SHRM PDCs

Allan H. Weitzman is the head of the Labor and Employment Law Department in the Boca Raton office of Proskauer Rose LLP, and is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law with over forty-one years’ experience – all at Proskauer. 

Based on a peer-review study, Allan has been named in the 2005 through 2015 editions of Best Lawyers in America, the nation’s definitive guide to legal excellence.  He is particularly proud that he was named by Best Lawyers as the 2013 Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law in South Florida.  From 2007 through 2015, Allan has earned a first tier Chambers ranking for his outstanding employment law work.  In 2009 and 2011 through 2015, Allan was named by Human Resource Executive magazine as one of the nation’s top 100 corporate employment attorneys. He is also a fellow in the prestigious College of Labor Employment Law Attorneys. 

Among his notable achievements, Allan submitted the amicus brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of the Society for Human Resources Management in the Faragher case.  The employer’s “affirmative defense” that was adopted by the Supreme Court in Faragher was based on an argument made by Allan and his firm. 

Allan is graduate of the Cornell Law School where he was an Editor of the Cornell Law Review, graduating with distinction and was a member of “The Order of the Coif.”

Kathleen is currently the President of The HeaRt Group, a human resource consulting firm, with expertise in organizational development, talent acquisition and management, employee engagement, performance leadership, compensation and benefits. She is the former Assistant Vice Chancellor of Human Resources at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. Prior to that, she was Corporate Vice President of Human Resources at Edgewater Technology in Fayetteville, AR for five years, helping with the acquisition of 44 companies to form Staffmark Inc., later becoming Edgewater. Prior to this position she held various executive human resources positions at Acxiom Corporation, Express Human Resources and M.M. Cohn. In her last position, she was responsible for the human resource function in the UAMS Medical Center, which has over 6500 employees, as well as campus responsibility for the operation functions that includes compensation, HR analytics, recruitment, organizational development, employee relations, affirmative action, immigration, compliance, benefits, employee services, and performance management for 11,000 employees. The HeaRt Group’s focus is to work with small to mid-sized business owners and executives to develop Human Resource practices best aligned with their business objectives and strategic plans. The HeaRt Group provides common sense human resource advice by solving Human Resource challenges, handling Human Resource issues and partnering with clients to enhance their organization. Ms. McComber has over 40 years’ experience in the human resource profession and has done extensive work in the areas of compensation, benefits, employee relations, performance leadership, diversity and organizational development 30 of those at the senior level. She is a member of the Central Arkansas Human Resource Association (CAHRA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for many years. She has served on the CAHRA board of directors twice serving as Chair. She has also served on the SHRM Board of Directors for seven years and held the top volunteer position as Chair in 1998. She served four years on the Human Resource Certification Board and six years on the SHRM Foundation Board serving as chair in 2006. She holds a B.S. in Education from the University of Arkansas and a M.A. in Management from Webster University. She is on the faculty of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the College of Public Health and Webster University teaching leadership and human resource classes at the graduate level.

Michelle DiTondo is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for MGM Resorts International where she is currently leading initiatives in employee engagement, internal branding, and talent management for the companies 62,000 employees.  MGM Resorts is a global leader in hospitality and gaming, operating a portfolio of brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, and the Mirage.

Prior to assuming this role, Michelle was the Vice President of Human Resources for Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Vice President of Human Resources for New York-New York Hotel & Casino, overseeing all human resources functions at each property.  She joined the Company in 2006 from Harrah’s/Caesars Entertainment, where she held the position of Vice President of Human Resources for Flamingo and Harrah’s Las Vegas.

Michelle’s background includes more than 20 years of human resources leadership experience. 

For five years prior to entering the gaming industry, Michelle was a Partner in the
Leadership Research Institute (LRI), a multinational consulting firm.  With LRI, she worked internationally and provided organization effectiveness consulting for a number of Fortune 100 Companies.  Michelle was the first female and minority to be elected a Partner in LRI.

Michelle held HR leadership roles within the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, American Express, and First Security Corporation.

Michelle received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Arizona State University and her Master of Business Administration from Brigham Young University.

 

Dr. David Rock coined the term 'Neuroleadership’ and is the CEO of the NeuroLeadership Institute, a global initiative bringing neuroscientists and leadership experts together to build a new science for leadership development. With operations in 24 countries, the Institute also helps large organizations operationalize brain research in order to develop better leaders and managers. David co-edits the NeuroLeadership Journal and heads up an annual global summit. He has written many of the central academic and discussion papers that have defined the Neuroleadership field.

