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In unique partnership, O'Rourke & Associates becomes division of 'Humanidei'
by O'rourke & Associates | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog
ONTARIO, CA (October 22, 2019) — O'Rourke & Associates — an established firm helping credit unions attract the best in leadership — is now a division of Humanidei, the industry's newest consultant for executive coaching, human capital solutions, and training in diversity, equity and inclusion that improves organizational performance.
"Credit unions have everything they need to win the war for talent, but they still struggle to attract and retain a diverse pool of the best and brightest candidates," said Jill Nowacki, President and CEO of Humanidei. "Bringing O'Rourke & Associates and Humanidei together provides our clients with the best of both worlds in executive recruiting: rich experience paired with new approaches to attract a broader cross-section of talent."
Nowacki has appointed Lisa Burroughs to serve as executive director of Humanidei's recruiting practice. Burroughs has been with O'Rourke & Associates since 2017, most recently serving as director of executive search and strategy.
"I am excited and honored to be leading the executive recruitment practice under this expanded focus," Burroughs said. "Our strong history of credit union experience and our new connection with Humanidei differentiates us among search firms, positioning us ideally to help credit unions win the war for talent."
Humanidei was launched in July 2019 with the goal of helping credit unions be the employers and volunteer magnets of choice for today's top talent (see "Human Capital Consulting Firm 'Humanidei' is Launched for CUs"). Humanidei builds inclusive cultures that attract, retain and leverage the best in each individual, serving as the single-greatest asset for human development inside the credit union system. It was designed to fill a void in the industry.
The addition of O'Rourke & Associates' expertise to the Humanidei team is expected to propel the new human capital consultancy firm forward. As U.S. unemployment remains near record historical lows, several businesses cite intense competition to attract and retain top talent as a major threat. According to the 22nd Annual Global CEO Survey of financial services executives recently conducted by PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), 76 percent of respondents indicate skill shortages as a significant threat to growth prospects.
Credit unions face this reality as they enter the next decade, with up to 50 percent of current CEOs planning to retire, Nowacki said.
"The O'Rourke & Associates name has been affiliated with excellence in credit union executive searches for more than three decades," Nowacki added. "The firm's strong reputation has been earned through its history in building up a team that has extensive knowledge of credit unions' unique needs. Humanidei is honored to be working with O'Rourke under its wing and is looking forward to helping credit unions succeed with the best human-capital, diversity and inclusion solutions."
About Humanidei
Humanidei was founded in 2019 to help credit unions become the workplace of choice for an evolving workforce. By providing human capital solutions that improve organizational performance, Humanidei helps credit unions succeed. Insightful strategic planning, organizational development consulting, executive coaching and diversity, equity, and inclusion training position credit unions for ongoing relevance.
Jill Nowacki
Humanidei
Jill@humanidei.com
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Illinois Covid Numbers Skyrocket To New Record; Shutdowns, Vaccination Mandates Begin Soon
Sean Leary December 24th, 2021 Health, COVID-19, Arts & Entertainment News Share:
Illinois once again saw its covid numbers skyrocket to a new record, as shutdowns of schools and businesses are starting to seep through the state, and vaccination mandates are coming to the northern part of the state, prompting speculation about another statewide shutdown.
For the third time in a week, Illinois covid numbers set a new record high. Almost 19,000 more new cases of covid were confirmed over the last 24 hours, according to figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health, whose data showed 18,942 cases of the virus were diagnosed. The seven day average for the state covid infection rate is now 12,573, yet another new record since the pandemic began.
Covid-related hospitalizations are also at their highest levels in over a year, with 4,178 total patients currently hospitalized because of the virus. There are fewer than 10 ICU beds left for patients in almost half of the Illinois regions, as ICU bed availability is near capacity in Regions 1, 3, 5, and 7.
All of the Illinois health regions have shown rising numbers of covid infections this fall.
Illinois has now passed two million covid infections since the pandemic began, marking 2,002,360 as of the latest numbers. In addition, 66 deaths were reported, there are 4,178 people hospitalized for covid — another new record high — and 867 patients in the ICU, the highest in over a year. Only 11 percent of ICU beds are open on average statewide, with Northern Illinois' Kane and Will counties having only six of 133 ICU beds available.
"Across Illinois, hospitals are experiencing a fifth surge of COVID-19 patients and are using lessons learned over the last two years to best care for those patients and expand capacity as needed," the Illinois Health and Hospital Association said in a statement. "Unvaccinated individuals continue to represent a vast majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations. We are urging everyone to please get vaccinated as the vaccines, which have been proven safe and effective, remain the best protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death."
"Getting tested for COVID-19 is critically important to helping reduce the spread of this deadly virus," Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said in a news release Tuesday. "A year ago, our holidays looked much different. Now, with widely available testing, vaccinations and boosters Illinoisans can gather safely with family and friends."
