Best Practices Roundtable:
Employer Panel
Hosts: Vicky Rayel and Erik Pavesik
Location: Virtual (a Zoom link will be sent to you a few da
ys before the event, after registration)
Date: Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Join us for an interactive discussion with hiring professionals from different employment sectors. There will be a 30 minute Q&A led by our hosts followed by 30 minute breakout sessions.
More about our Recruiters
Carol Maloney-Scott, Senior Technical Recruiter at Lockheed Martin
Carol has twenty-five years of experience in corporate talent acquisition recruiting, training, and coaching, holds a master’s degree in Career Development from John F. Kennedy University.
She lives in the cool and historic town of Richmond, VA with her husband and their little wiener dogs, Benny and Moose. In her spare time, she misses her son and stepdaughter, but has (mostly) adjusted to the empty nest.
She loves both writing and reading fiction, live music, travel, karaoke, foreign languages, and laughing as much as possible.
Eden Sittsamer, Technical Recruiter at Duolingo
I'm a recruiter at Duolingo, where I've been helping to grow the company's engineering org for the past three and a half years. I love contributing to Duolingo's mission to make language learning accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
Before Duolingo, I was a workforce development specialist at a large healthcare organization, supporting individuals facing barriers to employment. That role deepened my enthusiasm for helping people navigate the job search and grow in their careers.
I'm proud to call Pittsburgh home and love to sing its praises. I especially enjoy working with candidates who will be relocating to Pittsburgh for their new role. (I was a newbie here once, too!) Outside of work, you can find me at the gym or practicing my French skills on Duolingo. Sometimes doing both at once!
Jonathan Hislop, Senior Recruiting Lead at Axon
Jonathan Hislop is an experienced recruiting professional with a strong background in talent acquisition and career consulting. Currently serving as Senior Recruiting Lead at Axon, Jonathan leads talent acquisition efforts in accounting, focusing on attracting top talent for the organization.
In addition to his role at Axon, he is the founder of JRH Career Consulting, where he provides coaching services in resume writing, interview preparation, LinkedIn profile updates, and overall career advice.
Katie Buchta, Senior Recruiter at The Hollister Group
Katie Buchta is a Senior Recruiter based in Boston, MA and has been with The Hollister Group for 15+ years. In her time at Hollister, she’s worked on a variety of teams and has experience recruiting for all kinds of roles, including Admin/HR, Technology, and currently in the Accounting and Finance space.
The common thread of her career has always been people! Katie is innately curious and loves working with people, hearing their stories, advising/coaching them in the careers and helping connect them to roles that are a good match.
Outside of work Katie is an avid traveler both internationally (she’s been lucky to travel to 40+ countries so far) and more locally (ask me about my next trip!). She’s a former competitive swimmer, loves yoga, hiking, and anything outdoors. She can be found attending all sorts of live music and loves trying new restaurants and bars in the Boston/Cambridge area.
Her best piece of advice to job seekers: always send a thank you note. It’s a little thing that can go a long way and sometimes can set you apart from the competition.
Kerry Ciejek, Director and Head of Talent Acquisition at Vor Bio
Kerry Ciejek is the Director and Head of Talent Acquisition at Vor Bio, a pioneering cell and gene engineering company. With over 20 years of expertise in recruiting and talent acquisition within the life sciences sector, Kerry's career began as an agency recruiter, where she successfully sourced talent for numerous life science companies. She then transitioned to in-house recruiting, specializing in physician recruitment for a major healthcare system.
Before joining Vor Bio, Kerry served as the Director and Head of Talent Acquisition at Translate Bio, where she spearheaded a significant hiring expansion leading up to the company's acquisition by Sanofi. Kerry holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology and is a certified coach from the Coaches Training Institute (CTI).
Outside of work, Kerry cherishes time with her family and can often be found on the sidelines of sporting events, enthusiastically cheering on her two sons.
David is an accomplished talent leader with 15 years of experience. He is renowned for driving strategic talent acquisition for industry giants like Google, Amazon, Wayfair, and HubSpot. His expertise in recruiting technical leaders, executives, and high-impact talent in dynamic environments has earned him widespread recognition.
David Fernandez, Principal Technical Recruiter, Atelio by FIS
With a diverse background in providing exceptional experiences to clients, candidates, and teams, David excels at optimizing processes to ensure success in challenging, high-stakes searches. His leadership skills shine in fostering collaboration, driving continuous growth, and aligning recruitment strategies with business objectives to achieve ambitious hiring goals.
David holds an MBA and certifications in Advanced and Certified Internet Recruiting. He is eager to leverage his extensive expertise to help organizations reach their talent acquisition goals and thrive in today's competitive landscape.
