AESC Executive Research Forum Chicago 2019

Kevin Crews joins AIRS as a highly respected recruiter and trainer with over 20 years in the training and recruiting profession. Kevin brings a hands-on perspective of how to find purple squirrels in today’s talent acquisition environment. Kevin attended Purdue University where he earned two undergraduate degrees, one in Education and one in Management. He also holds an MBA from Kent State University. Beginning his career in computer programming, Kevin soon found himself working to build a training department and developing and teaching technical courses to an IT staff. Transitioning from training to recruiting for the IT team, Kevin found his passion for recruiting talent. As a recruiter, Kevin has hired and trained for Fortune 500 companies including Aon Hewitt, Discover, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Sears, OfficeMax, ALLTEL as well as the University of Chicago (NORC).

Rachel Roche is the Founder and President of Smart Search, a consulting firm that specializes in the training and education of retained executive search professionals. She has more than 30 years of experience in retained search and has designed and delivered live, online and webinar training to AESC members all around the world for more than a decade.

Pamela J. Green is a collaboration, conflict and coaching expert with more than 30 years of experience in leadership. Having served as a Manager, Director, Chief Executive and now as President of Pamela J Green Solutions, LLC, she is a highly sought-after consultant, coach, trainer and keynote speaker.
Pamela is a champion for Business Leaders and Executives. A business leader herself for over 30 years, with 17 of those years spent leading Human Resources departments. She pulls on these experiences in everything she sets her heart and mind to do - especially when conducting presentations and delivering keynote speeches. She says “reflecting upon and bringing those experiences into my presentations is my therapy. It helps others know they are not alone and allows me to set a course to help them see their way through some of the craziest experiences of their lives!”
She earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree and her MBA from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to her education, Pam holds certifications from the Human Resource Certification Institute (an SPHR certification), from the International Coach Federation (ICF) she holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential, and also an Internal Conflict Coach (ICC) certification from HRCCI.
After a series of highly visible and accountable roles and responsibilities with organizations such as Head Start, The American Red Cross, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Pam’s desire to enhance the leadership expertise of professionals in the business community and expand her coaching practice grew stronger. With these goals in mind, she became a Business Strategist and Management Consultant in 2012, where she focuses on helping business leaders avoid strategic drift and achieve business outcomes through keynote, training, consulting and coaching approaches.
A highly sought after keynote speaker, Pam has been an invited speaker to many national conferences, meetings and events including Congressional Black Caucus, American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Professionals, The Ohio State University Fisher School of Business, Pennsylvania Diversity Conference, Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC), the International Quality and Productivity Conference, SHRM Annual Conference, National Association of Broadcasters Foundation, and many major corporations and other conferences and events.
In addition, Pam enjoys traveling throughout the country speaking on topics that range from HR strategy, collaboration, and conflict management, to executive presence, team and leadership effectiveness. She has been quoted in many publications and blogs including HR Magazine, SHRM Online, Association’s Now, Biz Summits, The Columbus Post, The Network Journal, and CSPNet.com, to name a few.

Brian is a global strategist and human resources specialist, who leads the membership team for the Americas region. His role at the AESC also includes serving as Secretary to the AESC Board of Directors.

Prior to joining the AESC in May 2011, Brian led global member programs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Brian was responsible for educating the Society’s constituents on global human resource management issues; providing guidance in the globalization of SHRM members, products, and services; and representing the Society and the profession abroad. Brian established the SHRM offices in Beijing, PRC, and Mumbai, India.

Preceding his role at SHRM, Brian worked at the United States Council for International Business, where he served as Vice President for International Labor Affairs, responsible for negotiating labor standards with trade unions and governments. He was also active in shaping social affairs policy before the European Commission in Brussels and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Brian also worked at Texaco, Inc.’s corporate headquarters in New York for five years in a variety of positions, including International Human Resources Advisor, Coordinator for Total Quality Management (TQM) in an operating division and as a Project Developer responsible for introducing a Texaco-licensed clean energy technology in European markets.

Brian acquired certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) from the HR Certification Institute.

Brian earned his M.A. in International Affairs from the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. As part of that program, he studied in Bologna, Italy for one year. His B.A. in Government is from the University of Notre Dame. Brian’s language training includes French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Latin.