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Dean E. Haller, President

Prior to founding HRSentry in June of 2003 Dean was with Dollar Bank in Pittsburgh, PA from 1974 to 1980 and left as the Assistant Personnel Director. He then joined PNC Financial Corporation and worked there from 1980 to 1990 and left as the Vice President of Employment and Training; PNC grew from 3,000 to 46,500 employees during his employment. Subsequently, he served as the Director of Human Resources at IDX Systems Corporation, a medical software and systems company located in South Burlington, VT, from 1990 to 1998. During this time the company grew from 450 employees to over 2,000 and went through a successful IPO. He then assumed the position of Vice President of Administration at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in Waterbury, VT from 1998 to 2000, and then left to form Black Diamond Human Resources Consulting, LLC. In 2001 he expanded the consulting business to become HallerLee Human Resources Consulting, LLC.

In addition to his corporate experience, Dean has been a member of the adjunct faculty at Champlain College teaching senior-level Human Resource Management. He is also the past Chair of several national non-profit organizations such as Special Olympics Vermont and Vermont Youth Conservation Corp and he remains actively involved in the community. Dean holds a degree in Psychology from Duquesne University.


Dave Lapointe, Director of Technology

A native of South Burlington, Vermont, Dave spent 1993 - 1996 working as an application developer and technical generalist in the maritime shipping industry, spending time in both Stamford, Connecticut and Houston, Texas. In 1996, Dave joined Technical Star Consulting of Houston, and worked as a contract programmer for several large companies, developing both internal and external facing web-based applications. In 1998, Dave accepted a full-time position as Technical Specialist of Emerging Technologies with Dynegy, Inc, also located in Houston. Wanting to return to Vermont, Dave accepted a job with Xtria Healthcare in Williston in 2002, where he worked as a Java programmer on their online training solution. In 2003 Dave teamed with Dean Haller to begin development on HRSentry, where he currently serves as the Director of Technology. A graduate of South Burlington High School and Harvard University, Dave currently resides in Waterbury, Vermont, with his wife and two children


Patrick Williams, Director of Marketing and Member Relations:

Prior to Patrick joining HRSentry he spent 15 years in the Property & Casualty Insurance industry. He started his career as an adjuster handling all lines of insurance claims for a national independent adjusting company. In 1994 Patrick joined the Vermont League of Cities and Towns as a Claims Representative. In 1998 Patrick was promoted to Deputy Director of Group Services where he was responsible for directing the Risk Management operations for a municipal Property, Casualty & Workers Compensation pool. During his time at VLCT membership grew from 235 municipalities to over 350 member municipalities. Patrick was responsible for supervising a staff of 13 employees in the VLCT Claims, Loss Control and Wellness operations.

In addition to his corporate experience, Patrick has been active on several committees of local charities and non-profit organizations. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Saint Michael’s College.


Brenda JM Sabin, CBP, Director of Operations and Site Administration

Brenda Sabin has worked in the field of human resources for over eighteen years. For thirteen of those years she was employed by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, a major and rapidly growing national company based in Vermont. This growth and its ensuing challenges enabled Brenda to gain expertise in benefits, payroll, regulatory compliance, and best practice procedures in HR administration.

After leaving the corporate world in 2003, Brenda founded a consulting and training business. Key Concepts, LLC is an organization dedicated to providing a wide array of benefits, communications and awareness programs for employees of small to medium sized organizations. Additionally, Brenda conducts a variety of workshops nationally that focus on HR-related regulatory compliance, best practice procedures and benefits administration for employers of all sizes. She has also created a comprehensive payroll audit that she conducts for employers at the national level as well.

Brenda has taught Benefit Management Classes through VT Technical College for human resource administrators and is a workshop leader for National Seminars and Padgett Thompson, teaching the complexities of payroll administration and management. In addition, she also works as a Benefits Educator for Total Benefits Communications. She is a Dale Carnegie graduate as well as a graduate assistant leader for those courses. She earned her Certified Benefits Professional Certification (CBP) through the WorldatWork organization in 1999. Brenda graduated from Woodbury College in 1986 with a Paralegal Certificate in law research. Brenda is a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, participating in Relay for Life events and ACS Daffodil Days.



Maddi Arthur, Sr. Site Administrator

Maddi Arthur joined HRSentry in 2007 bringing with her experience in all facets of Human Resources including Recruitment, Benefits, Compensation, and Employee Relations. She was employed at IDX Systems Corporation in Human Resources for 10 years gaining expertise in all areas. She went on to become Director of Human Resource for Allscripts Healthcare Solutions for another 6 years. When she joined IDX, there was less than 400 employees and at Allscripts only 200. Both companies grew exponentially affording her learning opportunities not only in human resources, but in corporate strategy as well.

In addition to Corporate experience, Maddi is a volunteer at Fletcher Allen Healthcare Center’s Pediatric Ronald McDonald Family Room. She is also an active member of the Mobius Mentoring Movement. Maddi holds a Business Administration degree from Trinity College and credits earned toward the Master’s Program at St. Michael’s College.


Barbara Needham, Sr. Site Administrator

Barbara has worked in the administrative field since 2003 when she received her certificate in Microsoft Office. In addition to the basic Microsoft Office platforms, she also is well versed in basic accounting. Previously employed at Vermont Plywood, LLC among her varied responsibilities Barbara worked in the main office creating and maintaining spreadsheet databases. Barb comes to HRSentry with experience in word processing, internet research and database maintenance skills. In addition to working for HRSentry, she also does volunteer work for the American Cancer Society and is a participant in the Relay for Life events.