Business (Behavioral)

Keith Lemer
CEO
WellNet Healthcare
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Chris Ourisman
CEO
Ourisman Automotive
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John Augustine
SVP Business Development
WellNet Healthcare
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John graduated with a Bachelors degree from Millersville University in 1999.  He is passionate about helping people see their medical and prescription coverage in a whole new light.  He works with employers and consultants to build and optimize self-funded medical and prescription plans that deliver better medical outcomes and lower out of pocket costs for families while simultaneously lowering the cost of medical and prescription claims, leading to lower costs of insurance.  John’s passions outside of healthcare are spending time with his wife and 2 sons, managing his organic food forest, cooking, and playing pickleball.

 

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Paul Thatcher
VP of People
Emmersion
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Monday, August 23, 2021 - 11:50am to 12:10pm
Jennifer Hunter
Senior Director, Product Development
Equifax
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Troy Fridy
Business Development Director
National Student Clearinghouse
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Patti P. Phillips, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
ROI Institute
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Patti is the CEO of ROI Institute, Inc., the leading source of ROI competency building, implementation support, networking, and research. She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); chair of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) People Analytics Board; Principal Research Fellow for The Conference Board; board member of the International Federation for Training and Development Organizations (IFTDO); board chair for the Center for Talent Reporting (CTR); and is an Association for Talent Development (ATD) Certification Institute Fellow. She also serves on the faculty of the UN System Staff College in Turin, Italy. Her work has been featured on CNBC, Euronews, and in more than a dozen business journals.

Along with her husband Jack J. Phillips, Patti contributes to a variety of journals and has authored or co-authored more than 75 books about measurement, evaluation, analytics, and ROI. In 2019, she and Jack received the Distinguished Contributor Award from the Center for Talent Reporting for their contribution to the measurement and management of human capital. Additionally, they received the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Award.

 

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Elizabeth Pavese, Ph.D.
Senior Behavioral Scientist
Coachhub
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Liz is a Senior Behavioral Scientist at Coachhub, where she marries her expertise in organizational psychology, employee experience, and organizational development to close the gap between coaching research and practice. Prior to Coachhub, Liz worked for two employee experience HRTech companies, Limeade and Qualtrics, where she built global advisory teams to deliver on customer employee experience programs and provide expertise in the design of new product features and solutions.  During her time as Director of Organizational Development at Healthfirst she supported the organization’s transformation toward integrated talent management through: building employee listening strategies, assessing and supporting culture transformation, transforming performance management, delivering 360-degree feedback programs, and designing talent reviews and succession planning. In her early career, Liz was a Consultant for Towers Watson and Paris Phoenix Group, partnering with world-class organizations across industries, her client work ranged from employee engagement, culture assessment and change, competency design and implementation, career architecture, and conducting custom research to address complex business issues. Liz earned her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Seattle Pacific University and is an ICF Certified Professional Coach. Liz is an active member of the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP), International Coaching Federation, and Portland Women in Tech.

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Amy Hirsh Robinson
Chief People Officer
King's Hawaiian
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Amy Hirsh Robinson, M.B.A., is Chief People Officer for King’s Hawaiian, a global producer of irresistible Hawaiian food. Amy was brought on to King’s Hawaiian to re-envision the employee experience and transform the People function from traditional HR to a strategic driver of business growth. During her time at the company she has worked to radically redefine the purpose, structure and activities of HR with significant results. Prior to her role as CPO, Amy ran a successful human capital consulting firm, The Interchange Group, helping executives and HR professionals retool and adapt their strategies to rapidly changing workforce expectations and business landscapes.

 

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Rob Shallenberger
CEO
Becoming Your Best Global Leadership
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Rob is one of the world’s leading authorities on planning and productivity. He’s trained and spoken for hundreds of organizations around the world.

 Rob attended Utah State University where he graduated in 2000. He went on to earn an MBA from Colorado State University.

