Category Archives: Members of the Year

Laura Petruso is an architect at Alpex Architecture, Ltd. She fell in love with the field due to a passion for buildings and living spaces, and is known for her design and attention to detail.

Laura earned her master’s degree in Architectural Design from the University Barlet and is a member of the Royal Institute. Looking ahead, she hopes to bring a stronger voice in the architect field, working on her own projects. Her key to success has been passion, love and dedication, and she is proud of her capacity to create and bring expectations. She looks forward to connecting with likeminded professionals.

Melissa Selmanson is currently a Learning and Development Consultant; focusing on training, eLearning, and content development. Her current project is with All MOI Beauty. She is an energetic global sales and events systems trainer with extensive experience in managing, training, and supporting associates. Skilled in advancing sales and event divisions for Fortune 500 companies. Melissa is an experienced leader overseeing training logistics, directing training communication, and developing learning platforms. Strong analytical, technical and creative problem-solving skills. Results-oriented, revenue-focused trainer with a strong background in executive support, sales technology development, training, content development, and project management. A skilled public speaker and highly effective presenter. Ability to adapt training programs to the specific needs of the audience. Excellent written, verbal, and listening skills. Outstanding interpersonal skills with both internal and external customers. Passionate about her field, she is looking forward to connecting with likeminded professionals.

With over 15 years of professional experience in her field, Noelle Kohles is the Director of Nursing at Tufts Medical Center where she is known for her dynamic leadership skill and unmatched expertise in healthcare, nursing, and patient care.

Noelle holds her Master’s degree. Moving forward, she hopes to network with likeminded professionals worldwide as much as possible.

Rhonda McGill has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. In her current role as Director of Compliance, at Quicken Loans, she oversees the team that handles licensing for the company and its mortgage loan originators, ensuring compliance for all 50 states.

Rhonda is passionate about development of people and finds the most pleasure in developing her team members. Leadership comes natural to Rhonda and she has enjoyed serving in various leadership roles throughout her career. Looking ahead, she plans to continue to expand her leadership knowledge and develop people.
Rhonda credits her success to her perseverance, curiosity and not taking “no” for an answer.