Company Profile and Information
HRSentry, a Vermont-based company, was founded by three individuals: Dean E. Haller, who has over 30 years of progressive experience in Human Resources administration, Richard E. Tarrant, a silent partner, who has 35 years of experience growing and leading a nationally successful technology company, and David Lapointe, who has over 15 years of software and application development experience at the national level. HRSentry combines their knowledge and experience to offer you reliable Human Resources tools--available at your desktop through web-based technology. HRSentry was designed based upon three guiding principles: simplicity in design, ease of use and navigation, and depth of content.
HRSentry Headquarters,
Colchester, VTHRSentry's mission is to create, deliver, and support services that empower your organization to be self-sufficient in administration of your Human Resource policies, practices, and procedures. HRSentry services enable you to locate Human Resource forms, policies, and procedures; link to federal and state laws, regulations, and resources. Read more about our
Mission and Core Values, as well as
charitable organizations and Non-profits HRSentry is associated with.
Our Human Resource Experts
Dean E. Haller, President & CEO
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. He currently resides in Underhill Center, Vermont, with his wife; he has two children living in Colorado.
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.
Brian FitzPatrick, CSP, ALCM, AIM - Safety Advisor
Brian’s career includes more than 39 years of management experience in the insurance and municipal pooling industries. This experience includes over twenty - seven years of loss control management, 14 with Municipal Pools and 13 with a leading national property & casualty carrier. In addition he spent 12 years in marketing and branch office general management.
He has provided loss control service and training to clients in all segments of the private sector as well as municipalities and other governmental agencies.
He has completed numerous professional development courses in insurance, safety and fire protection. These include Safety Management, Accident Prevention, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Hygiene, Automatic Sprinkler Protection, Life Safety Code, OSHA’s Voluntary Compliance for Instructors and Playground Safety.
He earned the Certified Safety Professional (CSP), the Insurance Institute of America’s Associate in Loss Control Management (ALCM) as well as the Insurance Institute of America’s Associate in Insurance Management (AIM) designations. He received national attention as a recipient of the IIA Distinguished Graduate Award in management.
He retired from the Maine Municipal Association (MMA) in July 2001 and joined the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT). While at MMA he was responsible for establishing an internal Loss Control department. While there he represented the MMA on the Maine State Fire Training & Education Advisory Committee (MFT&E), the Central Maine Technical College Occupational Safety & Health Degree Program Advisory Committee and the State Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee (SERC).
He retired from the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) in July 2007 as Chief Operating Officer of Group Services (self insured pools). While there he was responsible for re-engineering their Safety, Health and Wellness operation. He represented the VLCT on the Vermont Medical Advisory Committee for Bio Terrorism and served as a board member of the Vermont Safety Council.
Since retirement he has been helping HRSentry develop an on-line workplace safety management tool. It presents a model that will assist users identify, evaluate and control their hazards in an efficient manner as well as build and sustain a Workplace Safety Program.
Zeke Hanzl, Marketing and Sales
Zeke lives in Hilton Head, South Carolina during the winter months, and Shelburne, Vermont during the balance of the year. He comes to HRSentry after careers in both private industry and government.
He and his young family moved to Vermont in 1971 after resigning as Marketing Vice President for Staff Builders, Inc. (then the forth largest temporary staffing service in the United States). In Vermont, Zeke worked for the State in a number of capacities including Director of Planning for the two major DOL employment and training programs, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and the Jobs Training and Partnership Act (JTPA) and as the Deputy Commissioner for Economic Development under Governor Madeleine Kunin.
After concluding his 18 year career in government, Zeke returned to the private sector as Director of Marketing for Triad, Inc. He concluded his last five years in formal employment serving as Canon for Ministry Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont.
Zeke has served, or serves, on numerous boards and committees including the Governors Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, The Vermont Association for Business, Industry, and Rehabilitation (President), the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Council (Vice President), Allenbrook (home for at-risk youth), Vermont Cancer Wellness, and the Vermont Alzheimer's Association (Marketing Committee chair). Additionally, he and his wife Jean have a personal involvement with KIVA (provides mini loans to assist disadvantaged people worldwide pull themselves and their communities out of poverty). They are also assisting a group of Kenyan women achieve economic self sufficiency by providing them with several floor looms, all associated equipment, texts, and pattern books to develop small local weaving/textile related enterprises.
Zeke holds a degree in psychology from Gettysburg College.
Topher Liddle, Marketing and Sales Coordinator
Topher first joined HRSentry as an intern during the winter of 2008 while attending Champlain College in Burlington VT. Upon graduating with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, he accepted a full-time position as the Marketing and Sales Coordinator with the company. Originally from Guilford CT, Topher now resides in South Burlington.
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 and brought with her 16 years of expertise in all facets of Human Resources. She was employed at IDX Systems Corporation for 10 years, and as a Senior Human Resources Representative, gained expertise in Benefits, Recruitment, Compensation, and Employee Relations. As Director of Human Resources for Allscripts Healthcare Solutions for 6 years, she expanded her knowledge in Human Resources to management, acquisitions, succession planning, staffing strategies, training, and financial planning. 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 has been a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald Family Room in Fletcher Allen Healthcare Center’s Pediatric wing for 5 years, chaired corporate fund raising for Juvenile Diabetes, is a member of the Mobius Mentoring Movement, and raised funds for Breast Cancer with a Dragon Boat team. Maddi graduated from Rice Memorial High School, holds a Business Administration degree from Trinity College, and credits earned toward the Master’s Program in Business at St. Michael’s College. She lives with her husband in Essex Junction, VT and has two children and their families living in Colorado.
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.