Brendan Browne has the uncommon privilege of leading recruitment for the company that has and continues to completely redefine and transform the world of talent...LinkedIn. He has been in recruiting and HR for 15+ years and is fortunate to have had amazing experiences working in markets across the globe from coast to coast in the US, across EMEA and throughout APAC with incredible colleagues solving hard and meaningful problems.  Brendan has worked at organizations big and small from Microsoft to Northwestern Mutual to start-ups in Silicon Valley and is passionate about education and serves on the Board of the Jean Weingarten Children's Center in Redwood City California.

Brendan Browne has the uncommon privilege of leading recruitment for the company that has and continues to completely redefine and transform the world of talent...LinkedIn. He has been in recruiting and HR for 15+ years and is fortunate to have had amazing experiences working in markets across the globe from coast to coast in the US, across EMEA and throughout APAC with incredible colleagues solving hard and meaningful problems.  Brendan has worked at organizations big and small from Microsoft to Northwestern Mutual to start-ups in Silicon Valley and is passionate about education and serves on the Board of the Jean Weingarten Children's Center in Redwood City California.

Advocate Health Care is based in Chicago.  With 12 acute care hospitals and a children’s hospital, it is the largest private sector employer in Illinois, having 35,000 employees and annual net revenues of $5 billion.  Advocate has been recognized as one of the Top 5 Employers in the State of Illinois and is considered the premier health care provider in Chicago.  As Vice President of Benefit Services, Kim Dwyer strategizes, designs, develops and implements all employee benefits and wellness programs with communications to support them.  She is responsible for all administration and selection of benefits providers, including third party administrators, managed care companies, benefit networks, trustee and recordkeeping services.    Kim holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Illinois, Sports Medicine and Education.  She is the executive vice chair of the Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) and is or has served as a client advisory board member for Active Health, HealthMedia, MetLife, Institutional Advisors, Fidelity, and ADP Benefit Services.

Denise Pirrotti Hummel, J.D., is a Human Capital Principal at EY, where she leads national culture integration and optimization across the globe. She is the former CEO and Founder of Universal Consensus, LLC, a culture transformation firm. Her team helps clients improve global business results and build lasting performance by enhancing corporate, national, gender and generational culture, key components of enterprise financial success. In addition to serving clients, she leads a team of 40 engineers, computer scientists, curriculum specialists and researchers that operationalize EY’s global culture tools used for H.R. transformation and M&A culture integration. Hummel is a member of the prestigious U.S. State Department Worldwide Speaker and Specialist Program and a speaker on culture and change management at SHRM 2013 and SHRM 2014. She has consulted for a myriad of Fortune 100 companies in every sector, as well as the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon. Prior to founding Universal Consensus, Hummel was an attorney practicing commercial and employment law, and D&I internationally. That experience has enabled her to effectively link a client’s HR and cultural considerations with the overall enterprise risk management impacts. Denise was recognized by the American Bar Association as one of the top twenty young attorneys in the United States in 1992. She is a published author and speaks multiple languages.

Cesar Aguirre is the Vice President of Human Resources for the EMEA/LATAM Division at American Tower Corporation. In that capacity, Cesar provides leadership in the development and integration of the company’s Human Resource programs for ATC existing markets in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Ghana,  Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa and Uganda.

For the past 30 years, Cesar has held senior executive HR positions at  ATC, Tyson Foods International, Human Assets Group, Sony Electronics, Microsoft, CIGNA International, and Data General Computers, amongst others, involving the full spectrum of HR responsibilities, including organizational culture assessment and change, change management, leadership development, human resources generalist.  Additionally, has been an instructor at the Executive and Professional Education Department, College of Business Administration of the Florida International University in Miami. He has been a regular speaker at industry and HR forums and conferences.

Cesar holds a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Chihuahua Mexico Technological College and a diploma in HR Management from ITSM in Chihuahua.  In addition, he completed the Senior HR Executive Development Program at the University of Michigan. He is a GPHR and a current member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Cesar Aguirre is the Vice President of Human Resources for the EMEA/LATAM Division at American Tower Corporation. In that capacity, Cesar provides leadership in the development and integration of the company’s Human Resource programs for ATC existing markets in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Ghana,  Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa and Uganda.

For the past 30 years, Cesar has held senior executive HR positions at  ATC, Tyson Foods International, Human Assets Group, Sony Electronics, Microsoft, CIGNA International, and Data General Computers, amongst others, involving the full spectrum of HR responsibilities, including organizational culture assessment and change, change management, leadership development, human resources generalist.  Additionally, has been an instructor at the Executive and Professional Education Department, College of Business Administration of the Florida International University in Miami. He has been a regular speaker at industry and HR forums and conferences.

Cesar holds a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Chihuahua Mexico Technological College and a diploma in HR Management from ITSM in Chihuahua.  In addition, he completed the Senior HR Executive Development Program at the University of Michigan. He is a GPHR and a current member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).