About
Board of Directors Bios
Executive Committee Members
Ashli Aldrich
Chair
Netflix
Los Gatos, California, USA
At Netflix, Ashli is driving strategic change to meet the needs of employees and the business, while at the
same time streamlining operations and growing a diverse Talent Mobility team globally. She is also leading
the evolution to use flexibility to meet the unique needs of each employee and family while making Inclusion
& Diversity a key part of the experience.
Ashli is well-known for investing in development -
whether that be in developing her own team members, service partners, peers, or industry colleagues, Ashli
is always challenging the people around her to deliver their best. She’s a frequent speaker at industry
events, and when she’s not working, she can be found spending time with her family and friends, reading, and
seeking out exceptional meals around the world.
Mark J. Burchell, SGMS
Chair-Elect
Sterling Lexicon
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
WWith more than four decades of experience in the global relocation industry, Mark leads strategic growth internationally for Sterling Lexicon, a business unit of the Jacksonville based Suddath Companies. In his current role, Mark oversees Sterling Lexicon's global growth strategies and partnerships.
Mark is a dynamic, seasoned professional who specializes in building integrated, global teams to increase profitable market share. He leads teams across multiple cultures, encouraging innovation to deliver exceptional, sustainable, long term customer experiences and relationships around the world.
Mark relocated to the US for the first time in the early 90’s and then returned to his native London in 2007. Prior to joining Sterling Lexicon, Mark spent 10 years with Santa Fe Relocation Services in London, with global responsibility for sales and marketing.
In addition to serving on the board of the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council, Mark also is a member of the FIDI FAIM Supervisory Board (one of the relocation industries leading trade associations).
Kelly West, CRP, SGMS-T
Vice Chair - Finance
The Miles West Group, LLC
Denver, Colorado USA
Kelly West, CRP, SGMS-T is the founder and President of The MilesWest Group, a black owned consultancy specializing in the reimagining of business processes to create innovative solutions. As a single parent, Kelly found employment in the real estate and relocation industry at 21, kickstarting a career spanning three decades. From the receptionist at Marsh & Associates, to the Division Head at Xerox, Kelly enmeshed herself in the industry learning each piece of the business, to better create innovative and customized solutions for both internal and external clients.
Kelly has served on industry boards, editorial and national conference planning committees, and has been recognized through President’s Clubs, Meritorious Service Awards, and most recently as one of the 2021 Most Influential Service Providers in the Mobility Industry.
Kelly is proud to be a citizen of the world, having lived in Canada and Madrid in addition to the US and having traveled to every continent apart from Antarctica, for work and leisure. When she is not either at her Denver or Lansing offices, she enjoys time with her husband Bo and their cat, Clementine as well as their three adult children.
Benny Tan
Vice Chair-Service Provider
Altair Global, APAC
Singapore
As Senior Vice President, APAC, Benny is responsible for leveraging Altair’s capabilities as they relate to global product development, business-to-business solutions, policy consulting and benchmarking.
Benny joined Altair in 2012 as Vice President, APAC and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2018. He has been in the relocation industry since 2007.
Benny’s experience in the Asia Pacific region spans a wide range of responsibilities for international relocation, assignment management and human resources services. His unique combination of skills, knowledge and global perspective is vital to Altair’s expansion into Asia.
A graduate of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Benny graduated with honors and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic and Electrical Engineering. He also earned a diploma in Computer Engineering from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore. He continues his commitment to personal and professional education by holding Worldwide ERC’s® Global Mobility Specialist – Talent Management (GMS-T) Certification and the FIDI Academy Essentials in International Moving (EiM) Diploma.
Tanya Mariottini
Vice Chair-Corporate
Twilio, Inc
Hillsboro, OR
USA
Tanya Mariottini GMS-T is Director, Global Mobility at eBay. She has ~20 years of Global Talent Mobility experience working in diverse industries and matrixed organizations including 10+ years in leadership roles and international assignments in both Asia and Europe. She has been an active member of WERC since 2007, joining their Board of Directors in January 2023. Tanya is an advocate for Move For Hunger, a non-profit focused on food insecurity and sustainability, and has actively participated on their Corporate Action Network since its founding in 2018, joining their Board of Directors in 2022. Tanya holds a B.A. in Business Administration with a focus on Management from The College of Idaho.
Anupam Singhal
WERC President & CEO
Anupam Singhal is a seasoned leader with a distinguished career as a growth investor, operator, and advisor. As recently appointed President & CEO of WERC (formerly known as Worldwide ERC), he brings a wealth of experience, strategic vision, and a proven track record of driving organizational excellence.
With a strong commitment to advancing the interests of the talent mobility community, Anupam has played a pivotal role in shaping the direction and resurgence of WERC, having served on its board of directors from 2020 to 2023, including as Chairman and Interim CEO in 2023. He is recognized for his ability to navigate complex challenges, foster collaboration, and drive innovation in an ever-evolving business landscape.
Prior to WERC, Anupam was part of the executive leadership team at Topia, responsible for building and managing Topia’s strategic partner ecosystem, driving strategic top-line growth initiatives, and executing targeted M&A and corporate strategy. He previously co-founded and led Monaeo, an industry-leading, cloud-based, globally distributed workforce compliance tech company that Topia acquired in 2020.
Before founding Monaeo, Anupam was a Principal at Silver Lake Partners, the world’s largest tech-focused private equity investment firm. He also worked at General Atlantic as a growth private equity investor and in mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley.
