Business (Behavioral)

Adrienne Alberts
Chief Diversity Officer
Red Cross
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Mayerland Harris
Group VP of Talent
H-E-B
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Kyle M.K.
Recruitment Evangelist, Indeed
Bestselling Author, The Economics of Emotion
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Kyle M.K. is the best-selling author of The Economics of Emotion and a marketing strategist known for his emotion-first approach to business. As Indeed’s Work Happiness Evangelist, Kyle works with top brands to enrich the employee experience from Search to Exit by removing friction between employees and their best work.

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Jeanne J. Sutton, CFP
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Managing Director
Strategic Retirement Partners
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Jeanne is CFP® and a CPFA with Strategic Retirement Partners. She serves as a retirement plan consultant and financial wellness educator for companies across the country. Jeanne’s goal is to simplify advice in an over-complicated, jargon-filled industry. She has been interviewed by national publications including Forbes Magazine, Time Magazine, USA Today, The New York Times, CNBC News, etc. She brings an energy and simplicity to complicated topics and is known for the original content she posts on social media. Topics range from personal finance to employer-sponsored plans. You can find her using the hashtag #401klady. Jeanne’s accessible way of providing virtual advice and engagement is creating a more collaborative platform for financial professionals to support each other and their clients in the digital age. She and her team live in Bowling Green Kentucky, but serve clients across the country.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 7:30am to 8:30am
Josh Christianson
Project Director
Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship
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Josh Christianson is Project Director for the Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship (PIA) where he leads efforts to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce through apprenticeship. Josh has extensive experience in supporting the diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts of non-profit organizations, private companies, and government agencies.
 
He is the former director of the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT), where he built cross-sector partnerships to shape the policies and practices contributing to the development of accessible emerging technologies in the workplace.
 
Before coming to PEAT Josh was a Senior Consultant at Deloitte where he provided talent strategies, change management, and leadership development support to federal agencies.
 
Prior to Deloitte he spent several years with The Posse Foundation as the Career Program Manager where he cultivated relationships with companies and organizations to provide career development opportunities for Posse Scholars and Alumni.

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Mary Wright
Manager, Apprenticeship
SHRM Foundation
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Mary V. L. Wright leads one of the SHRM Foundation’s four pillars of work: Skill Building - Preparing People for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Workplaces.  A critical part of that effort is leading the implementation of the US DOL funded HR Registered Apprenticeship Program, the first national HR apprenticeship program. As such, she is responsible for all parts of the program – development, marketing, sales, budget and evaluation.  In addition, she leads the Foundation’s work on the role of credentials in achieving an organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals and is an integral part of the team in promoting the inclusion of untapped talent in the workforce.

Ms. Wright has many years of experience connecting the public and private sectors in municipal finance, government affairs, and workforce development as a project leader, facilitator and subject matter expert.

Previously, Ms. Wright was a director at Jobs for the Future (JFF) where she designed and supervised the completion of foundation, government and employer-funded projects on topics including: expanding employability skills, developing apprenticeship and work-based learning strategies, utilizing labor market information to determine educational focus, better hiring and training practices for people with disabilities, improving entry level jobs for the retail sector, determining the correct educational focus for specific geographic areas including the state of Florida and Columbus Ohio, and an in-depth analysis of green infrastructure jobs.

Prior to joining JFF, she served as director at The Conference Board in New York City, driving its work in workforce readiness, business, and education partnerships. She also focused on improving the employment outcomes for people with disabilities through research and convenings. Ms. Wright co-authored or acted as project director on several key Conference Board reports regarding workforce readiness skills, including Are They Really Ready to Work? and The Ill-Prepared Workforce.

She serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for Work & the Economy and the Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation.

Ms. Wright received a Master of Business Administration in public/nonprofit management from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Affairs from Connecticut College.

 

 

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Tina Marie Wohlfield, SHRM-SCP
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Founder and Chief People Strategist
TIMAWO, LLC
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Tina Marie Wohlfield is the founder and Chief People Strategist at TIMAWO (pronounced tee-ma-woe). She is a passionate champion of Human Resources, Leadership and Talent Management with over 25 years’ experience in the Human Resources profession. 

