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Upcoming Event
June Lunch and Learn
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Executive Coaching in
Organizations:
What Companies Are Looking for in an Executive Coach,
What Works, What’s Missing and What’s Next?
Panelists
Fran Gargotta, Charlene Petrelli,
Peter Joseph, Michal Nachmany
Moderator
Barbara Schwarck, PCC
This program will bring together a
panel of senior HR executives who are leading the charge in
their organization toward creating an engaged and developed
workforce.
Each panelist will talk about their company’s initiative and
the effectiveness executive coaching has had in their
organizations. They will focus on what worked, what did not
work and what executive coaches can do to meet the demand of a
company that is seeking to support their employees through
executive coaching.
About the Speakers
Mary
Frances (Fran) Gargotta, brings 25 years of experience to her
position as Senior Vice President and Corporate Human
Resources Director, primarily in the areas of change
management, strategic planning, leadership development,
strategic human resources, industrial relations and
organizational design and development. She has responsibility
for overseeing the human resources function for all MARC
operating units.
Since joining MARC in 1996, she has built a strong HR team.
Fran’s far-reaching experience and education in human
resources and change management has provided her with a broad
understanding of leadership issues. She understands that
people are the most precious resource at MARC and is deeply
committed to helping every employee grow professionally and
personally. She is also committed to implementing programs to
ensure that MARC is an Employer of Choice.
She earned her master’s degree with highest distinction from
the prestigious Heinz School of Public Policy and Management,
where she teaches as part of the Adjunct Faculty occasionally.
She is also a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and
Leadership Pittsburgh. Ms. Gargotta was a recipient of the
Pittsburgh Business Times’ 2009 Human Resource Leadership
Awards.
Charlene
Petrelli became director of corporate human resources of EQT
in October 2000. She was promoted to vice president of human
resources in January 2003 and, later that year, was named
president of the EQT Foundation. In February 2007 she was
promoted to vice president and chief human resources officer.
Her current responsibilities include developing and executing
the human capital and talent management strategies for EQT’s
1,800 employees, and directing more than $3 million in annual
giving through the EQT Foundation.
A Pittsburgh native, Ms. Petrelli holds a master of business
administration degree from Temple University and a Bachelor of
Science degree in business administration from Duquesne
University. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
and a graduate of the Strategic Human Resource Management
Program at Harvard Business School. Ms. Petrelli was a
recipient of the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 2009 Human
Resource Leadership Awards, Duquesne University’s 2007
Business School Alumni of the Year, and the CCAC Educational
Foundation’s 2010 Outstanding Alumna Award.
Michal
Nachmany is a human resource professional with broad
experience in leading and initiating local and global
strategic processes for multi-national companies. She is an
accomplished facilitator with a unique blend of experience as
an organizational manager, human resources manager and
therapist. In over 10 years of experience in the HR arena,
Michal has gained experience in consulting, establishing and
leading a variety of HR processes and procedures, mostly for
high-tech and telecommunication companies.
In the past 5 years, she functioned as a Human Resource
Executive Director in an international telecommunications
company, active in over 40 countries throughout the Americas,
Europe, Africa and Asia. The position included leading the
establishment of the global HR organization in the company
(which was close to nonexistent), and initiating HR
infrastructure for the different HR fields in over 40
countries, throughout 12 HR functions under her direct
professional management. Her position included participating
as a senior member of the company cabinet, leading company
processes globally.
Michal holds a Bachelor degree in Criminology, Psychology and
Informal Education from Bar- Ilan University in Israel, and a
Master's degree in Art Therapy and Psychology from European
Graduate School in Switzerland. She is also a graduate of
Duquesne University’ professional coaching program and
currently pursuing ACC certification from the ICF.
Peter
Joseph is the HR/Organizational Development Manager at The
Washington Post. He has more than 16 years of experience in
the field of adult learning and development.
Peter began his career as a domestic and international flight
attendant and quickly advanced into expanded roles as a flight
attendant training specialist, corporate learning specialist,
instructional designer, organizational development consultant,
and corporate manager.
His career has spanned a variety of industries including
telecommunications, aviation, retail, print media and digital
media. Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass
Communication and a Master of Arts degree in Organizational
Management.
Barbara
Schwarck, president of Clear Intentions, has a rare set of
skills, enabling her to deliver powerful keynotes to a variety
of people interested in clarifying, identifying and achieving
goals. As an executive coach, trainer and author of From
Intuition to Entrepreneurship: a Woman’s Guide to Following
Her Dream, Barbara has the insight to achieve quick and
lasting success with a focus on bottom-line results. Since
success involves the entire person, Barbara has created
Neuro-Emotional Coaching™, a process that combines executive
coaching with knowledge of the human brain and its impact on
change and leadership. NEC™ not only provides insights and a
solution to one’s disempowering conversations from the past,
it also removes both conscious and not so conscious emotional
blocks to success. Barbara’s clients experience immediate
breakthroughs in many relevant areas of life, often after only
one session of NEC™.
Clear Intentions is an international people development
company that offers executive coaching, training and
assessment services to executives and CEOs who want to improve
their leadership skills and be truly effective and satisfied,
and international leaders who want to be successful
cross-cultural communicators, especially across the borders of
Germany, the United States and Israel.
Meeting Agenda
Date: June 9, 2010
Location:
Station Square, Grand Concourse (Board Room)
100 W Station Square Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-1717
map
Time:
11:15 - 12:00 Registration, Networking and Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 Presentation
Cost:
Pre-registration (by 5:00 PM on Friday, June 4, 2010):
Members: $30
Non-members: $40
After June 4:
Members $40
Non-members $40
