Mitchell J. Beckman
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Mitchell J. Beckman, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Vice President Human Resources
 
Mitch Beckman serves as Vice President of Human Resources, Safety, Health and Environment for Webber LLC., based in Houston, Texas. Mitch is often sought out as a speaker in the areas of Leadership, Communication, HR Management, Organizational Performance and Safety Management. Beckman is an active member of the Society of Human Resource Management and is the past President of HR Houston Board of Directors. He holds a SHRM-SCP and SPHR Certifications. Also, he is an active member of the American Society of Training & Development. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Webber has approximately 2000 employees and annual revenues of $700 million.
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Stephanie Goetsch
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Stephanie Goetsch 
 
Stephanie Goetsch is the Founder and Chief Career Strategist of Spark Career Strategy, a career transition and corporate culture transformation consultancy firm.  Now an advisor, coach and Likability expert, Stephanie built her professional foundation in Human Resources with expertise in recruitment, employee relations, training and compensation.  Following her entrepreneurial aspirations with the launch of Spark in 2010, Stephanie created a dynamic enterprise devoted to empowering professionals across the country by helping individuals and organizations overcome their challenges through fast-track, results-oriented solutions.  With a passion for serving those that served our country, Stephanie founded Call To Action, a nonprofit organization providing exceptional career transition strategies for U.S. veterans and military spouses to successfully leverage their unique talents for careers in the civilian sector.  
 
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Michael Lorenca
CHRO
Honickman Group
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Mike Lorenca is the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Honickman Group headquartered in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Mike joined them in 2013 and is responsible for human resources and labor relations for over 5000 employees on the East Coast. The Honickman Group is the second largest Pepsi and the largest Canada Dry franchise bottler and distributor in the U.S. The enterprise also owns investments in beer distribution companies in the Northeast. Previously, Mike spent seven years with the Philadelphia Media Holdings, which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer. He last held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Associate Publisher.

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Tim Young
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Tim Young is the director, talent acquisition and customer satisfaction at AutoZone, a leading retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. Tim has been with AutoZone for 8 years, and has held various HR roles at AutoZone, including director field human resources, director supply chain HR and divisional HR manager, and has 20 years of Human Resources experience in the retail and restaurant sector.  In addition to AutoZone, Tim has also held Recruiting and HR Business Partner roles at Taco Bell, Target, Cost Plus World Market, and Sonoma State University.

Tim is an inaugural and acting member of the Society for Human Resources Management Certification Commission, participated in the SHRM Competency Criterion Validation Study, and also sat for, and passed the Society for Human Resources Management Certification pilot exam. 

Tim holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from Sonoma State University in Northern California, where he was member of the track and field team and participant in the NCAA Division II National Championships.

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Richard Johnson
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Richard H Johnson, Jr. SHRM-SCP, Chief Human Resources Officer with Citizens National Bank in Meridian, MS.  Richard has over 25 years of HR experience in the fields of finance and healthcare.  Richard began his career as a Recruiter with NationsBank (Bank of America) and progressed with Washington Mutual, Ochsner Health System, and Community Health Systems.  While with the City of West Palm Beach, he gained his experience with unions.  

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Lynn A. Mulholland
senior vice president and director of Learning & Development
Abbot Downing, Wealth Management,Wells Fargo Advisors and the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
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Lynn Mulholland is senior vice president and director of Learning & Development for Abbot Downing, Wealth Management,Wells Fargo Advisors and the Wells Fargo Investment Institute. In this role, Lynn leads a team of seasoned learning professionals who provide learning strategies, consulting and development resources that align withWells Fargo’s strategic initiatives and support the development of team members and managers across the wealth and investment business channels.
 
Lynn has worked with organizations and their senior leadership teams to design talent development and management programs aligned with strategic business objectives for more than 20 years. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2006, Lynn was director of Training and Career Development at Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, a national commercial real estate firm. In this capacity, Lynn designed a competency-based hiring, assessment, placement, promotion and development roadmap. In addition, she implemented all levels of career and leadership development, and consulted with each business division across the firm to assess hiring, career path and development needs. Before joining Colliers, Lynn worked in the areas of government policy, education, research, and publicity for the American Bar Association in Chicago, IL, and the Washington Speakers Bureau, the Republican National Committee, and two United States Senators in Washington, D.C.
 
