SHRM PDCs

Featured with her husband Bill Klein and family on TLC’s hit docu-drama, The Little Couple, which follows her personal and professional life, Dr. Jennifer Arnold, MD, MSc, FAAP has been involved in healthcare simulation education for the last 8 years. She completed her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Psychology at the University of Miami in Florida. She then completed her medical degree at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD and graduated in 2000. She is Board Certified in both Pediatric and Neonatal Medicine. Dr. Arnold is currently an attending neonatologist at Baylor College of Medicine and Medical Director of the Simulation Center at Texas Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Arnold is married to her best friend and they are parents of two adopted children, Will and Zoey. In 2013, upon the adoption of their second child, Dr. Arnold received the devastating news that was battling a rare form of cancer. Rather than giving up after hearing her Stage 3 diagnosis, she fought for her life with intense treatments and the tireless support of her family and fans. Currently, Dr. Arnold is cancer free and is an advocate for spreading cancer awareness, supporting those on the road to recovery and engaging all others with her inspiring story of survivorship.

Dr. Arnold has been funded for her simulation educational research through the Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine. Prior to coming to Texas Children’s Hospital, Dr. Arnold completed a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of a simulation-based training program on pediatric resident neonatal intubation success and competency.

She has received numerous awards, including the Ray E. Helfer Award for innovation in medical education from the Academic Pediatric Association, Compassionate Doctor Recognition in 2010, 2011 and Patients’ Choice Award for 2008- 2012 from Vitals.com. She has appeared on television programs including Oprah, The Today Show, Dr. OZ and The Doctors among others.

Dr. Arnold is an advocate for neonatal and pediatric health, infertility, adoption and Thinking Big! Dr. Arnold has spoken both nationally and internationally on healthcare simulation education and motivational talks on overcoming obstacles. She has made numerous speeches for avenues such as the Texas Conference for Women, Shiners Hospital, March of Dimes and many more.

Lauren Aguilar, PhD—partner at Paradigm—is one of the world’s foremost scientific experts on diversity and inclusion. She specializes in translating science into practical strategies that organizations and individuals can use to cultivate more diverse and inclusive workplaces. She examines how people work together in communities—how they communicate and connect with others, and how they see themselves “fitting in” at work. Her research demonstrates how to create a sense of belonging for all individuals in an organization.

Lauren got her PhD in social psychology at Columbia University and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the Department of Psychology at Stanford University.
 

Francisco Estrada is a recruitment and D&I leader with sports, media and financial services industry experience. He joined MLS in April 2016 as Senior Director - Recruitment and Diversity and in this role he leads the strategy and execution off all League recruitment efforts and he is also responsible for developing a diverse network of qualified candidates for MLS talent pipeline consideration. In addition, he will develop D&I initiatives that align with the League’s business goals. He is a graduate of Yale University (B.A. - Political Science) and NYU Stern (MBA) and also a proud alumnus of the following diversity and leadership development organizations:  Prep for Prep, INROADS NYC and Management Leadership for Tomorrow.

Tyronne is the new Vice President of Global Diversity & Inclusion for Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a global hospitality company with widely recognized, industry leading brands and a tradition of innovation developed over its more than 50-year history. At Hyatt, Corporation Stoudemire Collaborates with senior leadership team to implement culture, talent, and marketplace strategies that leverage diversity and inclusion globally growing the enterprise wide across brand portfolio. As such, his team and internal corporate stakeholders implement diversity initiatives that include Resource Groups, mentoring programs for high potential women and people of color, a communications and public relations strategy to drive internal engagement and external brand recognition, and enhanced brand marketing effort to further focus on multicultural and LGBT audiences. Formerly, a principal in Mercer’s Diversity & Inclusion Practice, part of the Talent business segment, he joined Mercer from Aon Hewitt where he served as the Global Head of Diversity. A proven thought leader in the space of diversity and inclusion who seeks to enable a transformation of mindset, he is a visionary leader and strategist, certified administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)TM and a certified facilitator in Cultural Transformation ToolsTM. Tyronne identifies and leverages the opportunities and challenges presented by the expanding multicultural mosaic of worldviews and attitudes regarding health, wealth and performance given the increasing diversity in the workplace and global marketplace. A globally recognized executive and highly sought-after speaker, Tyronne routinely consults with Fortune 100 clients on diversity strategy, with particular insight around how organizational leaders can understand and harness the shifts evident in national and global demographic trends. Tyronne employs a unique talent that results in extraordinary benefits for individuals and organizations and has a proven ability to advance socially responsible corporate initiatives by fostering strategic relationships to catalyze international grassroots movements.

