Mary Simmons

Mary Simmons is a Strategic Human Resource Professional and earned her PHR certification in 2012. For over 25 years, she has proactively partnered with all levels of management to attain positive business results as well as solid, progressive HR policies and procedures. Mary brings a strong foundation in HR fundamentals, personalized Talent Acquisition, creating results oriented training and employee relations. Mary was a Trainer and HR Generalist for a large retailer and then joined a major financial institution for 16 years as a HR Generalist and Senior Recruiter. Mary has also worked for a global provider of outplacement as a Career Counselor and Employment/ Business Liaison.

Mary graduated from University of Delaware with a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources. She is currently a contributing author for GEM magazine, ‘Time to Play’ website, and ‘iworkwell’ website. She is also Co-chair of the SHRM Planning Committee, a Board Member of the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, a member of the Long Island HR Networking Group, and winner of 2017 Long Island Business News Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business award.