Our Club Volunteers and Services they provide We are fortunate to have these volunteers support our Job Club.

Please do not hesitate to contact them during a meeting if you need their assistance or use the “Contact Us” page on our web site

(www.sjwjobclub.org). They all are there to help you in Your Job Search.

Maureen Chemsak - Founded the Job Networking Club in September 2009. She is an experienced career counselor, coach, and transition specialist, having worked with Career Services at UAH and Athens State, the Job Assistance Center at Redstone Arsenal, Warren Averett Workplace Outplacement, REA Partners in Transition, and as a small business owner/consultant. Maureen provides the daily email job notices and job search articles to the Google Group. She facilitates the Club meetings the fourth week of each month and assists with the Job Search Essentials Special Interest Group that meets at 2 PM.

Ed Snow – Has been a Job Club Volunteer since the Club Founding in 2009. He is a retired Army Officer, Production Plant and Manufacturing Executive who reviews resumes, mentors and coaches job seekers. Ed facilitates the Club meetings the first week of each month and assists in mentoring those in the Job Search Essentials group.

Doug Brazier – Is Calhoun Community Colleges’ Outreach Coordinator and volunteers as a Club Meeting Facilitator the second week of each month. Doug was a job seeker and knows the hardships of looking for a position for a long period. He stresses the importance of Networking to all Job Seekers since that is the way he, and many of the people he helps, find their jobs.

Bill Crosson - is a recently retired Earth Scientist who worked at Marshall Space Flight Center as a NASA contractor. He volunteers as a resume reviewer and assists with the web site and job seeker database.

Martha Bennett – Assists new club members by ensuring their Club Registration is turned in to get them on the Google Group messaging list. She also assists in the set-up of the venue, making coffee and arranging snacks provided by Club Members.

Katharina Loudin – Works at the local Hogan Family YMCA and volunteers in our Club as the Meeting Speaker Coordinator. If you have a subject or speaker you think would benefit the Club – please contact Katharina and tell her. She will contact the speaker or find a speaker to talk to that subject. Katharina also helps the Regional Innovators Sustaining the Ecosystem (RISE) (formally HOT Coffee) networking group at Hudson Alpha every other Friday at 7:45 AM

Dud Fagan – Is a retired Army Officer; retired Raytheon Program and Hiring Manager; and a retired CEO of a group of manufacturing and engineering companies in England. He volunteers as a Club Presenter; Fill-In Meeting Facilitator; Resume Reviewer; Coach & Mentor for Job Seekers; and manages the Club’s web site. Dud is a co-lead for the Job Club’s Job Search Essentials group that meets at 2 PM after each Club meeting.

George Giller – Is a job seeker in Mechanical & Systems Engineering, Design Engineering, or Technical Management. George volunteers at the Club as our technology expert. He is also responsible for clean-up of the venue and requests that we use only one trash can and one recycle container at each meeting.

John Haley – Is a published author, certified trainer/facilitator, and practitioner of continuous process improvement. He volunteers at the Job Club as a presenter, co-lead of the ExperiencePLUS Group that meets at 2:00 PM after each Job Club meeting, and reviewer of resumes.

Bob Gossett – Is retired Coast Guard and a counselor at the Alabama Career Center at 2525 Sparkman Drive in Huntsville. Bob presents monthly presentations at the center on Federal (USA Jobs) and Alabama State Job Application Processes and their unique Resume writing requirements. He volunteers at the Club to assist those seeking a Federal or State job and provides job leads to the Club.

Dave Fledderman – Is a retired US Government Employee on Redstone Arsenal, and is our long-time volunteer Google Group Manager for the Job Club.

Herb Hayes – Is retired Army, a retired Federal Worker on Redstone Arsenal, a former business owner and adjunct professor. Herb volunteers as a presenter, reviews resumes, coaches job seekers, and assist anyone seeking Federal Employment. Herb has extensive experience advising in financial planning.

