Ahu Yildirmaz
senior director, ADP Research Institute
ADP
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Dr. Ahu Yildirmaz leads the ADP Research Institute, a specialized group within ADP that provides insights to leaders in both the private and public sectors on current and emerging issues in human capital management, employment trends, and workforce strategy. The Institute leverages ADP’s deep expertise across the entire spectrum of human capital management, as well as insights gained from ADP’s approximately 600,000 clients and its 20M+ employee sample, to conduct research that illuminates the crucial trends shaping today’s working environments.

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Matt Kaiser
director, Recruitment
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Matt is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – one of the nation’s leading pediatric healthcare systems and consistently ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune magazine. With the support of a strong team, Matt is working to evolve and optimize the recruitment platform at Children’s.

Prior to working at Children's, Matt helped reshape talent acquisition at Ericsson, the world's leading provider of communications technology and services, operating in 180 countries and employing more than 100,000 people. In his five years with Ericsson, Matt lived in both Australia and Singapore. He drove innovation in the employer branding, sourcing and recruitment strategy for Ericsson regionally and globally.

He has past experience as a senior strategy consultant with a U.S. recruitment communications firm, helping leading organizations implement innovative employer branding and digital strategies to attract top talent. Matt is a graduate of The Florida State University in the USA. He is an author and featured industry speaker on best practices in Talent Management at international HR events.

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Brad Cooper, MSPT, MBA, ATC, MTC
chief executive officer
US Corporate Wellness, Inc.
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Yin & Yang…  Day & Night … Suzanna & Brad. While these two may be as different as they come, together they cover the full spectrum.
 
Suzanna has a pair of Masters degrees, including one in Counseling, and is known nationally for her knowledge of coaching and interpersonal communication. As the Chief Learning Officer for the Catalyst Coaching Institute, she is the driving force behind one of the top coach training programs in the country (in addition to teaching at the University level). And as an added bonus, she was recognized as one of Colorado’s “Most Outstanding Women in Business.” 
 
Brad also holds a pair of Masters degrees and is currently engaged in a top level PhD program. He is the CEO of US Corporate Wellness, the author of 4 books, holds 2 US Patents and has spoken professionally in all 50 states. In 2016 he was recognized by several publications as the “World’s Fittest CEO” for his results in the Ironman, marathon & Race Across America bike race. 
 
Together, they’ve built 2 national businesses, raised 3 adult kids, and just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. They usually present individually but today we’re privileged to have them at SHRM together!
 
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 10:00am to 11:15am
Michele Whitehead, PHR
manager of HR Services
Berkshire Associates, Inc.
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Michele Whitehead is Senior Manager of Client Services at Berkshire Associates. In her position, Michele is responsible for overseeing, developing, and implementing training and consulting services related to affirmative action and pay equity analysis.

With over 20 years in the human resource industry, Michele is an expert in HR practices and procedures. This experience allows her to develop and present training sessions to educate clients on the latest affirmative action, applicant management, compensation, and workforce analysis topics and trends. She has a true passion for educating fellow HR professionals, which is why she has been an active speaker throughout the country at conferences and meetings including the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Talent Management and Annual Conferences.

Michele has a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management and Management Skills from New York State University at Buffalo. Michele holds both SPHR and SHRM-SCP Certification and is a member of the national Society for Human Resource Management.  

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William A. Schiemann, Ph.D.
CEO
Metrus Group, Inc.
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Bill Schiemann is founder and CEO of Metrus Group, specializing in performance measurement and organizational change. He has consulted extensively with corporations on the development and implementation of business and people strategies; HR measurement; strategic employee surveys and internal value assessments; and creating high performance cultures. He also founded the Metrus Institute, which supports research and publications, many in the human capital arena.  

Bill is a thought leader in the human resources field, having written scores of articles and six books in the human capital area, most recently the SHRM-published book, Hidden Drivers of Success:  Leveraging Employee Insights for Strategic Advantage (2013). 

