Jill Clancy Kress

Background

Kress, Jill Clancy was born on October 11, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of John William and Barbara Lois (Smith) Costello.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Jacksonville U., 1971; Master of Arts in Administration, U. Northern Florida, 1973.

Career

Teacher Duval County Public School, Jacksonville, Florida, 1971—1973. Director National Executive Search, Washington, 1976—1985. Director human resources Cellmark Diagnostics, Germantown, Maryland, 1986—1989, Life Technologies, Inc., Gaithersburg, 1989—1997.

Consultant Human Resources Concepts, LLC, 1997—1998. President Human Resources Concepts, since 2002. Vice president Human Resources American WholeHealth, Reston, Virginia, 1998—2000.

Senior director Conservation International, Washington, 2000—2002. President Human Resources Concepts LLC, since 2002. Founder Critters for the Cure, Inc., since 2005, president, since 2005.

Workshop trainer Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, since 1992, Maryland University, College Park, since 1991, Hood College, Frederick, since 1994. Biotechnology advisory board Montgomery College.

Membership

Member Society for Human Resources Management, Biotechnology Industrial Organisation (steering committee member), Montgomery County High Technology Council (steering committee, author newsletter 1993), Middle Atlantic Placement Association (advisory board).

Interests

• Avocations: racquetball, tennis, guitar.

Connections

Married Patrick Thomas Kress, December 22, 1972 (divorced 1987). 1 child, Jason Patrick.

Father:

John William Costello

Mother:

Barbara Lois (Smith) Costello

Spouse:

Patrick Thomas Kress

child:

Jason Patrick Kress