About Teryl Taglieri

Teryl O'Keefe Taglieri, principal of The O'Keefe Group, LLC is a strategic communications consultant, writer and coach based in Southern Connecticut. Formerly with Hewitt Associates, the global human resources consulting firm, Teryl works with clients on communications and human resources issues related to workplace change, organizational restructuring and employee benefits.

Experience
Before establishing her own consultancy in 2002, Teryl was a senior communications consultant with Hewitt, where she worked with Fortune 500 companies to develop and implement communications campaigns targeting employees, managers and senior executives. She has managed communications campaigns relating to mergers and acquisitions, process re-engineering, new technology and benefit integration programs.

Prior to consulting, Teryl spent over seven years at Aquent, an entrepreneurial employment service company specializing in the recruitment and placement of creative and technical professionals. Promoted to launch and manage the startup and operations of a new office, she achieved the highest company margins in 1996. Prior to Aquent, Teryl was a public relations writer for the Chicago Stock Exchange.

Professional Memberships

  • Council of Communication Management, member and volunteer
  • WestFair Chapter of International Association of Business Communicators, President 2005- 2007
  • Society of Human Resources Management, special expertise panel member