Consultant Bios
Compensation
Ann Block
HR Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Ann is an accomplished HR strategist with broad business operations background, strong change management skills and experience providing leadership during organizational change. Her extensive business experience has enabled her to translate complex business initiatives into people practices that achieve results. Ann has a proven track record of creating innovative solutions in tumultuous situations and the ability to keep a workforce engaged during a business crisis. She has demonstrated success in large and mid-size corporate organizations as well as in entrepreneurial environments.
Client Experience
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Frontier Airlines
Public Service Company of Colorado
University of Denver
US Airways
Project Expertise
Crisis and Change Management
Employee Communications
Integration of HR and Business Strategies
Organizational Analysis
Workforce Engagement
Education
BA, University of Southern California, Sociology
Sue Bohline
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Sue has more than 20 years of experience assisting organizations develop strategies to optimize the performance of their people. Areas of practice include Human Capital Planning, Talent Management, Total Compensation, and Employee Engagement.
Sue’s experience spans a wide range of organizations in industries including high-tech, telecommunications, defense and aerospace, financial services, health care, utilities, mining and hospitality. She has also worked with a wide range of public sector organizations and nonprofits. Client profiles range from emerging organizations to Fortune 50.
Client Experience
Level 3 Communications
Towers Perrin
Watson Wyatt
Project Expertise
Executive Compensation
Human Capital Planning
Performance Management
Total Rewards Strategy and Design
Education
BA, University of Minnesota, Industrial Relations
Shan Burchenal
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Shan is a forward thinking and accomplished human resource executive with more than 20 years of experience at PepsiCo, Inc. in all aspects of benefits and compensation management including health and welfare plans, retirement plans, equity- based pay, total rewards, regulatory compliance and vendor management. Shan also has extensive experience in organization design, organization development and performance management.
Before joining PepsiCo, Shan held product management positions in the health care field, first with FMC Corporation in the research and diagnostic products arena, then with Schering-Plough Corporation in pharmaceutical products. From Schering-Plough, she joined PepsiCo as their first Manager, Health Care Cost Containment.
Client Experience
FMC Corporation
PepsiCo
Schering-Plough Corporation
Project Expertise
Compensation Plan Design
International Benefit Design
Mergers & Acquisition Due Diligence
Education
MBA, Dartmouth College, Business Administration
BA, Denison University, Economics
Marilyn Burton-Jones
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
During a successful 30+ year career at Shell Oil Company, Marilyn has worked in various capacities across numerous business lines. Starting in the technical arena, she honed her analytical, research and problem- solving skills in Shell Development and Shell Chemical Companies. She transitioned into the business to work on significant marketing and change management initiatives, which exposed her to the internal HR organization. The last decade of Marilyn's career was spent in a corporate center of excellence for Total Rewards and a regional hub for Compensation. In her various HR roles, she worked with internal clients, building co-operative relationships to support the business strategies and contribute to their profitability, competitiveness and long-term sustainability. She has experience developing, implementing and managing processes that impact employee understanding, behaviors and performance to achieve desired business results.
Client Experience
Shell People Services
Equiva Services
Equilon Pipeline
Shell Chemical Company
Shell Information Technology International
Shell Development Company
Project Expertise
Total Rewards Design & Implementation
Executive & Sales Compensation
Benefit Strategy & Design
Survey Management
Education
BS, Howard University, Chemistry
MBA, University of Houston, Marketing/Management
Amy Taylor Ellis, CCP
Compensation Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Amy has extensive experience in designing, implementing and consulting around compensation best practices in a variety of industries. She is also highly skilled at utilizing total rewards to drive business goals while ensuring alignment to the overall human resources plan.
She has worked closely with Compensation Committees to develop compensation programs to attract, retain and motivate top talent. In addition to her deep expertise in total rewards, Amy has also worked to integrate HR systems and performance management programs into an overall talent management strategy.
Client Experience
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Compaq Computer Corporation
Administaff
Texas Children’s Hospital
Project Expertise
Compensation Plan Design
Executive Compensation
Total Rewards Strategy
Education
MBA, Sam Houston State University
BS, University of Central Arkansas, Psychology
Jeffrey Gibson, CCP, CBP, SPHR
Compensation Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Jeff has 20 years of experience in Human Resources developing and implementing programs which help companies maximize the return on their investment in talent. Jeff’s primary areas of focus are in the areas of Compensation, Organizational Design, Human Resource Planning, Performance Management, and Retirement Plans. In addition to these areas, Jeff also draws upon his broader HR experience in the planning and execution of the due diligence and integration phases of mergers and acquisitions.
