Northwest Ohio Human Resource Association

Michelle Wing , SHRM-CP

Michelle Wing is the HR Manager for Eastman & Smith Ltd in Toledo, OH. She received her B.A from Spring Arbor University in Management and Organizational Development and her M.A from Spring Arbor University in Organizational Management. Ms. Wing earned her SHRM-CP certification in June of 2016. Ms. Wing serves as President in 2021. 

Michelle Wing currently resides in Ottawa Lake, MI with her husband Ted, three children and their dog and barn cats. She can be reached at president@toledoshrm.org.

Chad Mick , SHRM-CP

Chad Mick is an HR Generalist at Revere Plastics Systems in Clyde, Ohio. He received his Bachelors from Heidelberg College in 2008 and then his Masters in Public Administration from the University of Toledo in 2013. Since then he worked in recruiting for 4 years and now in HR and Change Management.  In 2016 he earned his SHRM-CP. Prior to working in HR, he obtained his Masters in German from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and taught German as an Adjunct Lecturer for 3 years. He is an avid reader and continues to keep up on his German skills in hopes of combining his two passions in a Global HR role.

Chad can be contacted at cmick@rpsystems.com.

April May

April May is the Senior Analyst, Global Talent Acquisition for First Solar, the largest manufacturer of solar modules in the world. In her current role, she is responsible for the development, partnership, implementation, and management of global projects that focus on recruiting talent to support First Solar’s strategic growth initiatives. With over 18 years of experience in human resources, April has spent the last nine years at First Solar serving in various HR capacities.  Prior to First Solar, April was employed at Alex Products, an automotive supplier, were she performed various HR roles.  

Mrs. May is a graduate of Owens Community College with an associate’s degree in business administration.  She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in human resource management from Franklin University.   

April was born in Toledo, Ohio but resided in Michigan for most of her childhood years.  However, she moved back to Ohio after graduating high school and has been a loyal, enthusiastic Ohio State Buckeyes fan ever since. April enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, three step-children, dog Huxley, and cat Tsunami.

Gail Ritchie , SHRM-SCP

Gail Ritchie is a Human Resources Manager for the Rudolph Libbe Group in Walbridge, Ohio. She received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Organizational Development from the University of Toledo. Gail began her HR career at EY in 1997 and her role took her to Nashville, TN in 2005. That’s where she developed her passion for country music and good BBQ!

Family ties beckoned her home in 2011 and prior to joining the Rudolph Libbe Group in 2016, she spent five years at Findley / USI as an HR Manager. She received her SHRM Senior Certified Professional designation in 2015 and has served on the THRAC committee, as NOHRA Communicatons Chair, and as Board Secretary. She is the recipient of the Northwest Ohio HR Association HR Professional of the Year award for 2020.

Gail currently resides in Oregon, OH with her husband Mike and their mini-Dachshund Jaxson. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and watching college football (Go IRISH!). She can be contacted at Gail.Ritchie@RLGbuilds.com.

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Emily Lewallen , PHR

Emily Lewallen, PHR is the Human Resources Manager, International for the SSOE Group.  She joined SSOE in February of 2016 as the company’s first HR Generalist with an international focus. In this position, she is responsible for coordination of talent acquisition, talent management and talent development in SSOE’s China, India, and Mexico offices. Previously, she worked in a union plant setting for a major automotive parts supplier. Emily received her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Toledo in December of 2012, and earned her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute in 2015.

Outside of work, Emily enjoys cooking, running, and spending time outdoors. Currently, Emily is the chapter advisor for Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity at the University of Toledo where she focuses on mentoring chapter leaders, supporting member relations, and counseling on policy enforcement.

Tarah Pinkert , SHRM-CP

Tarah Pinkert is currently the HR Supervisor at Egelhof Controls Corp. located in Toledo, Ohio. She received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo in Human Resource Management and Finance. She is certified as a SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP). Ms. Pinkert has been a NOHRA member since 2012, where she has served as the Programs Chair, Arrangements Chair, and presently serves as VP of Membership. She can be reached at t.pinkert@egelhof.com.

Lori Schoch-Mann , SPHR, SHRM-SCP

 Lori Schoch-Mann is the HR Manager and an Officer of Signature Bank, N.A. in Toledo, OH. She received her M.A. in Organizational Management from Spring Arbor University and her B.B.A. in Human Resource Management from the University of Toledo. Additionally, she currently holds the Senior Professional of Human Recourses (SPHR) designation from the Human Resource Certification Institute and the SHRM-SCP certification. 

Mrs. Schoch-Mann has spent her entire career in the HR profession with a variety of organizations in almost every industry. Her hobbies include spending time with family, volunteering at church and scrapbooking.

