HRLink Team

Services & Solutions

Our consultants are knowledgeable in service, manufacturing, and not-for-profit sectors, and have extensive experience both as consultants and in directing HR functions -- from large corporations to mid-sized and growth-phase companies.

Jennifer Bergmann
...specializes in compensation, employee communications and compliance, talent acquisition, policy development and employee relations. Jennifer has over fourteen years of diverse business experience with increasing leadership roles in human resources. Jennifer has applied her broad generalist knowledge as both an employee and consultant from small, growth-phase companies to large, established corporations, including Leo Burnett, Advocate Healthcare, and Draft Worldwide.

Jennifer holds a MS degree in Human Resources from Loyola University and a BS degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Read More

Carla Irwin
...specializes in Affirmative Action strategy, development, implementation, training and audit support. Previously, she directed the affirmative action department at OfficeMax and Zurich North America. She holds a BA degree from Southern Illinois University and JD from DePaul University College of Law. Read More

Mary Lothrop
...specializes in executive and life coaching, leadership development and HR management consulting. Before co-founding HRLink, she directed the HR generalist function for the consumer products division of Beatrice Cos. She holds a BA degree from DePaul Univ. Read More

Nora McCarthy, SPHR
...specializes in on-site HR management, compensation, benefits, policy/handbook development, recruiting, and EEO/AAP. Most recently she held the position of VP HR for Tuthill Corporation. Before co-founding HRLink, she held senior management positions with Applied Learning and E-II/Beatrice Companies. She holds a BS degree from the U of IL. Read More

Lynne Peters
...specializes in analysis and design of reward systems. As an independent consultant, she has directed the HR functions of the Lyric Opera, Jel Sert Corporation and AXA Assistance. Previously she was a managing consultant at Hewitt Assoc. She holds an MS degree in HR Management from Loyola University and has taught HR courses at the graduate level. Read More