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HR Achievement Awards Judging Committee
Chair: 
Caitlin MacGregor, CEO and Co-founder
Plum, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Caitlin MacGregor, CEO and Co-founder at Plum, is passionate about identifying people’s potential. After building two businesses for others, she founded Plum to quantify people’s potential and give organizations access to the critical talent data needed to match people to jobs in which they will flourish and thrive. An award-winning business leader, Caitlin was named an Inspiring Leader by Inspiring WorkplacesTM, and recognized as one of TAtech’s 100 Most Influential Talent Acquisition Leaders.
Setting the agenda for innovation and improving recruiting operations’ effectiveness and efficiency, Caitlin regularly speaks at global events, including CES, Human Resource Executive HR Technology Conference & Exposition, Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG) Women Connect, HRCI Higher Standards Summit, Catalyst Empowerment Summit, and more. She also is a sought-after guest on podcasts, including Recruiting Daily, The Recruitment Flex Podcast, and 3Sixty Insights. In addition, she has been quoted in the NY Times, World Economic Forum, Financial Post, The Globe and Mail, The Record, Global News, Human Resource Executive, and Benefits Pro.
Moreover, under Caitlin’s leadership, Plum was listed on the first-ever global Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces and received the 2023 Gold Stevie Award for Great Employers Talent Acquisition & Retention Solution Provider of the Year.
Committee:
Tiffany Fell, City Manager
City of Clarksburg, Clarkburg, West Virginia, United States
Tiffany Fell is a seasoned professional with over 18 years of experience in economic and community development. Holding a Bachelor of Business Administration, an MBA in Global Leadership, and currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Communications, she leverages her expertise to drive positive change as a city manager.
Mark Spool, PhD, President
Management Development Solutions, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Mark Spool, Ph.D. is a leadership development consultant with 40+ years’ experience. He coaches executives and high-potential employees, and specializes in 360-degree feedback, employee engagement surveys, and competency models. Mark has held management positions at ARCO Chemical Company, Payless ShoeSource, and Marathon Oil Company. His Ph.D. is in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Sarath Babu Yalavarthi, AVP
AT&T, Dallas, Texas, United States
Sarath Babu is a global IT leader with 20+ years of expertise. He led the end-to-end implementation of large-scale CRM's at GE, JPMC and AT&T. As a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect, he has largely worked on architecting and delivering complex solutions that are highly performant, stable, secure, scalable, and innovative.
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