Meet the Team

Jill Katz

Founder

My favorite music: Broadway, all the way!
My proudest accomplishment: My kids. Every single day. Boy, am I proud.
My fave four-legged creature: Callie Magnolia, my Beagle-huahua
My zones of genius are: Connecting with people, writing silly jingles, and really cheesy puns

Jami Delaney

Partner, People Strategy & Client Experience

Unofficial title: The Doctor
My retail therapy: Organization tools (pads, bins, labels!) and candles
My idea of the perfect day: Organizing a few cabinets, shopping at Target, and then heading to the beach with a gourmet picnic that I prepared with friends and family
My favorite part of working at Assemble: The swag! And #itsallaboutrelationships

Zamena Ladak

Partner, Head of Learning & Inclusion

My go-to exercise: Spinning on my Peloton bike
My proudest accomplishment: being a Hijabi Vice President of a company that is bringing people focused leadership to the forefront of the workplace
My favorite part of working at Assemble: The impact we have on our clients

Kirsten Kalemba

Director of Operations

My go-to exercise: Running
My proudest accomplishment: Being a mom and being a collegiate scholarship athlete
My zones of genius: Investigating and strategic problem solving
My favorite part of working at Assemble: Engaging with such amazing, dynamic team members

Tori Greene

Learning Operations & Logistics Coordinator

My zones of genius are: I love turning chaos into repeatable workflows that make teams feel like they can thrive.
My idea of the perfect day is: A slow morning with a salted maple latte and a knitting project, a trip to the thrift store, and ending the day watching the sunset.
My fave-four legged creature: Pesto, my miniature dachshund, is my pride and joy.

Dr. Kyle Elliott

Executive Coach & Facilitator

My idea of the perfect day: Spending the day at Disneyland
My proudest accomplishment is: Being quoted in The New York Times!
My retail therapy is: Coffee, lots of coffee
My zone of genius: Asking the right question at the right time

Chani Kohn

Executive Coach, Facilitator & Talent Strategist

My zone(s) of genius is/are… Bringing order to processes, projects, and life (especially when it feels chaotic), building real relationships, and getting things done (nothing better than crossing something off a to-do list!).
My proudest accomplishment is… My kids. They are my everything.
My idea of the perfect day is… 75 degrees, an iced coffee, and walking on the boardwalk alongside the beach.

Alison Mulligan

HRBP & Talent Strategist

My favorite type of music: Anything on vinyl and jazz on Sunday mornings
My Retail Therapy is: Typically done from my couch and often involving skincare
My Favorite Junk Food is: Cheese fries
My Go-To Exercise is: Yoga

Evie Suarez

HRBP, Operations & Talent Strategist

Unofficial title: Excel Guru
An unusual talent I have: I write upside-down
Fun fact: I love creative writing, specifically sci-fi and poetry
My zones of genius: Strategic problem solving, working with a team to create solutions, anticipating future issues to mitigate risks

Lauren Fernandez

HRBP, Operations & Talent Strategist

An usual talent I have is: I do a pretty good impersonation of Cher at karaoke. I also have way too much trivia knowledge stored in my brain, especially music, history and geography.
My favorite junk food: Anything salty – and especially popcorn.
How I use #Candor: help people live up to their full potential and to bring their best selves to work.
My idea of the perfect day is: My idea of the perfect day is vacationing with my family and friends, cooking, laughing, and drinking good wine.

Allison Ginsberg

HRBP

My favorite type of music: Hits, Billy Joel, Pop Country, 90’s
An unusual talent I have is: I tend to have psychic dreams about people being pregnant before they announce their pregnancy!
My retail therapy is: Expensive :)
My fave four legged creature: Our Australian Labradoodle, Gator!

Lillian Khaytovich

HRBP & Talent Strategist
Executive Coach

My go to exercise is: Walking, swimming, does lifting wine to mouth count?
My favorite type of music: Salsa baby! Can’t possibly have a bad day while listening to Marc Anthony.
My proudest accomplishment: Balancing being a present mom while thriving in a fulfilling and rewarding career.
My zone(s) of genius are: I lead from the heart and have a unique ability to blend strategic vision with genuine human connection.

Katherine Cohn

HRBP

My zone of genius is: Identifying root problems and coming to the table with solutions and a thought-out plan!
My idea of the perfect day is: It’s a Saturday. Coffee and family snuggles in bed, breakfast at home, followed by a sunny afternoon spent with friends.
My favorite part of working at Assemble is: The unique balance of camaraderie and independence.
My favorite type of music is: Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift are consistently my top two artists on Spotify Wrapped.

Jen Fox

Executive Coach & Facilitator

My not-so- secret identity: Proud Canadian who secretly knows every word to 90s country, 80s love ballads and Top Gun
What I do best: I translate messy dynamics into direction and momentum with a bias for action, a skeptical mind, and a love of big, complex challenges.
My favorite projects: Being a catalyst for necessary conversation that results in personal ‘aha’ moments, increased team connection and a sense of “we got this” energy, especially when things are tough
Confession: I have a dog, cat and a hamster all because my 3 kids learned to write incredible persuasive essays

Cyrus Erickson

Executive Coach

My idea of a perfect day is: Spending time outdoors, rain or shine!
My favorite junkfood: Wendy’s
My retail therapy is: Todd Synder, Theory
My proudest accomplishment is: Traveling all over the world and the relationships I’ve established and built

Jackie Goldberg

Executive Coach & Facilitator

My favorite type of music is: Classic and folk rock – huge Paul Simon fan!
My proudest accomplishment is: Living a life true to myself and doing what i love every single day.
My favorite junkfood is: Anything sour. Sour patch kids, trolli worms, sour belts, you name it!
My zone(s) of genius are: Empathy, listening, and relating to others.

