York City

    Led Global Technology human resource team in the midst of a changing and complex work environment.

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  JPMorgan Chase

  • New York, New Jersey, Louisiana

  • Vice President Human Resources

    • 1997 - 2007
    • New York, New Jersey, Louisiana

    Led increasingly complex human resource roles and teams across the enterprise.

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  Fordham University Graduate School of Social Se...

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Jan 1998 - Dec 2002
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    Instructed Graduate students within the School of Social Work in Clinical, Generalist and Non Profit and Public Management Social Work curriculum.

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  Various Social Work Positions

  • New Jersey, New York

  • Social Worker/Counselor/Therapist

    • 1989 - 1997
    • New Jersey, New York

    Provided school and community based social work in New Jersey and New York.

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  Rutgers University

  • Cook Campus/Livingston Campus - Quads

  • Groundskeeper/AFSCME Local 888 Shop StewardResident Advisor

    • 1989 - 1993
    • Cook Campus/Livingston Campus - Quads

    Groundskeeper/Shop Steward (1989-1991): Kept Cook Campus grounds of and facilities clean/Union escalation point for Local 888 members. Resident Advisor (1991-1993): Advised and Monitored students assigned to living area in the Quads on Livingston Campus.

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  USAF

  • Europe, Central/South America, USA

  • Firefighter/Social Actions

    • 1984 - 1989
    • Europe, Central/South America, USA

    Active duty firefighter (1984-1989) on worldwide assignments achieved rank of E-5/Staff Sargent and was honorably discharge in 1995 after inactive reservist duty.