Amy Dufrane is a dynamic global leader in human resources and workplace management. As CEO of HRCI, a leading provider of learning and credentialing for HR professionals and their organizations, she brings decades of experience in human capital management and employee wellness to interviews and media appearances. Dufrane helps set the standard for HR, serving as the international secretariat for Global HR standards through ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. Her numerous honors include the Global Impact Award of Distinction from the Bowman Foundation for Workplace Equity and Mental Wellness and the Globee Award for Women in Business. For the past four years, she has been named one of the top 100 HR Tech Influencers by HR Executive magazine. Under her leadership, HRCI was named a 2024 Top Workplace by The Washington Post and the 2023 ISA Business of the Year. Dr. Dufrane regularly speaks at the best known HR conferences throughout the world and has participated in White House initiatives on workplace standards and employee wellness. She earned a doctorate in education from George Washington University and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources® (SPHR®) certification from HRCI.
Andre Allen has over 30 years of continuous experience in the assessment industry. Allen began his career in assessment in 1989 with Reid Psychological Systems, a founding member of the Association of Test Publishers. Over the past three decades, Allen has been responsible for the conceptualization and development of large-scale systems and technologies that serve the HR community through the secure administration and scoring of assessments. During the late 80s and early 90s, Allen pioneered many of the technologies that are the basis of several assessment delivery and scoring options of today, including launching some of the first internet-based assessments. In 2002, Allen participated in the creation of the assessment technologies used in the launch of the Transportation Security Administration. Allen’s record of accomplishment is creating secure, stable, and scalable architectures for the timely delivery and accurate scoring of assessments. Allen served on the HRCI Board of Directors for over seven years. In addition to his tenure on the HRCI Board, Allen is past chair and current secretary of the Association of Test Publishers. Allen holds a BS in Information Technology with a concentration in project management and an MBA with a concentration in information technology management from Capella University. He is also the former owner and executive vice president of FifthTheory, LLC, a provider of leadership development and professional certification solutions.
In addition to serving as a member of the HRCI executive leadership team, Haight oversees the organization’s fiscal and investment functions and office administration. She is a veteran in the field of finance. Prior to joining HRCI, Haight was the Chief Financial Officer for Tax Analysts, the nation's leading provider of unbiased tax information and Vice President of Finance and Administration at Transurban. Her professional experience also includes finance roles at Digex, American Airlines and EDS Group. Haight holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She is a licensed CPA in Virginia. Fun fact: Becky loves to travel and enjoys college basketball.
Dave Meginley is a dynamic, innovative and strategic leader with a successful track record of driving enterprise growth initiatives and creating learning solutions in highly competitive domestic and global markets. As Chief Revenue and Learning Officer at HR Certification Institute (HRCI), Dave champions organizational strategy that helps businesspeople in the people business through world-class certifications and engaging learning opportunities. He is also responsible for driving profitable growth by scaling and diversifying HRCI’s learning offerings. Before joining HRCI, Dave held leadership positions at several large organizations. While at Becker Professional Education, he was critical in developing and marketing hundreds of learning courses including mandatory core training for several prestigious Fortune 100 companies. Dave earned a BA in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. He holds the Global Professional in Human Resources® (GPHR®) and Associate Professional in Human Resources® (aPHR®) certifications.
Chris is HRCI’s CIO, setting and executing HRCI’s AI, Analytics, Technology, and Engineering strategies to serve our customers and community. Before HRCI, Chris led global teams at Laureate Education building AI and data products to help students and universities succeed. Chris also worked at PwC, AoL-Time Warner, and a boutique management consulting and software company. He has also co-founded and exited a start-up outside the U.S. Chris volunteers as a mentor to startups at Lighthouse Labs, a top 25 seed accelerator, and supplying his data, tech and product expertise at the U.S. Digital Response. Chris has degrees in Math, Economics, and Operations Research-Systems Engineering.