Annette Perry, PHR

President
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Annette Perry, PHR a respected HR professional, is currently the President for SHRM-LI. She holds a degree in Business Management from Adelphi University. Annette is currently the Director of Human Resources for Empire Merchants. LLC.

In 1996, Annette received the recognition of her peers when she achieved her professional certification as a PHR (Professional in Human Resource Management) by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). In addition to being President of SHRM-LI, Annette is also former Vice President for the Long Island Chapter of the Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS-LI). She has served on various committees and in a number of capacities for SHRM-LI. At the April 2008 SHRM-LI Annual Conference, Annette was recognized for her dedication to the HR Profession by receiving the prestigious Joseph Duffy Award.

Christel Colón, SPHR

President Elect
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Christel Colón, SPHR has been a Human Resource professional for over 20 years. She has worked as a generalist and a compensation specialist in law, publishing, advertising, healthcare, higher education, research and development, government, incubator start-ups and consulting for domestic and global organizations with populations from 50 to 15,000 employees. Christel is currently President-Elect for SHRM-LI, where her passion to advance the HR profession has afforded her the opportunity to hold leadership positions as Treasurer, Chair of the Program and Certification committes and to establish the SHRM-LI Council on Diversity & Inclusion. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Speech Communications from Pace University in NYC and a Masters in Labor Management Studies from Stony Brook University. A Veteran's champion, Christel served as the Veterans Affairs Coordinator at Stony Brook University for six years and a volunteer Career Coach with the Tip of the Arrow Foundation helping U.S. Veterans of the Global War on Terror with a successful transition to civilian work life. She is currently at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the newly created position of Human Resource Business Partner for three science directorates: Basic Energy Science, Environmental & Life Sciences and Global and Regional Solutions.

Nicole Quinn

Treasurer
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Nicole Quinn, a respected HR professional, is the current Secretary for SHRM-LI. Nicole earned her BA degree from C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University and her MS degree in Human Resources Management from Milano Graduate School, New School University in Manhattan. Nicole has been in the field of Human Resources for over 16 years and presently holds the position of Human Resource Director for North Shore LIJ Health System.

Lisa Dippel, PHR

Secretary
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Lisa Dippel is the Human Resources Manager for Posillico, a heavy civil general contractor. She oversees a variety of functions including Employee Relations, Recruitment & Retention, Training & Development and Employee Benefits. Lisa earned her PHR (Professional in Human Resources) certification in 2006 and has held positions as a human resources professional in both the financial and distribution industries. In addition to being elected Secretary of the Long Island Chapter of The Society for Human Resources Management, she has previously held the Chairperson role of Certification, Foundation and Programming. Lisa graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2002, focusing her education in Human Services.

Leslie Perri

Past President SHRM-LI
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Leslie Perri, SHRM-LI member since 1994, is currently the Benefits Project Manager for Adecco Employment Services and has more than 10 years experience in the Human Resource field.
Leslie is a past President for SHRM-LI and the current Job Networking Chair.

Leslie is a past SHRM-LI Co-Chair for SHRM-LI's annual conference and has been a conference committee member since 1996. Her elected positions have been: Vice President/ Program chair (1/2003 to 12/2004), Treasurer (1/ 2001-12/2002) and Secretary (1/1999-12/2000). Served as an appointed board member of Membership Representative (1/1997-12/1998).

Doug Silverman

Past President SHRM-LI
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Doug Silverman, a respected HR professional, is currently the Immediate Past President of SHRM-LI. He earned a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management and Labor Relations from the New York Institute of Technology. Doug is currently the General Manager of Human Resources for Nikon Inc. In addition, he is currently an Adjunct Professor at Suny Stony Brook in the School for Professional Development. He is a frequent guest lecturer and trainer on Human Resources and Business related topics. He has taught Human Resources and Labor Relation courses at Cornell, St. John's University, University of Las Vegas and others. He has had several articles and interviews published in Newsday, The New York Times, Diversity Magazine and more.

Over the past years, Doug has served in a variety of roles for SHRM-LI including Conference Committee, Conference Co-Chair, Membership, Treasurer and Vice President.

Robin McConnell

Past President SHRM-LI
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Robin McConnell has been an integral part of SHRM-LI for over 15 years and is a former 2-time past president. Within her many roles in Human Resources, Robin keeps abreast of current trends in the marketplace and employment field. Her commitment to SHRM-LI also extends to the state level as she is the current NYS State Director. Two years ago, Robin was honored at the SHRM-LI Annual Conference when she received the Joseph Duffy Award.

Robert F. Potorski

Past President SHRM-LI
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Rob Potorski is currently an Outplacement Consultant with DBM - Long Island office . He possesses over thirty years of Human Resources managerial experience including twenty at the director or VP level in both corporate and plant environments, with a specialization in staffing. He earned an Industrial Relations undergraduate degree from Rider University and an M.B.A. from Dowling College. Rob is currently Vice-Chair, Board of Directors of the Urban League of Long Island, Board Member of SHRM-LI and current Legislative Chair. He also was past President of the Long Island Chapter, and Co-Chair of the Annual Conference. Rob is a recipient of the Joseph C. Duffy Award for professional HR excellence.