With more than 20 years of professional experience, Tyronne brings deep knowledge and commitment to Diversity & Inclusion and Community Relations by partnering with various internal and external constituents to consult, advice and advance the work of Mercer’s diversity strategy and community efforts. He provides the overall firm wide diversity strategy for recruiting to effectively source and recruit diverse talent across Mercer’s global landscape and is responsible for the strategic planning for local and national events. Tyronne partners with Orlando Ashford, the President of Mercer’s Talent business, to drive the overall operation in optimizing a comprehensive suite of diversity programs impacting 19,000 employees within 35 countries. This governance supports and empowers associate network focus groups and leadership forums, and provides opportunities for meaningful dialogue between management and key multicultural talent.

Octogenarian Rita Moreno still remains one of the busiest stars in show business. In the Spring, Rita will begin production in the Latino remake of Norman Lear’s classic sitcom, One Day at a Time, for Netflix. This past December she received a Kennedy Center Honor for her lifetime contributions to American culture. Prior to that she served as the 2015 Grand Marshal of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City and released her first ever all Spanish language album, Una Vez Mas, produced by her good friend, Emilio Estefan. She also lends her voice to the character, “Abuelita” in the new animated series, Nina’s World, currently seen on NBC-TV’s Sprout Network. She also was the voice of “Aunt Mimi” in the animated film, Rio 2. Her first book, Rita Moreno: A Memoir, published by Celebra Books, instantly became a New York Times Bestseller. In 2011, she premiered her one-woman show, Life Without Make-up, an original stage production about her life and also appeared as a season regular on the TV Land series Happily Divorced, playing Fran Drescher’s mother. 

Peter Frampton is a financial literacy advocate. He is president of Color Accounting international, which teaches finance to non-financial people using a breakthrough graphical system.  

What lights Peter up is showing people that it’s fun and easy. He makes money matters come alive and wants you to exclaim “I can!”

Peter qualified at KPMG and is on the adjunct faculty at American University. His clients include Wall St banks, top law firms, through micro-businesses in Africa.  

He lives in Switzerland and spends too much time on planes. He was recognized for founding South Africa’s most successful technology incubator in that country of his birth. 

Ryan is the Founder and CEO of ApplicantPro, a hiring software company founded in 2006. Ryan and his team have grown the small startup into a leading provider of hiring software for over 7,000 companies around the nation. Ryan's mission is to help companies, managers, and HR teams improve their hiring results. To do this, he and his team strive to create educational content, tools, integrations, and software to help businesses drive their hiring results. In addition, he is an HRCI and SHRM-CP Approved Provider and conducts weekly, free webinars and presents at SHRM events around the country. 

Since 2001, Katie Metz has worked to increase the understanding of compliance for equal access and opportunities for persons with disabilities in both government and private sectors. As Manager of Financial Empowerment and Inclusion for National Disability Institute she’s led a number of initiatives in asset development and financial education training for individuals with disabilities, military, Veterans and their families. Katie has created and organized multiple education and curriculum programs, designed to ensure educational and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. She’s also developed and implemented disability-specific technical assistance and education programs for tax and asset building coalitions, highlighting SSA benefits, increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities, tax credits and deductions and financial literacy curriculums.

Michael Eastman is an attorney and advocate with the management-side law firm Norris, Tysse, Lampley & Lakis, LLP.  Mike has more than 20 years experience in labor and employment policy and has been a leader representing the business community in numerous high-profile public policy debates as well as nuanced and detailed negotiations. Mike also serves as vice president of public policy for the Equal Employment Advisory Council and as a senior consultant with Employment Advisory Services, Inc.

Before joining NTLL, Mike served for ten years as director and later executive director of labor policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. At the Chamber, Mike was responsible for representing the business community in all aspects of labor and employment policy, especially those issues related to equal employment opportunity and civil rights, labor unions and collective bargaining, employment standards including wage and hour mandates, and international labor policy matters.

Prior to joining the U.S. Chamber, Mike worked on the legislative staff of Rep. James P. Moran (D-VA) and practiced employment law.

Mike received his B.A. in psychology from Colgate University and his law degree from George Mason University.