Leslie has devoted her career to helping clients develop creative and highly effective customized online course materials. She has guided instructors and learners through the implementation process and provided ongoing support and training to ensure a consistently smooth online experience. Her mother was British and her father is from the South, so she can quickly switch from one accent to another. Being born in Taiwan and spending her formative years in California contributes to her Zen demeanor. Her passion is living a healthy lifestyle, and she loves being a food and exercise fanatic.

After earning a degree in Marketing from Seton Hall University, Kristin began her career in New York City in financial technology support, eventually leading to a role as a trading assistant in the Private Client department at Goldman Sachs. After 12 years in NYC, Kristin and her family moved to the Jersey Shore where her full-time job shifted to raising her family. During this time, Kristin and her sister founded Big Hearts to Little Hearts, a non-profit organization, which raised over $500K in five years for the Cardiac Care Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). This cause is near and dear to Kristin’s heart as her niece received lifesaving surgery at CHOP when she was just nine days old. Kristin’s passion for getting things done has resulted in being lovingly referred to as “The Tornado” by her family, and she is excited to bring that energy to SHIFT! When not “tornadoing” around the house, Kristin loves spending time at the beach, playing tennis, and traveling with her family.

With over 10 years of experience in the financial industry, Jenny brings her passion for inclusion and diversity to SHIFT as the Finance & Office Manager. After starting her career in banking, working on front-office foreign exchange systems across trading floors, Jenny took a break to raise her two sons. She prides herself on being a creative problem-solver, as evidenced by her creation of a 5th grade Odyssey of the Mind program to teach students how to develop and use their natural creativity to become problem-solvers. With a commitment to helping those who are less fortunate, Jenny then returned to the workforce at New Eyes, a non-profit organization that provides free eyeglasses to low-income individuals and families.  As an advocate for embracing differences, Jenny believes that everyone’s role contributes to success – both at work and at home.  From spending time with family and friends, meeting new people, traveling, gardening, and trying new recipes for her husband to taste test, Jenny’s positivity is unstoppable.

Carolyn holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford University, where her research focused on unconscious biases and shortcomings in social inference that give rise to misunderstanding and conflict. She utilizes her knowledge and experience to inform SHIFT’s innovative approach to HR compliance training. Carolyn grew up in an Italian-American family on Staten Island and loves spending time outdoors, doing any kind of activity with her husband and children. She is passionate about the power of empathy, and she holds a volunteer position as a crisis counselor where she gets to exercise those beliefs.

Karen’s primary focus is developing innovative and creative content for both business and client needs.  Karen’s background in History and Political Science and certification in Diversity and Inclusion Leadership lend well to her passion for learning and creating new ideas that will help clients build positive, diverse and inclusive work environments that boost employee morale and productivity. Karen is the mother of three active boys, and she is proud to hold the titles of baseball and hockey mom. She is an avid runner, podcast enthusiast and lover of the beach. She is passionate about her family, friends and making a positive impact on our culture.

Dillon loves developing technology solutions. He is dedicated to providing a smooth implementation process for all our clients, and he provides ongoing client support for administrators and learners. His family reunions seat 100 and feed over 250 people. An interesting fact about Dillon is that he can almost dunk a basketball. He is passionate about his work as a lifeguard with a Special Olympics swim team.

Robert graduated from NJIT in May 2018 with a degree in Information Technology and a minor in Computer Science. By practicing coding in his free time, Robert was able to build his own website to show off his portfolio of work. Robert works at SHIFT as an Implementation Associate, where he thoroughly enjoys assisting clients as they begin their partnership with SHIFT. Robert grew up with two older sisters and now lives with his mom and her husband, as well as at his dad’s. Robert is of both Irish and Italian descent and enjoys playing video games or drawing, painting, or creating websites in his free time.

With 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, operations, and client service, Jen rejoined the workforce after a professional hiatus to manage her most important clients yet – twin girls! Jen’s career started in account management at an ad agency, which led to roles in sales management. And now, Jen is thrilled to focus on helping employers SHIFT their workplace cultures. Jen’s volunteer work includes 25 years as a healthcare liaison, helping advanced stage cancer patients navigate healthcare systems. Eight years ago, Jen and her daughters founded Reading Rocks!, a book club focused on girl’s empowerment. During the pandemic, Jen and her daughters founded a micro startup that makes mask holders, donating many of their products to frontline healthcare workers. She considers herself to be a foodie, re-creating recipes she first tries at restaurants. Often referred to as a fruit ninja for her knife skills, she can break down a whole watermelon in under ninety seconds. In her spare time, Jen is passionate about barre classes, Broadway shows, art projects, and raising strong young women.