Leon Singletary, SPHR - Entrepreneur / HR Leader

Leon is the principal and founder of First Contact HR which specializes in employment background screening. He also leads a second firm, MyPart-timePRO. 

Prior to launching his own company, Leon held HR leadership positions – from small emerging companies – BTG International, to fortune 50 companies - including Director of Human Resources at Bristol Myer Squibb. He also is a past President of the Greater Valley Forge Human Resources Association.

Leon  graduated from Villanova with his M.S. degree in Human Resource Development (HRD) in 2005.  He earned his B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

In 2009, The Philadelphia Business Journal celebrated the Minority Business Leader Awards and Leon received this distinguished award. In 2012 Leon also was recognized for his business leadership by the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce.

Mark Servodidio - Business Leader

Mark J. Servodidio received the Villanova University  Graduate Alumni Medallion 2011. He is executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Avis Budget Group, the parent company of Avis Rent A Car, Budget Rent A Car, and Budget Truck Rental, with responsibility for more than 30,000 employees. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1987 and a master’s degree in Human Resource Development in 1989 from  Villanova University.

Mark oversees Avis Budget Group’s worldwide human resources activities including labor and employee relations, staffing strategy, compensation, equal employment compliance, and employee loyalty initiatives.

Prior to joining Avis Budget Group, Mark was with Kraft Foods where he led the HR efforts for its Nabisco Division’s sales and supply chain unit. Other key roles there included rebuilding Nabisco’s direct store delivery system, overseeing organizational effectiveness efforts, and implementing the initial integration strategy for Nabisco and Kraft as a result of the acquisition by Phillip Morris.

Mark also served as vice president of human resources for Stella D’Oro & Christie Brown, Nabisco’s specialty cookie unit. Prior to working for Kraft Foods, he was at PepsiCo where he had several leadership roles at Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay.

Mark is a member of Benefits Implementation Team of the Business Roundtable, which partners with a White House team on healthcare reform implementation on behalf of the Business Roundtable. He is a member of the Senior Advisory Council of the Villanova University Graduate Human Resource Development Program. Mark also was selected as co-chair of the New Jersey Human Resources Leadership Summit in 2011.