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Kelly Lane

2013 Speaker

Kelly Lane has an extensive background in organizational and executive development.  She is director of human resources for the North East region for Cisco Systems, Inc.  She is responsible for human resources programs and services that are delivered across the region.  These include the areas of community development, diversity, training and development, leadership development and employee communications.   Lane has been with Cisco for over 15 years, during which time the region has grown from 100 employees to over 2500, including 15 local acquisitions. Prior to joining Cisco, Lane was responsible for ftaffing at State Street Bank and Trust. Prior to State Street, she was in a variety of HR roles with Lechmere, a division of Dayton-Hudson. Lane is a co-chair of the Pediatric Patient and Family advisory council at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and has served as a mentor for the WOMEN Unlimited program. Lane earned a B.S. in management from Babson College and an M.B.A. in organizational behavior from Boston University.  @CISCO