Consultation

Tom Sonde
principal
SilverRoad Solutions
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Tom Sonde is a principal with SilverRoad Solutions, a management consulting firm specializing in business process improvement. He began performing process improvement work while at The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. He subsequently worked at KPMG Consulting and was vice president of global business transformation at Misys. Tom has extensive experience designing and implementing process improvement initiatives. He has written several articles, including “Finding the Hidden Values in HR Systems” for Human Resources Executive magazine

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Monday, June 20, 2016 - 7:00am to 8:15am
Chuck Gallagher
president
Ethics Resource Group
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Ethics in the workplace is a serious matter, but talking about it doesn’t have to be “business as usual.” Chuck Gallagher learned a lesson about choices and consequences the hard way—but now he shares his experience so that others don’t have to. In his compelling presentations, Chuck starts by setting the scene with his own story… and ends by setting the stage for your organization’s ethical success.  You may have seen Chuck on CNN, CBS, Fox or NPR.  His business insights are sought after for his strong position on ethics. Chuck’s focus is business—but his passion is empowering others.

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Alex Hagan
Founder and CEO
Kienco
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Alex Hagan is an Instructor at The Futures School, and the Founder and CEO at Kienco, a boutique workforce strategy consultancy. Kienco helps organisations to shape the future of their organisations and workforces, by blending Workforce Analytics with Strategic Foresight in a way that provides both evidence-based and future-focused insights that inform strategy. Hagan has advised Global Fortune 500 organisations, NGOs, and government departments on every continent except for Antarctica, and is frequently engaged as a corporate speaker and trainer to help companies and governments stay relevant in times of unprecedented change.

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Monday, June 20, 2016 - 7:00am to 8:15am
Christine V. Walters, JD, MAS, SHRM-SCP
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Independent Consultant & Author
FiveL Company
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Ms. Walters has more than 30 years’ combined experience in management, HR administration, employment law practice, and teaching.

She has presented at conferences across the country, been engaged as an expert witness, and testified before U.S. Congressional and state legislative committees on employment issues.

Her book, “From Hello to Goodbye: Proactive Tips for Maintaining Positive Employee Relations” is in its 2nd edition and was one of the SHRMStore’s “Great 8” best-sellers for eight consecutive years.

Today, Ms. Walters works as an independent consultant doing business as FiveL Company, “Helping Leaders Limit their Liability by Learning the Law.”SM

 

 

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Lisa K. Horn
Vice President, Government Affairs
SHRM
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John Doran
attorney
Sherman & Howard LLC
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John Doran has over 25 years of experience counseling and successfully representing employers in all facets of labor and employment law matters. John represents employers in employment, wage/hour class and collective action litigation, as well as employment discrimination, public accommodations discrimination, and wrongful termination litigation. He represents management in traditional labor law, including the defense of unfair labor practices charges, the orchestration of campaigns to prevent workplace unionization, representation proceedings, and arbitrations. John represents employers in restrictive covenant and trade secret matters in state and federal courts. He also regularly counsels clients on prevention strategies, executive employment contracts, downsizing, personnel policies, and merger/acquisition employment issues.

 

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Norma Davila
partner
The Human Factor Consulting Group
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Norma Dávila has dedicated her career to develop others in industries as diverse as banking, technology, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, retail, utilities, automotive, and education.  She is a hands-on consultant in organizational development and training who designs and implements change management and capacity building strategies. She prepares internal organizational capacity for different roles through coaching.  Norma provides outplacement support, designs employee handbooks, and challenges operational processes among other services.   Her consulting practice also includes leadership development and talent management programs. She is known for her flexibility in working with her clients to address their needs and partnering to find the best solution to their challenges.  Norma is certified as Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and Society for Human Resources Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).  She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Yale University and her master’s and doctoral degrees in Psychology at the University of Chicago. 

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Wanda Pina_Ramirez
partner
The Human Factor Consulting Group
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Wanda Piña-Ramírez is an enthusiastic advocate of selecting and developing talent for business success who has held various roles in industries such as hospitality, tourism, telecommunications, restaurants, petrochemicals, retail, waterworks, and government in United States, the Caribbean Region, and Puerto Rico. Her clients include from multinational corporations to small and mid-size businesses for corporate reorganizations, contract negotiations, budget development and management, human resources administration, business management, and training among other services. Wanda is certified as Coach (CCC) from the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, as Practitioner in Neurolinguistic Programming and Applied Kinesiology by the International NLP Trainers Association, and as Human Resources Administrator by the Escuela Avanzada de Administración de Recursos Humanos y Legislación Laboral de Puerto Rico.  She serves as Advisory Board Member of the School of Business Administration of the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón.  She is a certified Mediator for Cases of Domestic Violence and Aggression in Puerto Rico.  Wanda received the Training and Development Professional Award of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development in 2011. 