Lynn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from DePauw University in English Composition and Philosophy. She is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), a certified HCI Master Human Capital Strategist, a certified Zenger Folkman Extraordinary Leader coach and DiSC Behaviors and Motivators coach. Lynn serves on the Board of Directors for Annie’s Hope, an organization whose mission is to provide comprehensive support services for children, teens and their families who are grieving the death of someone significant. In addition, she is a founding member of Project Pinwheel St. Louis, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to creating playgrounds, butterfly gardens and other uplifting gathering places in the greater St. Louis community where families who have lost children can come to find peace, joy, and comfort.
 
Lynn lives in St. Louis, MO with her husband and children.
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Lyle S. Hanna
president & CEO
Hanna Resource Group
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Lyle is the founder and President of Hanna Resource Group and uses his over 35 years of experience in corporate human resource management to assist clients with strategic design and implementation of a wide range of programs including retirement, health, compensation systems, and general human resource planning.

Prior to forming HRG, which focuses on innovative business and human resource strategy, Lyle was Managing Director for the Compensation, Benefits & Retirement Group division offices of Palmer & Cay in Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Lyle also served as a Principal and Global Business Development Consultant in the Louisville office of William M. Mercer, Inc, and was formerly the Director of Human Resources for Jerrico, Inc. For 9 years prior, Lyle worked for Texas Instruments, four of which he served as a Manager on the Corporate Human Resources staff and was responsible for all EEO and Affirmative Action.

Lyle is the founder of Best Places to Work in Kentucky and works with organizations to align goals, build stronger culture, and improve results.

Lyle’s leadership talents have also been utilized with many other organizations. He has served in various key roles within the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) since the late 1980’s, and has served twice as Chair of the Kentucky SHRM State Council. Lyle is a former Chair of the national SHRM Foundation’s Board of Directors and, in 2005, KY SHRM established an award called the Lyle Hanna Spirit Award to recognize other volunteers who give mightily of their time and talent to the human resource profession.

He is also a former Chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and has worked extensively to establish partnerships between the KY Chamber and KY SHRM to enhance the human resource profession.

For over a quarter of a century, Lyle has also been intimately involved in the expansion of Habitat for Humanity into over 100 countries around the globe. He is the former Vice-Chair of the Habitat for Humanity International Board of Directors and, in 2004, he was elected to the Habitat Global Leadership Council and served as its Chair. He currently serves on the Global Development Committee to help raise $3.9 Billion.

Lexington Rotary is also an organization in which Lyle is very active. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and past recipient of President’s “Four Avenues of Service Citation.” He has also acted as the Campaign Chair of the United Way of the Bluegrass in Lexington, Kentucky.

Lyle is sought after by numerous Boards because of his extensive experience as a facilitator for strategic planning and problem solving. He has traveled and worked in over a dozen countries on five continents, and he speaks across the United States on a regular basis regarding Human Resources and Habitat for Humanity. In 2001 he was written up in Fortune magazine for his success at balancing his Habitat involvement and his professional career.

Furthering his extensive involvement in not-for-profit organizations, Lyle dedicates time to coaching other nonprofit leaders. He is a Founding Director of The Board Authority (TBA), a not-for-profit organization designed to provide education and support to individuals aspiring to serve on local, regional, or national level boards. In 2010, the founders of TBA co-authored “Not-For-Profit Boards: A Practical Guide to Modern Governance” which is currently in its second printing.

Lyle is a graduate of the College of Wooster with a BA in Urban Studies (Economics / Political Science). In 1992 he achieved lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and has also earned the SHRM Senior Certified Profession (SHRM-SCP) designation.

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Sunday, June 18, 2017 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Lyle S. Hanna
president & CEO
Hanna Resource Group
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Lyle is the founder and President of Hanna Resource Group and uses his over 35 years of experience in corporate human resource management to assist clients with strategic design and implementation of a wide range of programs including retirement, health, compensation systems, and general human resource planning.

