2015 Winners

North Texas corporations and public agencies joined together in June 2015 to recognize excellence in the Human Resource arena during the Inaugural Strategic HR Excellence Awards & Symposium event. Over 100 HR professionals from around the metroplex celebrated the accomplishments of HR specialists and strategic, emerging and visionary leaders contributing to the overall direction of the industry as well as impacting their own organizations.

VIDEO OF THE 2015 AWARDS & SYMPOSIUM EVENT

Visionary Category

For Profit < 5,000

Elizabeth Knuppel
Elizabeth Knuppel
Ericsson

For Profit > 5,000

coming-soon
Mark Hamand
Deltek

Emerging Leader Category

For Profit < 5,000

Tammy Trudelle
Tammy Trudelle
Ft Worth Community Credit Union

For Profit > 5,000

Janet Blair
Janet Blair
Ericsson

Non Profit

Johanna Nystrom
Johanna Nystrom
Lamplighter School

Government

coming-soon
Mona Braniff
City of Ft Worth

Strategic Leader Category

For Profit < 5,000

Cristi Farrow
Christi Farrow
Prestige Maintenance USA

For Profit > 5,000

coming-soon
Tony Bridwell
Brinker

Non Profit

coming-soon
Kenneth Reeves
YMCA Ft Worth

Government

LynnAnn Brewer Stand In
LynnAnn Brewer
Texas State University

HR Specialist Category

For Profit < 5,000

Brenda Mccarty
Brenda McCarty
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts

For Profit > 5,000

coming-soon
Bob Masengill
Autozone

Non Profit

coming-soon
Angie Quebedeaux
Little Children’s Health

Government

coming-soon
Lizneth Sparrow
University of Texas Austin

Finalists

Elizabeth Knuppel, Ericsson
Janet Blair, Ericsson
Leslie Horowitz, E COM Atlantic
Bob Masengill, AutoZone
Thomas Lavelle, Cigna
Shannon Lane, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Suzanne Bragg, Freeman
Tammy Trudelle, Ft. Worth Community Credit Union
Lori Bishop, Research Now
Rita King, Lone Star Aerospace, Inc.
Christi Farrow, Prestige Maintenance USA
Ted Hill, Life Benefits, Inc.
Brenda Macarty, MBA, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Brian W. Voigt, Prism Partners International
Elizabeth Moffitt, The Christopher Quinn Group, Inc.
Mark Hamand, Deltek
Zeb, HC Square LLC
Angie Quebedeaux-Little, Children’s Health
Harris Miers, The Miers Group
LaToya Massey, Solutionstar
Sara Stoub, High Profile Inc.
Kenneth Reeves, YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth
Seth Trujillo, TruCoverage
Lynne Stewart, Superiorhire
Karen Cunningham, The Hopkins Group
Johanna Nystrom, The Lamplighter School
Mona Braniff, City of Ft. Worth
LynnAnn Brewer, Texas State University
Lizneth Sparrow, University of Texas,Austin
Alicia F. Barthel, Texas Southmost College
Moriya Gavrilova, City of Corinth
Sedrick Shields, City of Dallas
Jaquina Gilbert, City of Dallas
Molly Carroll, City of Dallas
Lynette Oliver, Comerica Bank
Tracy Madison, DCCCD
Susan DeHaan, Ford Motor Company
Patrick Aulson, Kaplan
Jeff Dardiger, Marsh & McLennan
Shana Warren, Medical City Dallas
Hilary Syverson, Medical City Dallas
Ruth Mier, Medical City Dallas
Eric Leopard, Methodist Hospital
Justin McCloskey, Methodist Hospital
Tony Bridwell, Brinker
Diane Bibrey, Nokia
Tosha Whitfield, Pioneer Natural Gas
Denise Darvin Reader, Prudential Financial
Lacaya Armstrong, SWA
Erika Curry, T-Mobile
Claudia Rodriquez, TWC
Mike Collier, TXI
David Loeser, Unisys Worldwide
Pam Cowart, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Kathy Goodin-Mitchell, Eagle Consulting Group
Stephanie Steel Walsh, Amerisource Bergeron
Wayne Wilson, Methodist Health System