Director of HR, Tim Tutko, wins HR Impact Award

Tim Tutko - Director of HR - Rupp Pfalzgraf - People at Law - HR Impact Award

Congratulations to our incredible Director of Human Resources, Tim Tutko, for being honored with Buffalo Business First’s HR Impact Award! Tim is an invaluable part of our team not only is he a talented HR professional but he brings employee engagement to the next level; he goes out of his way to make sure his employees and colleagues are content and productive. Tim always supports firm events such as lawyer league softball games, ping pong tournaments, happy hours, lunch & learns, and much more. Tim Tutko has been nicknamed “minister of fun and good cheer” for his positive and spirited nature. He is the backbone of our amazing culture, and his dedication to our firm’s core values and to his “people first” mindset has been instrumental in our success.

In addition to Tim, we’d like to extend our congratulations to the other eight HR Impact Award winners:

Kathryn Alterio, senior vice president of human resources, People Inc.
Ruthanne Armstrong, senior vice president and chief human resources officer, Calspan
Johnna Best, chief officer, human resources, OLV Human Services
Cheryl Byrne, human resources director, West Herr Automotive Group
LeeMarie Cushman, senior vice president, director of human resources, Cornerstone Community FCU
Nenette De Asis-Piddisi, human resources director, Canterbury Woods
Lisa Decker, director of human resources, Lippes Mathias LLP
Ashley Leisck, human resources director, shared services, Upstate Niagara Cooperative.

It’s great to see so many other Western New York companies experiencing the positive impact that a great HR director can have.

Once again, congratulations to Tim and all of the other awardees! We are incredibly fortunate to have such an amazing professional in our corner.

Read more about the award here.