Speaker

Gayle Troy has been the HR Manager for Globe Firefighter Suits in Pittsfield, NH, since 1986, where her innovative ideas and creativity have helped shape the corporate culture of this fourth generation family-owned business. 

Prior to joining Globe, Gayle was employed by Digital Equipment Corporation and by Centronics Data Computer Corporation, in HR and support roles. 

Gayle has a BA from Miami University, and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and as SHRM-SCP (Society for Human Resource Management – Senior Certified Professional). 

Active in the HR community, Gayle is a member of SHRM, a local HR Chapter (HRA-Greater Concord), and the Business and Industry Association’s HR Committee.  Gayle served on the Board of the Concord Chapter for many years, including two terms as President and is currently on-call for projects related to Governance and similar areas. 

Gayle was appointed by NH’s Governor and Council to serve two five-year terms on the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, including five years as Chair.  Gayle has also been continuously appointed to the NH DOL Wage & Hour Penalty Appeals Board since 1999.  She is actively engaged in legislative and regulatory issues, and has frequently appeared before NH legislators; and has also given testimony to a US Senate Committee regarding workplace flexibility. 

Gayle was recognized by her peers for her work within (and on behalf of) the HR profession when she was named the “Granite State HR Hero” in 2005 by the Granite State Human Resources Conference. 

Gayle and her husband, Dan, live in the Town of Dunbarton, NH, with their two dogs and four cats.  Gayle was recruited by the Town to assist with the formation of an Ethics Policy, and then served on the newly-formed Ethics Committee for six years. In her personal time, Gayle is a volunteer choir director for several organizations across the state.