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In addition, the Institute provides the professionals who serve them with world-class education and training. Barber National Institute provides a range of education, job training, residential and behavioral health services to more than 6,200 children, adults, and their families from a main campus in Erie, Pennsylvania and from locations in the Northwestern Pennsylvania, Central Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia regions as well as training and development to professionals around the world.
Deron is a highly accomplished human resource executive with a record of success in fast-paced, diverse environments. He has demonstrated experience and skills in administration, HR, policy development, procurement, budgeting, strategic planning, business process design, risk management, and organizational assessment. Deron is known for being a trusted partner of the executive leadership team, providing strategic thinking, team development and training. Deron most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer with Charities Aid Foundation America and previously held many positions within HR, including managing director, deputy director, and director roles. The majority of his work experience has been in the nonprofit sector, government, and academic research centers. Deron sees his new role as an opportunity to make a difference through his career. He is excited about the mission of Barber and is extremely impressed with the legacy of the organization and the impact the Barber family has had on the I/DD community across Pennsylvania.
"I'm both excited and humbled to join the Barber National Institute team, which has built strong employee focused principles for decades," Deron says. "I was able to connect with the leadership team and deepen my appreciation for the mission through a robust interview process where we transparently discussed strategic direction and tactical foundation building. It's a privilege to be entrusted with strengthening the employee experience and to join a culture that tirelessly focuses on advancing the BNI mission. I'm beyond excited to partner with each BNI employee to hone a business-focused, people strategy that cultivates talent and shapes the culture for continued impact."
"The DCM team made the recruiting process seamless," adds Bob Barber, Senior Vice President of Barber National Institute. "Mike and Allen took the time to fully understand the history, current needs, and future plans of our organization and found a candidate in Deron who will be a great fit and help us to continue to provide world-class services to the ID/A and behavioral health population. The only difficult aspect of the recruiting process was choosing from the many highly qualified candidates DCM presented."
Please join us in congratulating Deron and everyone at Barber National Institute! We wish them all much success going forward.
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