Employment Certification Program Instructors Britt Cotter is International Human Resources Manager at Marathon Oil Company. He started his career as an HR generalist in Marathon’s Findlay, Ohio headquarters, and since then has worked in a variety of HR assignments, including stops in Houston, Jakarta, Lafayette, Findlay for a second time, and finally back to Houston where he now leads the international HR organization. Britt has supported exploration and production, mergers and acquisitions, capital projects and corporate staff organizations. He has also spent significant time in West Africa. Britt was raised in West Virginia, and holds degrees from West Virginia University in Business Administration and in Industrial Relations. He is married and has three children. Roni Barber, PHR is Assistant Vice President and senior recruiter for Amegy Bank in Houston. She has more than 20 years experience in the Human Resource industry, with areas of expertise include recruiting, career transition, training, and employee relations. Roni has extensive experience in all phases of Human Resources, having had roles in various industries including banking, finance, transportation, manufacturing and mortgage services. A native of Austin, Texas, Roni holds an AA in Business Management from Brookhaven College and has been certified as a Professional in Human Resources since 1999 through the Society of Human Resource Management. Bill Mathias is a retired sales executive, entrepreneur and executive search professional. After a successful sales career at IBM and as a marketing manager for a Houston based petroleum industry marketing group, Bill launched a company providing IT data solutions for a litigation support system operated by a consortium of major energy companies. After selling his business, Bill worked in the executive search business with Heidrick & Struggles, Lamalie and Associates, and Preng & Associates. Originally from Southern California, Bill attended Rice University where he received a BA in Geology. Bill is a member of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church. John McAloon recently retired from CGG - VERITAS after 29 years. John held various technical and managerial positions, including personnel development manager for the Marine (Offshore) Division. In this position John was responsible for the recruitment and training of offshore personnel worldwide. He has also recruited onshore personnel for the various departments he headed. John, is originally from Scotland and has been in the United States since He became a proud US Citizen in He lived in New Orleans, Pensacola Fl and Phoenix Az. before finally settling in Houston in He is a volunteer at MAM where he works in Employment Services. He is a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church.

Bob King is Associate Director, Employment Services at Memorial Assistance Ministries, a non-profit organization that provides emergency financial assistance and other services to families and individuals in Spring Branch and other contiguous neighborhoods in Houston. Bob has six years of nonprofit leadership experience built upon a foundation of over 20 years of experience in the energy corporate finance business. He has served on nonprofit boards, led agencies as Executive Director, raised millions of dollars of funding for his organizations, created and managed fundraising events, created value-added partnerships with corporations, and organized and led volunteers in both fundraising and providing client services. Bob holds BA and MBA degrees from Southern Methodist University. He and his family have lived in Houston since 1985, and are members of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church. Elizabeth O’Neal has more than 15 years experience in the career transition industry. Her areas of expertise include career transition coaching, training, and operations management. Elizabeth has extensive experience in all phases of this business, having had roles in job development, training, administrative management, program coordination and corporate client liaison. Prior to her work in the career transition industry, Elizabeth spent 15 years in the financial services industry. She holds a BS in Economics from Texas A&M University. A native Houstonian with two grown children, Elizabeth has been a volunteer with Memorial Assistance Ministries since October 2009, assisting in Employment Services. You will also find her in the MAM Store on Saturday’s cashiering, restocking and shopping! Yolanda Bing is Associate Director, Employment Services at Memorial Assistance Ministries, a non-profit organization that provides emergency financial assistance and other services to families and individuals in Spring Branch and other contiguous neighborhoods in Houston. In this capacity, Yolanda works with MAM’s clients to assist them in overcoming their obstacles to finding and maintaining employment. Previously, Yolanda managed an employment services program at another Houston area nonprofit organization, and also worked as a recruiter of light industrial and office employees in Illinois Originally from Mexico, Yolanda learned to speak English fluently through an ESL program while in high school in California.