As Bonusly's Chief Customer Officer, Debra combines her passion for an exceptional customer experience with her drive to empower companies to connect, motivate, and engage their employees to build winning workplaces. Prior to Bonusly, Debra was the VP of CS at Beamery and the Chief Client Officer at Namely, to name a few. She has over 25 years of experience in senior leadership roles in Human Resources ranging from in-house HR leadership to HR Consulting, Outsourcing, Client Services, and Customer Success working directly with HR teams across a variety of industries. She currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband and two dogs.

With a 14-year tenure in the corporate health and wellness industry Sara has cultivated a deep-seated commitment to employee wellbeing and engagement. She now spearheads a team of Account Executives and Sales Development Representatives across the West Region of the U.S., empowering them to drive meaningful change in organizations. Through our suite of offerings spanning employee wellbeing, rewards, recognition and communications, we equip organizations with the tools to foster a culture of connection and appreciation. 

Dima is Middle-Eastern in her genes and global citizen in her spirit. She ignites the untapped potential in individuals across the globe, empowering them to shatter limitations and become courageous, purpose driven leaders.

Through keynote speeches, workshops, and executive coaching, Dima shares her unique leadership transformation journey with one goal in mind: motivate those around her to reimagine their potential and grow into leaders.

Dima has worked across the United States, Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa for several Fortune 100 companies and has honed a keen expertise in developing leaders to meet the demands of the global workforce.

Mary Cheddie, SHRM-SCP is Divisional Director, Membership Community. 

Cheddie has more than 35 years of domestic and international experience in all aspects of human resources and training. She has extensive experience with strategic planning, M&As, and in starting and turning around businesses.

Prior to joining SHRM, she served as senior vice president of human resources for Interval Leisure Group, Inc. and its affiliated companies. The company was publicly traded on NASDAQ and the leading provider of vacation services with a global consumer membership base of nearly 2 million member families, more than 2,500 member resorts in over 75 countries worldwide, and has oversight for about 14,000 employees. 

Cheddie also served as senior vice president, people with PRC, as well as vice president, human resources, strategic planning, office services, and facilities for The Orvis Company, Inc. in Manchester, VT.

She earned her MBA from Upper Iowa University, a bachelor’s degree from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey, and is certified as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional.

Cheddie received the HR Award of Excellence, Hospitality in 2016 from South Florida Business & Wealth. Business Leader Magazine named Cheddie one of the 2011 Women Extraordinaire and in 2012 the National Diversity Council awarded her the Glass Ceiling Award.

She serves on the Board of Trustees for Upper Iowa University, Chairs the Human Capital Committee and is a member of the Governance and Advancement Committees, Chaired the Keiser Career College’s Advisory Board, was a member of the Board of Directors for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) from 2003-2008 and chaired SHRM’s governance and compensation committees. Cheddie has more than 35 years of SHRM volunteer leadership experience at the national, regional, state, and local levels.  She also served on the Waldorf College Alumni Board from 2004 through 2008 and was the President of the Dallas HR Association in 2000 (one of the largest affiliated SHRM chapters). She resides in South FL.

Giselle is a key member of the SHRM Certification Exam Development team, where she plays a pivotal role in working closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop and administer to HR professionals worldwide.

Giselle's 20 years of military service in the United States Marine Corps have deeply ingrained in her a profound dedication to service. This experience has not only shaped her values but also fueled her unwavering commitment to advocating for others, both within and beyond the workplace.

She holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Excelsior College and a Master’s in Human Resource Management from Georgetown University and is SHRM-CP certified.

Tony Buffum is Vice President of HR Client Strategy at Upwork, where he is responsible for helping accelerate the growth of enterprise companies, helping them solve HR challenges related to finance, procurement and talent transformation. Tony brings over two decades of experience leading global HR teams as well as driving transformational change in company culture, organizational design, performance management, and employee integration and engagement. He joins Upwork following a series of leadership positions including chief human resources officer (CHRO) at FLIR Systems, VP of global human resources at STANLEY Security and VP of human resources at Stanley Black & Decker.

