| . |
| . |
DURANT RESOURCES GROUP, INC.
Providing Talent, Leadership and Organizational Solutions
Providing Talent, Leadership and Organizational Solutions
| . |
| . |
| . |
As a Senior HR Professional and Organizational Consultant, Marilyn partners with businesses to develop and
implement human capital strategies to recruit, retain and manage talent and performance aligned with corporate
profitability goals. She is sought after for her experience and skills in Talent Acquisition, Coaching and Developing
leaders, Career Transition, Organizational Development and Training; as well as designing and integrating Human
Resources systems, processes and people strategies to meet the corporate and individual needs of her clients.
Prior to the inception of Durant Resources Group in 2006, Marilyn was Vice President of Human Capital for Klinger
Advanced Aesthetics, where she led the HR efforts to develop and integrate a national start up organization that grew
through acquisition. This included organizational restructuring, establishing hiring processes, influencing cultural
employee relations, training and assuring adherence to compliance regulations. She was instrumental in policy
development and prepared the company for a public offering in conjunction with stringent legal and medical guidelines
established by John Hopkins and industry established protocols.
Earlier, Marilyn was Vice President of Client Services for Right Management Consultants, a Global Management and
Outplacement Consulting firm where her role was to develop business relationships and ensure the design and delivery
of organization consulting and career transition services.
With more than twenty years as a senior human resource generalist, Marilyn demonstrated talent and expertise in
executive search, corporate recruitment and retention, organizational development and strategic planning, career
transition, training, HR compliance and policy development, leadership development, compensation and benefits
administration, performance management, employee satisfaction surveys, organization assessment and employee
relations.
Marilyn was the Director of HR Consulting for a nationally recognized Public Accounting firm. She co-founded Berke
Durant and Associates, a Human Resources consulting firm which, for six years provided organization development
solutions to a variety of domestic and international clients.
Before establishing her career as a full time consultant, Marilyn was the Director of Administration and Human
Resources with Bloomingdale’s Department Stores, where she was an expert in recruitment and retention strategy,
culture and service training, HR operations and employee relations. Prior to Bloomingdale’s Marilyn was the HR
Director for Sysco Foods of South Florida, Corporate Director of Training for Jordan Marsh Department Stores and earlier
she was a corporate and branch store training manager for Burdines’ Department Stores.
Marilyn was awarded the HR Excellence Award for 2005 by the South Florida Business Journal. She has been actively
involved with a number of professional and civic organizations. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Human
Resources Association of Palm Beach County and is a Mentor for the South Florida Compensation and Benefits Group.
For three years she served as the District Director for the HR Florida’s State Council and was awarded the HR Florida
District Director award for 2003. She is a Past President of the Human Resources Association of Broward County
(HRABC) and was awarded "Florida’s Chapter President of the Year" in 2001 and serves on the Past President's
Advisory Council.
Marilyn is the creator of South Florida’s HR Best Practices Awards and was inducted to the HR Association’s Member
Hall of Fame in 2002. Marilyn was an active Board Member for the Child Care Resources and Referral Services for three
years and served on the Human Resources Management Advisory Board for Florida International University. She has
been interviewed and quoted on many occasions for both national and local publications and radio. Recent referrals to
Ms. Durant can be found in the Wall Street Journal, NPR, the Sun-Sentinel, the Palm Beach Post and the Miami Herald
just to name a few. Marilyn has conducted numerous presentations regarding Human Resources, Workforce and
Career related topics for Associations such as the Palm Beach Business Development Board, the Boca Raton Chamber
of Commerce, HR Florida State Council,HR Associations, Florida Association of Blood Banks, the Construction
Financial Management Association, the Law Firm of Fisher Phillips and the Southeast Florida Career Consortium of
Private Universities. In addition Marilyn regularly conducts SHRM HR certification preparation study group courses.
