With over three decades of experience in human resources, Rhonda has established herself as a trusted expert in transforming organizational compensation strategies into powerful tools for growth and success. Her career, spanning both consulting and HR management roles, has given her deep expertise in designing compensation structures that not only reflect market realities but also drive business performance.  

 Throughout her professional journey, Rhonda has focused on creating solutions that make a tangible impact – from developing performance-based incentive programs that motivate teams to designing executive compensation packages that attract and retain top talent. After joining Wilson Group as a consultant in 2006, Rhonda became co-owner of the practice in 2019. In recent years, she has become increasingly involved in addressing critical issues of pay equity and transparency, helping organizations navigate these complex challenges with practical, effective solutions.  

 What sets Rhonda apart is her ability to partner effectively with leadership teams to develop practical solutions that align compensation with business strategy. Whether working with healthcare providers, manufacturing companies, or technology startups, she brings the same commitment to understanding each organization’s unique needs and culture.  

 Rhonda holds a master’s degree in organizational development from Springfield College and has served in leadership roles including the Board of Directors for the New England Compensation Consortium. She has contributed to the field through co-authoring numerous surveys and publications at Wilson Group, consistently working toward her goal of sharing insights that help organizations build stronger, more equitable compensation practices. 

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Susan brings over 30 years in consulting and leadership positions in compensation and human resources. Susan advises boards of directors, executives and leaders in sales, human resources and compensation functions on developing strategic compensation programs that are competitive, fair and attract and retain top talent. Susan has a proven track record of helping clients across public, private and non-profit sectors assess, design and implement executive, sales and employee total compensation programs. She partners with clients on programs that go beyond the traditional encompassing pay equity, pay transparency and job architecture that help foster a culture of engagement, trust and high performance.  

Prior to consulting, Susan worked in leadership positions at General Cinema Theatres, Aetna Inc., Barclays Business Credit and Community Newspaper Company.  She has co-authored and published several publications with other members of Wilson Group. Susan earned her master’s degree in labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University and a bachelor’s degree in human resources from Ithaca College. Susan is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Benefits Professional (CBP), a Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) through WorldatWork and a member of the New England Compensation Consortium. Susan was an Adjunct Faculty member in Human Resources at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. 

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Lisa has 20 years’ experience in professional services firms in coordinating project activities, facilitating communications and providing a high level of service and quality to clients. Lisa’s expertise includes collecting and analyzing client and external market data and preparing customized compensation and employee engagement surveys. In her role at Wilson Group, Lisa manages internal operations, administrative services and website, and provides analytical support in the assessment and design of client employee and executive compensation programs.

Lisa is a member of WorldatWork and the New England Compensation Consortium. She previously worked for Sherbrooke Partners, Cartier and Zale Corporation. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Jean Riley has over 25 years of experience in compensation design and human resources management.  She has held leadership positions in several organizations and has provided consulting services to various types of organizations including, financial services, non-profit, retail and technology companies. Most recently, Jean was the Vice President of Compensation at Santander Bank overseeing executive and staff compensation programs for approximately 10,000 employees. Prior to this, Jean worked for McLagan where she managed the compensation consulting practice for banking clients in the Northeast.

Jean earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Fitchburg State University. Jean is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), through WorldatWork and a member of the New England Compensation Consortium.

Valerie has over 30 years’ experience in compensation design and management. She has held leadership positions in international organizations including financial services and hospitality. Most recently, Valerie was the Vice President and Principal Consultant to the Asset Servicing business at BNY Mellon managing all compensation programs for the business. Prior to this, Valerie was the Director of Sales Compensation for CIT designing the worldwide global sales and incentive compensation strategies and managing the development of the Company’s sales plans. Prior leadership positions include directing the Compensation function for the America’s region of InterContinental Hotels Group and as Head of Compensation for SunTrust Banks.

Valerie earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and History from Cedar Crest College and is also a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Institute Program. She is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) through WorldatWork.

John Malanowski is an executive coach and broad-based human resource consultant. He has experience as a global Chief People Officer in early-stage start-up companies to accelerate operational performance and organizational effectiveness. He is an expert in the areas of organizational design, strategy development and implementation, and sustainable transformational leadership. He brings practical, hands-on experience into a variety of organizational settings and industries with a talent for listening and hearing the real issues that are at play in an organization. With the increasing prevalence of CEO turnover, John brings together compensation, executive search and development resources to enable Boards of Directors to strategically plan for, fill and develop future Chief Executive Officers.

During a career spanning over 40 years, he has had diverse experience implementing performance driven business and human capital strategies and solutions for private equity and founder led firms as well as large public and private fortune 100 corporations in healthcare, technology, government contractors, consumer products, insurance and utilities. He is highly valued for his insights into situations and is frequently sought out for his ability to frame solutions to complex problems, inspire and motivate clients to address them, and advise and coach on implementation.

In addition to human resources consulting, he also specializes in providing interim CHRO/CXO services to fast growing early-stage private companies helping to accelerate the build out of operating and talent infrastructures. He also supports a number of clients through focused performance based executive coaching interventions designed to create high performance cultures that deliver practical, measurable results.

John holds a Master of Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University School and a Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, from the State University of New York College at Buffalo.