Employment Certification
Program Instructors
Roni Barber, PHR is Assistant Vice President and senior recruiter for
Amegy Bank in Houston. She has more than 20 years experience in the
Human Resource industry, with areas of expertise include recruiting,
career transition, training, and employee relations. Roni has extensive
experience in all phases of Human Resources, having had roles in various
industries including banking, finance, transportation, manufacturing and
mortgage services.
A native of Austin, Texas, Roni holds an AA in Business Management
from Brookhaven College and has been certified as a Professional in
Human Resources since 1999 through the Society of Human Resource
Management.
Britt Cotter is International Human Resources Manager at Marathon Oil
Company. He started his career as an HR generalist in Marathon’s Findlay,
Ohio headquarters, and since then has worked in a variety of HR
assignments, including stops in Houston, Jakarta, Lafayette, Findlay for a
second time, and finally back to Houston where he now leads the
international HR organization. Britt has supported exploration and
production, mergers and acquisitions, capital projects and corporate staff
organizations. He has also spent significant time in West Africa.
Britt was raised in West Virginia, and holds degrees from West Virginia
University in Business Administration and in Industrial Relations. He is
married and has three children.
Bill Mathias is a retired sales executive, entrepreneur and executive
search professional. After a successful sales career at IBM and as a
marketing manager for a Houston based petroleum industry marketing
group, Bill launched a company providing IT data solutions for a litigation
support system operated by a consortium of major energy companies.
After selling his business, Bill worked in the executive search business
with Heidrick & Struggles, Lamalie and Associates, and Preng & Associates.
Originally from Southern California, Bill attended Rice University where he
received a BA in Geology.
Bill is a member of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church.
John McAloon recently retired from CGG - VERITAS after 29 years. John held
various technical and managerial positions, including personnel development
manager for the Marine (Offshore) Division. In this position John was responsible
for the recruitment and training of offshore personnel worldwide. He has also
recruited onshore personnel for the various departments he headed.
John, is originally from Scotland and has been in the United States since 1978. He
became a proud US Citizen in 1984. He lived in New Orleans, Pensacola Fl and
Phoenix Az. before finally settling in Houston in 1991. He is a volunteer at MAM
where he works in Employment Services. He is a member of St. Catherine of
Siena Catholic Church.
Elizabeth O’Neal has more than 15 years experience in the career transition
industry. Her areas of expertise include career transition coaching, training, and
operations management. Elizabeth has extensive experience in all phases of this
business, having had roles in job development, training, administrative
management, program coordination and corporate client liaison.
Prior to her work in the career transition industry, Elizabeth spent 15 years in
the financial services industry. She holds a BS in Economics from Texas A&M
University.
A native Houstonian with two grown children, Elizabeth has been a volunteer
with Memorial Assistance Ministries since October 2009, assisting in
Employment Services. You will also find her in the MAM Store on Saturday’s
cashiering, restocking and shopping!
Yolanda Bing is Associate Director, Employment Services at Memorial Assistance
Ministries, a non-profit organization that provides emergency financial assistance
and other services to families and individuals in Spring Branch and other
contiguous neighborhoods in Houston. In this capacity, Yolanda works with
MAM’s clients to assist them in overcoming their obstacles to finding and
maintaining employment. Previously, Yolanda managed an employment services
program at another Houston area nonprofit organization, and also worked as a
recruiter of light industrial and office employees in Illinois
Originally from Mexico, Yolanda learned to speak English fluently through an ESL
program while in high school in California.
Bob King is Associate Director, Employment Services at Memorial Assistance
Ministries, a non-profit organization that provides emergency financial
assistance and other services to families and individuals in Spring Branch and
other contiguous neighborhoods in Houston. Bob has six years of nonprofit
leadership experience built upon a foundation of over 20 years of experience in
the energy corporate finance business. He has served on nonprofit boards, led
agencies as Executive Director, raised millions of dollars of funding for his
organizations, created and managed fundraising events, created value-added
partnerships with corporations, and organized and led volunteers in both
fundraising and providing client services.
Bob holds BA and MBA degrees from Southern Methodist University. He and
his family have lived in Houston since 1985, and are members of Holy Spirit
Episcopal Church.