Jack Hollister

Since 1997, Jack has led The EA as its president, developing the overall direction of The Association and managing its day-to-day activities. He also trains and consults in the areas of leadership development, strategic planning and the utilization of the DISC profile for team-building purposes. In his spare time, Jack enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, and golfing.

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Sarah Beddoes

Sarah is the EA’s marketing guru. She maintains the EA’s website, coordinates our social media presence and designs direct mail, eblasts, flyers and marketing pieces. As the EA’s resident travel bug, Sarah enjoys exploring new places she has never been, as well as spending time with her family and friends, reading, movies, and soccer.

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Bob Bethel, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Bob’s career in human resources has led him through a number of area organizations. EA members tap into his extensive experience via our HR Hotline and by engaging him for training and consulting projects. Bob is involved in the HR Professional community as a past Director of the Ohio SHRM State Council and in the local community as a Springfield Township Trustee.

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Sheila Eason, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Sheila brings 20+ years of experience in human resources. As a member of the EA team, Sheila assists members with HR Audits, Handbook development, On-Site and Seminar Training, job analysis, job description development, and recruitment. She serves in the local HR community as President-Elect for the Northwest Ohio Human Resource Association. Sheila enjoys spending time with her husband, Rodney, and two children, Donavan and Nia & watching their favorite sports teams: Buckeyes, Browns and Cavaliers.

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Terry Vernier

Terry truly enjoys getting to know the EA members as he plans and manages our public seminars and conferences. Outside the office, he likes attending classic car shows, reading, and spending time with his wonderful family and friends. His biggest challenge is not stopping to pet every dog he happens to see.

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Judi Roe

Judi is no stranger to the world of HR and Customer Service and loves interacting with the EA’s members as the Membership and Seminar Learning Assistant. In her spare time, Judi loves movies, concerts, crafting, and turning trash into treasure. Her ideal day at home is filled with home and garden projects. Judi serves on the Board of Trustees for The Weston Public Library.

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Jennifer Kiernan

Jen brings a wealth of experience in the health and wellness field to the EA, and provides guidance and education to members and brokers on the wide array of wellness tools and resources available to EA members. In her spare time she is an avid runner and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

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Cory Panning

As a Senior Wellness Consultant with the EA, Cory enjoys coordinating and implementing workplace wellness programs for his groups including wellness challenges, health assessments and wellness screenings, and educational lunch and learn programs. Cory works hard to ensure that his groups have the tools they need in order to promote healthy habits among their employees. Cory and his wife, Abby, are the proud parents of their adorable daughter, Tenley, and a loveable Golden Retriever named Wally.

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Megan Garris

As a Wellness Consultant for the EA, Megan enjoys working with her groups to set health goals and to improve quality of life. She is responsible for coordinating and implementing internal and external wellness challenges and activities, assisting with health assessments, and conducting wellness screenings with her groups. Megan enjoys spending time at the lake with her family and playing volleyball.

Paige Johnston

In the wellness consultant role, Paige enjoys having a hands-on approach assisting her clients in implementing their organizations health and wellness goals. Paige is responsible for organizing onsite Health Checks, implementing the group’s wellness initiatives, and helping organizations see the benefit of their wellness program. In her spare time Paige enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, and all things related to Pittsburgh Steeler Football.

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Ashley Washington

Ashley has always had an interest in a career in Wellness to help better the lives of others. As a Wellness Assistant, Ashley is responsible for a plethora of tasks including helping to organize the daily activities of Wellness Consultants. In her spare time, she enjoys running noncompetitively, spending time with friends and reading.