Lori Schoch-Mann currently resides in Toledo with her husband Bob, daughter Kaitlyn and their miniature dachshund, Sophie. She can be contacted at LSchoch-Mann@SignatureBankNA.com.

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Andrew Kelleher

Andrew Kelleher is an Employee Benefits Consultant with Hylant in Toledo, Ohio. His main focus is helping to empower financial and human resource executives with strategic employee benefit solutions.

In his time at Hylant,  Andrew completed his Group Benefits Associate (GBA) designation from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and earned the Group Benefits Disability Specialist designation (GBDS) from the National Underwriting Company.

Before joining Hylant, Andrew received his bachelors in 2013 from Miami University in business marketing. He then served 6 years with a non-profit organization named CRU in Oxford, OH.

Andrew currently lives in Perrysburg, OH with his wife Megan and three daughters.

Virginia Diaz

Virginia Diaz will be joining NOHRA’s board as the Communications Co-Chair this year. Virginia has worked with Zepf Center in their human resources department for 2 years and within the last year has been working as Zepf’s HR Coordinator. Virginia received her bachelor’s in human resource management from the University of Toledo in 2019 and received her SHRM-CP certification in December of 2020. Other affiliations include Toledo Public School executive advisory board for Escuela SMART where Virginia sits as the Treasurer.

Rhonda Chillus

Rhonda Chillus is native of the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.

She has a diverse cultural background including industry and professional experience. 

She moved to the Toledo, OH area in 2016 and continues to grow in her career.

 Starting right out of high school working at the Great Lakes Naval Base as the only female administrator in the department, then moving 

into the Mental Health field, assisting HR informally by supporting the department as a Program Manager. 

At (NorthPointe Resources formerly known as Northpointe Achievement Center) in Zion, Illinois is where an interest in human resources developed.

She began with reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews and facilitating unemployment hearings including processing leaves of absence.

She began a second career by changing industries from the Mental Health/Disabilities to the corporate arena and has worked for employers such as ADP, Aon/Hewitt, NBCGA, a benefits division of Northwestern Mutual and USI. 

Her roles varied from Service Delivery Manager, HR Benefits Manager to Director of Benefits and Administration, including Director of Human Resources.

She has played a vital role in improving processes in organizational effectiveness and development, strategic planning and management.

She addressed mainstreaming and inclusion early as an advocate for one of her daughters, who has special needs. This has fueled the passion she has for inclusion and diversity on multiple levels and platforms. 

Ms. Chillus has partnered and collaborated on several diversity & inclusion projects raising awareness within business as well as in the community. 

In 2018, Ms. Chillus launched her own consulting company “RGC HR Consulting” and provides consultation in the areas of strategic planning and management, payroll, policy and procedures, best practices and standard operating procedures.

Ms. Chillus received a Bachelor of Science in Technology Management with an emphasis on Business Administration from

DeVry University, Alpharetta, GA. 

Masters in Human Resource Management from Keller Graduate School of Management Atlanta, GA.

Gretchen Carter

Sarah Pawlicki , Esq., SHRM-SCP

 Sarah Pawlicki is an attorney, SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and a certified Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) focusing on advising the Human Resource practitioner on best practices and legal compliance. Sarah has been a member of TAHRA for over 12 years and has served as its Legislative Chair and Workforce Readiness Chair and has been a member of the Diversity Committee.  She has also taught Module 5 (Labor and Employee Relations) for the HRCI Study Group for several years.  As an attorney in Eastman & Smith Ltd.’s Labor and Employment practice group, she counsels employers on state and federal employment law compliance and represents employers in employment discrimination and workers compensation matters before administrative agencies such as the Ohio Industrial Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and Unemployment Review Commission.  Sarah is also experienced in representing clients in Ohio state and federal courts.  Sarah is a frequent presenter to human resource groups including TAHRA, FAHRA, and Ohio SHRM. 

Kendallyn Jacobs

Kendallyn Jacobs is an HR Representative with the Rudolph Libbe Group and has been with the organization for 2 years. Within this role, Kendallyn‘s primary responsibilities are HRIS maintenance, project management, recruitment, onboarding, employee benefit implementation, and is a leader within RLG’s Wellness Committee. Prior to moving into an HR role with RLG, she worked at a local insurance agency for 7 years where she worked throughout her senior year of high school as well as college. She was a Business Insurance Account Manager and Processing Team Lead when she left the organization - these roles taught her a lot about the importance of customer service and risk management. She graduated from BGSU with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management in December 2015 (Go falcons!). She holds an aPHR certification and is currently working towards her SHRM-CP certification. Kendallyn has been a member of the NOHRA board since June 2020 as the Programs Chair and is excited to continue within this role in 2021.

