Employ Humanity HR Executive of the Year
In the spirit of recognizing leadership excellence, Employ Humanity annually selects and celebrates one distinguished human resources executive in the United States who demonstrates excellence in the HR profession.
HR Executive of the Year: Julie Fry
Title: Chief Human Resources Officer
Company: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Employ Humanity is pleased to announce Julie Fry, Chief Human Resources Officer at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, as the 2024 Employ Humanity HR Executive of the Year. Fry was selected because of her achievements in creating a culture where all people can bring their best self to work and for being a relentless champion for employee development, celebrating employee achievements and engaging employees with purposeful work. Fry is a servant leader and has demonstrated excellence in the HR profession.
"I'm very pleased to have selected Julie Fry as the 2024 Employ Humanity HR Executive of the Year," said Bill Marklein, Founder of Employ Humanity. "Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation is consistently in the annual Employ Humanity Best Places to Work and Employ Humanity Inspirational Leaders and this is a direct result of Julie's leadership. Additionally, Julie supports employee growth by partnering with Employ Humanity for employee leadership development in the space of emotional intelligence and empowering employees to attend the annual Employ Humanity Leadership Day event that greatly impacts workplace culture."
Congratulations Julie Fry on being named the 2024 Employ Humanity HR Executive of the Year. Careers at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Previous Employ Humanity HR Executive of the Year recipients:
2023: Hillary Anderson, VP of HR at Werner Electric Supply (Appleton, WI)
2022: Cheryl Johnson, CHRO at Caterpillar Inc. (Irving, TX)
2021: Holly Lifke, CHRO/EVP at The Boldt Company (Appleton, WI)
2020: Judy Cascapera, Chief People Officer at Nestlé USA (Arlington, VA)