Join us for a VIRTUAL "fireside chat" with HR Executive, Cindy Torres Essell, JD, ACC, SPHR 

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PRESENTER: Cindy Torres Essell, JD, ACC, SPHR

Cindy Torres Essell currently serves as a strategic Chief People Officer. In this role, she leads all talent, human resources and learning efforts across the enterprise.

Cindy has extensive experience in talent leadership and labor and employment law. She has practiced labor and employment law, then served in senior roles leading human resources, talent, and diversity and inclusion efforts at a number of organizations, including national law firms, academic and financial institutions and corporations. She has extensive expertise in attracting, developing, and retaining an engaged workforce and serves as an executive coach and trusted advisor to executives and senior leaders.

Cindy earned a Juris Doctor from The University of Akron School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Baldwin-Wallace College. She has been recognized as a YWCA Woman of Professional Excellence, OnCon Top 50 HR Professional, and Archer Award winner for Innovation in Organizational Development from Crain’s Cleveland Business. She holds a number of professional certifications, including Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation, Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) and Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Cindy is active in the Cleveland, Ohio community, most recently serving as Chair of the Board of Directors of JumpStart, Inc. She has also served on the boards of The Centers for Families and Children, the Human Resources Advisory Board for The University of Akron, Esperanza Inc., the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Northeast Ohio Chapter and The Rainey Institute.

Her favorite thing to do is spend time with her husband, Michael, and her son, Chase, visiting the South Carolina low country shores and major and minor league baseball stadiums across the country.