BigWigs & New Gigs: Human Resources

Purple Ink Hires Director
Carmel-based Purple Ink has added Lisa Helms as director of recruiting, HR technology and partnerships. Her past work experience includes Salesforce, Jobvite, MISO Energy and recent Mira Award winning Indy startup, WorkHere. Helms background is in technical recruiting and HR implementation and consulting.

RepuCare Names Director of Business Development
Indianapolis-based RepuCare has named Joe Gabey director of business development. He previously served on the leadership team at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care and as an area sales professional with Hospice Source. Gabey is also a former senior recall strategist and major account executive at Stericycle, a key strategist for Fortune 500 companies in the healthcare, consumer product, and automotive spaces in developing and executing their recall solutions.

American Health & Wellness Group Adds Account Executive
Indianapolis-based employee benefits advisor American Health & Wellness Group has named Kelly Bonomo account executive of human capital strategies. She is a graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bonomo has nine years of experience in the HR and staffing industry.

HCC Adds to Leadership Team
Indianapolis-based Human Capital Concepts has named Chandra Coffee senior associate-business development. She most recently worked for the Indy Chamber as program director. Coffee has more than 18 years in sales and marketing in the insurance industry, specializing in employee benefits.

Tilson Welcomes State Senator to Sales Team
Tilson has appointed State Senator Erin Houchin business development manager. She represents District 47. Prior to being elected state senator, Houchin served as southeast regional director for U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, working as a liaison between business interests and the senator's office.

Indiana SHRM Names Council Members
The Indiana State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management has elected council members: Jeremy York, director-elect and Jennifer Lange, director of certification. York is president of Invigorate HR. Lange works at Old National Bank as an employee relations manager.

Tilson Hires Johnson, Wilkerson
Tilson has hired Cathy Johnson as human resources specialist and Chardean Wilkerson as a human resources associate. Johnson was previously human resources director at Early Learning Indiana. Wilkerson earned her Masters of Business Administration and Bachelors of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Apex Benefits Adds VP
Indianapolis-based Apex Benefits has hired Kari Niblack as vice president of operations. She previously served as vice president of client relations at Meritain Health. She has been involved in U.S. healthcare for more than 25 years and is licensed attorney in both Indiana and Florida.

















