Exceptional Leader Award
An award for the professionals who lead fearlessly to build standout early career and talent programs and manage with empathy to bring out the best in their team.
Exceptional Leader Nominees
These Exceptional Leaders are placed alongside other leaders who are responsible for making 100 hires or less within the past calendar year.
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Nominees
Amanda Davenport | Head of Talent Strategy | Submittable
Chip Turrisi | Sr. Manager, Early Career Recruiting | Royal Caribbean Group
Jill Lovell | Director of Recruitment | GenSpark
Kelly Bundalo | Director, Talent Program Attraction | Anheuser-Busch
Malini Agarwal | Head of Campus Recruiting | Guardian Life
Mason McAnally | Associate Director of Talent Acquisition | Atwell, LLC
Samantha Del Bianco | Manager, PDE and GTM Recruiting | Vendr
Serge Clivio | Head of Talent Acquisition | Small Door Vet
Suzy Jessen | Director, Global Internships & Early Career Programs | Ancestry
Exceptional Leader Nominees
These Exceptional Leaders are placed alongside other leaders who are responsible for making 100-200 hires within the past calendar year.
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Nominees
Bryan Perkins | Senior Talent Acquisition Leader | Catalina Marketing Corp
Cassie Elliott | Manager Recruitment | Valera Health
Courtney Brown | Director of Talent | HCSS
Dave DeGuzman | Head of People | Ylopo
Jill Perez | Director, Emerging Talent + Business Recruiting | GoodRx
Marlena Taynor | Director, Early Careers | Greystar
Rosie Steinmetz | Director, Talent Acquisition | Coyote Logistics
Trent Cotton | Vice President of Talent and Culture | HatchWorks
Exceptional Leader Nominees
These Exceptional Leaders are placed alongside other leaders who are responsible for making 200-500 hires within the past calendar year.
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Nominees
Christian Sack | Director of Talent Attraction & Acquisition | Allegion
Cindy Loggins | Global Head of Emerging Talent | eBay
Crystal Stanfield | Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition | Cboe Global Markets
Dani Allen | Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition | Ancestry
Darien May | Director of Talent Acquisition | Eventbrite
Derrick Echoles | Head of Future Talent | GroupM
Dustin Leszcynski | Director, Talent Acquisition - Early Career | Burlington Stores, Inc.
Elizabeth Diley | Campus TA & Talent Brand Leader | General Mills
Lisa Schmidt | Senior Director, Campus Recruiting | ADP
Exceptional Leader Nominees
These Exceptional Leaders are placed alongside other leaders who are responsible for making 500+ hires within the past calendar year and work for a company with less than 10,000 employees.
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Nominees
Adelvia Gomez | Regional Recruitment Director | City Year
Bek Daniels | Talent Acquisition Director - North America | Daniels Health
Chris Harp | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | iHeartMedia
Jeremy Bushaw | VP Global Talent Acquisition | Informatica
Jessie Koepplin | Director of Campus Recruiting | CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)
Mariela Orochena | EVP/Exec Director, Talent Acquisition | IPG Health
Tim McElhone | Director Talent Acquisition | Colas USA
Vaughn Brown | Talent Acquisition Leader | Subaru of America Inc.
Exceptional Leader Nominees
These Exceptional Leaders are placed alongside other leaders who are responsible for making 500+ hires within the past calendar year and work for a company with more than 10,000 employees.
Click here for the landing page with all nominees in this category and to cast your vote for the winner.
Nominees
Amanda Wills | Vice President, Talent Acquisition - Early Careers | Mastercard
Carol Vella | Director, Early Careers Talent Acquisition | Walmart, Inc.
Cheryl Petersen | Americas Region Talent Resourcing Leader | Arup
Heather Faulkner | Director, Talent Acquisition - Campus Relations, Programs & Execution | Verizon
Janine Seker | Director, Global Talent Acquisition | Zebra Technologies
Kristie Crespo | VP Talent Acquisition | Gainwell Technologies
Mara Dibb | Global Head of Talent Acquisition | SC Johnson
Susan Meehan | AVP & Director of Talent Acquisition | Zurich North America
Todd Good | Senior Manager, Campus Recruiting | Heartland Dental
William Chichester | Director, Enterprise Campus Recruiting | Target
