Dear Linked:HR - HR Consulting Colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to introduce your new Linked:HR - HR Consulting Group Leader, Jill Hickman, SPHR. Jill has agreed to champion, lead, and moderate Linked:HR Consulting! Her responsibilities include inviting new Members, training Moderators, coordinating a Resource Center (as soon as our new Linked:HR Webpage is ready - more to come!) and ensuring a vibrant and friendly community of practice for all HR Professionals interested in HR Consulting.

Jill has been doing a wonderful job as moderator at Linked:HR and I was delighted when she agreed to take over Linked:HR - HR Consulting. Jill is a facilitator and speaker for association and organizational planning retreats and annual conferences, including the Educational Foundations for many colleges and university systems, the International Association for Continuing Education and Training, American Society for Training and Development, Society for Human Resources Management, Blood Bank Centers of America, the Employee Assistance Program Association, and the United Way.

A native Houstonian, Jill has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master of Arts degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Houston - Clear Lake. She has recently been honored as an Outstanding Leader by UHCL from an alumni base of over 48,000. She is the 2010 President of the Institute of Management Consultants Houston Chapter, served as President on the 2002 board of the Houston chapter of the American Society for Training and Development and continues to serve on this chapter's Presidential Advisory Council.

Please join me in thanking Jill for her time and talents! I know she'll love to hear from you and will welcome your ideas and suggestions for the growth and success of Linked:HR - Consulting.

Best Regards,

Dr. Cris Wildermuth
Head of Moderation, Linked:HR