Our Team — ABK Consulting

ABK Consulting Services Team

Strategic HR expertise, built to fit your organization — backed by a team with over 70 combined years of experience across industries, functions, and organization sizes.

Founder & Principal Consultant

Alisa Kline, SHRM-CP

Myrtle Beach, SC

SHRM-CP

Alisa founded ABK Consulting Services to give small businesses, nonprofits, and startups access to the kind of strategic HR support that was once reserved for large organizations. With 20+ years in the field and a reputation for speaking both "tech and people," she brings practical solutions to compliance, HR systems, and people programs, scoped to fit what each organization actually needs.

A graduate of Longwood University, Alisa serves on the board of her local professional human resources organization and is deeply connected to the Myrtle Beach business community. When she's not helping clients untangle HR complexity, she's at the beach, traveling with her husband, reading, or spending time with her two dogs.

Focus Areas

Compliance & Audits HR Technology Handbooks & Policies Performance Programs Compensation Workforce Planning

HR Consultant

Aric S. Alvarez, SHRM-CP

Virginia

SHRM-CP

Aric has spent 25+ years partnering with nonprofits, for-profit companies, and public sector employers ranging from 40 to 4,000 employees. His career has been defined by making HR feel approachable, helping employees understand and actually use their benefits, navigate leaves of absence, and work through workers' compensation claims with confidence.

He combines deep technical knowledge with genuine empathy. Whether he's implementing an HRIS platform, untangling a complex leave situation, or helping a manager make a decision grounded in policy rather than personal relationships, Aric serves as a trusted bridge between organizations and the people who work for them.

Focus Areas

Employee Benefits Leaves of Absence Workers' Compensation HRIS Implementation Policy Administration HR Compliance

HR Consultant

Christine Ammon

Myrtle Beach, SC

Korn Ferry KFLS Certified

Christine brings more than 25 years of HR and talent leadership to ABK clients, with experience spanning global consumer packaged goods, behavioral health, and public education. She has led large-scale workforce transformations, HRIS transitions, and post-acquisition integrations, including a global assignment in the United Kingdom.

As a consultant, Christine specializes in talent management, leadership coaching, and employee relations. She's known for her thorough, methodical approach, whether she's guiding an executive through a difficult conversation or conducting a complex workplace investigation from start to finish.

Focus Areas

Talent Management Leadership Development Employee Relations Workplace Investigations Succession Planning Change Management

In their own words

What It's Like to Work with ABK

Christine Ammon — on what makes this work rewarding

What's a project or problem you're proudest of solving?

"A client reached out for guidance on enforcing in-office expectations in a hybrid work setting. I consulted their handbook, read through their policies, and was able to ground the manager in the language, provide next steps, and propose ideas for future updates. The client was visibly relieved to know how to proceed, and she proactively asked for a follow-up meeting, which made me feel like our check-ins are genuinely valuable for her."

Aric S. Alvarez — on why he focuses on benefits and leave

What kept pulling you toward employee benefits and leaves of absence?

"I kept seeing the same thing: employees paying toward insurance with no idea what they were entitled to, leaving money on the table in a retirement plan, or avoiding workers' comp because they feared getting in trouble. People are often wary of HR, and they deserve an advocate who helps them use what they already have. The thread through all of it is simple: a healthy, informed employee is an asset to the business."

Christine Ammon — on HR priorities for small businesses

If a business owner could only fix one HR thing this year, what would you tell them?

"Employee engagement should be a priority, but it requires sustained time and effort. Communicate regularly and transparently about the state of the business, the organization's values, and what success looks like. As a business grows, sustaining employees' emotional connection to the organization and their work can drive greater success."

Aric S. Alvarez — on the most common HR mistake he sees

What's the one HR mistake small businesses make over and over?

"Making decisions based on emotion or personal relationships instead of sound HR principles. Tolerating something for years can quietly become a practice you can't defend later. The mistake is letting familiarity or sympathy drive decisions that should be grounded in consistency and documentation. That's exactly the kind of thing we help clients untangle."

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What is something you always keep on your desk?

“A giant water bottle. I’m always drinking a ton of water!” - Aric
What's your go-to coffee order?

Dunkin Cold Brew (or hot coffee in the winter) with almond milk and 2 pumps of vanilla. I’m not a complicated person when it comes to coffee. - Alisa
Where's your favorite place to be when you're not at at home in Myrtle Beach?

We love to spend several weeks during the summer up in the Adirondacks in upstate NY. Get me out of this humidity! - Christine

Alisa Kline, SHRM-CP

Aric S. Alvarez, SHRM-CP

Christine Ammon

What It's Like to Work with ABK

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