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For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Frank G. Skedel
330-463-0303, ext. 225
fgs@paul-lawrence.com
Larry S. Imely
330-463-0300 ext. 224
Cell: 440.821.2545
limely@highbridgeassociates.com
paul~lawrence associates and highbridge
associates announce the appointment of
diversity leader, Arlene Roane, as Managing Director
May 31, 2007—Cleveland, Ohio—Talent acquisition and
retention services firm, paul~lawrence associates,
and sister company
highbridge associates, with offices in Cleveland,
Chicago, New York, Detroit, Atlanta and Sarasota, today announced
the appointment of Arlene Roane as Managing Director and Practice
Leader for the firm's Diversity and Inclusion services.
Arlene, joins highbridge from Global Lead Management Consulting,
where, since 2001, she served as a member of the leadership team
and drove several landmark research projects, including the nationally
acclaimed study, "Diversity Practices That Work: The American
Worker Speaks," published in 2004 by the National Urban League.
Additionally, she served as leading relationship builder and manager,
strategist, consultant and facilitator/trainer to many of the firm's
Fortune 500 clients.
In her new position, Arlene will help expand highbridge and paul~lawrence business growth through the introduction of offerings targeted
to meet client needs for improved performance in diversity and
inclusion across the spectrum of human capital services currently
delivered by the firms. Her specific focus will be on multicultural
recruitment and sourcing, and on increasing diversity in the internally
and externally sourced talent pools available for managerial and
executive development and succession planning. She will be based
in Cincinnati, giving the firm added presence in the region; however,
her reach will be national in scope.
Prior to Global Lead, Arlene held corporate executive and managerial
positions in business development, strategic planning and marketing
with several national communications companies. During her corporate
career, she was a company leader in the development of employee
resource groups for women, African-Americans and other minorities.
Arlene received a bachelor degree from MIT in 1983 and an Executive
MBA from the University of Colorado in 1991.
Founders of paul~lawrence associates and highbridge
associates,
launched in 2001, include Larry S. Imely, Paul C. Stefunek, and
Frank G. Skedel. Working in concert, paul~lawrence
associates and
its sister company, highbridge associates, serve
as strategic partners with their clients in sourcing, assessing,
managing and retaining human capital. The firm has built a series
of industry-specific practices to support the diverse needs of
its clients.
Through it's international partner, the firm also
provides coverage in Australia, India, and Eastern China, including
Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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