Meet the Team
Jill Katz
Founder, Chief CandorCourageAndCare™ Officer
- 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
Chief Care Officer, 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
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
Julia Sullivan
Executive Assistant & Operations Admin
- Unofficial title: Master of Multitasking
- My retail therapy: Anything home decor.. I can’t stop buying throw pillows
- My go-to exercise: F45!!!
- My zones of genius: Organization, detective work and soaking up all the vitamin D at the beach.
Evie Suarez
People Operations and 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 Schept
Director, Human Resources & Talent Strategy
- 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
Director, Talent Strategy
- 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
Consultant
- 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
Executive Coach & 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
Jodi Remer
Manager, Human Resources & Talent Acquisition
- My proudest accomplishment: My two boys, Brady and Jackson
- My favorite music: Anything I can belt out my singing with!
- An unusual talent I have: Holding my sneezes in
- My favorite part about working with Assemble: Working alongside such brilliant people
Dr. Kyle Elliott
Executive Coach
- 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
Rachel Wallins
Executive Coach
Maryanne Spatola
Executive Coach
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
Jackie Goldberg
Executive Coach
- 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.
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.
Andre Herring
Consultant
- My favorite junk food is: Talenti
- An unusual talent I have is: Singing in different languages
- My idea of a perfect day is: a beach day!
- My zone(s) of genius are: Restaurants and outdoor cafes.
Sara Haefeli
Consultant
- 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
Kat Campbell
Consultant
- 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.
Danielle Kayal
Executive Coach
Nicole Beaudin
Executive Coach
Lillian Khaytovich
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.