Prior to forming HRG, which focuses on innovative business and human resource strategy, Lyle was Managing Director for the Compensation, Benefits & Retirement Group division offices of Palmer & Cay in Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Lyle also served as a Principal and Global Business Development Consultant in the Louisville office of William M. Mercer, Inc, and was formerly the Director of Human Resources for Jerrico, Inc. For 9 years prior, Lyle worked for Texas Instruments, four of which he served as a Manager on the Corporate Human Resources staff and was responsible for all EEO and Affirmative Action.

Lyle is the founder of Best Places to Work in Kentucky and works with organizations to align goals, build stronger culture, and improve results.

Lyle’s leadership talents have also been utilized with many other organizations. He has served in various key roles within the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) since the late 1980’s, and has served twice as Chair of the Kentucky SHRM State Council. Lyle is a former Chair of the national SHRM Foundation’s Board of Directors and, in 2005, KY SHRM established an award called the Lyle Hanna Spirit Award to recognize other volunteers who give mightily of their time and talent to the human resource profession.

He is also a former Chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and has worked extensively to establish partnerships between the KY Chamber and KY SHRM to enhance the human resource profession.

For over a quarter of a century, Lyle has also been intimately involved in the expansion of Habitat for Humanity into over 100 countries around the globe. He is the former Vice-Chair of the Habitat for Humanity International Board of Directors and, in 2004, he was elected to the Habitat Global Leadership Council and served as its Chair. He currently serves on the Global Development Committee to help raise $3.9 Billion.

Lexington Rotary is also an organization in which Lyle is very active. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and past recipient of President’s “Four Avenues of Service Citation.” He has also acted as the Campaign Chair of the United Way of the Bluegrass in Lexington, Kentucky.

Lyle is sought after by numerous Boards because of his extensive experience as a facilitator for strategic planning and problem solving. He has traveled and worked in over a dozen countries on five continents, and he speaks across the United States on a regular basis regarding Human Resources and Habitat for Humanity. In 2001 he was written up in Fortune magazine for his success at balancing his Habitat involvement and his professional career.

Furthering his extensive involvement in not-for-profit organizations, Lyle dedicates time to coaching other nonprofit leaders. He is a Founding Director of The Board Authority (TBA), a not-for-profit organization designed to provide education and support to individuals aspiring to serve on local, regional, or national level boards. In 2010, the founders of TBA co-authored “Not-For-Profit Boards: A Practical Guide to Modern Governance” which is currently in its second printing.

Lyle is a graduate of the College of Wooster with a BA in Urban Studies (Economics / Political Science). In 1992 he achieved lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and has also earned the SHRM Senior Certified Profession (SHRM-SCP) designation.

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Chris Wallace
Award-Winning Veteran Journalist & Host of FOX News Sunday
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Chris Wallace is the anchor of Fox News Sunday (FNS), Fox Broadcasting Company's Sunday morning public affairs program. He also plays a major role in  Fox News Channel's America's Election HQ coverage and is based in Washington, D.C.

Each Sunday, Wallace interviews that week’s top newsmakers—including the top Presidential candidates, senior officials in the Obama Administration, Congressional and world leaders. This summer, he was a moderator of the Fox News Republican Presidential debate, that drew an audience of 24 million viewers.  In 2016, he will report from both national conventions—and will be an anchor in Fox News’s Election Night coverage.

Over his career, Wallace has won every major broadcast news award for his reporting, including three Emmy Awards, the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton, the Peabody Award, and the Sol Taishoff Award for Broadcast Journalism from the National Press Foundation. Most recently, he won the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement from the Radio Television Digital News Association.  Wallace has been described as an "equal opportunity inquisitor" by The Boston Globe, and "an aggressive journalist," "sharp edged" and "solid" by The Washington Post.

Before joining Fox News, Wallace worked at ABC News for 14 years where he served as the Chief Correspondent for Primetime Thursday and as a substitute host for Nightline. During his tenure with ABC News, Wallace hosted multiple groundbreaking investigations and received numerous awards for his work.

Prior to joining ABC News, Wallace was with NBC News where he served as the chief White House correspondent from 1982-1989. While at NBC, he covered the 1980, 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns as well as the Democratic and Republican conventions in those years. Wallace anchored Meet the Press from 1987-1988, making him the only person to have hosted two Sunday talk shows. He also anchored the Sunday edition of NBC Nightly News from 1982-1984 and 1986-1987. Wallace joined NBC as a reporter with WNBC-TV in New York City in 1975.

