SHRM PDCs

Elizabeth Bille is an employment law attorney and currently serves as the subject matter expert on the prevention of harassment and discrimination in the workplace for EVERFI. Prior to joining EVERFI, Elizabeth was general counsel and chief ethics officer of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); served as a legal and policy advisor to the Vice Chair of the EEOC; and counseled employers at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells). Elizabeth's work has been cited by several news outlets such as National Public Radio, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

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.

Author, and international presenter…Dennis A. Davis, Ph.D. is the National Director of Client training for Ogletree Deakins.  Dr. Davis has a Ph.D. in psychology and uses his insight into human motivation to help employers manage workplace behaviors and minimize risks.  He has presented on Workplace Violence Prevention, Harassment Prevention, Diversity and Inclusion, Executive Coaching, as well as Out-Front Leadership.

Andrew Greenfield is an immigration attorney with over 25 years of experience advising HR and global mobility professionals on U.S. immigration and nationality law and policy and related corporate compliance programs. He counsels clients across industries on visa and work permit matters and the immigration consequences of mergers and acquisitions and other corporate reorganizations, as well as I-9/E-Verify, H-1B/LCA and PERM compliance, and representation during government audits and investigations. Andrew is the managing partner of Fragomen’s Washington, DC, office and a member of the firm’s executive committee, which directs and manages the firm’s 50+ offices in over 30 countries.

Philip A. Miscimarra was sworn in as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board on August 7, 2013 for a term that expires on December 16, 2017.  Mr. Miscimarra was nominated by President Obama on April 9, 2013 and was approved unanimously by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on May 22, 2013.  He was confirmed by the Senate on July 30, 2013. 

Mr. Miscimarra previously was a labor and employment law partner with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in Chicago, and he was a Senior Fellow in the Center for Human Resources at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School.  He is the author or co-author of several books involving labor law issues, including The NLRB and Managerial Discretion: Subcontracting, Relocations, Closings, Sales, Layoffs, and Technological Change (2d ed. 2010) (by Miscimarra, Turner, Friedman, Callahan, Conrad, Lignowski and Scroggins); The NLRB and Secondary Boycotts (3d ed. 2002) (by Miscimarra, Berkowitz, Wiener and Ditelberg); and Government Protection of Employees Involved in Mergers and Acquisitions (1989 and 1997 supp.) (by Northrup and Miscimarra); among other publications. Before joining Morgan Lewis in 2005, Mr. Miscimarra was a labor and employment attorney with Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago (1987-2005); Murphy Smith & Polk PC in Chicago (now the Chicago office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC) (1986-87); and Reed Smith Shaw & McClay (now Reed Smith LLP) (1982-1986).

Mr. Miscimarra received his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School; a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School; and a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Duquesne University.

Brenda S. Kasper is a founding member of Kasper & Frank LLP, a law firm representing California and multi-state employers for all of their human resources and employment law needs.  She regularly advises employers of all sizes on wage and hour compliance, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, reductions in force, terminations and discipline management, employment contracts, personnel policies, and hiring issues.  She also provides management and human resources training.  Brenda is a former HR director so her legal advice is practical, creative and tailored to each client’s needs.  She was the 2015 San Diego SHRM Board President, is an instructor for the HR Certification program at the University of California San Diego Extension and holds her SHRM-SCP and SPHR-California certifications.

Scott Galt understands that government actions increasingly affect companies involved in the global trade of goods and services. To manage those added risks associated with overseas transactions, Scott handles corporate compliance issues and global transactions for foreign and domestic companies in a wide variety of industries and contexts. His knowledge of local legal requirements, including trade regulations and data privacy laws in many countries, helps organizations enhance their worldwide networks in a cost-efficient manner. As globalization continues to take hold, Scott advises clients on the licensing and regulatory needs related to their international business concerns, including in connection with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), economic sanctions regimes, anti-boycott laws, embargoed country trade, competition law, and anti-bribery laws, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act. In a similar vein, Scott helps clients navigate cross-border data flows in the wake of the changing data privacy and protection landscape wrought by the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By developing trade, data privacy, competition law, franchise, or FCPA compliance programs, or facilitating the implementation, assessment, and auditing of current programs, Scott can spot problems and provide guidance on their limitations and the attendant consequences.

