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.
  • Adding all active members as Associate members of the Mississauga Board of Trade, with access to many monthly meetings and networking events.
  • 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

Michelle Romanica

Customer Service

Gilles Marceau

Financial

David Osypowich

Ventures

Audie McCarthy

Human Resources

Mike 1x3
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 1x3
Chris Rogiers

Webmaster

Dr. Shruti Bhat

Blog Master

Allan MacDougall

Volunteer Director
416-519-3586

Administration, Bookkeeping

Eva

Speaker Coordinator

Joni in Mauve
Joan

Office Manager/Bookkeeper
905.339.0268

Location Managers

Rick Altman

Markham
416.452.0123