A list prestigious judges for the 2026 event.
HR Department of the Year Award Judges
| First Name | Last Name | Organization | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa | Bettinger-Buckingham | Vialto Partners | Global Chief People & Culture Officer |
| Abigail | Charpentier | Aramark | CHRO |
| Karen | Clay | Johnson Controls (formerly) | VP, Talent Management, Training & Development |
| Katie | Devanney | Tyndale | VP of HR & OD |
| *Lynn | DiBonaventura | TGA Consulting, Inc. | Principal |
| Bob | Donegan | Asplundh | CHRO |
| Doaa | Fahmy | Just Born, Inc. (formerly) | CHRO |
| Terri | Fleener | WCG Clinical | VP, Talent Management |
| Rhona | Fromm | AmerCareRoyal (ACR) | CHRO |
| Melissa | Gabillon | Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | CHRO |
| Deanna | Glose | Centinel Spine | Global Head of HR |
| Trish | Grayauskie | Symetra Investment Management | Dir. of HR |
| Dee | Grosso | Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence | VP, People & Culture |
| Kristin | Heasley | La Salle University | SVP and CHRO |
| Joyce | Hess | Firstrust Bank | CHRO |
| Kym | Johnson | TouchPoint, Inc. | CHRO |
| David | Long | Pinnacle Treatment Centers | CHRO |
| Amy | Masci | Cubic Transportation Systems | VP, HR |
| Becky | O’Loughlin | Chatham Financial | Chief Administrator Officer |
| Joseph | Osisek | Nixon Medical | Dir. Talent |
| Cindy | Rota | Legacy Consulting & Coaching | Founder |
| Justin | Schakelman | LDImpact | Founder |
| Jen | Schulte | CubeSmart | CHRO |
| Lorraine | Serva | SDI | VP, HR |
| Sara | Slate | MedLogix, LLC | SVP, HR |
| Tiffany | Sowers | Natural Lands | VP, HR |
| *Mark | Spool | Management Development Solutions | President |
| Jodie | Stetz | Lehigh Valley Restaurant Brands | Chief People and Culture Officer |
| Cheryl | Whtifield | Inglis | Chief People and Culture Officer |
* Lead Judge