Corey Berkey is the owner of all things “People” at JazzHR. He oversees the recruiting efforts that help JazzHR build a world-class team, plus our employee engagement that helps keep that team happy. He holds a SHRM-SCP and has been in the field for ten years. His experience spans large and small businesses and many different industries, but he’s always had a soft spot for tech and early-stage companies.

As the company’s Clinical Founding Instructor, Ashlei leads Savor Lining’s curriculum development and class instruction. Ashlei is a licensed marriage and family therapist, with over a decade of experience providing mental health services to the greater Los Angeles area. Ashlei has extensive and relevant experience in running her own private practice and managing clinical teams. She is passionate about breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and providing culturally competent therapeutic services and resources to help people gain access to the tools and knowledge they need to feel happy and fulfilled in life. Ashlei received her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California, is a Certified Gottman (Level 1), Certified TF/AF CBT Therapist, and a Certified GroupX Fitness Instructor (Les Mills & more).

Richele Middlebrooks is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Grocery Outlet, a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products sold through a network of independently operated stores. In her role, Richele oversees Talent Acquisition and employer branding for the company. Richele joined Grocery Outlet in 2018  and was the only Corporate Recruiter. She now leads a team of 4! Originally from San Jose, CA Richele started her career in retail where she held several different leadership roles in the field with J.Crew & Gap Inc. Richele studied HR at Cal State East Bay and made the leap to her true passion, Corporate Human Resources & Talent Acquisition.

Tony Suzda is an experienced leader in the areas of Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Talent Strategy and HRIS.  He has a passion for ensuring top notch candidate experience that attracts top talent into the organization. Tony has led many high profile projects for both private and public companies related to recruiting systems, process development, candidate engagement & experience and talent strategy. In his career, Tony has focused largely on creating and implementing systems and processes that increase efficiency and experience for candidates and hiring managers.  Through many of these initiatives, he has been able to show increases in quality of hire, candidate satisfaction, manager satisfaction and brand affinity.

Tony continues to implement new and out-of-the-box methods to drive corporate strategy and positive organizational change, resulting in significant gains for the organization.

James Longabaugh, Ph.D., joined WSA as an Executive Consultant in 2019.  Previously, Dr. Longabaugh worked at IBM for four years as a Senior Managing Consultant, serving as a trusted advisor to organizations for enhancing the experience of their employees through research-driven employee engagement programs.  In addition, Dr. Longabaugh has extensive experience developing pre-employment assessment and selection programs for organizations to hire their unfair share of high-quality talent, employing assessment and coaching programs to develop the next generation of leaders, and leveraging workforce analytics and artificial intelligence to discover meaningful insight to drive change.

Dr. Longabaugh has over 10 years of experience in talent acquisition, employee engagement and customer surveys, talent assessment, and workforce analytics spanning a variety of organizations and industries.  Prior to IBM, Dr. Longabaugh was the owner and Principal Consultant of a boutique consulting firm specializing in organizational effectiveness, employee and customer surveys, recruitment, leadership development, and pre-employment assessments.  Dr. Longabaugh is an adjunct professor in the graduate I-O psychology department at Seattle Pacific University, is a published researcher, and has presented at multiple conferences and continues to contribute research and best practices to improve the world of work.

Ms. Migliaro is a US Army Veteran with 5 years active duty experience in the Military Police Corps. During her service, Ms. Migliaro deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan supporting and building local national law enforcement capabilities. She was awarded the FYo8 FORSCOM J.P Holland Award for best Military Police Company in the Army, the combat action badge and bronze star. Ms. Migliaro earned her degree in American Politics and Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy. She is currently the Vice Chairwoman of America’s Warrior Partnership’s Board and is an advocate for veteran integration. Prior to joining the Apollo Team in 2017, Ms. Migliaro worked in various human resource and operation management roles. In her previous role at UBS, Ms. Migliaro led the Veterans Initiative where she was responsible for the strategic planning and business opportunity operations. In her current role, Ms. Migliaro is focused on value creation in the recruitment, development and sustainment of diverse talent at Apollo and at the companies in which its funds invest.