Meet the Team

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 
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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

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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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Maryanne Spatola

HRBP & Talent Strategist
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Rachel Wallins

Executive Coach & Facilitator

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Executive Coach

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Danielle Kayal

Executive Coach