Sharell Thomas-Hodge is a dynamic speaker, coach, and consultant.  As CEO of the Sharell Group, her mission is to help individuals connect purpose and passion leading to a career of meaning and profits.  She is a wife, bonus mom of four and woman of faith.  She enjoys reading, singing, traveling, and most importantly spending time with family.  Additionally, Sharell is the Total Rewards Director for the YMCA of Metro Atlanta.  She joined the company in 2020 and is responsible for formulating and executing a strategic approach to compensation, benefits, and incentives that attract and retain top talent.  Prior to joining the Y, Sharell was the Director of Total Rewards at Dekra North America. During her tenure at Dekra she played a significant role in the acquisition of 7 companies and was a key architect in the creation of a total rewards program designed for the newly established safety company. Sharell is a graduate of Devry University and holds an MBA. She is a SHRM Certified Senior Professional.  She has been a featured speaker with Wellspring Living, BLR, HR Jetpack, Quit Commuting Conference and PayScale, just to name a few.  She currently serves on the board of Friends of Refugees and the Atlanta Mission, where she provides human resources expertise.  She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia but is a proud native of Nassau, Bahamas.

Kiran leads the Solutions Engineering team at Checkr where he works with customers across all verticals and segments (SMBs to large Enterprise) to understand their hiring requirements to ultimately optimize the hiring process for internal teams and candidates. Prior to Checkr, he has worked at Salesforce and LinkedIn working closely with customers to help optimize and transform their business.

Su-Han is Managing Litigation and Compliance Counsel at Checkr, where she helps the company innovate to meet the evolving challenges of the labor market in a compliant and mission-focused way. Before Checkr, she was a litigator at Morrison & Foerster LLP, where she resolved high-stakes litigation for technology companies and represented white collar and pro bono criminal defendants.

Emily helps clients implement and operate employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs). Emily also handles benefits issues related to corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions due diligence.

As a compliment to her benefits practice, Emily regularly counsels clients in the area of healthcare law, including healthcare reform and HIPAA compliance. Her expertise includes advising clients with ties to the healthcare and pharmacy benefit management industry on business and contractual matters, practitioner employment agreements, administrative services agreements, compensation plans, and confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements.

Emily establishes strong relationships with her clients by building trust and confidence in her ability to identify goals and solutions. She emphasizes effective communication and strategic planning when working with employers on benefit plan design and compliance. Emily has the ability to analyze complex legal issues and state key points in a practical manner that can be applied to real-life client situations. She advises clients in a variety of industries, from small closely held businesses to national corporations.

Emily’s positive attitude, highly motivated personality, and determined approach result in successful outcomes and long-term business relationships.