Kathleen Frank, Founder and CEO

"It's never too late to be what you might have been."

- George S. Eliot

Kathy Frank founded Augur Inc. in 1996. Prior to that, Kathy had the distinct privilege and benefit of working closely with Arnold Daniels, developer of the Predictive Index^® (PI^®), for 6 years. Kathy brings to Augur Inc. a wealth of knowledge about the PI and its many applications.

Kathy is an entrepreneur, innovator and gifted communicator whose expertise helps organizations identify and leverage the talent within each individual. She works with leaders and those they lead to help them better understand and manage the “human side” of their organizations to achieve bottom-line, people-oriented results from both the bottom up and top down.

Kathy’s experience is a synthesis of education, training and real-world business savvy. She is a graduate of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey where she earned a BS in Accounting. She is a CPA by background and worked at both top-tier and mid-sized accounting firms.

An innovative leader, teacher and facilitator, Kathy has worked with both large and small companies, including start-ups, growth and Fortune 500 companies. Kathy is a popular guest lecturer and speaker at universities and business forums and has served as a member of the advisory board for several companies. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, American Society for Training and Development, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, National Association of Female Executives, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Morris County Chamber of Commerce and the AICPA.

Kathy Bender, SPHR, Consultant

“It’s my job to build the people who are going to build the company.”

- John Schnatter, Founder, Papa John’s

With twenty years experience in the field of Human Resources and Organizational Development, Kathy firmly believes that superior business results are achieved through focused and motivated employees.

Kathy has more than fifteen years of corporate HR leadership experience spanning domestic, international, public and private operations across a variety of technology industries with 50 to 4,000 employees. For the past five years, Kathy has worked as a consultant providing practical tools and solutions that maximize employee contributions and support business growth. Particular strengths include:

Aligning Employees with Business Goals
Employee Development
Performance Improvement
Incentive Compensation and Benefits Programs
Management Coaching and Training

Kathy has a B.S. in Psychology from the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). This highly respected certification encompasses the disciplines of Management & Employment Practices; Training & Development; Compensation & Benefits; Staffing; Health, Safety & Security; and Labor Relations. Professional affiliations include: SHRM - Morris County Chapter, Inc. (serves on the Executive Board); Organizational Development Learning Community; NJ Technology Council; Morris County Chamber of Commerce and the NJ Association of Women Business Owners.

Joan M. Mueller, SPHR, Consultant

"Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself."

- Chinese Proverb

Joan Mueller, SPHR, has 20 years of diverse experience in executive Human Resource functions. Her most recent position was Director of Human Resources for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross. Her focus during the past eight years has been in designing and building Human Resource functions for emerging and growth-oriented companies.

As Vice President of Human Resources for eCal Corporation, she helped a software development company grow to more than 250 employees globally by implementing creative staffing solutions, designing cost-effective benefits programs and competitive compensation structures, facilitating several mergers and acquisitions, and creating an employee-friendly corporate culture. Previously, as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for American Business Financial Services, she created the company's first Human Resource function and provided the infrastructure which enabled the company to more than quadruple its size in less than 18 months.

In Human Resource leadership roles with companies such as Towers Perrin, Grant Thornton LLP, and Butcher & Singer, Joan provided technical leadership and functional support to management and employees in areas of HR Management including, recruitment & retention strategies, employee relations, policy & procedure development, training & development, compensation and benefits plan design and administration, work & family initiatives, as well as operational functions such as facilities management and construction, office services, security, telecommunications and purchasing.

Joan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Human Resource Management from Temple University. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). This highly respected certification encompasses the disciplines of Management & Employment Practices; Training & Development; Compensation & Benefits; Staffing; Health, Safety & Security; and Labor Relations. She has served on the Board for the National Human Resources Association (NHRA) as Vice President of Communications and as President of one of its Affiliates. She was also named National Member of the Year for the NHRA in 1992.

Mindy Goldberger, Consultant

“ You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world…
but it requires people to make the dream a reality”

- Walt Disney

Mindy has spent the last 20 years leveraging her natural ability to motivate and inspire others towards excellence. She has an intuitive understanding of team cohesion, dynamics and interpersonal relations and uses this to help organizations and individuals achieve bottom line results.

Mindy’s experience is in training, public speaking and fundraising for a variety of non-for-profit organizations locally, nationally and internationally. She has served on multiple boards, most recently completing a term as Board Chair of a six million dollar agency.

She is a Physical Therapist by background, and has been very successful in leading her patients towards their functional best.

Mindy is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, GA where she completed her BA degree in Psychology. She earned her MS in Physical Therapy at Columbia University in NYC.
Mindy has received multiple awards and recognitions for her dynamic leadership and her outstanding service to community.