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.


Jim Geraghty
President
905.338.9177


Robin Wright
Executive Director
905.842.4696


John Heeney
Special Projects


Andrea Zanetti
HR Advisor
905-843-0277


Advisory Board


Phil Drash
Marketing


Epsit Jajal
Information Services


Joe Anzini
Recruiting


Michelle Romanica
Customer Service


Gilles Marceau
Financial


David Osypowich
Ventures


Audie McCarthy
Human Resources


Mike Salveta
Recruiting


Judy Suke
Speaker / HR


Lianne Barone
Volunteering


Bryan Webb
Social Media


Media Relations, Webmaster, Blog Master, Volunteering


Hugh Black
Media Relations


Chris Rogiers
Webmaster


Dr. Shruti Bhat
Blog Master


Allan MacDougall
Volunteer Director
416-519-3586


Administration, Bookkeeping


Frances
Speaker Coordinator


Joan
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
905.339.0268


Location Managers


Rick Altman
Markham
416.452.0123