Hector Velez

Hector, architect of the Positive Member Experience, provides the leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure that the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) has the proper operational controls, administrative/reporting procedures, and people systems in place to effectively develop, grow and retain its highly valued membership. He accomplishes this through a respectful, collaborative, constructive and energetic style, guided by the objectives of the organization.

Previously, he co-founded HireStrategy, one of the top ranked search firms in the mid-Atlantic region. Hector led and participated in the successful design and build of leadership teams for some of the most visionary organizations in the region.

Hector was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for ServiceSource, Inc., a $225 million nonprofit organization with a mission to deliver exceptional services to individuals with disabilities through innovative and valued employment, training, habilitation, housing, and support services.

He also serves as Past-President, on the Board of the HR Leadership Forum, the mid-Atlantic’s region largest association of HR executives.

Hector has been recognized as a leader in corporate responsibility initiatives and policies resulting in being honored at the HR Leadership Awards for two consecutive years.

Hector is a sought-after speaker in the areas of true leadership, diversity, equity, career management, talent acquisition and retention. He also dedicates a significant amount of time and energy to associations and trade groups that want to help their members in the areas of career management.