Tina Marie is an active member of the HR community and dedicated advocate for advancing the HR profession through collaboration, partnerships and mentorship. In 2018 she co-founded HRUnite! a professional networking and advocacy community to support HR professionals. Her first book, STOP Collaborate and LISTEN – Developing Impactful HR Partnerships Through Collaboration is available through LuLu Publishing.

 

 

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Kristen Koluch, CFA, CFP
Senior Vice President, Investments
Raymond James
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Kristen has dedicated her career to helping people prepare for the most significant milestone in life – retirement. She helps corporate plan sponsors and their retirement, investment and finance committees meet their fiduciary responsibilities; and strives to help their employees and beneficiaries make meaningful progress toward their financial goals. Kristen is co-head of the investment committee and leads the portfolio research team for her team’s institutional clients.

She also leads her team’s Women & Investing initiative. She understands that female investors often face a complicated financial situation, balancing the roles of mother, daughter, wife, grandmother, colleague and friend – while putting their own needs last. As part of this initiative, she plans and hosts educational events for female investors.

As a Chartered Financial Analyst®, Kristen holds one of the world’s most respected and recognized investment designations, giving her the skills needed for high-level, specialized asset-management responsibilities, including security analysis, portfolio management and business reporting. In 2020, Kristen obtained her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM certification, demonstrating her commitment to her profession.

Prior to joining Raymond James in 2015, she worked at Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor for over twelve years and has prior experience as an investment banking analyst. Kristen maintains Series 7, 63, 66 and Life, Accident, & Health Insurance licenses.  She graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University and currently resides in Congers, NY.

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Jacquelyn Reardon
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Vice President, Head of Retirement, Insurance, & 529 Marketing
Franklin Templeton
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Jacque is Vice President, Head of Retirement, Insurance, & 529 Marketing at Franklin Templeton, joining via the Legg Mason integration in 2020. She continues her responsibilities for developing the marketing strategy for the US retirement business, including insurance and subadvisory and DCIO, which she has done since joining Legg Mason in June of 2019. She manages a team of marketing specialists to implement this strategy and partners closely with the sales leaders of each distribution channel to ensure priorities are aligned. She also plays a key role in managing the marketing relationships with many of our strategic partner firms and has helped to implement improved prioritization and communication processes within the broader marketing organization.

 Prior to joining Legg Mason, she spent 7 years at AllianceBernstein leading the marketing efforts for their insurance and subadvisory business after initially joining the firm in a sales role for the same channel. Jacque had a long tenure in sales prior to making the move to marketing, including previous roles at Guardian Investor Services in Boston, MA and Lincoln Financial Distributors in Radnor, PA, promoting both retirement and variable annuity product solutions.

Jacque maintains Series 6, 7, 24, 63, and Life, Accident, & Health Insurance licenses. She graduated from Villanova University with a B.A. in Psychology.

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Andrew Greenfield
Partner
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bersen & Loewy, LLP
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Andrew Greenfield is an immigration attorney with over 25 years of experience advising HR and global mobility professionals on U.S. immigration and nationality law and policy and related corporate compliance programs. He counsels clients across industries on visa and work permit matters and the immigration consequences of mergers and acquisitions and other corporate reorganizations, as well as I-9/E-Verify, H-1B/LCA and PERM compliance, and representation during government audits and investigations. Andrew is the managing partner of Fragomen’s Washington, DC, office and a member of the firm’s executive committee, which directs and manages the firm’s 50+ offices in over 30 countries.

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Bo Cooper
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Partner
Fragomen
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Bo Cooper, Partner, Fragomen Bo Cooper is a Partner in Fragomen’s Washington, DC office, leading the Government Strategies and Compliance Group. He serves on the firm’s Executive Committee, where he works to set Fragomen’s strategic vision and philosophy, manage its worldwide operations, and ensure it remains progressive, agile, efficient, innovative, and consistent across all its jurisdictions. He provides strategic immigration advice to a diverse clientele, including corporations, nonprofits, hospitals, universities, and media outlets. Bo has extensive experience in navigating complex immigration challenges, interacting with Congress, executive agencies, and consulates, and representing clients in federal audits and investigations.  

