Oyster Pond Associates
Total Rewards and Performance Consulting for Dynamic Organizations
Oyster Pond Associates was founded in 2006 as an affiliate of Millbrook Partners.  We are members of a network of experienced and talented consultants.  This allows us to take advantage of  expertise across the full range of rewards, compensation, leadership and talent management solutions and experience in multiple industries.  We have extensive experience in the life sciences industries, technology and not-for-profits.

We approach our assignments as a collaborative effort.  We our bring the understanding of  total rewards, performance management and employee motivation and engagement.  Our clients bring their understanding of their business and strategic needs.  Together we design effective strategies and programs that are competitive and  that support  both business and employee needs.
Jo-Dee Gentile
Jo-Dee has over 20 years of experience in the design of total rewards strategies and programs.  She has worked with companies in a broad spectrum of industries, including life sciences, high technology, financial services and not-for-profit.  Within in the life sciences industry, Jo-Dee has worked with both pre-IPO and publicly traded companies.  She has experience with  matrixed, global companies and those with centralized business structures.

In addition to her rewards expertise, Jo-Dee has developed competency-based programs.  Her leadership. project management and job-specific models have been the basis of selection and performance management programs and tools.  She is also experienced in the development and communication of employee benefits plans and selection and implementation of HRMS solutions. 

Jo-Dee was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Compensation Association (now WorldatWork) in 1997.  She has degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Harvard University.
Reach Jo-Dee at: jgentile@oysterpondassoc.com .
Cindy Edwards
Cindy Edwards has been a member of the Oyster Pond Associates/Millbrook Partners team since 2005.  She is a specialist in unraveling the complexities of market data.  She has been instrumental in the development of our proprietary market pricing tool and works directly with many of our clients in tailoring the database and its reports to their specific needs.

Cindy has a degree in Computer-Based Management Systems from Clarkson University.
Reach Cindy at:  cedwards@oysterpondassoc.com .