Rita B Allen Associates

Rita B. Allen is the Founder and President of Rita B. Allen Associates, a provider of career management consulting and coaching services for individuals and organizations representing a variety of industries including high technology, biotechnology, financial services, professional services, medical devices/pharmaceuticals, academia, healthcare and retail/consumer products. She has over 25 years of Human Resource Management experience in the areas of employment, employee relations, organizational development, compensation, benefits, executive coaching, and management development. Her specialty areas include executive coaching, leadership development, management training and career development. In her previous role as Vice President of Marketing and Search Services with Gatti & Associates, a national search firm specializing in the search and placement of H.R. professionals, Ms. Allen directed firm wide marketing initiatives and specialized in senior level Human Resources search assignments. Prior to joining the firm, she held human resources positions with C.R. Bard, Inc., BTU International and Unitrode Corporation.

She holds a Master of Science in Leadership and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University Cum Laude and is a member of the Sigma Epsilon Rho Honor Society. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Career Professionals International - New England as President and was a former board member of The Boston Club where she Chaired the Corporate Relations Committee. Rita is also an active member of the Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA), the Human Resource Leadership Forum (HRLF), the Founder and Former Chair of the Creative Work Options Network (CWON), a former member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), and a former member of the Northeastern University Corporate Associates Program for Executives. She is a frequent speaker at local events and has been a participant in discussions on radio, television and newspaper on the topics of Leadership, Personal Branding, Networking, Talent Acquisition, Career Management and various other human resources issues. She has also published several articles on these topics which have appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Women's Business Journal and NEHRA's Insights Magazine. She is certified in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator®, the Strong Interest Inventory, Motivation Factor® and EQ-i 2.0 Emotional Intelligence assessment tools and is a Lecturer as an adjunct faculty member of Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies. Rita is fluent in Armenian. She was recently voted one of the Top Ten Executive Coaches in September 2009 by the Boston Women's Business Journal.