 Previously, Bo was General Counsel of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) from 1999 to 2003, directing a legal program of 700 attorneys. He advised top U.S. officials on immigration law and has significant federal litigation experience as a former trial attorney in the Department of Justice. Bo has frequently testified before Congress and appeared in various media outlets such as PBS Newshour, Sixty Minutes, and CNN. He participated in negotiating international immigration agreements and served as a U.S. delegate to international organizations.  

Bo has taught immigration, national security and related courses at the University of Michigan, Georgetown and American University law schools, and he currently teaches asylum law as a member of the adjunct faculty at Tulane Law School. He has an extensive pro bono practice and has contributed as amicus in key Supreme Court cases, served as an expert witness in federal litigation, and advised the Department of Homeland Security. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Migration Policy Institute. Bo received his J.D. from Tulane Law School and his B.A. from Tulane University. 

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Marna C. Whittington, Ph.D.
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Board of Directors
Phillips 66; Macy’s Inc.; Oaktree Capital; Ocugen
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Marna C. Whittington, PhD, serves on the board of directors of Phillips 66, where she is chair of the human resources and compensation committee and serves on the nominating and governance, public policy and sustainability, and executive committees. She has been a director at Oaktree Capital since June 2012, and she is on the board of directors of Macy’s, Inc.

Marna was chief executive officer of Allianz Global Investors Capital, a diversified global investment firm, from 2002 until her retirement in January 2012. She was chief operating officer of parent company Allianz Global Investors from 2001 to 2011. Prior to that, she was managing director and chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley Asset Management. Marna started in the investment management industry in 1992, joining Philadelphia-based Miller Anderson & Sherrerd. She was executive vice president and CFO of the University of Pennsylvania and, earlier, secretary of finance for the state of Delaware.

Marna earned a PhD and master’s degree in quantitative methods from the University of Pittsburgh, and received her bachelor’s in mathematics from the University of Delaware.

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Prashant Malaviya, Ph.D
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Professor of Marketing and Senior Associate Dean of MBA Programs
Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
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Prashant Malaviya, Senior Associate Dean for MBA Programs and Professor of Marketing, came to Georgetown in 2008 after nine years at INSEAD, France. Prior to INSEAD, he held an appointment at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and visiting professorships at the Wharton School, as the Titan Industries Professor at ALBA Graduate Business School in Athens, Greece, and at the Kellogg School of Management. 

In 2012, Malaviya led the school's efforts to revise the MBA curriculum, resulting in a program with greater rigor, an integrated approach that combines disciplines and themes, a deeper emphasis on global business, and a stronger connection to the values of principled leadership and service that are the hallmarks of a Georgetown education. He also has served as the Marketing Area Coordinator.

A consumer psychologist by training, Malaviya's research focuses on understanding how consumers use information to make product judgments and consumption decisions and has been published in leading marketing journals including, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, and Psychology & Marketing. He has taught courses to Executives, MBA, and Undergraduate students on marketing management, marketing strategy, brand management, customer focus, consumer behavior, and related topics.

He was awarded the Emerald Citation of Excellence for publishing “one of the top 50 management articles in 2007,” was named as the “Next Generation Business Thought Leader” by John Wiley & Sons, was a finalist for the Best MBA Core Teacher award at INSEAD, was named the Best MBA Core Module Teacher at MSB, was named "Outstanding Reviewer" by the Journal of Consumer Research, and received the Dean's Service award in 2012 for his successful effort in the MBA curriculum overhaul. He currently serves on the editorial review board of the Journal of Consumer Research and the Journal of Consumer Psychology. Prior to entering the world of academia (and consumers), Malaviya worked in India as an engineer at Tata Motors and as a marketing and sales analyst at Nestlé.

Malaviya holds a Ph.D. in Marketing, with a minor in Social Psychology, from the Kellogg School, Northwestern University, an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, and a bachelor of technology degree in metallurgical engineering from IIT BHU, Varanasi.

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Tamla Oates-Forney
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CEO
Linkage, a SHRM Company
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Tamla Oates-Forney is an innovative thought leader and speaker, women’s advocate, wellness champion, philanthropist and investor. She serves as CEO of Linkage, a SHRM company, a global leadership development firm committed to advancing women and accelerating inclusion in leaders and organizations.

