Dr. Hogan is a scholar-practitioner, strategic adviser, consultant and an executive leadership coach. He is a champion of and an internationally recognized subject matter expert on diversity, equity, inclusion, and civil discourse. He is an enabler of executive leadership and organizational excellence. His distinction is the ability to promote transformational leadership development by creating incidents of cognitive dissonance and opportunities for self-reflection, self-discovery and self-awareness by using the arts as an agent-of-change.

Dr. Hogan is a Professor of Practice in Human Resource Management at the Pennsylvania State University, School of Labor and Employment Relations. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in-residence and on-line. His signature class is Ethics in the Workplace. Dr. Hogan’s action research interests include Global Leadership Development, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and the convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and human beings in the workplace. He is the founder of the School’s Academy of Human Capital Development and served as Director from 2011 - 2018.

Currently, Dr. Hogan serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, College of Arts and Architecture and serves as a member of the Community Advisory Council. In March 2019, he was selected to serve as a scholar for the Penn State Student Engagement Faculty Academy for Academic Years 2019 – 2021.

Mary-Claire Burick is a dynamic and strategic leader whose focus is on improving communications, building engagement and leading change. She develops realistic strategies, ties individual and group actions to business outcomes and ensures that employees have the skills, resources and training to achieve their goals. 

Mary-Claire is the President of the Rosslyn Business Improvement District, an organization that works with businesses, residents and county government to ensure that Rosslyn flourishes as one of the world’s most successful urban centers. Previously, Mary-Claire was President of MC Strategy, a consulting firm helping leaders build healthy and effective organizations.  Prior, she was Vice President of Operations for Allbritton Communications, managing ABC-7, NewsChannel 8 and POLITICO.  Earlier in her career, she helped launch the Fox NewsChannel, where she served as Operations Manager. 

She was named Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business and has a certificate in Organizational Consulting and Change Leadership from Georgetown University and a BA in Communications from University of Delaware.

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Sheila E. Murphy is Principal of Executive Advisement, LLC, an Arizona-based consulting firm specializing in providing a wide-array of diagnostic, strategic communication and developmental performance management services that are custom designed to meet the unique needs of progressive organizations seeking to become the “best in class” and/or ensure their sustainable competitive relevancy in their respective sector/industry.

Dr. Murphy brings extensive experience in private and public business sectors and a wealth of consulting and educational depth in designing solutions for optimizing organizational performance. In partnership with Arizona State University’s Ramsey Executive Education Program, Dr. Murphy developed and continues to instruct the first, and to-date only, exclusively online Certified Public Manager (CPM) program in the United States. The program consists of 24 separate weeks of instruction, and is recognized by 28 States as the signature certification of public sector leaders. Dr. Murphy has also authored numerous studies and published articles in the areas of organizational capacity, organizational performance diagnostics and problem-solving, system-based program implementation, collaboration, and financial integration. Her signature capability in diagnosing executive communication development and her unique personal engagement with professionals at all levels has guided hundreds of individual and organizational clients. Dr. Murphy’s areas of primary expertise and interest include Executive Advisement™, Strategic Communication, Organizational Leadership, Performance Analysis, and Succession Planning.

Scott Nelson is the executive vice president of Consulting Services and Partner, MDA Leadership Consulting, Mineapolis, Minn. 

With over thirty-five years experience in retail management and human resources, Sherry Hollock is currently the Senior Vice President, NYC Headquarters HR and Enterprise Talent and Organization Development at Macy’s Inc.  Sherry maintains offices in both Macy's, Inc., corporate offices in NYC and Cincinnati, Ohio.  Macy’s is one of the nation's premier retailers, with fiscal 2012 sales of $27.7 billion. The company operates more than 840 department stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy's and Bloomingdale's.   

Sherry holds a B.S. in Individual and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania State University.  She joined Federated Department Stores in 1986 as the Divisional Vice President, Training and Development for the Lazarus division, after spending over 13 years in stores, merchandising, and human resources at John Wanamaker in Philadelphia.  In 1987, she accepted additional responsibilities for executive recruitment and placement, succession-planning, and other organization development functions.  Assigned to enterprise-wide talent and organization development in 1995, Sherry is responsible for organization development, executive and career development, succession planning, college relations, employment, and executive recruitment and staffing for Macy’s, Inc.  Sherry and her team created the Federated Leadership Institute in 1998, which currently serves as the corporate university for the top 2000 executives in the corporation. In 2010, Sherry accepted additional responsibilities as the Human Resources lead for the merchandising, merchandise planning, marketing and macys.com organizations. 

Sherry has spoken at many conferences in the Human Resource arena including American Society of Training and Development, Training, and the National Retail Federation.  She has written numerous articles in human resource and retail industry publications, including STORES, Training and Development, Training, and HR Magazine.

Ed Rodriguez joined Ventura Foods as Vice President of Field Human Resources in 2011 and has held the title of Vice President of Organizational and Leadership Development since 2012. He began his career in human resources at PepsiCo in 1995. After serving as a Human Resources Manager in several Los Angeles area locations, he became regional Staffing and Training Manager for Southern California in 1999. In 2001, he joined Pepsi Bottling Group’s headquarters HR team as a Labor Relations Manager and Chief Spokesperson. A year later, he joined the acquisition and integration team, and later was named Director of Human Resources for PBG Mexico, where he was responsible for 26,000 employees, twenty-five plants, and more than 150 sales and distribution locations. In 2004, Mr. Rodriguez returned to PBG’s headquarters as Vice President of International Capability for its Mexico, Canada, and European operations, and was later named Vice President of Organizational Capability and Diversity, where he led PBG to a #2 ranking on DiversityInc Magazine’s 2006 Top Companies for Diversity. In 2007, he was named divisional Vice President of Pepsi’s West Business Unit, where he was responsible for 7,500 employees across California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska. In 2009, Mr. Rodriguez was named to HispanicBusiness magazine’s Top 60 Corporate Elite list. 

Mr. Rodriguez earned a bachelor’s degree in English from UC Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in Communication Management from USC. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Education with an emphasis in Leadership studies at Chapman University in Orange County, California.  He is a Certified Professional Coach.

Lynn currently works in the healthcare industry but also has a broad range of experience working with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of leadership development, organizational change, and cultural alignment. As a seasoned leader Lynn focuses on helping leaders achieve strategic goals and align their teams to achieve business results.  

In her current role, Lynn is responsible for assuring successful Change Leadership supporting key strategic initiatives in one of the nation’s largest non-profit healthcare systems. Lynn is a consultant to the executive teams, providing coaching and organizational effectiveness support. 

Prior to her current position, Lynn served as a Principal Consultant at Right Management, an international consulting firm, for nine years. Lynn's experience also includes leadership positions in Organizational Development for Sprint Corporation and Cigna Healthcare. In addition, she maintained a private consulting practice in Portland, Oregon and Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

Lynn was a faculty member for over 15 years in the Pacific Northwest with Washington State University and Portland State University where her specialty areas were Organizational Behavior Analysis and Organizational Psychology. Lynn’s work has been featured in Training and Development, the Journal of Organizational Excellence, and has been presented in several association conferences. 

Lynn was awarded her Ph.D. in Applied Experimental Psychology (Organizational Behavior Analysis) from Washington State University.  She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Psychology with an emphasis on behavior change and motivation from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.