When a company wants to grow its business, either organically or through acquisition, Scott serves to guide it through the maze of issues associated with their global or domestic expansion. Whether it is corporate formation, entity selection, structure, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border movements, competitive effects, privacy concerns, or disclosure obligations, he works to ensure that each agreement contemplates the appropriate procedures, appreciates jurisdictional nuances, minimizes tax implications and risk, and fulfills the client’s objectives.

Scott also brings the benefits of a commercial litigation perspective to his international and domestic corporate and compliance work, serving as outside general counsel for a number of regional clients for whom he handles a wide variety of high-dollar litigation and corporate disputes. Scott also serves as outside general counsel for a national manufacturing trade association. His litigation experience also includes representing corporate and individual fiduciaries, personal representatives, and beneficiaries in a variety of trust and estate disputes.

Executive Director, partner and founder of MOT Training and Development, Inc a consulting company based in Miami, USA and Sao Paulo, Brazil, that holds a portfolio of international large companies since 1995.

Recognized by the T&D international community as one of the top professionals in the global industry, he is a leader in pioneering new models of learning and performance and people development at workplace, generating improvement of the business results in global companies. Alfredo is a multi-lingual Euro-Brazilian consultant, keynote speaker, board director, MBA professor and business books writer.

Amongst his extensive experience at global/international arena, evidenced through awards and invitations to make presentations at international T&D conferences, Alfredo Castro has travelled the world spearheading leadership models and learning solutions at business environment, mainly in the areas of change management, storytelling, corporate governance and consultative sales.

His 35 years of professional experience has given him the recognition from international T&D professionals and associations, after designing and implementing blended learning programs in more than 120 companies in more than 25 countries (Asia, Africa, Europe and Americas). His business agenda makes him travel about 40% of the year, making presentations or MBA classes, coach, consult and lead international projects at diverse cultures. After having a successful career as an executive (highlighted by a fast upward trajectory from consultant to international partner-director) along 17 years, in 1995 he became a founder of MOT Training and Development.

His top-notch expertise fully justified his nomination as the Chairman of the 2010 ATD Advisory Committee. He is the only non-north American T&D consultant who chaired the largest T&D association advisory committee, in 70 years of ASTD history.

Passionate about art, like performing humanitarian work for NPOs and carries out free coaching for professionals beginning their careers, in order to guide new gen-professionals on their goals.

Deborah joined TELUS International in December 2009 as Benefits and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager for El Salvador, back when the company only had 600 employees. From the beginning of her career at TELUS International, she oversaw all matters related to Culture, Engagement and Attrition, implementing new benefits, development programs and employee retention strategies.

Deborah then transitioned to the Site HR Manager role, where she supported the Operation through the HR Business Partners team. In 2014, Deborah was promoted to Human Resources Director, responsible of delivering on the TELUS International Value Proposition by safeguarding our brand promise of being a “Caring Culture” organization.

Deborah’s intent is to create a happier, better and safer place for our employees because she truly believes that Happy People = Happy Customers. Her duties include the administration of the organization’s Human Resources function, she oversees organizational development, performance management, HR Business Partners, employee relations, employee retention and development  strategies, benefits, and corporate social responsibility, leading the HR staff in El Salvador.

Throughout her career at TELUS International, Deborah has established great relationships with both our customers and Operations leaders, constantly delivering on our TELUS International values. She has been the Connections - the TELUS Women's Network Chair since it was implemented in 2014, and is now leading the implementation of the local Diversity and Inclusiveness Council launched in 2018 for El Salvador.

Overall, Deborah has 15 years of experience in Human Resources, since she started her career in Recruitment as University Relations Coordinator and Senior Recruiter. Prior to joining TELUS International, she worked in other companies in the contact center industry such as DELL, in Recruitment, and in the Global Benefits team at Stream Global Services.
 

Deborah has bachelor degree in Business Administration. She lives in San Salvador with her 4 kids, Roberto, Deborah, Fernando and Mariana. She loves visiting the beautiful beaches and mountains in El Salvador with her family and enjoys time being surrounded by her close friends.

Dale Grenolds, executive vice president at ComPsych, has more than 20 years of health care industry experience. He is responsible for the company’s commercial strategy and development, with direct oversight of several divisions including business development, sales, marketing and account services. By working closely with the CEO and each department head, Dale personally ensures the quality, responsiveness and overall performance of ComPsych services. Previously, Dale worked in sales and account management for Aetna for 13 years. He began as an account manager and was successively promoted to senior vice president of the higher education segment. Dale holds a master’s in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Buffalo.