Biography of Catherine D. Fyock

She combines her talents as speaker and her knowledge of work force issues to provide innovative and inspirational learning events, and to help organizations attract top talent, reduce turnover, and improve productivity in a volatile labor market.

A dynamic speaker and seminar leader, Cathy has provided over 200 national seminars for the Society for Human Resource Management, including presentations at each of their past seventeen annual conferences. As a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Cathy has demonstrated her dedication to excellence in speaking.

Before starting her consulting business, Cathy was director of field human resources for Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation, where she was instrumental in the development of many key programs for recruiting and retaining employees, including The Colonel's Tradition—KFC’s national initiative for employing older workers.

A noted lecturer and seminar leader, Cathy is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management. She has served as Chair of the national committee for training and development, as President of the board of directors for the Human Resource Certification Institute, and as President of the Consultant's Forum board of directors. She was a member of the CSP Council for the National Speakers Association, and is a past president for both her NSA chapter and her local SHRM chapter. She has her undergraduate degree from Western Kentucky University, and a master's degree in Personnel Management from the University of Louisville, where she has taught personnel management. The Louisville SHRM chapter honored her with their first annual Award for Professional Excellence.

Cathy has authored numerous articles and is a featured columnist for trade publications. She is the author of Hiring Source Book: A Collection of Practical Samples, America's Work Force is Coming of Age: What Every Business Needs to Know to Recruit, Train, Manage, and Retain an Aging Work Force; Get The Best: How to Recruit the People You Want; and The Managing Diversity Series modular training programs; and UnRetirement: A Career Guide for the Retired...the Soon-to-Be-Retired...the Never-Want-to-Be-Retired.

Cathy has recently worked with the McKendree College Center for Business Excellence as Senior Consulting Advisor. The McKendree College Center for Business Excellence provides senior level management services and a host of professional programs to improve organizational effectiveness and profit performance. Cathy is one of six consultants/experts to serve as a Senior Consulting Advisor for CBE.

In her spare time, Cathy loves to sing!  She has sung professionally with the Kentucky Opera Company, and in a one-woman show titled, “Dream It! Achieve It!” that was the featured opening keynote for the SHRM Leadership Conference. She solos with her church choir, and can often be coaxed to sing in night clubs, karaoke bars, and most anywhere she has a willing audience!

Cathy has also designed a line of original, one-of-a-kind purses--"Too Cute." Her purses are currently exhibited at the Lionheart Gallery in downtown Louisville, and are available for purchase through the store or by special order.