Aaron Abell is an accomplished global HR professional, talent guru, analyst, business leader, and entrepreneur. After staring his career in a generalist/analyst capacity, he quickly gained success in various other aspects of Human Resources. He helped develop and led enterprise-recruiting efforts, improving results while reducing costs and lead times through the implementation of lean strategies and new technologies. These achievements were not only recognized internally at Hillenbrand, but also externally – sharing his story and successes at the fall ERE Expo. In addition, Aaron's responsibility grew to manage many HR Operations including planning, budgeting, reporting, and government compliance.

After several years building experience in Human Resources, Aaron gained Merger and Acquisition experience working on the Corporate Strategy Team – assisting with due diligence efforts for the $545 million purchase of Coperion Capital GmbH. Following this experience, Aaron joined the Lean Business team – leading global Lean training and development activities to optimize business performance of current and future companies. In 2014, Aaron joined FMC Corporation to work on separating the Alkali Chemical Division for its ultimate sale to Tronox Limited.  Today, Aaron oversees corporate talent life-cycle management with Tronox Alkali and acts as the Sr. HR Business Partner for the executive leadership team.

Throughout his life, Aaron has had a passion for philanthropy and community service. Aaron services on the Society for Human Resource Management’s Young Professionals Advisory Council and the Philadelphia SHRM Emerging Leaders Committee.   Education is a major area of focus for him and he served on the Board of Trustees for Oldenburg Academy. Aaron tutored first grade students through Kiwanis Kids and Us program, mentors college students through Generation-to-Generation Program, and was a founding member of Wabash Fraternity Advisers.

Aaron is also active in other community efforts, having served on the planning committee for the Relay for Life in Decatur County and Montgomery County, raising more than a half million dollars for the American Cancer Society. Aaron previously served for three years on the board of directors for Tree County Players, a non-profit community theater group.

Ophelia Yan, SPHR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP is an HR Consultant with Mammoth / HRAnswerLink, the nation's premier provider of HR services and one of Oregon Business Magazine, Fortune, and The Great Place to Work Institute’s ‘Best Places to Work’. With nearly 10 years of HR experience, Ophelia specializes in the financial services, healthcare, IT, real estate, and telecommunications industries.

Ophelia began her career as an Interim HR officer in her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska where she managed all aspects of the recruiting function for 200+ employees. Upon completing her Bachelor of Arts and Master’s in Business Administration from Willamette University, Ophelia was one of the youngest people to pass both the PHR and GPHR certification exams.  

Ophelia volunteers as the College Relations Director for the Northwest Human Resources Management Association (NHRMA), the Portland Human Resources Management Association, Oregon Food Bank, and OMSI. She also offers resume review services and career coaching for the Multnomah County Library, and works part-time as a Group Exercise Instructor for 24 Hour Fitness. In her free time, she enjoys rock climbing, home improvement projects, cooking, hiking, skiing, and trying as many of Portland’s best restaurants as possible. 

Danielle Andrews is a Portland native, growing up in the Beaverton area. She attended University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA and graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. During college she served as Vice President of Recruitment for her sorority and found her passion for recruiting, training, and facilitation. Upon returning to Portland, she began her HR career as a Recruiter for a national agency where she learned basic recruiting and networking skills. In 2009 she transitioned to corporate recruiting as a Sr. Recruiting Coordinator for Banfield Pet Hospital. Once promoted to Talent Acquisition Specialist she spent the next 7 years supporting leadership, corporate, and field recruiting as well as doing project work and stretch assignments to improve recruitment processes for the organization, improve talent development systems, and facilitate leadership courses.

In May 2016 she took a position as a Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner with Columbia Sportswear Company supporting recruitment for their Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Legal functions for all brands.