Mary Spees, Senior Director of Human Resources, Cirque du Soleil Mary Spees’ team provides a full range of HR strategy and support for Cirque du Soleil productions that are presented in theaters and showrooms associated with Cirque’s partners. Cirque currently presents 19 different shows around the world, and the Resident Shows Division Human Resources team is responsible for employees located in the United States, Tokyo, Macau, and other countries. From a group of 20 street performers at its beginning in 1994, the company now has 5,000 employees, including more than 1,300 artists from close to 50 different countries. Shari Simberkoff, Director of Human Resources, Eileen Fisher, Inc. Shari Simberkoff is the Director of Human Resources for Eileen Fisher, a women’s clothing company head- quartered in New York, whose mission is to “inspire simplicity, creativity and delight through connection and great design”. She leads a team of HR professionals who support the company’s 850 employees across the country in the full suite of HR services. Eileen Fisher, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Irvington, New York. The company has been awarded the honor of being one of the 25 Best Medium Companies to Work for in America each year since 2004..
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Mary Spees
director of Human Resources
Cirque du Soleil
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Mary Spees is the Senior Director of Human Resources for Cirque du Soleil’s Resident Shows Division. Mary leads a staff of human resources professionals ranging from generalists to subject matter experts in all areas of human resources, including immigration, health and safety, talent attraction, compensation and benefits, workers’ compensation, and employee/artist relations. Cirque currently presents nineteen different shows around the world, and the Resident Shows Division Human Resources team is responsible for employees located in the United States, Tokyo, Macau, and other countries. Mary joined Cirque in 1998, and has held several different positions in the Human Resources Department.
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Shari Simberkoff
director, Human Resources
EILEEN FISHER
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Susan Post, SHRM-SCP
field services director
SHRM
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As Field Services Director for the Society for Human Resource Management, Susan Post has accountability for the membership and relationship management strategies for SHRM affiliates in a nine-state territory (CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT.) She serves SHRM members, prospective members and volunteer leaders from her home office in upstate NY.
Prior to joining SHRM in 1999, Susan had 15 years of progressively responsible HR experience with several organizations, including Eastman Kodak and Cornell University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Le Moyne College, is certified as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).
Susan's affiliation with the Society began in the early 1980's, when she served two terms as President of the Le Moyne College student chapter in Syracuse, NY. Throughout her professional career, Susan held numerous SHRM volunteer leadership roles, including two terms as President of her local professional chapter and District Director on the New York State Council.
Outside of SHRM, Susan has served in a variety of volunteer leader capacities for many organizations. She is currently a member of the Elmira Little Theater board of directors, a non-profit community theater group in Elmira, NY.