Davida Rivens, an avid DIYer, brings her creativity to the table when helping companies build solutions to support their employees. Davida spent nine years leading E4E Relief's customer experience and relationship management team before transitioning to the role of Managing Director, Growth & Development. Here, she continues to lean into her nonprofit background to help advance corporate philanthropy - and to leverage her creativity to ensure our clients and their employees have what they need to make it through even the most difficult times. 
 
From the ballroom dance team at UNC Chapel Hill to the board room of E4E Relief, Davida carries a confidence and wisdom that helps bring E4E Relief to the next level. Her deep understanding of product and product delivery allow her to identify trends and enhancement opportunities with ease. Davida continues to prioritize customer satisfaction and each market's needs to keep E4E Relief's programs best in class. 
 

Kenny Latimer is the Director of Product Marketing at BambooHR where he leads go-to-market strategies, product messaging, and audience insights. Before BambooHR, Kenny held senior brand management and marketing positions at Melaleuca and NuSkin where he introduced home care and wellness products into domestic and international markets. He later joined a market research company, SSI, where he launched their first self-serve research and data tools. Now at BambooHR, Kenny and his team have launched countless HR-related tools to the market, including payroll, ben admin, time tracking, and employee experience surveys. He has spent the last 6 years deepening his understanding of HR and the people-related challenges faced by business leaders in a modern workforce. He is passionate about helping HR showcase its value to an organization and building great places to work.

Sebastian manages industry and client engagement for the Workplace Wealth Solutions teams as well as corporate client communications. He joined UBS in 2019 as a consultant and became an employee in 2021. His 20+ years of experience in the finance industry in various employee and client engagement roles has allowed him to continuously focus on building relationships with organizational leaders to assist, counsel, develop and execute event management, communications, and marketing strategy campaigns.

Sebastian is also active in DEI initiatives, appointed and serving on the UBS Americas DE&I Council. He’s also an Ambassador for the UBS Americas Advisory Council and is involved with several volunteer committees in his local New York City community.

Before joining UBS, Sebastian’s professional background was in community affairs, employee engagement, corporate communications, program management, business analysis and event management. He is continuously recognized for outstanding work to deliver positive experiences through high-quality client care and relationship management.

Sebastian has a Bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a Master’s degree from New York University. He’s also received professional certificates from University College London, Columbia University and New York University.

Marilena Acevedo serves as the Sr. Vice President of People and Culture at Moove, a leading fuel and lubricants distributor headquartered in King of Prussia, PA with 53 locations throughout the US.  Marilena is a highly skilled, experienced Human Resources Executive whose career began a little over 20 years ago as Personnel Assistant providing her the unique experience and opportunity to learn from the ground up.  The experience of running a one person HR Department for a number of years along with progressive growth within the HR field prepared Marilena for her current role.

Marilena holds a degree in Human Resources from DePaul University and has authored, served as subject matter expert on panels, and was interviewed for HR publications including SHRM’s HR Magazine, Freightwaves, and Transport Topics, to name a few.   A native of Chicago, Marilena and her husband currently reside in the greater Philadelphia area.

Marilena’s advice for up and coming HR professionals:  Never turn down an opportunity to learn.  Be a sponge.  Learn all you can even if it doesn’t pertain to your current role.  Volunteer for projects.  All of this experience will come in handy someday and it will make you a more rounded individual.  Lifelong learning is not overrated and it will lead to growth and innovation regardless of the field or expertise area you choose.

Stephanie Karlin, PHR, is a seasoned HR Professional with over two decades of progressive experience. She began her career at a small technology firm, where she played a pivotal role in scaling the workforce from 8 to over 100 employees while spearheading essential business strategies and processes. Throughout her career, Stephanie has held key leadership positions, including Senior Director of HR at Haier America. In this role, she was instrumental in devising and implementing HR strategies that significantly contributed to business performance and organizational growth. Currently, Stephanie serves as a Senior Presales Solution Consultant in the midmarket segment at UKG, where she leverages her extensive expertise to provide strategic HR solutions.