Chapter Volunteer Leader of the Year
Recipient
Mike Pierce | Vice President Employee Benefits Consultant | Lockton Dunning Benefits
Mike joined Lockton Dunning Benefits in 2019 and brings with him extensive experience as an employee benefits consultant. Mike helps employers build, oversee and promote their employee benefits programs. His strategies and methods have helped countless mid-size to large employers’ lower cost and increase employee satisfaction with their benefits offerings. Mike has a strong commitment to service, a straightforward communication style and a high level of integrity in his leadership roles within his community. His areas of expertise include: Conducting strategic planning sessions with management to develop benefit philosophies and strategies; Reviewing health and welfare programs for financial soundness, administrative functionality, appropriate contribution levels and gaps in plan offerings; Evaluating funding mechanisms for fully insured and self-insured plans and comprehensive review of financial agreements; Assessing market competitiveness and identify cost drivers to assist employers with employee benefits strategy and implementation of communication strategies and administration of benefit plans between the client and the plan’s vendors.
Finalist
Allison Lyons, SPHR, SHRM-SCP | Vice President Human Resources | JP Morgan Chase
Allison Lyons, SHRM-SCP is currently an HR Vice-President at JPMorgan Chase in Plano, Texas. Her 24- year HR career has spanned multiple organizations, roles, states, and industries in Healthcare, Financial Services, and Manufacturing. She’s worked at organizations such as Toyota, Mayo Clinic, and Tenet Health to name a few. Allison had led in many facets of HR including Talent & Recruitment, HR Business Partner, Diversity, and Talent Development. Her experience includes leading in JPMorgan Chase’s HR Business Partner Team, Toyota’s Talent Branding and Contingent Workforce efforts, and the growth of a new division from 700-7000 as the National HR Director at Tenet.
Allison received her master’s in HR from the University of North Florida, and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Marquette University. Additionally, she has a designation as a SHRM-SCP. Allison is currently a member of DallasHR’s Board of Directors as Education Director and has been on the Education Committee for several years. Allison has been a featured speaker at the 2018 LinkedIn National Conference as well at the National HR Tech Conference. She regularly volunteers her time in the community including at Minnie’s Food Pantry and the North Texas Food Bank. She and her husband have two children, Christian and Brooke.
Finalist
Lauren Truelove, PHR, SHRM-CP | Vice President of Administration | Unity Hunt
Lauren Truelove is Vice President of Administration at Unity Hunt, Inc. Lauren is responsible for all administrative functions, including human resources, payroll and benefits administration, office management and reception, stakeholder and company insurance administration, and information technology services. Having worked mostly in the area of human resources, she is very familiar with compensation, staff training, recruitment, risk management, employee and labor relations, employee engagement initiatives, and organizational development. She is particularly experienced in the areas of developing company culture, mediation, and directing administrative functions of complex organizations. Prior to joining Unity Hunt, Inc. Lauren was the Director of Culture and Compliance at Employee Solutions and served in the previous roles of human resources manager, human resources and accounting administrator, accounting assistant, and staffing consultant. Lauren also remains active in her community with various volunteering roles. These include project manager for fundraisers for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County, Director of Collin County HR, and a member of the Board of Directors of DallasHR. Previously, Lauren served on the Steering Committee for Leadership Garland Lauren is also a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and the American Staffing Association. Lauren received her Bachelor of Science in family and development studies from the University of North Texas, is a Leadership Garland graduate, and earned her designations of Professional in Human Resources, SHRM-Certified Professional, and Certified Staffing Professional. She has recently gone back to school to earn her Master of Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law. Lauren lives in Frisco, Texas with her husband Tyler and their two daughters. When Lauren is not working, she enjoys barbecuing and soaking up the sun with her family and friends.
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Recipient
Lisa Harris | Manager Client Relations | Thorn Network
Lisa grew up in Denton, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Creative Writing. Lisa has a passion for human resources, specifically recruiting, probably due to her desire to help others. Lisa joined Thorn right out of college as a Recruiter and has spent over 10 years excelling in roles such as recruiting, account management, and sales, with her most recent role being Business Development Manager. In addition to her role at Thorn, Lisa has been very involved professionally with the local SHRM chapter DallasHR, for the last 6 years and is the Director-Elect of the Education Committee in 2020. Outside of work, Lisa enjoys spending time with her family, watching her son play baseball, watching her daughter cheer competitively, indulging in wine, watching college football (BOOMER SOONER), country dancing, and watching Food Network.
Finalist
Tyra Bremer | Founder and CEO | Thrive Hive Solutions
Tyra Bremer is a highly-accomplished and dedicated human resources executive with a proven history of achieving strategic change. Prior to founding Thrive Hive Solutions, Tyra held an executive position with a private equity backed collision repair organization and multiple executive positions with a Fortune 500 company. Previous to her focused career in human resources, Tyra specialized in meeting the business needs in multi-family and residential real estate, title insurance, auto finance, and the manufacturing industry. In her role as Vice President of Talent Development for a private equity backed, multi-location operator of collision repair, Tyra overhauled and modernized the corporate training structure, enabling the company’s scalable expansion. Tyra conceptualized, launched, and managed the Apprentice Development Program, an immersive 52-week training course offering first-tier instruction and hands-on experience to aspiring technicians. Tyra earned the US Department of Labor’s (DoL) apprenticeship certification, making the organization the industry’s first company to receive this honor; to support the program, the DoL awarded the organization a $75,000 grant.
Tyra earned a promotion to the organization’s first-ever female vice president in less than one year for her successful and proactive initiatives. Tyra created and managed the company’s M&A training integration strategy while directing the design, development, and execution of multiple operational and leadership conferences, one of which was cited by the CEO as “the best conference our organization has ever had.” Tyra was selected to represent the organization by conducting interviews with leading industry publications and news outlets, contributing to organization’s listing as a Dallas Business Journal “Best Places to Work” company in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Finalist
Becky Buttermore, PHR, SHRM-CP, CASP |Channel Development Manager - Senior Living | Oasis
Becky has been with Oasis, a Paychex Company for over 8 years. Oasis, is a national PEO organization where Becky serves as a Channel Development Manager in the Senior Living vertical. She has over 10 years’ experience in servicing the Senior Living industry. Prior to joining Oasis, Becky was with a regional PEO where she helped launch the PEO division. Becky is the former President and CEO of a large staffing provider in north Alabama with over 20 years’ experience in the staffing industry. Becky has always been active in SHRM at both the local and national level. She has served in many different director positions in both Alabama and Colorado. She remains active in SHRM and Dallas HR. Becky received her BS degree from Samford University in Birmingham, AL and she received her PHR and SHRM, CP designation from the National Society of Human Resource Management and her CASP from the University of North Texas.