Omicron is making up 73 percent of the new cases of covid-19 nationwide.
In the meantime, the omicron variant has begun to sweep across Illinois, with confirmed cases in seven counties, all around Chicagoland. The variant was responsible for 73 percent of new cases over the last week nationwide.
In reaction to the exploding numbers, shutdowns and new restrictions have begun statewide. Beginning Jan. 3, Chicago as well as suburban Cook County — areas in regions 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 — will require proof of vaccination for many indoor public spaces.
"Omicron is here in suburban Cook County, and it spreads incredibly quickly and easily, so CCDPH must take measures to contain the spread," Dr. Rachel Rubin, CCDPH co-lead and senior medical officer, said in a statement. "We are concerned about how easily the omicron variant can spread among people, especially in crowded indoor settings. It is very important that we implement these measures to help lower the risk of transmission."
Officials are fully expecting an even more massive surge after the Christmas and especially New Year's Eve holidays, as people completely ignore advice and mitigations and continue to spread the virus.
"Hospital bed availability has reached a critically low level. Demand on resources is high," said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director, Illinois Department of Public Health. "This is setting up to be a very deadly COVID Christmas and New Year's."
Dr. Ngozi Ezike
The havoc wreaked by covid over the past month in Illinois has prompted several schools across the state to announce they'll be going to remote learning at least to begin the next semester in January. Northwestern, DePaul and University of Chicago in Cook County will all begin as remote learning, as will University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign in downstate Champaign and Illinois State University.
In addition, performances at public venues have begun shutting down.
The Paramount Theatre in Aurora on Friday announced the cancellation of performances through Sunday of its current production of "Cinderella" due to covid.
"Pretty Woman: The Musical" was shutdown by Broadway In Chicago.
The Joffrey Ballet canceled its performances of "The Nutcracker" at the Lyric Opera House due to covid.
And Teatro ZinZanni, the dinner theatre/cirque extravaganza at the Spiegeltent ZaZou on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel Chicago Loop, released a statement on its website announcing that it was closing down, with a hope to reopen on Dec. 26.
Illinois has become a new covid hot spot, along with its surrounding states, new data shows.
Illinois cases are up over 40 percent since the start of December, and officials are finally admitting that they've been looking at expanding statewide restrictions.
"We have moved into very high transmission," said Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner. "While unsurprising, this news should remind Chicagoans of the ongoing threat from covid-19, especially as families prepare to come together over the holidays."
For ongoing coverage of this situation, continue to follow QuadCities.com.
Sean Leary
Sean Leary is an author, director, artist, musician, producer and entrepreneur who has been writing professionally since debuting at age 11 in the pages of the Comics Buyers Guide. An honors graduate of the University of Southern California masters program, he has written over 50 books including the best-sellers The Arimathean, Every Number is Lucky to Someone and We Are All Characters.
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Classic children's novels from the great writer Roald Dahl feature in a new collection of Royal Mail stamps.
The six-piece collection, featuring the iconic illustrations of Quentin Blake, show Charlie, of Chocolate Factory fame, rejoicing with his golden ticket, and the ever-bookish Matilda beaming into her latest tome.
The BFG has not been forgotten. The novel is 30 years old this year and Royal Mail is celebrating the big birthday with a sheet of four stamps depicting scenes from the book, as well as an image of the giant and the Queen, with this quote from the novel: "'Your Majester,' he said. 'I is your humbug servant.' He bowed again."
The late author's daughter, Ophelia Dahl, said her father would have been "thrilled" about the stamps, which go on sale from Wednesday at royalmail.com.
"My dad wrote thousands of letters home throughout his life and never dreamed that one day one of his own characters would grace a stamp," she said. "This is an excellent way for us to kick off a year of celebrations to mark 30 years in print for The BFG and it's great that the stamps include a collector's set, devoted to The BFG and other characters from this book."
Blake, 79, who has illustrated over 300 children's books, previously honoured Stylist by designing this exclusive cover.
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Sutherland doubles size of operations in Tulsa
By David Arnett
Sutherland Global Services is expanding its flagship finance and accounting center in Tulsa to support growth of its finance and accounting services. The Tulsa operations of Sutherland Global Services help companies outsource finance and accounting functions with a full range of accounting services, from transactions to high-level analytical roles and statutory-type reporting, so they can focus on their core competencies and grow their businesses.
The company is aggressively seeking to fill over 150 job openings in Tulsa at this time Sutherland officials told Tulsa Today.
Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr.
"Sutherland is an international company showing its commitment by expanding its world-class operations in Tulsa," said the Honorable Tulsa Mayor, Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. "I am pleased to see Sutherland's finance and accounting services division grow in our great city, capitalizing on both the outstanding strength of its long-term employees in Tulsa and our city's talent pool."