Jeff’s experience spans the automotive, financial services, and high tech industries. This experience includes leadership positions as well as responsibilities which were global in scope.
Client Experience
Dell
Dell Financial Services
General Motors Corp.
Toyoda Gosei
Project Expertise
401(k) Plans
Broad Based Compensation
Long Term Incentive Plans
Mergers and Acquisitions
Performance Management
Sales Compensation
Education
BS, University of Dayton, Accounting and Finance
Liz Cook
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Liz has over 25 years of consulting and management experience in human resources. She specializes in the areas of compensation including base and variable pay design and administration, performance management, competency design, communications, merger and acquisition integration, survey development and management, project management and implementation, interim human resource management and union negotiation including financial analysis and bargaining. She has spent over half of her career in consulting and the remaining in various positions of management or as an internal consultant in the corporate setting.
Client Experience
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Texas Commerce Bank
Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Project Expertise
Compensation Planning
Interim HR Management
Performance Management
Competency Design
Labor/Union Negotiations
Project Management
Merger/Acquisition Integration
Education
BBA, Finance, Southern Methodist University
Rebecca Johnson
Compensation Consultant
Consulting Expertise
RJ has over 20 years of business experience as a leader in both finance and human resources. RJ initially earned her CPA with Ernst and Young, and subsequently held senior management positions both in finance and in HR. She has expertise in global compensation, performance management, employee communications, mergers and acquisitions and HR strategic planning.
RJ partners with HR and management teams in a wide variety of industries and sizes to bring clarity, simplicity and increased impact to compensation and reward programs.
With her unique combination of financial and human resource expertise, she speaks and trains often for industry groups and conferences, and is a director for the Northern California HR Association (NCHRA) Executive Board.
Client Experience
Bay Alarm
SunPower Corp
Valent (Sumitomo)
Varian Medical Systems
Project Expertise
Compensation and Rewards Strategy
Executive Compensation
Sales Compensation
Short/Long-Term Incentive Design
Market Benchmarking
Education
BS, Haas Business School, UC Berkeley: Double emphasis in Accounting and Marketing
CPA
Laina Mickus, CCP
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Laina is a compensation consultant with significant experience in both consulting and corporate environments. She has extensive experience assisting clients in all phases of compensation program development including strategy identification, global plan design and implementation. Her compensation expertise includes the design and development of base salary programs, reward and recognition strategies; annual incentives and sales compensation plans. She has particular technical expertise in equity-based long-term incentive plans.
Client Experience
Janus Capital Group
Level 3 Communications
MCI Telecommunications
Project Expertise
Base Pay Program Design
Compensation Structure Design
Reward and Recognition Strategies
Sales Compensation
Education
BS, Drake University, Finance
Stacie Lyons, CCP, GRP
Compensation Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Stacie has extensive, multi-industry, corporate and subsidiary experience in designing and implementing compensation programs that support business strategy.
She has exceptional analytical and trouble-shooting skills with ability to quickly identify critical client needs, potential FLSA, EEOC and OFCCP compliance issues and recommend course of action.
Client Experience
FMC Technologies
Cooper Industries
SYSCO Corp
Veolia Water
Project Expertise
Communication
Job Analysis
Job Evaluation
Market Analysis
Salary & System Administration
Education
BBA, University of North Texas, Personnel & Industrial Relations
Brad Prill
Total Rewards Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Brad works with organizations applying his considerable total rewards experience. He has more than 15 years experience working in senior level compensation, benefits and systems positions. His areas of focus include total rewards, corporate culture, strategy, employee motivation and communication. Brad is consistently recognized for his creativity, passion and ability to find innovative solutions to helping organizations recognize new ways to solve “the same old problems.”
Client Experience
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Janus Capital Management
Level 3 Communications
PepsiCo/KFC
Project Expertise
Total Rewards Design
STI & LTI Plan Design
Equity Plans
Performance Management
Education
BS & MBA, State University of New York at Albany
Concentration in Human Resources, Organizational Analysis and HRIS