Canadian HR Reporter

www.basementscanada.com/careers BASEMENTS ™ A heartfelt congratulations to Penguin Basements own Mark Diker for being recognized as one of the Top 25 HR Professionals in the country by the editors of Canadian HR Reporter. Mark has a unique ability to find, attract and evaluate talent, which has been key to our rapid growth and success in 2017. Thank you, Mark. A heartfelt congratulations to Penguin Basements own Mark Diker for being recognized as one of the Top 25 Congratulations Mark Diker. Mark Diker. Congratulations Mark Diker. 13 Tiffany Hoskins REACH Construction Services Group Going from the position of HR administrator to corporate HR manager in just over a year is an impressive accomplishment that speaks to the determination and perseverance of Tiffany Hoskins of REACH Construction Services Group in Acheson, Alta. She was previously an HR administrator at Teck Resources for three years, an HR representative at TCL Supply Chain for two years, and most recently joined REACH. Tiffany is also completing her three-year HR Management Certi cate at the University of Alberta. Ashley Karpowicz Aeryon Labs Since graduating in 2008, Ashley Karpowicz has made several contributions in the HR eld through her work at Crawford and Company (Canada) and the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan. Most recently, Ashley joined Aeryon Labs in Waterloo, Ont., as senior talent and HR generalist. She helped Aeryon achieve the award for Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers in 2017, and played a critical role in doubling the headcount over a 12-month period via new recruitment strategies, branding and launching a careers site that improved brand visibility, candidate engagement and time to ll. Anessa Krysko University of Calgary As an HR advisor (academic) at the University of Calgary, Anessa Krysko worked with the HR team to develop toolkits for all academic processes, along with mentorship and training for a new HR advisor and co-ordinators. She was also involved in more than 100 academic appointments, developed and facilitated workshops for department heads and managers, and contributed to a new procedure/policy for the university's relocation operating standard. Melissa Mazza CAA Club Group Melissa Mazza has accomplished a lot in her two years at CAA Club Group in Richmond Hill, Ont. She was promoted twice over the course of 12 months, rst to HR specialist, and most recently to HR consultant. She has also obtained her Certi ed Talent Management Practitioner (CTMP) designation. Melissa created and executed a a social LinkedIn strategy to boost a culture of recruiting organization-wide for leaders, and ran sessions to educate leaders on the bene ts of the site as an employer branding tool and recruitment platform. She has seen her employer's followers grow by 40 per cent on LinkedIn, and doubled the amount of hires through the platform. Natalie Mohammed Juice Mobile Natalie Mohammed just recently became an HR manager at Juice Mobile in Toronto. Prior to that, as senior HR generalist at Solutions 2 GO in Brampton, Ont., Natalie was an instrumental part of the human resources team. Over the past year, for example, she led initiatives to increase employee engagement, such as an international team-building event where employees from eight sites participated. Engagement levels went from less than 65 per cent back in 2011 to 91 per cent.

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