Mike Ledbetter – Is a retired Naval Officer, Scientist and Engineer. He volunteers at the Job Club reviewing resumes, coaching job seekers, and offers to pray with them for a positive job search outcome.

Carla Holder – is a job seeker in the Financial Field. She volunteers at the Job Club as our Librarian, maintaining a library of extensive books on job searching, and is a good contact for the local financial and Quality networking organizations. Carla is also the Leader of the ExperiencePlus Group.

Bob Karwoski – Is retired and volunteers at the Job Club to review resumes and counsel job seekers.

Dr. Sheila Jones – is an educational professional, grantsman and change agent. She has worked at all levels of education from Early Childhood Director to a University School Curriculum Principal and University Visiting Assistant Professor. She has worked as an Executive Director of an inner-city community center, and written grants alone and in partnership worth over $3M. Sheila volunteers with the Job Networking Club as a job coach, mentor and consultant. Sheila assists with the Job Search Essentials Group.

Fran Henry – Is a retired Human Resource professional with many years’ experience locally with manufacturing companies such as SCI. He volunteers at the Job Club to review resumes and coach job seekers. Fran is a co-lead of the ExperiencePlus Group.

Laneen Manchester – Volunteers in the Job Club as the meeting recorder and Club Archivist. If you want to research any of the e-mails or articles sent out on the Google Group, or presentations given to the Club – speak with Laneen to gain access to the Club Archives. Laneen also offers to pray with anyone to assist in their job search.

Elizabeth Servidio – Is the St John’s Church Parish Ministries Coordinator and assists the Club in administration and conduct of the meetings in the Church facilities. Elizabeth, and the rest of the Church Office Staff, provide numerous services to the Club and newcomers wishing to join the Club by answering questions and offering our Resume Book to those Company HR personnel coming to the Church looking for qualified candidates.

Dr. Tom Mailey – Is a Fellow of the Smithsonian Institution; a retired Sr. Analyst; Deputy Project Manager at the US Army Materiel Command; and a DAU certified Senior Operations Research Analyst. He is also a former Assistant Professor and Grant Holder who volunteers at the Job Club to review Resumes and Curricular Vitaes (CV) and mentoring Grant Seekers as well as Job Seekers.

Mike Marty – Is an experienced Human Resource professional who volunteers at the Job Club to make presentations, review resumes, and is an excellent coach for job seekers in their interviewing skills.

Sam Scruggs – Is a Club Volunteer and works at the North Alabama Center for Educational Excellence (NACEE). He is a Retired Army Officer, Educator, & Business Owner. Sam can provide job seekers (especially Veterans) job leads, and directions to community resources; he also helps to obtain and provide educational opportunities and funding resources for middle school, high school, and college students, and adults.

Sidney Stevens – Is a job seeker in the Program Management field and has a PMP certification. He volunteers at the Job Club as a presenter and is a manager of the Job Club’s Resume Book. Talk with Sidney to place your resume into the Job Club Resume Book which is kept in the Church Office during the week and has many HR professionals come review the book to source job candidates. We have had some job seekers get interviews this way.

Yohanes Suhartoyo – Is retired and is the St John the Baptist Catholic Church representative to the Job Club. Yohanes hosts our meetings. He assists in making coffee for the meetings, welcoming new Club Members, ensures their club applications are processed and they are added to the Google Group e-mail listing, assisting with technology issues, and taking pictures of the speakers each week.

Zac Wible – Is a job seeker in the political science and communication sectors. Zac has won awards for producing video news segments. He is a volunteer Job Club Meeting Facilitator the fifth week of each month.

Ronni Walker – is a Job Seeker in Logistics and Administrative Assistance. She has a background in Procurement and Admin Asst. and is a recent graduate with a BS in Business Administration from Grantham University. Ronni is a military spouse returning to the workforce. Ronni assists Yohanes in greeting new members, setting up and cleaning up our meeting venue.