Industries Served:  Primarily technology based firms in all industries.  Aerospace, Architecture, BioTech, Consulting, Consumer Packaged Goods, Engineering, Entertainment, Finance, GreenTech, Healthcare, Hospitality, Internet, IT, Manufacturing, Medical Device, MedTech, Nonprofits, Pharma, Public Relations, Services, Software.
 

Consortium Members 

Active in many organizations, she keeps a finger on the pulse of business and is known as the go-to person for networking and problem solving.  She enjoys putting her search, marketing, and leadership talents to work to grow Associations and steer Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees to optimal results.

She has created value for several professional associations, by creating enormous membership growth, improved website content and presence, securing Sponsorships, and creating programs for organizations including: the Technology Council of Southern California, the Association for Strategic Planning, the Career Services Committee for the UCLA Alumni Association, the National Human Resources Association, and the Human Resources Knowledge Network. 

TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – Serving on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Chapter, she helps create programs of interest to senior technology executives.

ASSOCIATION FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING - Asked to come aboard to drive the growth, and take the organization national, as VP of Membership, Diana has taken it from 3 California chapters to 11 across the USA in just three years.  She has an extensive network among Strategists, Strategic Planners, Marketers, Executives, and Senior Consultants focused on effective methodologies and practices.  Also morphed the National Conference by serving on that Committee and Chairing the Sponsorship committee. 

Bern Lefson, Associate, Principal, Lefson Consulting

Bern is our on call HR Director, available on an hourly or daily consulting basis to C- level and whatever level is required to solve or smooth an HR issue.  His specialty is creating and implementing practical custom Performance Management, Compensation, Benefits, and Employee Relations solutions.  He establishes or re-aligns Human Resources departments, and handles all HR issues relating to restructuring, integration, M&A.  

Mr. Lefson has been assisting organizations and individuals maximize performance for 30 years.  His expertise covers both HR and management consulting needs of small and large companies.  He has worked for Fortune 500 companies in the capacity of Vice President/Director Human Resources & Facilities in the aerospace, transportation, high technology, manufacturing, and maritime industries.  He has led and counseled the Human Resources function for start up, mature and large firms.  His passion for success is your key to providing effective and pragmatic solutions for improved corporate performance and goodwill.

With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UC Berkeley, the executive programs at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business and the Wharton School of Business, plus yearly multi-day seminars on employment law enable Mr. Lefson to fully comprehend and deliver HR solutions in step with the ever-changing legal work environment.  He has memberships in SHRM, NHRA of which he is a Board member in Los Angeles, PIHRA, MAPI, HR Knowledge Network, and has held leadership positions as well as making presentations to peer groups.
 

Nancy Hitchcock, Associate, Principal, Hitchcock and Associates
Nancy is a backbone of the Executive Search industry.  Founder of one of the largest firms national scope firms in the San Francisco Bay Area, she has provided stellar results to the entire spectrum of industries and company sizes including biotech, pharmaceutical, retail, publishing, finance, legal,  and management consulting fields, for all executive level positions.  Clients include most of the Fortune 1000, including Genentech, Kaiser, Bio-Rad, DuPont, Ernst & Young, Deloitte/Touche, Grant Thornton, and Watson Wyatt. She has trained other successful Executive Search firm owners and enjoys deep roots and an extensive rolodex in both the Search and Corporate worlds.

She provides both "unbundled" research and "full retained" search services, and has completed over 2000 searches.   

Prior, she was a Director of Human Resources for Mobil Corporation and Trans Ocean Leasing and Director of Administration for several well-known law firms.  She holds a BA from UC Berkeley and credits towards a Masters degree in Counseling and Consulting Psychology.  She serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity, Northern California chapter.  

Maxine Goldberg, Associate, President, Goldberg Human Resources Consulting
Over six years experience in recruiting, career and outplacement counseling, employee benefits and a variety of other HR projects in healthcare, non-profit, education, advertising, petroleum, government, and entertainment.  She was a human resources representative at 800-DENTIST and an office manager of a healthcare employment agency.  Prior to her HR career, she was the Assistant Manager of Funded Benefit Plans at ARCO.

Ms. Goldberg volunteers her time in Board and project roles in the HR community.  She was the Secretary and Program Chair of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Human Resources Association, has volunteered with the Professionals in Human Resources Association, and continues work with the Los Angeles Compensation and Benefits Association, the Employee Development Department Job Club, the Diversity Employment Source’s Cinco de Mayo Job Fair, and the Jewish Vocational Services. 

A triple Bruin, having earned a Bachelors Degree in English/Speech, a Certificate in Human Resources Management, and a Paralegal Certificate at UCLA, she has also completed courses for the Employee Benefits Specialist Certification through the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.  She is the only Lifetime Member of the National Human Resources Association Los Angeles, awarded for her many years of service in the HR community and extensive knowledge of recruitment.