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The Team

Jeffrey Saltzman is the CEO of OrgVitality, and an Associated Fellow at the Center for Leadership Studies, School of Management at Binghamton University. He is credited with driving technological improvements now commonly seen in the survey industry, creating a business model focused on scientific rigor and business practicality while aiming for bottom-line results. He is the co-author of Creating the Vital Organization: Balancing Short-Term Profits with Long-Term Success, among other books.

Jeffry Saltzman

CEO/President

Dr. Scott Brooks is a Partner and Vice President of Consulting at OrgVitality. With twenty years of experience, he consults with organizations and individuals to drive strategic change based on surveys, HR metrics, and research that illuminate the connections between leadership, operations, customer loyalty and business results. He is the co-author of Creating the Vital Organization: Balancing Short-Term Profits with Long-Term Success. Scott holds a Ph.D in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University.

Scott Brooks, Ph.D

Partner & VP of Consulting

Natan is a Partner and OrgVitality’s Chief Technology Officer. Natan has been designing survey systems for some of the world’s largest, most complex organizations for over 15 years. Natan possesses the technical experience, creativity, and management expertise to develop intuitive and elegant systems from the ground up. But, he does more than simply execute. He is skilled at combining his understanding of the IT world with the purpose behind his tools to create the most comprehensive and thoughtful products possible. While Natan is known for his “anything is possible” work philosophy, he is honest and realistic when setting client expectations. He and his team are incredibly hard working and do whatever it takes to meet project deliverables on a daily basis. If you can dream it, Natan and his team can certainly build it.

Natan Lerner

Partner & CTO

Susie is a Partner and Vice President of Operations and Project Management. Susie oversees the team that manages all of OrgVitality’s projects from start to finish. She is committed to producing the highest quality work possible and providing our clients with exceptional service – simply meeting client expectations is just not enough. Susie’s highly organized approach and deep understanding of OV’s services ensure that our project deliverables are innovative, easy to use/implement, and timely. Susie has extensive experience implementing some of OV’s largest and most complex, global projects. She has an uncanny ability to manage multiple moving parts, keeping track of the tiniest details while still keeping the big picture in mind, and she remains upbeat through it all.

Susie Maher

Partner & VP of Operations

Walter joined OrgVitality as a Partner and Vice President of Professional Presence. Prior to joining OV, he chaired the Psychology department at Baruch College for 17 years with well over 120 students receiving their Masters and PhDs under his guidance. You will be hard pressed to find someone that is more connected with Industrial and Organizational Psychologists in the New York area than Walter – whether in academia, the public sector, private industry, or consulting. Walter’s positive and enthusiastic attitude makes him an asset to any team. Through his many years working in executive development, he understands firsthand the importance of listening to clients, asking the right questions, and providing a well thought out direction. His work with the United Nations to apply principles of Industrial and Organizational Psychology to impoverished countries will inspire you.

Walter Reichman, MBA, Ed.D

Partner/VP of Professional Presence

Dr. Victoria Hendrickson is a partner and vice president in the consulting department at OrgVitality. She works to strategically design and administer employee surveys, customer surveys and linkage research. Across these tools, she works to gather data that helps leaders address their organization’s unique strategic challenges and to present findings as an insightful story that guides meaningful change. Victoria comes to OrgVitality with a background in organizational development and leadership development. She conducts applied research on topics of survey comments and organizational ambidexterity and regularly presents at national and international conferences. Victoria received her undergraduate degree in Social Psychology from Saint Mary’s College of California, and her Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology at Alliant International University.

Victoria Hendrickson, Ph.D

Partner & Vice President

Amanda focuses on business development, including creating branded content, managing special events, and working with clients to enhance their internal communications. Amanda comes to OrgVitality from the media industry, where she had 20 years of experience writing for national magazines, newspapers, online publications, and television news programs. She graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in English and Comparative Literature

Amanda Dundas

Partner & VP, Strategic Marketing & Communications

Vicki Alcott serves as a Project Manager at OrgVitality where she oversees all phases of conducting employee surveys and 360 assessments. She has been involved in survey design, administration, analysis, and reporting for a number of large Fortune 500 clients. She has experience in both employee and customer surveys, working across various industries, including finance, technology and not-for-profit organizations. Vicki has also worked on a range of projects related to diversity, leadership development, performance management and customer market research. Vicki holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan.

