ECG Leadership Team

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Jeff has over 25 years’ experience, in Compensation (including Executive, Sales, Incentive, Deferred Compensation, Stock Option/grant packages, Phantom Stock Schemes) and all areas of Human Resources Management.

Jeff has held management and executive positions at Staffing firms including: 

Sr. VP HR & Compensation/Payroll at Remedy Staffing, Westaff, and Savista; and Director of Global Compensation at Adecco.

Jeff is an adjunct professor in the Human Resources and Organizational Development Master’s Degree Program, at the University of San Francisco, mainly teaching Graduate Statistics.  He holds a Ph.D. in Human Resources from The Ohio State University, , as well as a M.Ed. from John Carroll University and a B.A. from The University of Cincinnati. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt .

Karin has over 25 years of experience in performing management and executive roles in Technology, Financial and  Service Firms. Her career focus has been in global digital marketing/advertising, sales/account development and full life cycle recruiting. 

She keenly understands the experience, background, temperament, and drive that these individuals need to be successful as she has personally held many of these roles. Karin was a VP, Marketing, Chase Bank, Regional VP, Marketing & Sales at Blue Crew Technology, Regional Sales Director at TRS, VP, Sales Director at Westaff, and VP Franchise Sales and Operations at Remedy.

Her proven method of understanding exactly the talent you need and with her tremendous network of  professionals, Karin has some of the best marketing, recruiting and sales methodologies and metrics used to accelerate business. This allows her to identify and engage the top talent tailored to your specific business needs, markets, and geographies in a timely and cost-effective manner. She is the consummate Marketing and Sales professional.

Sally holds an MBA with honors from Aurora University and a BA degree in Political Science from Eastern Illinois University. She is certified as a  Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Certified Business  Manager (CBM) as well as licensed Minnesota educator.  She was an  adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls and  St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN.  She develops training  workshops and coaching sessions customized to fit the client’s specific  developmental needs.

Sally is an experienced, certified  facilitator in utilizing the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, AchieveGlobal  (formerly Zenger-Miller), Mobius Coaching Model, and Accelements Adult  Learning. Sally is a former Board member of the St. Croix Valley  Employers’ Association (Program Chair), International Alliance for  Learning,  WI State SHRM Council, and Minnesota Women in Community and  Technical Colleges, as well as a member of the Society for Human  Resources Management (SHRM)   Sally also  served for 15 years as the  Collegiate Chapter Adviser for the Gamma Phi chapter of Sigma Sigma  located at UWRF. 

Christopher is an exceptional Technology Professional.  He is highly experienced with software development, solution architecture, and product management.   

Christopher supports setting strategy and leading teams to develop, support, enforce and integrate best practices and technology standards. He develops project communications plan in accordance with communication and knowledge. He assists our clients in the execution of an application development program through the implementation and discipline of standards, policies, and practices. Chris manages the activities of the client’s team members engaged in managing and monitoring projects, including developing project plans, resource assignments, progress tracking, and quality assurance.

Christopher has a MS, Computer Science degree from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He has 15 years of IT experience in information, data management and technology/computer-related fields. He is adept at Salesforce and Salesforce Financial services platforms. He was a Director, Special Projects at Oracle and Director of IT Development at Quovera.  

Christopher consistently receives high marks from all his clients and is known as the “person who understands the space and gets the job done”. 

Dr. Bruce Growick Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University, 

Dr. Bruce Growick is a Retired Professor of Rehabilitation Services at The Ohio State University where he taught courses, advised students, and conducted research in disability determination and vocational  rehabilitation for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University, and has published widely in the field of rehabilitation, especially in the area of rehabilitating injured  workers. 

During a two-year leave of absence from The Ohio State  University (1989-1990), Dr. Growick was Director of the Rehabilitation Division of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. He has also been a  Presidential Appointee under President Bush to the U.S. Access Board  (2002-2006). Dr. Growick is a former editor of the Journal of Forensic Vocational Analysis, the official publication of the American Board of  Vocational Experts. 

He is also a Past President of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, and is currently a vocational expert for various federal and state agencies, including local courts.  Dr. Growick has several publications in the area of  rehabilitation and workers' compensation and is a member of the American Psychological Association and the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. 

Corey, with  an undergraduate degree in Finance (Winona State University) and a  Master’s degree in Financial Planning (Oklahoma State University), Corey  is an advocate for individuals and business owners in helping them  navigate their goals. Also an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF ®),  he puts client interest ahead of his own.

In over eight years of experience working with 401(k), 403(b), 457 and other types of various  retirement plans, Corey has helped business owners thrive by designing  or managing plans that allow them to focus on what they do best. Some of  the goals Corey has helped these business owners with are: increase  their own contributions substantially, retain top talent, increase  efficiencies, reduce health insurance costs (employees retire earlier  opposed to a workforce that continues to work since they can’t afford to  retire), and monitor/track fiduciary responsibilities that are  inherently risky.

Corey is also an active member in the  Financial Planner’s Association - Minnesota Chapter , serving as a  committee member on NexGen which is a group dedicated to promoting the  practice of financial planning to the new generation of financial  planners.