Tamla previously served as EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for USAA, where as a member of the Executive Council she led USAA’s team of more than 500 HR professionals spanning talent development, talent acquisition, pay and benefits, culture and employee services for 37,000 teammates.

Prior to joining USAA, Tamla served as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at WM (previously Waste Management). She spent the majority of her career (20 years) at General Electric, where she held multiple leadership roles, including HR Leader for GE Africa, Chief Diversity Officer for GE Appliances and Lighting, and Vice President of HR for GE Energy Connections.

Tamla is also an independent director and member of the Human Capital and Compensation committee for Summit Materials. She serves as a member of the Board of Advisors for her alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, and is a sought-after speaker, advisor and thought leader for several HR-related technology startups.

She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in business administration. A renowned expert in her field, she has received multiple honors, including being featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, The Network Journal’s 25 Influential Black Women in Business and Savoy’s 2020 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), a network of black CEOs and business leaders who support the development of diverse talent and the promotion of social justice.

Tamla enjoys spending time with her husband, Warren, and their two children, Annia (25) and Camden (15). She also enjoys traveling to Africa, discovering new vegan restaurants, working out, and watching interior design shows on HGTV. She is a member of the 1% club having completed a marathon in 2018.

 

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Mark Rosica
Board Member
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund
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Mark Rosica has attended the William G. McGowan board since its inception in 1993 and served as a trustee of the Board since 2004.  Mark is a member of the finance and McGowan Fellows committees.

As a trained Marriage and Family Therapist and Career Counselor, Mark has a unique background where he has extensive experience creating career development and training programs, intervening and resolving interpersonal conflicts, working with adolescents and their families on life cycle issues, while also overseeing high-level managerial human resources. 

Mark is a recently retired associate professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology after 40 years of serving in a variety of administrative and faculty roles. Mark’s leadership positions at RIT included Associate Dean of Student and Academic Services, Chair of Counseling and Academic Advising Services, and Director of the Career Exploration Program, where he also was involved in a wide range of HR responsibilities.

 In his academic work, Mark was also a research faculty of the Center for Education Research Partnerships at RIT, an advisor/counselor helping bachelor level students enter PhD research programs, and an Institute Mediator for the Center for Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution.

Today, Mark consults with schools for deaf and hard of hearing programs across the country in best practices. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at State University of New York at Oswego, studied Higher Education Administration in the Ed.D program at the University of Rochester and received his MS in rehabilitation counseling at Syracuse University.

 

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Monday, June 13, 2022 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
JoDee Curtis, SHRM-SCP
HR Consultant
Purple Ink LLC
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JoDee is the Founder of Purple Ink, a human resources consulting firm in Indianapolis, IN. They serve a wide array of organizations with recruiting, HR consulting, leadership training, and HR outsourcing services.

JoDee serves on the Indiana SHRM State Council and is the chair of the Indiana SHRM conference.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Beth Ronnenburg
President
Berkshire Associates
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As President of Berkshire, Beth Ronnenburg, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is responsible for leading one of the most reputable and respected brands in affirmative action compliance solutions. Beth, who became President in June 2011, is the steward of Berkshire's strategic vision, “to help companies build their ideal, balanced workforce.” She oversees all business interests and operations, and more importantly, Beth is a well-known thought leader who speaks regularly at conferences including SHRM, National Industry Liaison Group (NILG), and other national events. She currently serves as a board member for the NILG, where she represents the Mid-Atlantic Region. She is also on the board of the Baltimore ILG. Beth holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources and Organization Development from The Johns Hopkins University. 

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Tina Schust Robinson
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Founder
WorkJoy LLC
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As founder of WorkJoy, Tina builds on 20 years of operations, technology consulting, and HR leadership experience to provide facilitation and coaching solutions to organizations ready to unleash the potential of their people. She co-creates talent programs that drive business outcomes and deliver human results, partnering with leaders from prominent organizations including Fabletics, FOX Sports, National Wildlife Federation, SAP, Savage X Fenty, and Spotify. Tina graduated from the University of Virginia (BA), University of Michigan (MBA), and Coactive Training Institute coaching program, and is adjunct faculty at Loyola Marymount University. She lives in Los Angeles with her writer husband and two pet parrots.

 

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm