IRF Names Van Dyke President
The Incentive Research Foundation has named Melissa Van Dyke president responsible for overall management and operation of the foundation.
She succeeds Frank Katusak, who is leaving at the end of March.
Most recently, Van Dyke was managing consultant of Employee Engagement Practice, at Maritz, where she helped clients build strategic employee recognition and incentive solutions. Before joining Maritz in 2002, she worked as a senior consultant at Ernst & Young LLP.
In other news, the IRF is moving its headquarters to St. Louis from its present location in New York. . Van Dyke will be located in St. Louis.
“I’m pleased to be stepping into this position because the IRF is doing important work at this critical time in the incentive industry,” Van Dyke said in a release. “Those of us who have been buyers of, providers of, or participants in incentive programs know what a powerful motivational tool they can be. With the challenges of the last year, I believe the IRF is well positioned to do crucial work in advancing the science of incentives and educating buyers, providers and business in general on their importance.”
In 2007, Van Dyke was selected by Incentive magazine as a “Rising Star in the Incentive Industry.” She co-authored the chapter on “Nonmonetary Awards: Experiential, Tangible, and Cash Equivalent Awards” in the fifth edition of the Compensation Handbook. She is currently a member of the World at Work, Recognition Professionals International, International Society for Performance Improvement, Society of Human Resource Management, and a director on the Recognition Council of the Incentives Marketing Association.
