John Bell, CEO, Boxwood Technologies

Tap into new pools for Candidates

  • Learn how you can identify sources for your staffing needs and make every dollar count.


  • Find out the best places to look - see how you can easily tap into the fertile recruitment resource that is internet recruitment

There is a sleeping giant, a fertile recruitment resource that is not being tapped by the HR community. This "industry" is beginning to realize its own value in the recruitment process and is taking steps to become a player in online recruitment. Learn how you can identify sources for your staffing needs and make every dollar count.

John R. Bell is the founder and chief executive officer of Boxwood Technology, Inc the leading provider of online career center technology and career related services for the association community.

Boxwood clients include global, national and regional organizations which currently
serves more then 9 million members.For over 25 years, John has been creating and delivering technology applications for customers, organizations and associations. Considered by many as a pioneer in the electronic recruitment industry, John anticipated the emergence of the “Internet electronic marketplace” in the early 1990’s.

After automating his own staffing firm and implementing its nationwide affiliate network, it was then that John’s vision for a solution to help associations participate in the electronic recruitment industry would lead to the founding of a software company in 1998 of Boxwood Technology, Inc. Today Boxwood is recognized and indorsed by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), the center of leadership for the association industry.John is frequently asked to speak at association gatherings on topics concerning for-profit competition, member-centric and organization challenges. An active member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), he sits on their technology committee panel. He has been a repeat speaker at the organizations annual conferences, Management and Technology conferences and ASAE Seminars and is known throughout the association industry for his “Giving back to the Industry” seminar series focused on generating non-dues revenue and building a successful and competitive career center.

John is an active member of NYSAE and is the current chair of the 2005-2006 NYSAE Professional Development Committee and will continue on as chair for 2006-2007, and member of the NYSAE’s Education Committee. He served as past vice chair for the NYSAE Technology Committee 2002 – 2003 and continued on as chair of the Technology Committee for two more consecutive years, 2003 until 2005. John has been a speaker at both the “We Love New York Day” and “Technology Vendor Showcase” for the past three years. Boxwood is an active and key sponsor member of NYSAE’s Corporate Leadership Program as well as a key sponsor of the Center for Leadership with the Greater Washington Society for Association Executive’s (GWSAE).Sample of organizations which have invited John to speak include, American Society of Association Executive, American Bar Association,  Association Forum of Chicagoland, California Society of Association Executives, Florida Society, Texas Association of Executives, Maine Association of Chamber Executives, National Association for Female Executives,  Jewelers of America, Nebraska State Bar Association, Southern Hospital Association’s annual meeting, New York Society of Association Executives and American Staffing AssociationJohn is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College of Ashland Virginia and holds a Bachelor’s degree in business management.   John is an avid and accomplished equestrian and motorcycle enthusiast.

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