He is the Past Chair of the SHRM Foundation Board of Directors and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the HR Certification Institute.  He has been named a Fellow and Scholar by the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 

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May Speck
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
WageWorks
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May Speck joined WageWorks in 2008. She served as Director of Global Human Resources of Zilog, Inc.; as Project Manager for the restructuring of North America Hallmark Cards, Inc.; and as Human Resources & Organizational Consultant responsible for the strategic alignment of people systems in Hallmark’s IT Division. She has a Senior Professional Human Resources certification and is President Elect of the Northern California Human Resources Association Board of Directors. May holds an M.S. in human resources from Loyola University, Chicago and a B.S. from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 10:00am to 11:15am
Michael Wilkinson
managing director
Leadership Strategies
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Mr. Wilkinson is the Managing Director of Leadership Strategies, Inc. - a leadership training and strategy consulting firm specializing in group facilitation. He is considered a national leader in the facilitation industry. • Author of The Secrets of Facilitation and The Secrets to Masterful Meetings. • Board member of the International Institute for Facilitation. • Founder of the FindaFacilitator database. • One of the first five Certified Master Facilitators in North America. • Named Facilitator of the Year in 2003 by the Southeast Association of Facilitators. Active in both the private and public sectors, he has provided leadership training and strategy development assistance to such diverse organizations as The Coca-Cola Company, Unisys, Sears, EPA, CDC, KPMG Peat Marwick, and the American Cancer Society. Mr. Wilkinson is a much sought after facilitator, trainer and speaker, both in the U.S. and around the globe. He has completed international assignments in Bangkok, Brisbane, Glasgow, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Milan, Singapore, Sydney and Wellington. Past participants have commented that his dynamic presentation style, combined with his unique insights, make for an intense, power-packed session. Prior to Leadership Strategies, Mr. Wilkinson spent six years with ADP and eight years in the information technology practice of Ernst & Young's Manage¬ment Consulting Group. He is a High Honors graduate from Dartmouth and resides with his wife and two children in Atlanta.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 10:45am to 12:00pm
May Speck
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
WageWorks
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May Speck joined WageWorks in 2008. She served as Director of Global Human Resources of Zilog, Inc.; as Project Manager for the restructuring of North America Hallmark Cards, Inc.; and as Human Resources & Organizational Consultant responsible for the strategic alignment of people systems in Hallmark’s IT Division. She has a Senior Professional Human Resources certification and is President Elect of the Northern California Human Resources Association Board of Directors. May holds an M.S. in human resources from Loyola University, Chicago and a B.S. from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

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Geoffrey Dubiski
chief talent officer
Sumner Grace
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Geoffrey Dubiski has been a passionate liberator of companies’ talent management processes for over twenty years. Gaining insight with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Geoffrey became an executive compensation consultant with Towers Perrin and an operational executive with one of the largest National staffing firms directing large-scale workforce engagements. He now leads Sumner Grace - a human capital strategy and advisory firm dedicated to the advancement of client’s success through talent management.

Working with companies including GE, Cisco, Ingersoll-Rand, Monsanto as well as Discovery Communications, Vail Resorts, TYCO, NCR and Scotiabank, Geoffrey has facilitated over $1.5 billion dollars in client expenditures in the human capital markets and overseen the fulfillment of 240,000 positions.

A self-proclaimed metrics junkie, Geoffrey takes a non-conformist view of data usage and how HR, specifically recruiting, is a profit center for any organization.

Follow Geoffrey on Twitter @talenscout1.

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Michele Whitehead
Manager of HR Services
Berkshire Associates Inc
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Michele Whitehead is Senior Manager of Client Services at Berkshire Associates. In her position, Michele is responsible for overseeing, developing, and implementing training and consulting services related to affirmative action and pay equity analysis.

With over 20 years in the human resource industry, Michele is an expert in HR practices and procedures. This experience allows her to develop and present training sessions to educate clients on the latest affirmative action, applicant management, compensation, and workforce analysis topics and trends. She has a true passion for educating fellow HR professionals, which is why she has been an active speaker throughout the country at conferences and meetings including the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Talent Management and Annual Conferences.

Michele has a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management and Management Skills from New York State University at Buffalo. Michele holds both SPHR and SHRM-SCP Certification and is a member of the national Society for Human Resource Management.  

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