About - Banner HR

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Nikki Hill

An astute judge of talent—and knowing in what environment it proves most effective, Nikki satisfies a wide array of complex human resources needs for Banner clients. A skilled recruiter, she understands that finding just the right person for a position is integral to a company’s success. Clients rely on her for her knowledgeable placements and excellent customer service, which make her a success at recruiting top-notch candidates on their behalf.

Nikki has first—hand experience recruiting for some of the area’s largest companies, including construction and property management institutions. She has spent more than three years recruiting at all levels, and knows exactly how to find the perfect combination of skills and interpersonal dynamics that make for an ideal match. She believes wholeheartedly in finding the right person for the job, not just a “warm body” to occupy a desk.

Before joining Banner Associates, Nikki worked at some of Washington’s leading organizations. These include Stanley Black & Decker, GXS, and The JBG Companies. During her tenure at each company, she recruited, trained and supervised staff at all professional levels. She has also had extensive experience being a client to recruiters, so she completely understands what it takes to satisfy exacting demands.

Ron Schneider

Ron is a dynamic business development professional with years of experience building solid relationships with local and national companies. He has successfully established lasting business partnerships with firms that range in size from 5 to over 5,000 employees.

Ron’s business career has included management positions in both the professional sports and insurance industries. He has the key ability to communicate; consulting with all levels of executives and management teams, to completely understand their needs and to then meet and exceed their expectations. Optimizing these capabilities have led to many great successes for Ron and his clients.

Ron is a native Washingtonian and currently lives in Bowie, Maryland with his wife, Barbara. In his free time, you can see him on the nearest golf course or cheering on his favorite DC sports team – the Washington Wizards.

Dan Banner

A veteran HR strategist and advisor, Dan knows that productive, motivated employees are the lifeblood of every successful organization. That’s why clients have relied on him to solve many of their most important and sensitive human resources decisions.

With nearly three decades of human resource management experience, Dan has worked with and advised senior-level executives across a wide variety of industries. He has extensive experience designing and managing employee recruitment, benefits, and compensation programs; salary and increase merit incentive programs; and a variety of progressive policies. He is also an acknowledged expert in employee conflict resolution, as well as HR compliance issues at both the local and national level.

Dan has spent much of career building HR departments from the ground up for companies ranging up to 15,000 employees. Having worked in corporate capacities, he understands the unique HR challenges organizations face—and just how critical the right employees are to a company’s success. He is a master at stepping into virtually any situation and coming up with winning solutions for particularly difficult issues.

In 1999, Dan became an independent consultant to some of the Washington Metro Area’s leading organizations. Responding to increasing client demand, Dan expanded his consultancy into Banner Associates, an enterprise offering a suite of services including HR consulting, training, and recruiting. Dan and his colleagues worked directly with organizations to solve problems companies recognized—but lacked the time or resources to address. As time progressed, Banner Associates evolved into an especially unique recruiting firm.

Prior to establishing Banner Associates, Dan spent many years in EVP/VP positions for such corporations as The JBG Companies in Washington, D.C. and The Primark Group/Disclosure in Bethesda, Md. Among his accomplishments are a series of unique initiatives he undertook that resulted in multi-million-dollar cost savings. He has also integrated a dozen acquired companies within 12 months, and he implemented national Web-based employee recruitment and benefit programs for a network of 20 companies.

Dan is a frequent speaker and workshop leader—locally, regionally, and nationally. He is often invited to chair or participate in senior-level roundtable forums. In addition to his ability to solve complex problems, Banner Associates clients appreciate Dan for his enthusiasm, caring attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to excellence.

He founded WREPF (Washington Real Estate Personnel Forum). He is a member of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management); CORENET Global (Association for National and International Real Estate Professionals); IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management); AOBA (Apartment and Office Building Association); NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties); WIRRE (Women in Retail Real Estate); and CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women). Dan also serves on the Board of Directors of Word Dance Theater, a non-profit community outreach organization.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and a minor in Political Science from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.

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