"Having Sutherland Global Services part of our business community is directly aligned to one of Tulsa's key values – to promote sustainable economic development and job growth by supporting the retention and expansion of existing businesses and enhancing the marketability of the available usable space for commercial development. My hope is that other international businesses like Sutherland choose to call Tulsa home," Bartlett added.
Complementing Sutherland's world-class Tulsa talent, the company's finance and accounting operations use the latest tools and technologies, including Robotics Process Automation, to streamline processes, improve efficiencies, and reduce costs.
To learn more about job openings at Sutherland's Tulsa facility, click here.
Established in 1986, Sutherland Global Services is a global BPO and technology-enabled services company offering an integrated set of back-office and customer facing front-office services that support the entire customer lifecycle. It is one of the largest, independent BPO companies in the world serving marquee clients in major industry verticals.
Headquartered in Rochester, New York, United States, Sutherland employs over 36,000 professionals and has nearly 60 global delivery centers in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, Estonia, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, Slovakia, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.sutherlandglobal.com.
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OBSIDIAN RENEWABLES, LLC
The Obsidian Team
David W. Brown, a Senior Principal and co-founder of Obsidian, brings expertise in transaction structures, creative ideas in tax and finance, and resolving or liquidating distressed companies and assets. Industries of particular focus are energy, and forest products.
With Obsidian Renewables, Mr. Brown has developed many of the larger utility scale solar photovoltaic projects in Oregon. Mr. Brown is a member of OSEIA, the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association and involved with BDC, the Bioenergy Deployment Consortium with NEBC and NIPPC. Mr. Brown has been very active in renewable energy incentive and land use legislation in the state of Oregon. He was a key contributor to several pieces of legislation benefiting the Oregon solar industry including House Bill 4037 creating a short term production based incentive, House Bill 3492 creating a Payment In lieu of taxes program, and House Bill 2329 allowing county permitting of larger solar projects.)
Prior to founding Obsidian Finance Group and Obsidian Renewables, Mr. Brown practiced law with Miller Nash LLP in Portland, Oregon. His practice included many different aspects of business, tax and finance.
Mr. Brown graduated with a B.S. in marketing and a J.D. from the University of Oregon.
John Cable
John Cable, Principal, brings expertise in corporate and project finance, business development and project management. Prior to joining Obsidian, Mr. Cable worked for two decades as an investor and investment banking advisor to privately held companies. His transaction experience spans private equity backed acquisitions, debt and equity capital raises, joint venture and project financings, and growth equity investments. Additionally, he has held operating roles in supply chain management, accounting and finance at publicly traded companies.
John received a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University in 1999 and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 2004.
Ken Dragoon
Director of Hydrogen Development Ken Dragoon joined Obsidian Renewables in January 2021. Ken provides a deep background in the Northwest energy industry, especially relating to challenges of accommodating variable renewable resources on the grid. He brings a wealth of experience in power-to-fuels as founder and former executive director of the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance (RHA).
Ken has more than thirty years of experience from his years at the Bonneville Power Administration, PacifiCorp, Renewable Northwest, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, independent consulting, and the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance founded in 2018. He received a master's degree in physics from the University of New Hampshire in 1982 and the Northwest Energy Coalition's Headwaters Award in 2020.
Office: 503-545-8172
Laurie Hutchinson
Laurie Hutchinson is Vice President of Renewable Project Development at Obsidian Renewables. She works on all aspects of project development – from working with landowners to the permitting process to interconnection and EPC coordination. She is the liaison in the local communities for our team. She monitors Obsidian's existing solar plants and oversees Operation and Maintenance.
Laurie has been working in the solar industry since 2007. Prior to Obsidian she worked in solar electric design, construction management and technical sales. Laurie served on the board of the Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Associations (OSSIA) from 2012 through 2018.
Kirk Moore
Kirk Moore recently joined Obsidian Renewables after working for 10 years at Obsidian Finance Group, LLC. Kirk works on project development focusing primarily on land use issues and contracting. He also assists with financial modeling and project diligence. While at Obsidian Finance he managed a portfolio of subprime bonds, served as Principal Agent to the United States Small Business Administration as Receiver for multiple investment funds, liquidated portfolios of real estate and helped manage complex litigation.
Prior to joining Obsidian, Kirk practiced law with Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. focusing on commercial finance, commercial litigation and labor and employment matters. Kirk received his J.D. from the University of Oregon in 2004 and his B.S. in business economics from Willamette University in 1997.
Michelle Slater
Michelle Slater provides legal and project management services to the Obsidian companies. She has more than 25 years of experience that includes work on complex commercial and regulated transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and renewable energy development. Michelle received her law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College.
Abraham Mooney, P.E.
Abe Mooney, P.E., joined Obsidian after nine years at Trimet Transit Agency, where he was Systems Project Manager in Capital Projects. Abe brings experience in engineering, construction, and project management. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Ecological Engineering, both from Oregon State University.
