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, SVP, Head of DEI & Business Development
- My go-to exercise: Spinning on my Peloton bike
- My proudeset 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
Senior Manager, 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
Emily Ingber
Executive Assistant & Operations Admin
- My go to exercise is: anything Chat GPT tells me to do – no really, it is a free personal trainer!
- An unusual talent I have is: Turning on and off my Brooklyn accent
- My proudest accomplishment: Being a mom to Ethan & Sienna
- My zone(s) of genius are: anticipating the needs of others and making them feel special
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
Lauren Schept
HRBP & Talent Strategist
- My favorite type of music: Pop
- My proudest accomplishment: Becoming a mom
- My fave four-legged creature: My mini Bernedoodle, Quinn
- My zones of genius: Building relationships, helping people see their full potential, taking ownership for the things that matter most to me, spending time with family and friends, and planning vacations
Kelley O'Grady
HRBP & Talent Strategist
- My idea of the perfect day: Being somewhere new with my family.
- My retail therapy: Home decor
- Fun fact: We are UNC fanatics and love college basketball
- My favorite part of working at Assemble: Learning from the most talented leaders
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
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
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.
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
Cyrus Erickson
Executive Coach
- My idea of a perfect day is: Outdoor hiking with my dog, Hazel
- 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
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!
Virginia Graham
Executive Coach
- My Retail Therapy is: Arts and crafts supplies
- My idea of the perfect day is: Sleeping in, then a baking project with my kids, followed by dinner with my husband and friends.
- My Go-To Exercise is: Tap dance
- My zone(s) of genius are: Creating an open, safe, caring environment. Keeping my cool in stressful situations.
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
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.
Jen Fox
Executive Coach, Facilitator
& Talent Strategist
- My favorite junk food is: Salt and vinegar chips
- An unusual talent I have is: I can raise one eyebrow at a time.
- My go-to exercise: Spin class on weekends, walking every monring.
- My idea of the perfect day is: A sunrise solo walk, stopping to pick up my Starbucks coffee, followed by no expectations to do anything for anyone. Reading a book in the sun next to a warm pool and an afternoon nap with an umbrella drink. Italian dinner with crisp white wine and early to bed!
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.
Maryanne Spatola
HRBP & Talent Strategist
Executive Coach
Rachel Wallins
Executive Coach & Facilitator
Nicole Beaudin
Executive Coach
