Each year, the Washington Business Journal honors three local human resources leaders with our HR Impact Awards. This marks the fifth year for the program, which celebrates HR professionals who made a deep, tangible impact on their workplaces in the last 12 months.
Gary Fernandes
Executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Sandy Spring Bank
Gary Fernandes has more than 25 years of human resources experience to draw from as he tackled the huge HR challenges that Covid-19 has created. In his role at Sandy Spring Bank, Fernandes has helped guide the team through major changes, including growing real estate and employee headcount amid the pandemic. He spearheaded the development of new benefits, including enhanced personal leave and vaccine leave options, enhanced Family & Medical Leave Act benefits, more casual days at the office and a new, employer-paid identity protection program. He also helped expertly shape the bank’s phased return-to-office plan in 2021, with…
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