Talent Acquisition & Retention Camp Presenter Bios

Steven J. Kraus
HR Affiliates

Steven J. Kraus, Vice President of HR Affiliates, is a results-oriented Human Resources leader with over 25 years of business ownership and management experience. Louisville, Kentucky-based HR Affiliates is a full service Human Resource solutions organization featuring outsourcing, consulting, staffing and recruiting services. Prior to working in the consulting sector, Mr. Kraus was a senior Human Resource executive working exclusively for organizations with multi-state operations with employee counts up to 30,000. Mr. Kraus possesses a strong business orientation and has worked in both privately held and publicly traded organizations.

Mr. Kraus has been a featured contributor, presenter and guest on Human Resource issues for the Louisville and Southern Indiana Chambers of Commerce, Small Business Development Centers , the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, university classes, local business print media and radio programming.  Mr. Kraus has presented seminars nationally on Human Resource issues for various organizations and industry associations.

Elizabeth Gross
HR Affiliates

Elizabeth L. Gross brings an effective combination of diverse Human Resource management experience and solid professional credentials with a strong focus on bottom-line results. Her 20 plus years of work experience spans both the private and public business sectors in healthcare, human services, high tech, telecommunications, education, and utilities. She has worked for and with modest start-ups and large multi-state and multi-national companies, understanding their unique Human Resource needs. Ms Gross caps off her extensive hands-on experience with an undergraduate degree in economics, a graduate degree in industrial relations, and a lifetime certification as a senior professional in human resources (SPHR).

For seven years Ms Gross owned and managed Resource Connections, providing Human Resource management consulting and on-site project support for a diverse client base. Major projects included financial and Human Resource software implementations with customized training; Human Resource field/corporate consulting on union organizing campaigns, performance management, and effective Human Resource practices; recruiting programs; and piloting an innovative management structure for a private education facility.

Since January 2005 Ms Gross has provided human resource consulting services through her employment with HR Affiliates (formally Human Resource Advantage). Current areas of emphasis include: developing and managing project and retained recruiting programs; providing external/internal market wage analysis; recommending and implementing HR technology solutions, developing performance management programs, and conducting ad-hoc and compliance training for employee/employer groups.

 

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