Avi Robinson is the VP HR of Keter Plastic Ltd, a position he has held since 2007.  At Keter, Avi built and implemented HR processes including: recruitment, training and development, talent management, compensation, performance evaluation, and SAP HR.  Prior to 2007, Avi held the position of Senior HR Director of SSC (Shared Services Center) at Teva in Israel. Avi started his career at Teva as the HR Director  where he gained experience in reorganization as the company made organizational changes in response to the changing market. Avi was also the VP HR for the International group at Teva.  He has a BA in Social Work and M.Sc. in Behavioral Science and Management from the Technion. He participated in the INSEAD program "Managerial Skills for International Business" and the Technion Institute of Management (TIM) Senior Management Program. Avi is a senior management member of the ISHRM (Israeli Society for Human Resources Management).

Bonnie Mason began her human resources career with South Seas Resort on Captiva Island, Florida in 1995. There she was instrumental in providing human resources leadership for over 700 employees. As the human resources manager, she spearheaded the international H2B and J-1 programs to help supplement staffing during the resort’s peak times. She continued on the human resources team just after hurricane Charley destroyed the resort in 2004.

In 2005, Bonnie joined Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN as a Sr. Recruiter. She was responsible for attracting leadership talent for the 2,881 room hotel plus 4 attractions. In addition, Bonnie led a team of 4 recruiters and 2 support staff. In January 2008 Bonnie was promoted to Assistant Employment Manager where she led her team of recruiters to attract talent for all hourly positions within the hotel and attractions. This included the famous A Country Christmas season where her team hired over 300 new STARS each season.  In September of 2009 Bonnie was recognized for her strong leadership and was given the title of Employment Manager. Bonnie led the HR team during the 2010 Nashville flood rebuild where she worked with her team to rehire over 2000 STARS that had been displaced after the May flood that affected the entire Opryland hotel.

Bonnie has continued in this role and has navigated through numerous changes since Marriott International acquired the management of the Gaylord Hotel brand in October 2012. She and her team have implemented fully into the Marriott International company policies, procedures, and practices. Bonnie is a dynamic team player highly skilled in talent management, creating partnerships, and focused on customer service.
 

Allyson Gonzalez is a Human Resources professional who directs AT&T’s program for the hiring and management of foreign nationals.  Her team develops policies and procedures in support of foreign national employees for the benefit and guidance of hiring managers, staffing managers, and others as they pursue the achievement of business objectives.  Prior to joining AT&T, she held a similar position at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) – now British Petroleum.  She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas - Dallas, with a Master’s degree in Public Administration.

Clients looking to win the war for talent and marshal a qualified workforce can benefit greatly from the expertise of Michael Gruber. In addition to his 10 years of experience in recruitment process outsourcing, Michael was an HR Leader for the largest personnel branch of the U.S. Army in Europe. 

As Divisional Vice President for The RightThing^®, an ADP^® Company, Michael designs and manages operational strategy. Michael pursues a variety of business strategies and works continuously to enhance the company’s portfolio of service offerings, develop relationships with strategic partners and reviews competitive analysis trends and educates the marketplace about the advantages of RPO. 

Michael has been a key member of The RightThing since inception in 2003 and has served in a variety of roles including Director of Onsite Programs, Strategic Account Manager, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Client Officer before being promoted to his current position.

Dennis Connelly has a record of entrepreneurship spanning 30 years. He's founded, co-founded, and built eight companies from start-up to scalable to maturity, that were either sold, merged, or remain on-going, and he has learned powerful lessons that apply to any company in any industry. His primary skill is finding solutions to seemingly intractable problems, using creativity, team work, and sometimes the sheer force of will.

Dennis' specialties include executive leadership, sales management, business growth and development, and raising capital. He has substantial experience in sales development, product creation, training, coaching, and operations management.

Prior to joining Kurlan & Associates, Dennis built a nationwide network of manufacturers to serve his distribution clients, and trained and coached hundreds of existing sales personnel in the channel. He also hired and trained his own sales force and expanded operations from two to seven manufacturing locations in five years.

With core experience in strategy, growth, finance, and operations, Dennis provides C-level perspective to help clients get unstuck, make necessary changes, and achieve the success they envision for their companies and themselves.

Charles F. Bass is a member of the firm’s Government Law & Policy group, focusing his practice on government policy and legislative matters throughout the federal government. Bass served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional district from 1995 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2013. Working with members of the firm's Government Law & Policy Practice, Bass’s practice focuses on strategic advice and legislative advocacy. His expertise enables him to provide assistance with matters before the House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate and Executive Branch agencies. During his 14-year tenure in Congress, Bass served on the Budget, Government Reform and Oversight, Transportation and Infrastructure, Intelligence, and Energy and Commerce Committees.

As a long-time member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Bass has extensive experience with public policy in such areas as energy, telecommunications, health care, environmental protection, consumer protection, privacy, data security and related issues. He enjoys a reputation as a substantive and pragmatic legislator who works well with both Democrats and Republicans. In addition to his service in Congress, Bass served four years in the New Hampshire Senate, and six years as a State Representative. He also served as Chief of Staff to former Congressman David F. Emery from 1976-1979. In addition to his service in government, Bass also has extensive business experience as an entrepreneur.