Advisor, Past President

JACKIE LENTON takes a vision and makes it reality through strategy development. She is an inspirational leader who tells stories that inspire action while at the same time is grounded in data and trends that positively impact business results. She enjoys collaborating with a team to yield success. Jackie is respected as a credible voice in creating ideas to solve business needs.

Through Jackie’s career, she has partnered with senior executives to create business solutions, drive change and results impacting the human capital of the organization. She would identify, analyze and diagnose people processes and strategies as they affect business planning and implementation. Her team performed broad functional responsibilities in the areas of employee relations, staffing, benefits, retention, absenteeism, leadership development, compensation design, reallocation of resources and other Human Resources functions. Jackie’s career spans from organizations such as Verizon, Home Depot and Office Depot.

Currently Jackie serves as the Senior Director of Human Resources for Comcast Corporation, Central division. She leads strategy, implementation and functional operations support for sales, retention and the virtual care organization. Jackie leads a team across several states to initiate Human Resources processes, support organization design and lead the accelerated adoption of change.

Jackie holds a Masters of Business degree from Central Michigan University. She has volunteered countless hours throughout the last 20 years with organizations such as Royal Family (foster care program), Big Brother, Big Sisters and Alpha Kappa Alpha Incorporated. Jackie served on the board of a #900 person chapter of the Human Resources Association of Greater Detroit for six years. She lives in Novi with her husband and three children and enjoys traveling and reading in her spare time.