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Timothy Davis
Managing Partner
Constangy, Brooks & Smith & Prophete, LLP
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Tim concentrates his practice exclusively on labor and employment law in the representation of management.  Tim is the Managing Partner/Office Head for Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete’s Kansas City and Des Moines offices.  Constangy is recognized as a “go to” employment law firm and one of the best law firms in America for employers. 

Tim advises and defends clients on all aspects of the employer/employee relationship including advising clients on compliance with various federal and state employment laws, developing and managing handbooks, policies and LOA programs and counseling clients regarding difficult accommodation, discipline and discharge scenarios.  Tim has also developed a special focus on managing labor relations, union avoidance and litigating cases before the National Labor Relations Board. 

In this capacity, Tim is a nationally recognized labor & employment lawyer.  Recent recognitions include:

  • A “Top Ranked Labor & Employment Lawyer” by the United States Chamber of Commerce
  • “Top Ten Most Influential Employment Lawyers” by Business Today
  • Ingram’s “Employment Lawyer of the Year”
  • “Best Lawyer” by Ingram’s
  • “Top Labor Lawyers in America” by LRI.

Tim is also active in the human resources community as a member of SHRM and is the former President of SHRM-KC.

 
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Jennifer Akoma, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Head of People and Stewardship
Android Industries
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Jennifer Akoma, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Head of People and Stewardship
Android Industries
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Monday, June 24, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Michael Dickerson
CEO/Founder
Dickerson Consulting Group, LLC
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Michael Dickerson is the CEO and Founder of Dickerson Consulting Group LLC, a human resource consulting firm specializing in stress management, workplace mental health and employee wellbeing. He worked 13+ years as a mental health professional. Michael holds a certificate in Applied Positive Psychology from the Flourishing Center in New York. His ultimate mission? To help leaders create a culture of wellbeing — so employees can uncover their strengths, find meaning, and flourish at work. He is the author of a new book “Struggle Well at Work: Positive Mental Health Strategies for a Flourishing Workforce.”

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Michael Dickerson
CEO/Founder
Dickerson Consulting Group, LLC
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Michael Dickerson is the CEO and Founder of Dickerson Consulting Group LLC, a human resource consulting firm specializing in stress management, workplace mental health and employee wellbeing. He worked 13+ years as a mental health professional. Michael holds a certificate in Applied Positive Psychology from the Flourishing Center in New York. His ultimate mission? To help leaders create a culture of wellbeing — so employees can uncover their strengths, find meaning, and flourish at work. He is the author of a new book “Struggle Well at Work: Positive Mental Health Strategies for a Flourishing Workforce.”

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Joe Grasso, Ph.D.
Vice President of Workforce Transformation
Lyra Health
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Joe Grasso, PhD, is the Vice President of Workforce Transformation at Lyra Health and a clinical psychologist by training. At Lyra, he oversees Lyra's product suite for supporting workplace mental health and he leads a team of experts who consult with employers on their management practices, corporate policies, and learning and development programs. Dr. Grasso has been interviewed by national media outlets including CNN, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, and Washington Post for his perspective on workforce mental health topics. Prior to joining Lyra, Dr. Grasso managed the implementation of a national training program for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, where he also led quality improvement initiatives and conducted health services research. His peer-reviewed research spans topics including integrated health care, psychotherapy outcomes, and the intersection of social identities and mental health.

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Amad Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Astute Talent Management
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Mario R. Bordogna, Esquire
Partner
Bowles Rice, LLP
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Mario Bordogna is a Partner in the Labor and Employment Practice at the law firm of Bowles Rice, LLP working with employers nationwide on the front end to keep them in legal compliance with labor and employment laws and on the back end if they need a strong and experienced litigation advocate.  For 25 years, Mario has represented employers in sectors like health care, education, energy, hospitality, manufacturing, and others in the areas of HR/employment counseling, employment litigation, wage and hour, harassment, trade secret and non-competition matters, labor-management relations, accommodation, policy development and investigations, and much more.

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Troy Vincent
Founder/CEO
Navigate Wellbeing Solutions
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Troy Vincent is the Founder and CEO of Navigate Wellbeing Solutions. For nearly 20 years, he has been leading the wonderful "Do Gooders" at Navigate, a purpose-driven healthcare technology and employee engagement company that serves nearly 2 million people worldwide. 

 

Troy's expertise in the employee engagement and wellbeing industry, combined with nearly two decades of leadership experience in healthcare, benefits strategy, carrier relations, operations, and talent development, has enabled Navigate to become one of the Top 5 leading providers of health and wellbeing solutions.  

 

Navigate's mission is to help people and organizations find purpose, meaning, and fulfillment together through the 8 Pillars of Wellbeing (Balance, Community, Financial, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Physical, Purpose, Social). Under Troy's leadership, Navigate is the first employee wellbeing engagement platform to fully integrate a framework that drives culture, psychological safety, inclusive multicultural communication, and wellbeing via the NavigateYOU personality assessment. 

 

Troy is driven by one simple phrase: "We are here to make good things happen for other people." As a result of that passion, Navigate has earned the right to partner with clients such as BMW, Garmin, Hy-Vee Food Stores, City of Boston, City of Dallas, and hundreds of small businesses that generate the heartbeat of our nation.  

 

Troy was named a finalist for Entrepreneur Of The Year® by Ernst & Young in 2020. Troy graduated with a BA in Business from Central College and completed additional studies in Executive Management at the University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College. Troy also recently led the strategic private equity investment for Navigate by McCarthy Capital. 

 

Outside of Navigate, Troy devotes his time to his wife Kayrin, their daughter Caroline, local boards, and charities including Blank Children's Hospital, Boys and Girls Club, Special Olympics, and the Wounded Warrior Foundation. 

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Tina Strandell
Vice President, HR/Payroll Integration & Partnership Strategy
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Tina Strandell, Vice President of Product Management, has been with Fidelity Investments for 5 years, establishing strong data integration and partnerships between HR/Payroll providers and Fidelity’s employer benefits offerings. Over the past decade, she has successfully led teams in both service and product, supporting HR/Payroll systems. 


With a diverse professional background spanning over 20 years, here her career journey began as a 4th grade teacher before transitioning to work for the United States Air Force. Today, Tina’s passion is to simplify processes, and specialize in finding innovative solutions to reduce client administrative burden when managing data between HR/Payroll systems and Fidelity products. Tina’s vision is to enhance employer and employee experiences by enabling real-time data sharing. 

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Deba Sahoo
Sr. Vice President, Product Area Leader, Employer Servicing & Integration
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Deba is currently an Senior Vice President and Product Area Leader for Employer Servicing and Integration within Fidelity's Workplace business (the leading provider of 401(k) plans and other employer benefits with $3.7 trillion+ dollars under administration). He leads product management and development for external integration with employers, payroll/HR providers, and other third parties.

 

In his 13+ years at Fidelity, he has held senior leadership roles in Product, Relationship Management, and Strategy. Prior to Fidelity, he held various leadership roles in Technology. He holds an MBA (Honors) from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) from National Institute of Technology, India.

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