Matt Kirsch
Matt Kirsch is a project developer at Obsidian Renewables supporting solar and hydrogen project formation around the Pacific Northwest. Previously, he spent 7 years working on chemical process automation projects for the variety of clients in the manufacturing, utility, and technology development sectors. He also served as Vice Chair of the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance's Washington Policy Subcommittee and is certified in energy procurement (CEP) by the Association of Energy Engineers.
Karyn Moscoe
Karyn Moscoe is the Office Manager at Obsidian Renewables and has supported all Obsidian companies since 2005. Karyn manages several areas of the company including Payroll, Benefits, Bookkeeping/financials, Purchasing and an extensive range of support. Prior to her work at Obsidian, Karyn worked in administration and procurement within the financial, high tech, electronics, IT, medical, tax and retail industries. With Karyn's diverse background she manages the Obsidian office including accounting, HR, purchasing, travel arrangements, and IT matters.
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Nationwide Building Society has become the first lender to sign up to EDM Mortgage Support Services' PRISM solution, with other lenders expected to follow suit in the New Year.
PRISM - which stands for Portal for Risk Information Sharing in Mortgages - is an EDM Group hosted digital hub which brings the current manual process online, enabling lenders to access third-party data and make business decisions around the suitability of property in seconds as opposed to days, and promises to revolutionise the customer journey and experience.
A unique, state-of-the-art solution, PRISM provides lenders with a full repository of information and evidence relating to all property risk lending decisions and an associated audit trail. It allows them to formulate business lending rules into an automated process to evaluate property risk through access to the lender's selected data, valuation and conveyancing providers.
Joe Pepper, Managing Director, EDM MSS, said: "We believe that PRISM is a step-change improvement in property risk and information management for lenders - an intuitive, technology-led solution designed around their specific needs. I'm delighted that Nationwide has become the first lender to take advantage of this functionality and we've worked closely with Nationwide's Property Risk team, led by Graeme Winser and Rob Stevens, over the past twelve-months to help ensure that the functionality in PRISM directly meets the acute requirements of UK lenders.


And then the barrage of questions begins: Background questions about my life, on and on. Then finally, they ask, "When did you graduate from high school?" I promptly answer with pride, thinking, "Go OWLS! Garland High School." I tell them the year.
THEY HANG UP ON ME!
What if I DO WANT to go back to school? Seems that that proposal is out of question. Obviously, they are not willing to invest in a person of my age, and perhaps assume that I'm not interested either. But wait! When and why did that happen? Did I sound old? Did I sound like I have no further value to continue a career or fulfill a dream?
It's a curious feeling. Are there other discriminating moments? Yep, like surveys. Online surveys specifically. Have you ever noticed that surveys rarely request an opinion from anyone past 65 years old? I get all excited about a free gift, but there's not category for me. It's as if the remainder of our 65+ population has already died and in the grave! (When that weirdness happens, I envision myself at my dying wake. Sick, I know.) Still….
Aside from the drama, I'm a little confused. I thought that Boomers were a worthwhile economic demographic. Seems not, unless its for elderly products…and I don't even want to go into that.
Hearing that 'click' of the phone is not the worst thing that can ever happen to someone; but I like being the one to hang up. You know what I mean? In all seriousness, all is not lost in this aging adventure for me. This is just one small example, and it is SMALL. Really, I love being who I am. I love where I am working, and I look forward to new friends. I see that motivational management works.
I've been like a giddy little girl all week. My new work environment continues to be exemplary at inclusion. Blessings are mine, and my unfounded anxieties of being older in a younger workforce are unfounded and unnecessary.
Gratefully, I am surrounded by a staff that intentionally avoids toxicity in the office…no underthebreath sighs, etc. Old learn from young; young learn from old. We're a circle of generational men and women who make the whole of a strategic, leadership team. Age isn't factored nor dismissed. We are there because of what we offer. Of course, I would be naive to think that I'm not being judged, since I'm the new kid (well, you know what I mean) on the block. Of course, I am judged. Yet, there's a respectfulness and openness that makes me feel comfortable to express myself, knowing that there will be no rolling of the eyes, no whispers of hateful gossip. Nor do I roll my eyes, for who am I to judge? Undermining, nor upstaging is not feared, nor even considered.
How do I know this? These cohorts are eager to hear new ideas from each other. "Wow, I've never thought of it that way. You are thinking out of the box." One does not feel hesitant to brainstorm or to speak up with confidence. And, as with all strong leadership, there is a listening ear considering all options. Some ideas fly, some don't, and that's OK. Being heard is the key.
Most importantly, and thank goodness, they do not hang up, shut down, or dismiss… just because I graduated in 1966.
Friends, don't hang up or give up. Give it all you've got and then some. You're worth it.
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