About Us

HAPPEN's mandate is to reduce the time required for mid- to senior level managers and executives  in career transition to regain employment and provide members with the tools to manage their careers.

Our Strategies

  • Providing a weekly networking forums for members to exchange experiences, ideas, contacts and job leads.
  • Providing weekly seminars and monthly workshops that provide relevant skills that will shorten the search process.
  • Providing weekly, categorized job opportunities to the "hidden" job market.
  • Publishing and distributing candidates' profiles to employers and human resources professionals.
  • Providing members with a 24/7 networking connection we call HappenLink.
  • Offering members access to a list of Approved Service Providers, to assist in all areas of job search.
  • Offering members our unique personal marketing strategies call "Marketing Letters".
  • New services being added all the time

Executive Committee

HAPPEN is managed by an Executive Committee of volunteers, coordinated by the Executive Director. This committee oversees our operating departments; Treasury; Programmes; Marketing; Meeting Facilities; Registration; Membership Services; Web Site; Administration.

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Jim Geraghty
President
905.338.9177

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Robin Wright
Executive Director
905.842.4696

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John Heeney
Special Projects

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Greg Brown
Opportunities Administrator
(905) 526-6568

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Greg Laughton
Technology


Advisory Board

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Phil Drash
Marketing

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Epsit Jajal
Information Services

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Ken Tanner
Sales

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Joe Anzini
Recruiting

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Michelle Romanica
Customer Service

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Gilles Marceau
Financial

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David Osypowich
Ventures

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Audie McCarthy
Human Resources

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Mike Salveta
Recruiting

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Judy Suke
Speaker / HR

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Lianne Barone
Volunteering


Location Managers

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John Heckbert
Toronto

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Lorna Anderson
Vancouver

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Kim Conroy
Vancouver

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Rick Altman
Markham
416.452.0123


Media Relations, Webmaster, Blog Master, Volunteering

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Hugh Black
Media Relations

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Chris Rogiers
Webmaster

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Bryan Webb
Blog Master

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Charles Stewart
Volunteer Director


Administration, Bookkeeping

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Frances
Speaker Coordinator

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Joan
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
905.339.0268