Employment Expert Witnesses

This well-credentialed, experienced expert earned her B.A. from Ohio University, her Master of Social Work from Clark Atlanta University, and her Ph.D. in Social Welfare from Hunter College School of Social Work of the City University of New York. The expert has worked extensively in the public sector, with government roles including the Director of the Office of Adolescent Services for the New York City Human Resources Administration, the Interim Commissioner of the Child Welfare Administration, and an appointed Member of the Mayor's Commission on the Foster Care of Children. At NYU, she was previously the Chair of the Social Welfare Programs and Policies area. She is also a consultant reviewer for the Children’s Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families and previously held many faculty appointments, including as Director and Chair of the Westchester Social Work Education Consortium.

This expert is the founder and president of a California-based physician and healthcare executive search firm. She is widely recognized as an established thought leader in physician recruitment, and has been asked to speak about healthcare staffing nationally. She graduated from California State University in Sacramento, CA, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She previously held various leadership positions at search firms in San Francisco. She co-founded the Society of Professionals in Healthcare, and is an active member of the American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery, The IPA Association of America, the Medical Group Management Association, rural health associations, advanced practitioner and technologist associations, and professional groups for recruitment and staffing.

This highly qualified grants expert received her BS in management of human resources from Spring Arbor College and her MS in public administration from University of Michigan. She also received an honorary doctorate in business administration from Bridgewater University. She is certified as an approved trainer by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute and certified in strategic planning facilitation by the Consultant's Development Institute. This expert is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and has authored 43 grants-related publications. Formerly, she served as a faculty/curriculum developer for the US Chamber of Commerce. Currently, she is an online instructor for an online adult education center, a director of a grant funding research training foundation, and the CEO of a grant writing consultancy.

This highly qualified mining and MSHA compliance expert has over 20 years of professional experience. He earned his BS in human resources from Geneva College. He is a certified safety professional and an associate in risk management. Additionally, this expert is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Formerly, he has served as the corporate safety director of the Florence Mining Company, and deputy administrator, chief of safety and health, and senior mine safety and health specialist at the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Currently, this expert is the president and consultant of a mining safety and training consultancy in Virginia.

This expert has a decade of experience in the field of correctional internal investigations. He earned his BS in criminal justice administration from Northeastern State University and is a certified firearms instructor. He previously served as a deputy sheriff at the Adair County Sheriff Department, as an armed patrol agent for Command Security Services and as a lead corrections officer for the Jackson County Department of Corrections. He is currently a correctional officer academy instructor, a supervisor (lieutenant), and an internal affair/pre-employment background investigator for a county correctional department in Missouri.

This highly qualified expert has over 15 years of experience in real estate. He received his BA in political science from the University of Florida. He also completed the Graduate Realtor Institute and the Realtors Land Institute through the National Association of Realtors. This expert is an accredited land consultant through the National Association of Realtors. He specializes in commercial, industrial, and agricultural properties, including citrus and cattle ranching. He is involved in his field as a member of the Florida Commercial Brokers Network and the Realtors Land Institute of the National Board of Realtors. His former positions include director of volunteer services at G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital and director of human resources for Peace River Citrus Products. Currently, this expert is the owner and president of a real estate marketing firm in Florida.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 25 years of experience in the field of nursing. She received her BS in human resources from UCLA before pursuing her BSN in microbiology, anatomy, and statistics at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She then earned her MSN in primary care from the University of Pennsylvania. This expert is certified in PALS and CPR. She has formerly served as a pediatric nurse practitioner at several hospitals, including St. Francis Pediatric Center, Rocky Mountain Youth Pediatrics, and Evergreen Pediatrics. She has also volunteered as a pediatric nurse across the globe, volunteering in places such as the Philippines, Thailand, and Kenya. Currently, this expert serves as a certified pediatric nurse practitioner at a children's hospital, an affiliate faculty instructor at a private university, and a pediatric physical exam facilitator in Colorado.