Vicki Alcott, Ph.D

Director, Project Management

Ellyn is a Project Manager at OrgVitality. With a background in data analytics, engineering, and project management, she focuses on merging the unique skills of all people involved in OrgVitality’s projects. Ellyn is extremely interested in research that OV conducts, and the effects it has on IT innovation. She has a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from New York University.

Ellyn Anderson

Project Manager

Gil is a developer and a software architect, working on current projects, modifying software for new requirements and designing new solutions. Gil has been working with software for 25 years as a developer, development lead, and as an architect, as well as in technical sales of large-scale projects. His experience with large enterprise customers affords him an insight into how such organizations operate and how software is built and used in a wide range of sectors. Gil is passionate about staying up-to-date with new technologies, but with a keen ear to separating the buzz from the actually valuable. To relax, Gil runs and listens to music, often at the same time.

Jaime Coleman

Project Manager

Allie DeMartino is a Senior Project Manager at OrgVitality. She has been in the survey industry for about four years and has spent that time learning the ins and outs of how the business works. Her previous professional experience in higher education has helped her to build a work philosophy that is inclusive, allowing her to leverage all team members’ knowledge and abilities from differing areas of expertise. Allie has her MBA in Leadership and Marketing from Binghamton University.

Allie DeMartino, MBA

Director, Project Management

Lori is a valued member of the OrgVitality project management team, where she excels at organizing information and communications for clients to facilitate a smooth survey process. Prior to joining OV, Lori worked as an IT Project Manager at a Fortune 500 international logistics company, where she developed her skill as a liaison between IT and the end user.

Lori Fritz

Senior Project Manager

Jaygiri Gauswami

Programmer

Chetan Ghediya

Programmer

Sertrice is a Project Manager at OrgVitality. She coordinates projects from start to finish. In addition to managing timelines and client relationships, she also assists with a variety of tasks including item development, designing unique tools to meet client needs with their survey work, leading focus groups, and presenting results to executive teams. Sertrice works hard to ensure integrity of the project throughout the various stages of the process. In the end, she works enthusiastically at interpreting data to help guide organizations towards improvements based on results. Sertrice’s interests include leadership development and inclusion and diversity. Sertrice received her M.S. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Radford University.

Sertrice Grice, M.S.

Consultant

Rathod Hardik

Programmer

Amanda Hirschberg joins OrgVitality on the heels of a successful legal career. Amanda is incredibly detail-oriented, having first worked as a litigator at a large New York-based law firm before transitioning over to the business side at the law firm to focus on creating and implementing a successful associate development program. Amanda is also the co-founder of a fitness gear company that sells both direct-to-consumer products as well as establishes partnerships with fitness studios. In her spare time, Amanda volunteers extensively within her community, including for The Acceleration Project, a non-profit providing consulting services for underserved small businesses. Amanda received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Amanda Hirschberg, J.D.

Project Manager

Susy Kamin, PhD, is a consultant at OrgVitality. With over 10 years of experience, Susy applies the science of Industrial/Organizational psychology to help organizations identify and work through their workplaces issues and drive organizational success. Throughout her years of experience, Susy has worked closely with a wide range of clients from a variety of industries. She develops an easy rapport while maintaining a great focus on the strategic purpose of the project. Susy prides herself on understanding the needs of her clients, being able to ask the right questions, and helping them to identify the most pressing and impactful issues. Susy’s areas of expertise include employee surveys, assessment, performance management, competency modeling, and training and development.

Susy Kamin, Ph.D

Consultant

Ori has been developing and designing applications for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for four years. After graduating from college, he joined OrgVitality’s IT Team. Ori has experience in developing web applications using C#, SQL, VB, ASP.NET, CSS, Javascript and XML. He develops innovative and efficient products that consistently exceed client expectations.

