Carla Kaufman, CCP
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Independent School District
Carla Kaufman accepted a new position as Senior Officer of Employee Health & Wellness at Fort Worth Independent School District. The new role will include employee health and wellness and will go far beyond the traditional activities usually associated with the field. Three major responsibilities will be to increase employee retention, improve working conditions for employees, and provide employees with supports and tools so that they can better manage their work and personal responsibilities.
Casey Carlson
Casey Carlson has been named a 2009 Work-Life Rising Star by AWLP. She previously served as the senior manager of Talent Inclusion at Deloitte where she worked to attract, retain and motivate the emerging generation of workers.
Judith Finer Freedman
The Balanced Worker Project
Judith Finer Freedman has been named a 2009 Work-Life Rising Star by AWLP. She is a work-life consultant and founder of The Balanced Worker Project, specializing in building initiatives for work-life effectiveness, generational diversity, mentoring and reducing gender bias.
James Moon
USAA
James Moon has been named a 2009 Work-Life Rising Star by AWLP. He is the senior analyst of Work-Life at USAA, where he manages the development, implementation, improvement and administration of all enterprise-wide work-life programs.
Kate Quinn
University of Washington
Dr. Kate Quinn, University of Washington, will be the 2008 recipient of the Society of Women Engineers Work-Life Balance Award. Quinn attended AWLP's 1st Annual Work-Life Retreat last fall and presented a workshop at the WorldatWork 2008 Total Rewards Conference in Philadelphia.
Wendy Nishikawa
University of California
Wendy Nishikawa, 2008 president of the College and University Work & Family Association (CUWFA), was recently named University of California-Berkeley work-life director. She was previously at University of California-Santa Barbara. 7/31/08
Rosalind Barnett
Brandeis University
Rosalind Barnett, Research Director -- Community, Families and Work Program at Brandeis University, was recently named the 2008 recipient of the Anne Roe Award from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This award was created in 1979 and named for Anne Roe, the first woman tenured in the Harvard Faculty of Education (1963). The award in her name is presented biennially to an individual who has contributed significantly in the field of education to advance women's professional growth and who provides a model of leadership and excellence to women. 7/31/08
Robert Drago
Penn State University
Robert Drago recently published a new Population Research Institute working paper entitled “What Would They Do? Childcare under Parental Leave and Reduced Hours Options.” 7/31/08
Laura Koppes, University of West Florida
Jennifer Swanberg, University of Kentucky
Laura Koppes and Jennifer Swanberg are co-editors of a special issue of The Psychologist-Manager Journal, entitled “Work-Life Effectiveness: Implications for Organizations.” 7/31/08
Dr. Ellen Kossek
Michigan State University
Dr. Ellen Kossek, work-life researcher and author, was recently named the recipient of the 2008 Sage Scholarship Award. Sponsored by Sage Publications, this award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions that have advanced the knowledge of Gender and Diversity in Organizations. 7/30/08
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