Kerry Lewis – SEPCO – Erie
Name: Kerry Lewis
Title: Human Resources & Benefits Coordinator
Company: SEPCO-Erie
Years With Company: 27 years
(Nominated by Dan Ignasiak of SEPCO-Erie)
Expertise and Leadership:
Highly skilled associate professional in Human Resources (aPHR) with more than 25 years of industry experience.
Influence and Involvement:
I am very excited to nominate Kerry Lewis for the MBA’s HR Person of the Year Award.
Kerry has taken SEPCO-Erie from the dark ages to where we are today.
It is difficult for a small machining business like SEPCO-Erie to keep up with all the legalities and pitfalls in the HR arena and we were doing so many things wrong.
Results and Achievement:
Kerry took it upon herself to tackle that huge problem by taking the MBA HR Essential Certificate program. Thanks to Kerry’s initiative, I am elated to say that while we are not perfect in the HR area, we are now a lot better than most companies. Read More
SEPCO-Erie has been on a crusade to improve our work culture and Kerry has been a huge part of our cultural transformation. We now have the best crew in our history, and we are having fun. We would not be where we are without her. All that is remarkable given that she handles so much more than just HR. Inventory, financial statements, job costing and a slew of other tasks — whatever it takes, Kerry does it.