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Johnny Campbell
Co-Founder and CEO
Social Talent
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Johnny Campbell is a serial disrupter in the world of hiring. As founder and CEO of SocialTalent, the world’s leading hiring skills platform, he works with some of the largest enterprises in the world (such as Intel, IBM and Ikea) to drive hiring excellence in their organizations. Hiring, for Johnny isn't just about finding and hiring great talent, it must include on-boarding and fully engaging new hires for it to be considered truly successful. He has presented these concepts at some of the world’s biggest hiring conferences across the world. His dedication is matched only by his enthusiasm, making him one of the most sought after speakers on the topics of hiring and talent. 

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 9:45am to 11:00am
Dethra U. Giles
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CEO
dugiles@execuprep.com
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Three time TEDx speaker, international keynote speaker, executive coach, and award-winning author that has a track record of taking teams from functioning poorly and making them top producers.  Clients call her “University tested, and industry approved.” Her unique blend of advanced education and industry experience positions her to provide maximum impact to executives and high potential teams. 

Having worked with clients like MARTA, Kaiser Permanente, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Army Corp of Engineers, and the Salvation Army, Dethra takes her education and years of experience and turns them into results driven actions for her clients.

According to her, every organization has what it needs for optimum performance; her job is to make what is already there work in a way it had not worked before.  By optimizing employee performance, organization structure and leadership Dethra makes magic happen within organizations.

She is a top-rated speaker for National SHRM (Society of Human Resources Managers) and an expert at delivering presentations that help build leaders, accountable teams and increase productivity.

She holds a BA in English and Spanish, an MBA, and a Masters of Science in Conflict Management. She has served as adjunct faculty at the Federal Executive Institute, Georgia State University, Mercer University, and as a faculty member for Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses and the Tory Burch Foundation.

According to Dethra, her job is to deliver real results to her clients by developing actionable strategies, optimizing performance, and eliminating distractions.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 3:30pm to 4:15pm
Jeremy M. Eskenazi, SHRM-SCP
Managing Principal
Riviera Advisors, Inc.
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Jeremy Eskenazi, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CMC is Managing Principal of Riviera Advisors, Inc., a global Human Resources management consulting and training firm that helps organizations improve, enhance and optimize their internal talent acquisition and recruiting capabilities.

Prior to founding Riviera Advisors in 2001, Jeremy spent almost 20 years leading talent acquisition and recruiting teams at Universal Studios, Amazon.com, and Idealab. A regular SHRM speaker and a member of the SHRM Talent Acquisition Special Expertise Panel, Jeremy is also proud professional member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the Institute of Management Consultants-USA.

Jeremy is the author of the books, “RecruitCONSULT! Leadership – The Corporate Talent Acquisition Leader’s Field Book”, and “The High-Performance Talent Acquisition Advantage”.

 

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 10:30am to 11:45am
Susan Vitale
chief marketing officer
iCIMS, Inc.
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As Chief Marketing Officer at iCIMS, Susan Vitale is ultimately responsible for shaping and sharing the iCIMS story across various audiences, including prospective and existing customers, the media, industry thought leaders, employees and candidates. She is also responsible for iCIMS’ brand strategy across public relations, events, advertising, product marketing and content marketing.

After graduating from Lehigh University in 2005, Vitale began her career as a marketing coordinator at iCIMS. She quickly grew alongside the company, becoming the director of marketing, and by the age of 30 was promoted to chief marketing officer.

Vitale takes pride in converging the worlds of recruitment and marketing, and incorporating this passion into the company’s own recruitment marketing strategy. Given iCIMS’ role in talent acquisition, she has a deep understanding of how to effectively manage recruitment advertising investments, social recruiting strategies, candidate relationship management (CRM) and recruitment events. As a member of several online mentoring communities, Vitale provides career advice and insight on finding the right career fit for young professionals. She also serves on the board of advisors at Switch, a job matching technology, and Oodi, a marketing services marketplace, and is a member of the board at NY/NJ Baykeeper Association.

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