Advisory Board Members to Guide Employee Retention Strategy in the Coming Year

"The organizations that retain top talent are those that continuously adapt to the changing needs of their workforce," said Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com. "We're excited to bring together this exceptional group of advisors to share their expertise and help HR leaders build more effective retention strategies." 

The event will explore today's biggest retention challenges, emerging workplace trends, and practical strategies for reducing turnover. Attendees will gain research-backed insights into topics such as organizational culture, employee well-being, leadership, benefits, flexible work, AI, and the proven practices of organizations that excel at retaining talent. 

HR.com's State of Employee Retention 2026 Virtual Event
November 10, 2026 

[Register for free]

The newly formed 2026 State of Employee Retention Advisory Board features these distinguished experts:

• Douglas Brown, Founder, Manage2Retain

• Mary Damas, VP, Recruiting and Employee Engagement, ServiceLink

• Dick Finnegan, CEO, C-Suite Analytics

• Teri Frangie, Chief Human Potential Officer, Frangie-Young Solutions

• Barrie Goodman, HR Consultant & Founder, FelbarrsHR

• Andy Hall, Founder, Andy Hall Coaching LLC

• Larren Oliver, VP, Human Resources, Talent & Retention, Excalibur Data Driven Performance Management

• Lisa Reinhardt, Senior Manager, Learning & OD, The CCS Companies

• Sonja Talley, President, CORE HR Solutions, LLC

• Natalie Wintermark, Chief People & Culture Officer

The HR Research Institute releases annual "State of the Industry" reports across a variety of HR topic areas, including last year's HR.com's State of Employee Retention 2025-26 report on this topic. 

This and other free research reports and infographics can be downloaded at hr.com/researchinstitute.

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