Ori Kohav

Programmer

Dr. Yi Li is a senior programmer and software developer with 20 years’ experience in building various surveys and survey support systems. Yi has designed and built many different kinds of complex surveys, (employee, 360, customer etc.) and is particularly adept with multi-language systems having developed systems which operate in more than 40 languages.

Yi Li, Ph.D

Sr. Programmer

Massimo is a Senior Software Architect with extensive experience in the Survey business for over 13 years. Massimo is skilled in managing small and large organizations alike with various types of projects. He has been able to work both as a developer and as a team leader managing all aspects of a project lifecycle as well as keeping up with the latest technologies. With his experience and capability, he had built and updated large project solutions like Engagement Surveys, Exit and Onboarding, 360 as well as Pulse surveys. Massimo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

Massimo Martelli

Senior System Architect

Digital Marketing Specialist

Bryan Majano

Digital Marketing Specialist

Amanda Newman joins OrgVitality as an experienced Project Manager, having worked in the license and certification industry for five and a half years. Amanda enjoys creating and maintaining timelines, fostering client relationships, and overseeing projects from start to finish. Amanda likes to spend time volunteering in the community for the local LGBTQ Center and as a political activist. Amanda received an M.S. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Radford University and a B.A. in Psychology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Amanda Newman, M.S.

Project Manager

Gami Nimesh

Programmer

Yash Pandya

Programmer

Jignesh Prajapati

Programmer

Jerry Seibert is an executive consultant at OrgVitality. He has 30 years of experience working with organizations to measure and improve customer, employee and other stakeholder perceptions. In addition to leading a wide range of client engagements, Mr. Seibert has also led research in internal customer service and its connection to business outcomes. He has designed and implemented employee surveys for numerous organizations, ranging in scope from global entities to small privately held firms. He is the co-author of Hidden Drivers of Success: Leveraging Employee Insights for Strategic Advantage, published by SHRM in 2013, and has more than 20 publications to his credit in a variety of peer reviewed and professional journals. Mr. Seibert received his M.A. degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. He has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Delaware.

Jerry H. Seibert, M.A.

Executive Consultant

Gil Shalit

Sr. Software Architect

Lisa joins OV with a background in project management and change management. Having worked for a Fortune 500 global management consulting firm, she is excited to be working with a small, nimble and foreword thinking company such as OrgVitality. An active volunteer, she currently serves as the president of her community’s education foundation.

Lisa Sun

Senior Project Manager

Bhavesh Tarkhala

Senior Software Engineer & Team Leader

Amy Teixeira is a Project Manager at OrgVitality. She has a BA in Psychology and Political Science from the University of Connecticut. Amy is currently studying at George Mason University for a Master’s Degree in I/O Psychology. Amy has extensive experience in project management, having been the main liaison to the NYC Department of Education for their print media needs and various marketing campaigns. Amy is passionate about topics such as diversity and inclusion, leadership, and motivation and is thrilled to be a part of the OV team.

Amy Teixeira

Project Manager

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Michelle Vinjamuri

Office Manager

Amelia joins OV with a background in market research. She has extensive experience with the Latino community, hospitality/entertainment industry, and consumer packaged goods industries, as well as supplier side consumer insights. In addition to the Latino community, Amelia has done extensive work in China and LATAM. Amelia works with clients to understand their business needs, translate those needs into the project scope, and execute on multiple projects in a timely manner.

Amelia Wish

Director, Project Management

Diana Yaroker is a programmer at OrgVitality. She graduated with a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. The program included extensive training both in medical and engineering fields, and Diana has a specialization in Physiological Signal Processing. Diana is Certified MCPD by Microsoft and development of ASP.NET platforms. During her career she has acquired vast knowledge on both the server side and client side, utilizing VS2008-2015, SQL 2008-2017 Server, Web Forms, WCF, MVC, CSS, ADO.NET, WPF, (LINQ, Entity Framework), JQuery, Responsive Web Design, XML/XSL, Bootstrap, and more.

Diana Yaroker

Programmer