Community support network also reached 1,600 memberships and 10,000 LinkedIn followers through grassroot, volunteer-led efforts
March 25, 2024 – Insights Career Network (ICN), a community support network that helps insights and research professionals in career transitions, today announced the appointment of its new committee leads:
- Vice President of Member Services: Melissa Barrow, senior insights professional formerly from TruStage, 7-Eleven and GameStop
- Vice President of Marketing: Kelvin Claveria, Director of Demand Generation at Rival Technologies and Reach3 Insights
- Vice President of Research on Research: Kahren Kersten, an independent consultant
- Vice President of Education & Events: Melanie Solka, Head of Product Marketing, Sam’s Club Member Access Platform (MAP) at Sam’s Club
In these newly created roles, the committee leads will take the helm in day-to-day operations and help elevate the organization’s mission.
Providing guidance and advice to the executive committee leads are the 2023 Executive Directors:
- Brian Fowler, Business Strategy Consultant at Brain Flower Services
- Doug Keith, Founder of Future Research Consulting
- Maya Kantak, Lead Market Research & Products Insights at ZipRecruiter
- Justin T. Hawkins, Senior Consumer Insights Manager at Kimberly-Clark
“We’re really excited to welcome our new exec committee leads,” says Brian Fowler, Business Strategy Consultant at Brain Flower Services and one of the co-founders of ICN. “Each new volunteer leader has a genuine interest in leveraging their special skills to help researchers and insights professionals find their voice and their way through career transitions. I’m looking forward to seeing them create their committees and build on what we’ve created so far.”
Created in January 2022, ICN is a growing community of job seekers and allies in the insights industry. The organization has three focus areas: providing community resources, facilitating networking, and providing research and best practices to navigate the job search. Today, ICN has more than 1,600 members and more than 10,000 followers on LinkedIn.
The organization’s growing list of job seekers, current job openings, and resources is all available for free at https://insightscareernetwork.org/
About Insights Career Network
The Insights Career Network (ICN) is a community that helps research and insights workers navigate career transitions and personal challenges by providing accessible community resources that highlight jobs and insights trends that matter to workers in transition; hosting free virtual job seekers and allies meetups that help and heal; highlighting job opportunities available to the community; and prioritizing the perspective of the research and insights community.
To see current job referrals or a list of current job seekers, please visit https://insightscareernetwork.org/
For interview requests, please reach out to:
Kelvin Claveria
Vice President of Marketing, ICN
kelvin@rivaltech.com | 605-351-1052