Deb Josephs

Compensation Strategist & Executive Coach

My favorite type of music: Anything but country
My retail therapy: Designer handbags
My favorite junk food: Chocolate
My favorite part of working at Assemble: The great energy from the team

Kat Campbell

Compensation Strategist

My favorite junkfood is: Ice cream. My almost daily indulgence!
My retail therapy is: Buying coffee when i could make it at home :)
My idea of a perfect day is: Yoga in the morning, followed by a cold brew and spending the day outside at th epool with my family.
My zone(s) of genius are: Ensuring fair and consistent pay, telling stories with data and simplifying HR processes.

Laura Ravo

Executive Coach

My zone of genius: I see people the way Google Maps sees traffic patterns, instantly, intuitively, and with uncanny clarity.
My favorite part of working at Assemble: Being surrounded by brilliant humans who care as much about impact as they do about kindness.
My favorite junk food: New York pizza. Extra crispy.
An unusual Talent I Have: I can walk into any room and instantly read the energy and the dynamics.

Sara Haefeli

Facilitator

My go-to exercise is: Crossfit
My fave four legged creature: Gemma, my yorkie
My idea of a perfect day is: in the winter, going snowboarding all day, capped off with hot chocolate and a hot tub, or going to a NY/NJ Gotham FC game and having a beautiful dinner at a beautiful restaurant.
My zone(s) of genius are: Leadership development and team culture

Christine Mikhail

Facilitator

My favorite part of working at Assemble is: the welcoming of the people
My retail therapy: Chanel
My idea of a perfect day is: a great cup of coffee, accomplished in terms of daily work goals, a nice sweaty workout, a sunset walk on the beach and a national geographic show to wind down.
My zone of genius is: reading the room & finding a way to connect quickly.

Kamal Pradhan

HR Technology & Operations Consultant

My zone of genius is: building teams, creating order from chaos, and connecting technology with people.
My Retail Therapy is: watches – exploring style and craftsmanship one piece at a time.
My idea of a perfect day is: a morning with family, making an impact for others, soaking in nature, and finishing with Jiu-Jitsu.

Jennene Tierney

Executive Coach & Talent Strategist

My zone of genius is: building trusting relationships and supporting people in going deeper.
My Go-To Exercise is: my Peloton and heavy lifting.
My proudest accomplishments: my two amazing teenagers.

Rachel Wallins

Executive Coach & Facilitator

Danielle Kayal

Executive Coach

Nicole Beaudin

Executive Coach

Laine Joelson Cohen

Executive Coach & Talent Strategist

My favorite type of music is: its so hard to choose! In a given day, you’ll here me singing to the Beatles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Carole King and Bruce Springsteen.
My idea of the perfect day is: exercise, a leisurely cup of coffee, being near water (beach or lake) and spending time with friends and family.
My favorite junk food is: french fries all the way!

Amina AlTai

Facilitator

My proudest accomplishment is: writing a book. What an ambition trap that whole process is ;)
My fave four-legged creature: horses. They are magical.
My idea of the perfect day is: waking up without an alarm, meditating and journaling, walking in nature, doing something purposeful, connecting with people I love, getting into bed by 9 (fun fact, I had a toddler bedtime lol)

Virginia Graham

Executive Coach

My favorite part of working at Assemble: getting support from a fun team.
My go-to exercise is: tap dancing.
My favorite junk food is: gummy bears.
My favorite type of music is: showtunes.

Sarah Aviram

Facilitator

An anusual talent I have is: bachata dancing!
My favorite junk food is: mint chocolate chip ice cream
My go-to exercise is: weight-lifting
My proudest accomplishment is: finding a way to make a career of doing what I love to do

Stacy Soberalski

HRBP & Talent Strategist

My favorite part of working at Assemble: getting support from a fun team.
My favorite junk food is: Chocolate covered gummy bears.
My favorite Four-Legged Creature: Our little rescue pup, Jane Ema, named after Jane Goodall and big sister Mae (RIP).
My retail therapy is: Any and all kinds of shoes.
My idea of the perfect day is: Sitting at an outdoor restaurant or cafe, glass of wine in hand, and people watching.

Tisha Clark

Facilitator

My zone of genius is: Creative ideas, immediate connections, memorable experiences and a positive energy that people are talking about long after the event ends.
My favorite type of music: 90s nostalgia to early 2000s. The Texan in me misses 90/00’s country. I once took a Neil Diamond hot yoga class. It was the best hot yoga class I’ve ever had. And also the only hot yoga I’ll ever take again.
My proudest accomplishment is: Building things: from my life in NY, with toddlers in tow, without knowing a soul; to building teams and programs that live on after I’ve left. I also designed and published my own Year of the Horse planner journal because I couldn’t find one that did what I needed. Holding something you made in your hands is pretty cool.