Ms. Punke joined Concord in 1994. She has an extensive background in sales, operations and HR. In her current role she oversees the company’s people strategies in addition to leading public relations, diversity and CSR initiatives. She sits on advisory boards within Marriott, Hyatt, AHLA and leads a peer council.

People are the engine that power successful organizations and my passion is helping those people archive their career goals. I’m fortunate to work for a company with a strong vision and core values that share in the value of people and the community.

Jessica Kennett Cork is Vice President of Community Engagement and Communications at YKK Corporation of America, where she oversees internal and external communications, community relations, and government relations for the YKK Americas Group. She has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Japanese and has more than two decades of experience working for Japanese companies.