Experience

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  Pace Suburban Bus

  • Arlington Heights, Illinois

  • Director, Board of Directors

    • Dec 2020 - Present
    • Arlington Heights, Illinois

    Pace Suburban Bus is the premier suburban transit provider, safely and efficiently moving people to work, school, and other regional destinations.

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  Hollister Incorporated

  • Libertyville, Illinois, United States

  • Head of Total Rewards and HR Operations

    • Apr 2021 - Apr 2024
    • Libertyville, Illinois, United States

    Led a team of professionals responsible for global compensation and benefits, recognition, talent mobility, workforce analytics and reporting, and U.S. payroll.

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  Kemper

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Vice President, Total Rewards

    • Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Led enterprise-wide compensation and benefits for 9,500 employees.

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  OCC

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • First Vice President, Total Rewards

    • Jun 2017 - Mar 2019
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Led enterprise-wide compensation, benefits and HRIS and served as a member of the OCC Culture and Leadership Team.

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  Avanade, Inc.

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Vice President, Rewards and Recognition

    • Feb 2012 - May 2017
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Led compensation, benefits and people mobility for 9,000 employees in 22 countries.

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  Village of Lakewood, Illinois

  • President

    • May 2009 - Apr 2017

    Elected President (mayor) in the April 2009 McHenry County general election, following 4 years of service as an elected Village Trustee. Re-elected as President in the April 2013 general election and following 12 years of service as a public official, chose to not run for re-election in 2017.As V...

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  Bally Total Fitness

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Vice President, Total Rewards and Employee Services

    • Jul 2010 - Nov 2011
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Led compensation and benefits, HRIS, payroll and HR operations for 10,000 employees in more than 260 U.S. locations.

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  Motorola

  • Schaumburg, Illinois

  • Senior Director, Global Rewards

    • Jan 2003 - Jul 2010
    • Schaumburg, Illinois

    As Senior Director of Rewards Consulting and Communications, led a team of Senior Rewards Consultants who provided in-business client support to Motorola senior leaders globally. As Director of Sales Rewards, led a team of Senior Rewards Consultants who had responsibility for sales incentive plan...

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  Hewlett-Packard

  • Compensation Design Manager, Americas Sales Organization

    • Jun 1999 - Dec 2002

    Managed modeling, design, and analysis of U.S. and Canadian sales incentive compensation; partnered with compensation managers in other regions to define incentive pay principles and guidelines for Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific; provided general compensation support to U.S. field sales,...