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 8:00am to 9:00am
Chris Wallace
Award-Winning Veteran Journalist & Host of FOX News Sunday
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Chris Wallace is the anchor of Fox News Sunday (FNS), Fox Broadcasting Company's Sunday morning public affairs program. He also plays a major role in  Fox News Channel's America's Election HQ coverage and is based in Washington, D.C.

Each Sunday, Wallace interviews that week’s top newsmakers—including the top Presidential candidates, senior officials in the Obama Administration, Congressional and world leaders. This summer, he was a moderator of the Fox News Republican Presidential debate, that drew an audience of 24 million viewers.  In 2016, he will report from both national conventions—and will be an anchor in Fox News’s Election Night coverage.

Over his career, Wallace has won every major broadcast news award for his reporting, including three Emmy Awards, the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton, the Peabody Award, and the Sol Taishoff Award for Broadcast Journalism from the National Press Foundation. Most recently, he won the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement from the Radio Television Digital News Association.  Wallace has been described as an "equal opportunity inquisitor" by The Boston Globe, and "an aggressive journalist," "sharp edged" and "solid" by The Washington Post.

Before joining Fox News, Wallace worked at ABC News for 14 years where he served as the Chief Correspondent for Primetime Thursday and as a substitute host for Nightline. During his tenure with ABC News, Wallace hosted multiple groundbreaking investigations and received numerous awards for his work.

Prior to joining ABC News, Wallace was with NBC News where he served as the chief White House correspondent from 1982-1989. While at NBC, he covered the 1980, 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns as well as the Democratic and Republican conventions in those years. Wallace anchored Meet the Press from 1987-1988, making him the only person to have hosted two Sunday talk shows. He also anchored the Sunday edition of NBC Nightly News from 1982-1984 and 1986-1987. Wallace joined NBC as a reporter with WNBC-TV in New York City in 1975.

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Sally Kohn
CNN political commentator and Daily Beast columnist
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Sally Kohn is one of the leading progressive voices in America today. A CNN political commentator and Daily Beast columnist, Sally is a popular keynote speaker who makes audiences laugh and think.
 
Previously a Fox News contributor—the inspiration for her widely seen TED talk—Sally's writing has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, New York magazine, More magazine, RollingStone.com, Elle.com, USA TodayTIME, AFAR magazine and many other mediums. Her work has been highlighted by outlets ranging from the Colbert Report to the National Review. Sally is ranked by Mediaite as one of the 100 most influential pundits on television and by The Advocate as the 35th most influential LGBT person in the media. Though she insists that doesn't mean she's the 35th gayest LGBT person in the media (she ranks far higher on that measure).
 
Previously, Sally was senior campaign strategist with the Center for Community Change, a 45-year-old hub of grassroots organizations nationwide. She served as co-director of ideas and innovation for the Center, helping lead the pioneering Campaign for Community Values, producing a nationally televised presidential candidate forum in 2008, developing a new
media organizing project on health care reform in rural communities and spearheading several other initiatives.
 
Sally held a program fellowship at the Ford Foundation, helping to manage more than $15 million in annual grants to social justice organizations nationwide. She was also strategic advisor to the Social Justice Infrastructure Funders, a private network of 25 top program staff from some of the nation’s most prominent foundations, working to identify a shared
strategy and coordinate grantmaking. Before that, Sally served as executive director of the Third Wave Foundation, the leading young women’s organization in the country. She was also a distinguished Vaid Fellow at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, where she published a groundbreaking guidebook for organizing campaigns to win domestic partnership benefits. Sally also worked as a consultant with the Urban Justice Center, publishing a report on the experiences of gay youth in the New York juvenile justice system.
 
She received a joint degree in law and public administration from New York University and was a Root-Tilden-Kern public service scholar at the New York University School of Law. She received her undergraduate degree from George Washington University in D.C. Originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sally now resides in Brooklyn, New York, with her
partner Sarah Hansen and their daughter Willa.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 9:15am to 10:45am