 He served as an F-16 Pilot in the United States Air Force for 11 years. He was also an Advance Agent for Air Force One and traveled the world working with foreign embassies and the Secret Service.

 He's the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership and is the author of five different books focused on leadership, planning, and high-performance.

 

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Jennifer Currence, SHRM-SCP, MBA
Senior Partner
HR Soul
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Jennifer Currence is a Senior Partner of HR Soul consultancy firm in Tampa, Florida, where she delivers results through strategic HR solutions, customized training, and coaching programs for organizational and HR leaders. She is the creator of The SOTO Approach to Leadership and the content architect for the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) international People Manager Qualification (PMQ).

Jennifer is regularly published and featured in industry magazines, webinars, and podcasts, and is the author of three HR books on behavioral business competencies.

Jennifer was named one of the top 100 Influential HR professionals in Leadership and Development in 2023 and Tampa Bay’s HR Consultant of the Year in 2017.  She is a faculty member for SHRM and a former management professor at the University of Tampa.

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Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 8:00am to 12:00pm
Valerie M. Grubb
Personal Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Principal
Val Grubb & Associates, Ltd.
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Valerie helps companies improve their bottom line by elevating employees from tactical thinkers to strategic leaders.

She served in senior leadership roles at RollsRoyce Aircraft before helping to found InterActiveCorp, parent company to Expedia, Home Shopping Network and TicketMaster. She then went to work for Oprah Winfrey, helping to found the Oxygen channel which was later sold to NBC Universal.

Valerie obtained her mechanical engineering degree from Kettering University and her MBA from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Val’s book, Clash of the Generations: Managing the New Workplace Reality, helps leaders manage multiple generations in the office.

 

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Shane Yount
President
Competitive Solutions, Inc.
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Shane A. Yount is a nationally recognized thought leader, author, and President of Competitive Solutions, Inc. (CSI), an international Business Transformation consulting firm that pioneered the acclaimed organizational development system known as Process Based Leadership® - A business transformation methodology designed to create a sustainable culture of clarity, connectivity, and consistency through the use of Non-Negotiable Business Processes. Since 1991 he has led the offices of CSI in becoming one of the nation’s most recognized Business Transformation consulting firms,  personally working with such organizations as Michelin, Genentech, Pfizer, Lockheed Martin, the Department of Defense, and many others.

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Marni Falcone
Managing Consultant
FMP Consulting
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Marni Falcone is a Managing Consultant at FMP Consulting, a human capital consulting firm located in Arlington, VA. Marni has over 13 years of experience working on and leading human capital projects for the public, private and non-profit sectors. Her areas of expertise include: competency model development and strategic implementation, applied training and development, competency/skill gap assessment and analysis, employee selection, and program evaluation. Marni received her MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University, is a Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified Scrum Master (CSM). Marni currently serves as the President-Elect of the Personnel Testing Council Metropolitan Washington (PTCMW).

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Jacob Flinck
Managing Consultant
FMP Consulting
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Jacob Flinck has 22 years of experience successfully guiding organizations to meet their strategic and operational talent management goals. His primary areas of expertise include learning and development, career development, strategic planning, organization change management, employee engagement, and project and program management. Mr. Flinck has delivered consulting services to many Federal Departments, and numerous corporate and non-profit organizations. Mr. Flinck obtained his MS in Organization Development from George Mason University and his MA in Political Management from The George Washington University. Mr. Flinck is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, a certified Career Development Facilitator, and a Certified Scrum Master.

 

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Haylee Gans
Human Capital Consultant
FMP Consulting
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Haylee Gans has over four years of human capital experience spanning both the public and private sectors. Specifically, Ms. Gans has expertise in the areas of competency modeling and assessment, training and development solutions, survey design, and research and data analysis. Ms. Gans applies industrial/organizational psychology principles to identify, develop, and deliver custom solutions that address organizations’ unique needs. She has led and supported several projects with a variety of organizations, including private and non-profit organizations, as well as State and Federal government agencies.  Ms. Gans earned her MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University, and a BA in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.    

 

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