This expert has extensive experience in the field of physician recruiting and staffing. He is a member of the National Coalition of Health Care Recruiters and the National Association of Physician Recruiters. This expert is currently pursuing his BA in business administration at Consumnes River College and American Military. He currently serves as a recruit sustainment program cadre for a United States armed force and is the senior vice president of a medical recruiting firm in California.

This human resources expert has 20 years of experience in the field and is certified in healthcare human resources and professional coaching. She received her BS in psychology from the University of Dayton before earning her MBA from Thomas More College. This expert is active in her field as a member of several organizations, including the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration. She began her career with Mercy Health Partners as an organizational effectiveness assistant trainer, moving on to hold such positions as human resources manager at Forsythe Technology and the American Hospital Association and the director of human resources at CookTek. With the American Hospital Association, she also served as the executive director of the American Society for HealthCare Human Resources Administration, as well as the senior executive director of professional services and personal membership groups. She also worked with the American Osteopathic Association as the vice president of human resources and chief talent officer. Currently, this expert serves as the CEO of a human resources solutions consulting company in Colorado.

This highly qualified human resources professional has over 14 years of experience in his field. He earned a BA in business management with an emphasis on human resources with the University of Phoenix and an MA in organizational development from Chapman University. This expert is active in his field as a member of several professional associations including both the National Human Resources Association and the National Restaurant Association. Formerly, he served as the director of employee relations, talent acquisition, and management development at Marie Callender's and Commissary. He went on to become the senior director of human resources and government affairs at PMC, LLC./Foxtail Foods Commissaries, Perkins Restaurants, and Marie Callender's Restaurants. Currently, this expert is a human resources and compliance consultant at an HR consultancy in California.

This certified expert has nearly 20 years of experience in human resources management. She received her BA in psychology from the University of California at Irvine and then went on to complete her MS in human resources management at Chapman University. Formerly, she has served as a human resources consultant at RSM McGladrey, an HR manager at DMX music, director of HR at 2929 Entertainment, and an assistant director at Grill Concepts Inc. and Walton Isaacson, LLC. She has also held the role as adjunct professor of human resources management at the University of California at Irvine. Currently, this expert is the senior human resources director at a top personal injury firm in California.

This highly qualified expert is located in Louisiana and has over 20 years of experience in the field of higher education, with demonstrated experience in areas such as title IX, student affairs and housing, financial aid, admissions, and charter schools. She obtained her BA in mass communication and MA in public administration from Grambling State University. She then went on to complete her PhD in urban higher education at Jackson State University. This expert is a member of the Louisiana Nonprofit Organization and worked many administrative roles at universities. Previously, she served as the director of human resources at Mervyn's California and as the program advisor at Grambling State University. She also served as the assistant vice-chancellor of student affairs, the chief of staff, the assistant vice chancellor of student affairs, and the executive associate to the chancellor at Southern University. This expert also served as the associate dean of Centenary College. Currently, she serves as assistant vice president in academic and student affairs and vice-chancellor in student affairs and enrollment management at a university in Louisiana.

This expert has 26 years of experience with the Oregon State Police and ample experience in teaching, human resources investigation, and public safety training. He received a BS in the administration of justice from Portland State University and a master's in education focusing on adult education from Oregon State University. This expert formerly served as a sergeant first class in the Oregon Army National Guard and as a captain in the United States Army Reserves. Following those roles, he spent 26 years with the Oregon State Police, serving as a trooper, a senior trooper, and then a patrol sergeant. He then took on a communications supervision role at the Portland Regional Dispatch Center and a part-time training position for the Salem Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Outside of these jobs, he worked as a human resources investigator for the Local Government Personnel Institute and as an adjunct professor at Concordia University and Pacific University. He has extensive experience teaching about multiculturalism and cultural diversity and even designed the first cultural diversity courses and curricula for multiple academic programs. This expert is currently an adjunct professor in fire service administration at a university and in criminal justice at a community college, as well as the owner of a training and human resources consulting firm, all in Oregon.

This well-credentialed expert has several decades of experience in the executive compensation & executive recruiting industries. He began his career in 1989 and has since completed more than 200 engagements focused on executive recruiting and executive compensation. He is a graduate of Cornell University's Advanced Program in Executive Search & Leadership Consulting & The Wharton School's Executive Compensation: Strategies and Frameworks program. Currently, this expert is the President/CEO of a firm focused on executive recruiting and executive compensation within more than 40 industries, including aerospace, agriculture, automotive, banking, construction, defense, electronics, energy, food, healthcare, industrial machinery & equipment, insurance, maritime, plastics, private equity, transportation, technology and utilities.

This expert is the senior partner of EMA Partners New York, and a retired Partner of Ernst & Young where he was the Managing Director of the global executive search practice and senior national partner for executive compensation and human resources consulting services. He has successfully completed more than 1000 search assignments in his career across all industry sectors and within all functional fields for organizations of all sizes, and for both domestic and international organizations. He has authored numerous books on the compensation of directors, corporate governance, executive selection and executive compensation. This expert is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. He is an accredited diplomat of the American Compensation Association, a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, Society of Human Resources Management and the Board of Advisors of the Corporate Governance Institute at Florida Atlantis University. He was named by the Association of Executive Search Consultants as a "pioneer of executive search".

This expert has frequently advised school district and other public clients concerning appropriate responses to allegations of teacher and other employee misconduct, as well as advising them after an investigation is complete concerning what actions they might wish to take depending on the findings in the investigation. She often interacts with attorneys on cases, and has extensive human resources experience, including having served as a college and school district director of human resources. Additionally, her investigation reports have been used as employer responses to rights agency investigations. She has over thirty years of leadership experience. She is able to use her technical expertise to advise her clients. She has been a senior human resources manager, an operations division leader, a consultant, and an investigator for a wide variety of businesses and organizations. In all of these settings she has applied her extensive analytical, interpersonal, and technical skills.

30 years of employment in a community hospital advancing to the executive level as the organizations Chief Nursing Officer. Lead the organization to successful state and JCAHO surveys, knowledge of patient care and medical staff standards. Authored organizational policies and procedures in accordance with best practices. Oversight of 500 FTEs to include nursing and allied support staff for clinical care departments. Provided oversight administration for a long term nursing facility associated with the organization. Participated in CMS surveys. Actively worked with risk management and quality Improvement processes. Knowledge of HR policies and practices to include implementation and enforcement. Developed and implemented the entire operational process for a start up free medical community.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in litigation matters concerning employment issues. She has testified in at least 5 cases that went to a jury. She received a B.A. in Economics from Boston College summa cum laude and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School cum laude and was on the Law Review. Her experience as a litigator makes her a specialist in the workplace environment, and she has authored and lectured on various topics including sexual harassment, discrimination, workplace investigations, terminations, ADA, leaves of absence, and other workplace issues. She was also elected as a Fellow to the College of Labor and Employment Attorneys. Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, she has consulted for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She currently serves as the President for a human resource consulting firm where she has consulted various businesses and employers in various industries. She provides counsel and advice, conducts internal investigations, and conducts training. She also works with schools and universities in investigating sexual assault charges.

This expert has over 10 years of experience in the field of human resources. She earned her BA and MA from Lewis University, followed by her DBA in strategy and innovation from Capella University. She is certified in human resources development and aging services risk management and is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management. This expert previously served as the director of human resources at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home and Beacon Hill Lifespace Community. She was also the director of human resources at Joliet Area Community Hospice, where she oversees the policies and procedures for employees. Currently, she serves as the senior director of people services at a senior living center in Illinois.

This expert is an internationally recognized human resources expert and is a trained Ohio Drug Free Workplace trainer. She earned a JD from Taft Law School and a MBA from York College of Pennsylvania. She is well published on human resources issues, specifically relating to employment practices. She has served as the HR Vice President or Director for a number of large, for-profit and non-profit corporations and is currently the head of Human Resources for a major psychiatric institution.