Officers and Board of Directors

Janie Brill, ABC - Programming Director

An IABC member since 1999, Janie has recently returned to the board as Programming Director with Karen Cashin. Previously she chaired the public relations and accreditation portfolio for IABC/Detroit.

Janie is a senior Change Implementation Consultant for the Detroit office of Towers Perrin, a global professional services firm. She has more than 20 years of experience in consulting and corporate environments. Her work focuses on helping clients build a strategic connection between employee behavior and organizational business objectives.

Janie's clients have included The Dow Chemical Company, Ford Motor Company, Irving Oil, Kohler Company, The Kresge Foundation and Saint Thomas Health Services. Before entering the consulting field, Janie led the internal communication function for an $800 million marketing services company.

She holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Wayne State University and Bachelor of Science degree in business and printing management from the West Virginia Institute of Technology. Janie earned her Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) designation in 2004. In 2005, she coauthored her second research study linking effective communication practices to shareholder value.

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