Ms. Durant is an accredited Senior Professional in Human Resources(SPHR) through The Society for Human Resource
Management. She holds a Master’s degree in Adult Education with Florida International University and a Bachelor of
Education Degree from the University of Miami.
implement human capital strategies to recruit, retain and manage talent and performance aligned with corporate
profitability goals. She is sought after for her experience and skills in Talent Acquisition, Coaching and Developing
leaders, Career Transition, Organizational Development and Training; as well as designing and integrating Human
Resources systems, processes and people strategies to meet the corporate and individual needs of her clients.
Prior to the inception of Durant Resources Group in 2006, Marilyn was Vice President of Human Capital for Klinger
Advanced Aesthetics, where she led the HR efforts to develop and integrate a national start up organization that grew
through acquisition. This included organizational restructuring, establishing hiring processes, influencing cultural
employee relations, training and assuring adherence to compliance regulations. She was instrumental in policy
development and prepared the company for a public offering in conjunction with stringent legal and medical guidelines
established by John Hopkins and industry established protocols.
Earlier, Marilyn was Vice President of Client Services for Right Management Consultants, a Global Management and
Outplacement Consulting firm where her role was to develop business relationships and ensure the design and delivery
of organization consulting and career transition services.
With more than twenty years as a senior human resource generalist, Marilyn demonstrated talent and expertise in
executive search, corporate recruitment and retention, organizational development and strategic planning, career
transition, training, HR compliance and policy development, leadership development, compensation and benefits
administration, performance management, employee satisfaction surveys, organization assessment and employee
relations.
Marilyn was the Director of HR Consulting for a nationally recognized Public Accounting firm. She co-founded Berke
Durant and Associates, a Human Resources consulting firm which, for six years provided organization development
solutions to a variety of domestic and international clients.
Before establishing her career as a full time consultant, Marilyn was the Director of Administration and Human
Resources with Bloomingdale’s Department Stores, where she was an expert in recruitment and retention strategy,
culture and service training, HR operations and employee relations. Prior to Bloomingdale’s Marilyn was the HR
Director for Sysco Foods of South Florida, Corporate Director of Training for Jordan Marsh Department Stores and earlier
she was a corporate and branch store training manager for Burdines’ Department Stores.
Marilyn was awarded the HR Excellence Award for 2005 by the South Florida Business Journal. She has been actively
involved with a number of professional and civic organizations. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Human
Resources Association of Palm Beach County and is a Mentor for the South Florida Compensation and Benefits Group.
For three years she served as the District Director for the HR Florida’s State Council and was awarded the HR Florida
District Director award for 2003. She is a Past President of the Human Resources Association of Broward County
(HRABC) and was awarded "Florida’s Chapter President of the Year" in 2001 and serves on the Past President's
Advisory Council.
Marilyn is the creator of South Florida’s HR Best Practices Awards and was inducted to the HR Association’s Member
Hall of Fame in 2002. Marilyn was an active Board Member for the Child Care Resources and Referral Services for three
years and served on the Human Resources Management Advisory Board for Florida International University. She has
been interviewed and quoted on many occasions for both national and local publications and radio. Recent referrals to
Ms. Durant can be found in the Wall Street Journal, NPR, the Sun-Sentinel, the Palm Beach Post and the Miami Herald
just to name a few. Marilyn has conducted numerous presentations regarding Human Resources, Workforce and
Career related topics for Associations such as the Palm Beach Business Development Board, the Boca Raton Chamber
of Commerce, HR Florida State Council,HR Associations, Florida Association of Blood Banks, the Construction
Financial Management Association, the Law Firm of Fisher Phillips and the Southeast Florida Career Consortium of
Private Universities. In addition Marilyn regularly conducts SHRM HR certification preparation study group courses.
Ms. Durant is an accredited Senior Professional in Human Resources(SPHR) through The Society for Human Resource
Management. She holds a Master’s degree in Adult Education with Florida International University and a Bachelor of
Education Degree from the University of Miami.
| Marilyn Durant, M.S., SPHR Human Capital Consultant |
| Meet Marilyn |
http://www.linkedin.com/in/marilyndurant
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |