Meet the Team

Andy's focus is on building new, and maintaining existing client relationships, some of which date back to the company's inception. Celebrating 34 years in business in 2017, Andy has expanded AJO's service offerings and broadened our footprint to achieve global reach in more than 20 countries.

 

Most Unusual Job: Crawling into catch basins and cleaning them out as a summer helper for the DPW.
 
Favorite Pastimes: Hanging out at the Jersey Shore, Avid Skier and Cyclist, Annual Police Unity Tour Rider/Marshal.
 
Little Known Fact: Appeared on the front page (as Police Officer O’Connor), giving Charlie the monkey a drink of water from a water fountain after he escaped from the University.

 

As SVP, Operations & Talent Management, Shannon drives operational initiatives that strengthen AJO's brand and service offerings. She also manages coach and consultant sourcing for our Talent Development and Consulting Practices; Talent Development delivery; and key client accounts.

 

Fred leads our Client Engagement activities where he combines his consulting, coaching and sales expertise to help companies develop their leaders and teams. Prior to joining the AJO Leadership Team, Fred was an AJO Executive Coach who also ran his own Leadership Development company for a number of years.

 

Fred has a way of truly understanding the needs and value drivers of clients. He is skilled at connecting the talents and capabilities of the firm to enable clients to grow their people and reach their goals. 

 

Most Unusual Job: Copy Editor for a sky-writing company.

 

Marie heads AJO's Career Transition practice, supporting our clients and program participants in Career Transition Services. Since joining AJO in 2001, Marie has become a key force behind AJO's reputation for responsiveness, exceptional quality and highly personalized attention.

 

Most Unusual Job: A Junior Draftsperson for AT&T creating layouts, plans, drawings and visual graphics for board meetings, marketing and shareholder meetings.
 
Favorite Pastimes: Cooking and spending time with nieces & nephews.
 
Little Known Fact: Marie prepares salads for a dinner meal for 70 shut-ins every six weeks.

 

Bill heads AJO's Talent Development Practice. He's uniquely qualified since he's delivered all AJO services and also brings a blend of consulting and corporate leadership experience to this role. During his corporate career, Bill has held senior roles in banking, finance and human resources where he led key initiatives including major reorganizations; merger integrations; HR strategy, planning and technology; as well as leading teams of 40+ HR professionals.

 

Pam is responsible for all things related to marketing and communications at AJO, including our website, blog and social media marketing. She also supports AJO's strategic initiatives and new service development.

 

Most Unusual Jobs: Making cotton candy at a beachfront kiosk/cafe (known as candy floss in the UK) and other summer jobs on the production lines of Yardley and Matchbox Toys factories.

 

Favorite Pastimes: Shopping, hiking, magic puzzles and listening to audio books.

 

Little Known Fact: In 2025, Pam will have lived half her life in the U.S. and the other half in the U.K. which explains the funny accent.

 

Laura supports our Executive/Leadership Coaching and Team & Leadership Development practices, juggling all the balls that keep day to day operations running smoothly. 

 

Most Unusual Job: Reader for the blind while in college.
 
Favorite Pastimes: Tennis, Skiing, Bird Watching, Hiking, Listening to NPR.
 
Little Known Fact: Laura was an attorney in a previous career.

 

 

Suzanne is responsible for IT support, vendor management point-of-contact, technology support, reporting and analytics.

 

Most Unusual Job: In her senior year of high school Suzanne worked for a credit reporting agency verifying the employment of mortgage applicants.
 
Favorite Pastimes: Spending time with family and friends, hiking, baking and days at the beach.
 
Little Known Fact: At age 7 Suzanne appeared on a TV show “The Mary Kelly Puppet Party” that aired on a local station on Sunday mornings.

Kyle leads and hosts AJO's HR Studio Podcast, providing digital content to the HR Community in general, and to new and aspiring HR leaders in particular.

 

Most Unusual Job: Selling cutlery.

 

Favorite Pastimes: Traveling the world, meeting new people, the great outdoors, working out and learning.

 

Little Known Fact: Kyle lived in Buenos Aires for 6 months in college and while there, he learned how to tango.