Our Board of Advisors
Haruthay “Pam” Rasmidatta, Chairwoman
Haruthay “Pam” Rasmidatta is the co-founder of Diversity Recruiting Partners. She is a driven & passionate leader, with 30+ years of industry experience including strategic business leadership, recruiting, management, and business development. In addition to her leadership of DRP, Rasmidatta serves as CEO of Aquinas Consulting a $30M IT and Engineering Staffing firm. As an Asian female in workforce, Pam understands first hand of how challenging it is to run a company. Pam’s passion is to share her knowledge with other people with similar backgrounds as herself, to help fulfill their dreams of becoming a part of the workforce; and assisting them to use their abilities in becoming a valued member of an organization.
Prior to co-founding Aquinas, Pam was a leader in the marketing department at Executone Information Systems. She also worked in human resources for with a major international bank, where she was actively involved in recruiting new employees. Rasmidatta received an MBA in marketing from the University of New Haven.
Sharon Hamilton
Sharon Hamilton has over 20 years of experience leading customer and business transformation strategies, driving business growth and financial performance. Sharon has led complex organizations and business units in the A&D industry. In her current role as A&D Head of Industry for SAP Services, she is focused on helping customers successfully accelerate digital transformations to meet the strategic priorities in the industry. Sharon is passionate about leading with integrity, developing talent, and creating a positive and inclusive environment that inspires and motivates future leaders. She is an accomplished public speaker and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion and supports several industry organizations focused on increasing diversity in leadership roles.
Sharon received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut (go Huskies!), and completed her MBA at Fairfield University.
Terry Morris
Terry Morris is the CEO/President of T. Seleda Consulting (TSC), a successful consulting firm that helps businesses, leaders and individuals achieve success through powerful training, coaching/consulting, unique workshops and empowerment events. Terry has an extensive background in Human Resources Management which includes DEI training & planning, Recruitment & Assessment, Employee Relations, Succession Planning & Professional Management. She also specializes in Diversity & Inclusion implementation, Professional Training, & Leadership Development. Her unique style and programs are engaging, effective and results driven.
Terry is a Business Coach, DEI and Leadership Trainer, Entrepreneur, Inventor, Motivational Speaker and Author. Her background is in Human Resource Management and Training & Development. She has managed all aspects of HR; from Hiring to Firing, Professional Development and D&I Training to Compensation and Benefits. She also specializes in the Design, Development and Facilitation of customized training programs as well as Strategic Organizational Development. Terry has worked with some of the largest corporations on Wall Street designing and developing training programs for management, senior executives, brokers and analysts. During her time in Corporate, she realized that the key ingredient to success was vision driven leadership, strategic management and effective training, which is her primary focus in achieving organizational success.
Laura Meck
Laura Meck is currently the Enterprise Customer Success Partner at SAP, and brings over 25 years of leadership experience in FinTech / payments, technology and hospitality. She has held roles as Chief Marketing Officer, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Managing Director, and Director for global hospitality and or technology companies. She has had responsibility for the growth of new initiatives, participated in mergers and acquisitions, built winning strategies, and successfully led international sales, business development channel, partner, and account management organizations.
Laura has led businesses in client acquisition, client retention, revenue generation and business strategy as well as culture road mapping, DEI&A program development, analysis and execution. An author, speaker, and advocate, Laura prides herself building real-world strategies that can be implemented, measured and evaluated.
Thomas Mercaldo
Thomas Mercaldo has been a director with DRP since the company was founded in 2017. He brings 37 years of staffing industry experience to this role most recently as co-founder of Aquinas Consulting, a $30M IT and Engineering staffing firm and earlier as VP of Condor Technologies, Operations Manager at Keane, inc. and as a regional manager for General Electric’s Consulting business. Mercaldo is a “serial entrepreneur” who has been involved in 7 business start-ups, which have included businesses in: Consulting, Software, Publishing, eCommerce, Alternative Energy, Manufacturing and Real Estate sectors. Thomas’ other accomplishments have included being a founding member of Aquinas Eagle Publishing, Diversity Recruiting Partners, Wheeler Cross, LLC and serving as an angel investor. For many years, Thomas has been a board member or advisor to other start-ups including: Sageworks, Inc., a software company, Exulans an alternative energy company, Snow-B-Gone, a manufacturer and Touchstream, an elder care software company. Mercaldo holds a BS in business from Fairfield University and an MBA from the University of New Haven.