Anupam holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. degree from Carnegie Mellon and the London School of Economics. In his 20+ years investing in and helping build world-class global technology companies, he has been both an active business traveler and an expat having lived in, worked in, and traveled to more than 30 countries.
Board Members
Deb Convery, GMS-T
Director at-Large
Stripe
Seattle, WA USA
Deb Convery, GMS-T, SPHR has over 15 years of experience in Human Resources specializing in Global Mobility and is currently the Head of Global Mobility and Immigration at Stripe. Deb has held prior roles as a Mobility leader at Peloton, Nike, Amazon and T-Mobile. In addition to Global Mobility, Deb has an extensive background in Talent Acquisition.
Deb graduated from George Fox University with a degree in Management and Organizational Leadership and is a certified Sr. Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) and a Global Mobility Specialist, Talent Management (GMS-T). Deb is actively involved in the Mobility community. She was appointed as a Board Member for Worldwide ERC and also serves as an Advisory Member for the Sustainability Advisory Council. Additionally, Deb is an advisory Board Member for Global Mobility Executive and Benivo Changemakers and served on Portland Relocation Council Board of Directors, where she is currently serving as Past President. Deb was also recognized in 2021 and 2020 as one of the most admired Global Mobility Professional’s in the world and was recognized as one of the Global Mobility Top 100 Innovators in 2022.
Dr. Elizabeth Kumbhari, J.D.
Director-at-Large
CIBT/ Newland
Chase
Jacksonville, Florida
Elizabeth is an award-winning, internationally recognized general counsel and multi-decade immigration, global exchange/mobility executive.
Elizabeth works at the intersection of brainstorming and delivering amazing results. Her expertise allows her to utilize past experiences and leverage a J.D. (Northern Kentucky University) and EdD in Organizational Leadership and Learning (Vanderbilt University) to understand how to find and execute creative solutions to complex problems. She takes organizations from startup to expansion through leadership, legal expertise, risk management, and creativity.
Elizabeth is the Vice President of Client Relationship Management, Americas Immigration at CIBT/ Newland Chase. Prior to this role, she was held various roles at Amazon, most recently as Business Advisory, Canada and Latin America Lead. Before working at Amazon, she was General Counsel and Vice President of Professional Exchange Programs at Cultural Vistas. In her free time, she is very active with national and international nonprofits and recently held the Executive Director role for The Letter Project, served as Chair of NAFSA’s Embassy Dialogue Committee, wrote nonprofit leadership articles for Forbes, and was a Board member for Institute of One World Leadership.
Nino Nelissen
Managing Director
Executive Mobility
Group
Netherlands
Nino has worked for more than 30 years as an expatriate tax specialist. First in two big 4 firms in Amsterdam, Washington DC and Tokyo, after which he founded Executive Mobility Group (EMG). In EMG he oversees a combined offering of services in the area of immigration, tax, HR, Business Expansion, and Destination Services. In addition to being involved in employee relocation, Nino is involved in the GRIN community, a community that serves the interests of children that are GRIN patients, as well as their parents.
Eluned Wallace
Director-at-Large
The Walt Disney Company
United
Kingdom
Eluned Wallace has worked in HR and Global Mobility for nearly 25 years. Her mobility career has spanned a range of industries including Technology, Professional Services, Oil & Gas, and now Entertainment. She is the Senior Manager, Global Mobility EMEA for The Walt Disney Company, based in the UK.
LaMonica Hummel, CRP, GMS-T, SGDS
Vice President
Windermere Relocation
covering Western Washington,
California, Utah, Oregon, Colorado and
Nevada.
LaMonica has been involved in the mobility industry since 2000, with Windermere, Prudential, Cartus and Mayflower. LaMonica has earned the Certified Relocation Professional (CRP), Global Mobility Specialist - Talent (GMS-T), Global Destination Specialist (SGDS) designations and holds a Managing Broker’s License for the State of Washington. Prior to joining the relocation industry, LaMonica was Vice President of Human Resources, for OUM Insurance Company. Currently, LaMonica serves on the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (WERC) Board of Directors 2024-2026, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LRE) Relocation Advisory Board (RAC) 2023- 2025, Relocation Directors Council (RDC®) Education Committee, Portland Relocation Council Board (PRC) Co-Sponsorship Chair 2022- 2023. She is a member of Puget Sound Relocation Council (PSRC) President 2019-2020, Southern California Relocation Council (SCRC), Bay Area Mobility Management (BAMM), Rocky Mountain Relocation Council (RMRC), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Lake Washington Human Resource Association (LWHRA).
Ex-Officio Board Members
Stephen McGarry, SCRP
Chair, Foundation for Workforce Mobility
New
York City
New York, USA
Stephen McGarry, SCRP, is a dynamic Global and Talent Mobility and compliance professional. Steve has overseen the total Mobility function for numerous companies. Steve has developed policies for any mobile situation, led all vendor selection and management and managed international assignment compensation, personal taxation, immigration and managed remote work compliance for the organizations he has worked with.
Stephen is active in the Worldwide ERC and the Mobility communities. He has served on the Worldwide ERC Board of Directors, earned the Meritorious Service Award in 2007 and 3 Distinguished Service Awards. He served as Chairman of the Worldwide ERC Editorial Advisory Committee, Procurement Task Force, US Advisory Committee, the Green Committee, and the Global Advisory Committee, and has received the Worldwide ERC President's Award. Steve was asked to, and gladly served on, a United Nations subcommittee as a corporate representative on global business migration. Steve is currently a member of the Worldwide ERC Foundation for Workforce Mobility Board of Trustees.
