Meet Your TEC Trainers!
Our hand-picked team represents decades of experience in human resources, corporate education, training, management, and leadership development. They excel at developing and delivering training that improves employee skills, productivity, and your bottom line.
Abbe Meehan, RCC™, President/Owner
Abbe Meehan is a corporate trainer and coach with extensive experience in human resources, training, development, and consulting. She is a Registered Corporate Coach (RCC™), a trained DiSC Facilitator, and holds a degree in Business Administration from Adelphi University. Abbe also serves as a trainer and mentor for Child Abuse Prevention Services, a non-profit volunteer organization on Long Island dedicated to keeping children safe from harm through educational programs in schools.
Abbe is an active member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), serving on many local sub-committees such as the Long Island Partners in Making Our Graduates Workforce Ready. She is active in the local chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC).
Judy Cavallo, M.S., CCC/SLP
Judy Cavallo founded NY Speech Solutions in 2004 to transform business professionals into strong, confident and successful speakers. As a licensed speech-language pathologist and certified accent reduction specialist with close to 20 years of experience, she is uniquely qualified to deliver critical techniques that impact her clients’ communication skills and ultimately, their success in business. She has worked with executives and employees from the following companies: 1-800-Flowers, World Courier, News 12 Long Island, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals and Senior Funding Group among others; and also with many individuals and small businesses who similarly benefited from her services.
Janine Friedman, SPHR
Janine Friedman has over 14 years of experience in corporate HR and training. In her current role as Training Manager at Employee Support Network, she designs, develops, implements and delivers on–site training programs to clients emphasizing leadership, performance management and life skills. In addition, she provides EAP coaching to clients aimed at improving performance, augmenting career growth, and enhancing work/life balance and engagement. Prior to working at ESN, Janine was Vice President of Human Resources at Royal Alliance Associates, where she oversaw all aspects of the HR function including strategic planning, employee relations, training and development, compensation/performance management, workforce planning and benefits. She also worked for Information Clearinghouse and Market Services, Inc. where she was responsible for creating and implementing all HR policies and procedures.
Janine received a B.S in Psychology from Binghamton University and an M.S. in Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University/Baruch College. She is a certified graduate of Coach Training Alliance, an International Coaching Federation accredited training program and holds an SPHR designation from the Human Resources Certification Institute.
Betsy Jacob, SPHR/GPHR
Betsy has 12 years of experience in Human Resources, Recruiting, and Training. In her current role at Sage Solutions, she designs, develops, and delivers on-site trainings for various clients. In addition, she works as a Human Resources /Talent Acquisition Consultant. She is an active member of the Society of Human Resources and is the current SHRM-Long Island Conference co-chair and also serves on the Board of the Long Island chapter of ASTD (American Society of Training and Development).
Prior to Sage Solutions, she worked at Clever Devices as a Human Resource Generalist where she helped create “Clever University”, an in-house training program that helped employees increase their skills in communication, management, interviewing, time management, and active listening as well other various product and skills training.
Betsy received her Bachelors in Industrial Psychology from Boston University, and holds both SPHR and GPHR designations from the Human Resources Certification Institute.
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