Relationship Management

Chrystal Ensey, Senior Organizational Development Advisor for the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). Chrystal joined SoCalGas to provide internal consulting support in the areas of leadership development, talent management, employee engagement, and change management across the utility. Aligned with company efforts to focus on employee engagement, Chrystal provides oversight, support and promotes the organization’s flexible work program, SmartWork. Prior to joining SoCalGas, Chrystal worked as an internal consultant with San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) and the City of San Diego, Public Utilities Department. 

Chrystal holds a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Communication from San Diego State University.  Chrystal is a member of the American Psychological Association, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Organizational Development Network. Chrystal is also a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR). 

As a Business Strategist and Executive Coach, LaFern Batie leads The Batie Group, LLC, a business consulting and leadership development firm serving organizations around the globe. With extensive Fortune 500 corporate leadership experience and widely recognized expertise, she works with international organizations and leaders across diverse industries to maximize their collective and individual performance. Leaders value her high business acumen, ability to quickly connect with teams, thorough and efficient approach to identifying challenges and commitment to helping them achieve results that exceed their expectations. 

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Steve McClatchy is an international speaker, trainer, consultant, writer and entrepreneur who has spoken before thousands of audiences who have been delighted with his entertaining style and powerful stories. He leaves each and every participant with a wealth of knowledge delivered in a fun and interactive fashion. Steve founded Alleer Training and Consulting out of his passion for adult learning and for the field of training and development. He has worked in sales, sales management, training and consulting for such organizations as The Pillsbury Company, Broderbund Software and Forte Systems.

Alleer has worked with Fortune 500 companies, small to mid-size firms, associations, universities, government agencies, unions, non-profits and more.  Alleer’s client list includes Major League Baseball, Microsoft, Merck, Disney, Ikea Nestle/Purina, Independence Blue Cross, State Farm Insurance, Wawa, American Cancer Society, Terminix, The National Basketball Association (NBA) University of Pennsylvania Health System, Nissan, LF Driscoll and Hewlett Packard to name a few.

Steve’s presentations are not lectured. The ideas and strategies are facilitated with interaction, exercises, videos and real world examples.  His presentations are lively, energetic and filled with his dynamic personality.  Thousands of hours of research, testing and design have gone into each topic.  The results are programs extremely rich in content and balanced with real world examples.

Steve explains what to do and how to do it in plain English so that participants can apply the concepts and ideas the very same day.   Participants walk away from his presentations with knowledge, skills and strategies that put them in greater control and make them more productive. 

Steve is one of twelve children and grew up outside of Philadelphia.  He lives with his wife and four kids in Malvern, Pa.  He has his BA in both Finance and Economics from the Catholic University of America in Washington DC.  He has been involved in the Big Brother/Big Sister program for over twenty years.

Annette Coffey is a Global Business Transformation Executive in Human Resources at IBM.  In her current role, Annette is responsible for driving HR business process and technology transformation and simplification, supporting a variety of HR processes, including Global Talent, Recruitment, Compensation, Learning and Leadership Development.  Annette also works closely with IBM Business Development to coordinate HR process and application integration for newly acquired companies.  In addition, Annette collaborates with her Global HR Diversity colleagues on a variety of Diversity/LGBT initiatives.

Annette began her IBM career in San Jose in 1984.  She held a number of management positions in the Software Division at the Silicon Valley Lab in San Jose, California.  She became an Executive Assistant to the General Manager of Database Solutions, and in 1999,  Annette accepted an assignment in Toronto, Canada to lead the Customer Service Delivery organization, supporting IBM customers around the world.  In 2002, Annette moved to a Software Product executive position where she led a large global development organization to deliver software solutions to Fortune 500 customers.

Annette joined IBM's Global HR organization in 2005 and led the successful world-wide deployment of Global Opportunity Marketplace, IBM's first global recruiting solution.  She also led the Global HR Technology organization, with employees in over 25 countries.  Recently, as part of IBM's Smarter Cities initiative, Annette spent a month in  Brazil working with local government agencies to develop a plan to manage their population growth in a sustainable fashion, engaging citizens and communities to be co-responsible for city conservation and development.  Annette's IBM assignments have allowed her to travel extensively around the world, experiencing new cities and meeting new people is one of her favorite activities.  Annette earned a Bachelor's Degree with Honors from San Jose State University and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management.



 

Dr. Ellen Kossek is the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management and director, Center for Leadership, at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management where she teaches graduate students and managers on organizational behavior and human resource challenges. She was elected to the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Management and is a Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Ginger C. Hanson, Ph.D. is a research associate III at Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Center for Health Research. Her research interests include occupation health psychology and work-life integration.

Stephanie Coontz teaches history and family studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. She also serves as Co-Chair and Director of Public Education at the Council on Contemporary Families, a non-profit, nonpartisan association of family researchers and practitioners based at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her work has been featured in many newspapers such as The New York Times, as well as scholarly journals such as Journal of Marriage and Family, and she is frequently interviewed on national television and radio.

Kyra Cavanaugh is president of Life Meets Work, a consulting firm that helps organizations implement and improve workplace flexibility. She provides companies that are striving to be "best-in-class" with an online member-based community and services that include coaching, consulting, and training. She's a nationally-recognized speaker on workplace flexibility, telecommuting and work/life issues, and the recipient of the 2011 Work-Life Rising Star Award by Alliance for Work-Life Progress.

Diane Stegmeier is Founder and CEO of Stegmeier Consulting Group, a globally-recognized leader in workplace change management. Diane is best known for her extensive research on resistance to workplace change and her discovery of the 15 Critical Influences™ impacting behavior in the workplace. She is author of Innovations in Office Design: The Critical Influence Approach to Effective Work Environments which was ranked the #1 Workplace Strategy Book by Amazon readers. Stegmeier is the recipient of the International Facility Management Association's (IFMA) Award of Excellence, Distinguished Author for a Book. Ms. Stegmeier is a member of the Advisory Board for the Telework Coalition, and the Industry Advisory Board for The Journal of eWorking, published by Merlien Institute in The Netherlands. She is a member of the Association of Change Management Professionals, an international organization of recognized thought leaders.

Nationally known as one of "America's Top Experts on Diversity" (Diversity, Inc., 2005), Dr. Jones’ philosophy is to lead with listening to support clients in finding a strategy and solution that works for them.

Dr. Jones has been heralded as a dynamic keynote speaker, transformational facilitator, phenomenal organization effectiveness consultant, and innovative executive. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a master’s in Multicultural Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology. He is the author of Journey to Excellence, a transformational book helping people define and achieve excellence in their lives.

Dr. Jones founded Jones & Associates in 1993 in order to build a firm committed to making a widespread positive impact in the world in the area of diversity, inclusion, and organizational excellence. The company's team of certified Jones & Associates consultants provide diversity, inclusion, organizational change and organizational development services to corporations, educational institutions, government agencies and non-profit organizations.

Howard Ross is lifelong social justice advocate, and is considered one of the world’s seminal thought leaders on identifying and addressing unconscious bias.  Howard has delivered programs in 47 states and over 40 other countries to audiences including Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, and major institutions within healthcare, government, and non-profit sectors. He authored the Washington Post best seller, Everyday Bias:  Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives, ReInventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose and Performance. His latest  book, Our Search for Belonging: How the Need for Connection Is Tearing Our Culture Apart, published by Berrett-Koehler in 2018, received the Nautilus Gold Medal for Social Change and Social Justice. His next book, Building Belonging: 9 Pathways to Creating Inclusive and Joyful Organizational Communities, will be published in 2020.