Kendallyn has an extremely unique and fun hobby, drag racing! Yes, she has been racing dragsters since she was just 9 years old. Kendallyn lives in Maumee, with her fiancé - a Project Manager at GEM Inc, part of the Rudolph Libbe Group. She has 2 dogs that she absolutely adores, Chevy (Golden Retriever) and Gus (Golden Retriever-Shepherd mix).

Being in HR is Kendallyn’s absolute dream job. She has a passion for helping others and making an associate’s overall employment experience positive and enjoyable.

Lindsey Self, SPHR, SHRM-CP , PHR, SHRM-CP

Lindsey Self is a labor and employment associate with Eastman & Smit, Ltd. Her practice includes labor-related matters, investigations, federal and state employment law, and employment-related immigration. Lindsey brings almost eight years of Human Resource experience to her legal career, most recently working in Talent Acquisition at First Solar. Lindsey holds her SPHR and SHRM-CP certifications.

Lindsey earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Bowling Green State University in 2010. In May 2020, Lindsey graduated cum laude from the University of Toledo College of Law. In law school, Lindsey was the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Toledo Law Review and served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Jeffrey Helmick of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the Honorable Darlene O’Brien of the Washtenaw County Trial Court.

Lindsey volunteers with a variety of organizations in the greater-Toledo area, including Mom's House of Toledo, BGSU, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Toledo Women's Bar Association, Make It Count Toledo, and NOHRA. 

Phyllis Cole , SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Phyllis Cole, Administrative Services Director for the Lucas County Common Pleas Court, oversees human resources, payroll, budgets, contracts, closed criminal records and mail operations. She has been with the Court since 1996.

She completed her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Toledo and an MBA from The University of Findlay. She earned her PHR in 1996 and her SPHR in 2007. In 2011, she became a Certified Court Manager (CCM). She looks forward to earning her SHRM-SCP in early 2015.

Not your normal member, Phyllis is a self-proclaimed "NOHRA-holic". She has been on and off the board since 1998 and has held various positions including Secretary, Treasurer, President-Elect, and President. She is currently in the role of Certification chair to take on the challenges of the new SHRM certification.

Michelle Willard

Michelle is currently employed by Hylant Group as a Client Service Executive.  She oversees the employee benefits service team to ensure the delivery of best in class client service. She is dedicated to training, professional development and process adherence. In an effort to keep a pulse on client needs in a fast-evolving industry, she also has responsibilities of growth and retention of a book of business.  Michelle’s professional specialties are self-insured program management, project management, and compliance.

Michelle’s client includes Libbey Inc.; Ohio Virtual Academy; Sanoh America, Inc. and Roki America Co., Ltd.

Michelle is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Findlay Area Human Resource Association (FAHRA). Additionally, she serves on the Toledo Human Resource Association Conference (THRAC) committee.

Michelle is married and enjoys her 2 Australian Shepherds and 3 cats.  She enjoys vacations and the great outdoors – biking, hiking, skiing and rollerblading.

Nicole Schnebele , PHR

Jamie Rofkar, SHRM-CP

Tammy Corral , SHRM-CP, PHR

Tammy Corral, PHR, SHRM-CP, is Vice President of CMC Group, currently responsible for Human Resources Public Relations, Safety and Customer Service for CMC Group, Inc., DBA Century Marketing, and DayMark Safety Systems. Tammy began working for CMC in 1989 and was involved in the development of their human resources department.  She was promoted in a variety of jobs within HR, from Manager to Director and ultimately named a Vice President of the Company in 2003. She has over 20 years in the HR profession. Under Tammy’s leadership, the CMC Group HR department was the recipient of the 2010 HR Management Excellence Award presented through the University of Toledo. Tammy was also a finalist for the 2002 HR Management Excellence Award through the University of Toledo.

Specialties: Knowledgeable human resource and business leader. Experienced in all areas of Human Resources including recruiting top talent, organizational development, HR strategic planning and management, safety and wellness, and compensation and benefits management. A proven senior leadership individual engaged in business. 

Thomas Daniels , SPHR

Tom Daniels is the Assistant Director for Graduate & Executive Program in Business at Bowling Green State University.  His primary focus is admissions and academic advising for the full-time MBA and Executive Master of Executive Development programs. Prior to BGSU, Daniels was the Director of the Executive Interviewing Center at MROps and the Vice President of Learning & Development at TNS North America. 

Tom is a graduate of Owens Community College and the University of Toledo. He earned his Master’s degree in Organization Development from Bowling Green State University. 

Tom is involved in multiple organizations in the Toledo area: President of the Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the Association for Talent Development, Vice-President for the Owens Community College Alumni Association, Advisory Council for EPIC Toledo, Community Service Chair for the Northern Ohio Human Resources Association and other organizations.  In his spare time, he enjoys playing sports with his boys and reading.  Tom lives in Perrysburg with his wife and two sons.