Carole Callender (she/her/hers)

Carole Callender (she/her/hers) has over 23 years of experience in HR and people management. Carole'smost recent role was as a Senior People Experience Manager at ESO, where they started in April 2022. Prior to that, they served as the People Experience and Recruiting Manager at ESO from September 2019 to March 2022. Carole also worked as an HR Business Partner (contract) at HighWire Press, Inc. from November 2018 to August 2019 and as an HR & Talent Director at Ardmore Advertising and Marketing from February 2018 to September 2018. Prior to these roles, they held senior HR positions at Verint-Systems, KANA Software, and Lagan Technologies Ltd. Carole began their career as a Human Resources Generalist at B.I.C. Systems Ltd in October 2001 and worked there till May 2004. Carole started their professional journey as a Personnel Officer at Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Limited in June 1998 and completed their tenure in December 2000.

Carole Callender, identified as she/her/hers, completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Edinburgh Napier University from 1996 to 1997. Prior to this, they obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business from Abertay University, although the specific start and end years for this degree were not provided. In addition to their formal education, Carole has obtained multiple certifications related to diversity, inclusion, and communication across cultures, all of which were earned from LinkedIn. The certifications include "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for All," "Communicating Across Cultures," "Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues," "Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences," "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging," "Skills for Inclusive Conversations," and "Unconscious Bias." The certifications were obtained in June and August of 2020.