Effenus Henderson is Chief Diversity Officer for Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, Washington where he advises the CEO and senior management team on diversity, inclusion and affirmative action related matters. He is an internationally recognized diversity thought leader and has been invited by numerous companies and organizations to share his expertise.  He recently led the development a company-wide “Inclusive Leadership Learning Series” for the top 1,500 leaders which is currently being implemented. Additionally he has provided advisory support on diversity to the Federal Government’s EPA office and Office of Personnel Management.

Hunter Lott is an HR problem solver. He has delivered over 4000 “on stage” events, over 17,000 presentation hours and reviewed over 1200 employee handbooks. Hunter won accolades as a senior course leader for the American Management Association. Hunter is an award winning speaker with Vistage and has earned Speaker of the Year, Impact Speaker of the Year and Top Performer Vistage honors.

Hunter attended Tulane University in New Orleans, graduated from Iowa State and has a Master’s Degree in Employment Law from NSU Shepard Broad College of Law.

As vice president of human resources for the Chicago Cubs, Bryan Robinson is responsible for leading execution of the Cubs’ organizational strategy and cultural imperatives in addition to all aspects of human resources. Robinson joined the Cubs after spending nine years with General Electric Company including roles as human resources leader for GE Corporate Commercial and Communications, where he led organizational development for GE’s chief marketing officer and the Global Marketing organization consisting of 40,000 employees. In addition, he served as human resources leader to the Communications and Public Affairs, Advertising and Branding, Market Intelligence, and Healthymagination corporate functions.

Prior to joining GE Corporate, Robinson held human resources manager positions in multiple supply chain and manufacturing locations for GE Industrial Systems and GE Lighting. He transitioned to GE Healthcare in 2006 as human resources leader for Americas Ultrasound and Lunar Services. After leading the integration of the Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Systems Services business, he became Americas Central Zone human resources director in 2009. As human resources director, Robinson was instrumental in redesigning the service and sales organizations and led GE Healthcare's Commercial Transformation, creating a new account management organization across the Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston and Dallas regions.

Robinson began his career as a member of the GE Human Resource Leadership Program, completing generalist, union relations and operations rotations in addition to global training and development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management and a master’s degree in Labor Relations and Human Resources, both from Michigan State University.

Bryan and his wife Katie reside on the North Side of Chicago.

Jessica Lee is the Director of Digital Talent Strategy for Marriott International. She leads global talent focused digital and social media efforts across the enterprise which includes the Marriott family of 19 brands. But that doesn't mean she plays on Facebook all day. In what she'll quickly tell you is her dream job, Jessica gets to differentiate and position Marriott to most effectively optimize innovative technologies to address the brand's business needs in the talent space. These efforts have been applauded and covered by everyone from the Wall Street Journal to Fortune Magazine and she'll work to take it even further to the next level. Don't be fooled by that fancy digital work though, she's still an everyday HR gal in the trenches at the core. SPHR certified, a dozen years or so years as an HR generalist... she can whip up a corrective action plan or source for your purple squirrel in a heartbeat.

Hillary T. Bochniak is a Managing Director of Human Resources at Accenture.  She serves as the Senior HR Business Partner for the Financial Services practice, responsible for driving the overall Human Resources agenda for that $6B global organization.   

Hillary began her career at Accenture as part of the management consulting practice, working with Banking clients.  Since that time, she has amassed more than 15 years of Human Resources experience in a variety of roles including HR Business Partner for the North America Financial Services practice and a leadership role in Accenture’s global implementation of SAP for Human Resources.  In addition, Hillary is the co-lead for corporate citizenship in Accenture’s Chicago metro location and serves on the Central Division Board of Directors for Junior Achievement. 

Hillary is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary.  She lives in downtown Chicago with her husband and two young children.

 

Jack has 34 years of experience in a broad range of employee benefit matters including welfare benefit plans, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and other employer-provided fringe benefits.  Prior to joining Willis, Jack held human resources/benefits leadership positions at four different Fortune 500 companies.  

Jack received his LLM – Employee Benefits from John Marshall Law School, his JD from South Texas College of Law, and his MBA and BBA- Business Economics from Cleveland State.  

In 2012, Jack completed his three year appointment to serve on the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration’s Advisory Council.  He continues to serve on the World at Work Benefits Advisory Board, and he previously served in board positions for the Council on Employee Benefits, the American Benefits Council and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Corporate Board.  

Recently named one of the country’s top chief operating officers, Paul S. Amos II has led Aflac U.S. to more than $10.1 billion in sales since he was named President in 2007. In addition to overseeing all aspects of U.S. operations that include 4,400 employees and one of the largest sales forces in the U.S. with more than 70,000 independent sales agents, Mr. Amos focuses on developing strategies that boost U.S. sales, revenue and profits. 

With Mr. Amos at the helm, Aflac has been recognized annually as one of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in America.  As a regular recipient of industry awards and honors, Mr. Amos recently placed no. 6 on ExecRank’s 2012 list of the top 100 Chief Operating Officers in the U.S. 

Active in the community, Mr. Amos participates in a number of professional, philanthropic, and education organizations including serving on the boards of directors for the Winship Cancer Center at Emory University, the Turner School of Business at Columbus State University, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southwest Georgia. He is also a member of the Georgia Research Alliance Board of Trustees and the Duke University Divinity School’s Board of Visitors.

Debbi Davidson is a Senior Human Resources Consultant with Willis’s HR Partner practice in Atlanta. She provides consultation and guidance to clients in the areas of compensation design, human resources strategy, total rewards, performance management, training and development, and market/best practice research. Prior to joining Willis, Debbi was a Principal/Senior Consultant with Mercer and PricewaterhouseCoopers where she consulted with clients on a variety of compensation issues. Prior to her consulting experience, Debbi was Director of Human Resources for Rollins, Inc. and Human Resources Manager for Computer Sciences Corporation. Debbi holds a BS degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from Auburn University and a MA degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Houston - Clear Lake. She is a Certified Compensation Professional with WorldatWork.

Dr. Don R. Powell is the President and CEO of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The Institute is a leading developer and provider of health management programs and self-care publications.

Dr. Powell is a licensed psychologist who earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He also taught in the University's Psychology Department for eight years where he was nominated for the "Distinguished Teaching Award" and presently serves as a guest lecturer. Dr. Powell is considered to be one of the country's foremost authorities on the design and implementation of community and corporate health education programs. He is the author of fourteen best-selling self-care books including Healthier at Home®, the HealthyLife® Self-Care Guide, which was the winner of the National Health Information’s “Excellence in Health Education Award” and A Year of Health Hints. He gave 110% in writing his latest book Best Sports Clichés Ever which Sports Illustrated called “a home run." He also wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column and has published many professional articles.

Linda Robertson is a Certified Financial Planner™ with Financial Finesse, the leading provider of unbiased financial education for employers nationwide. With over 20 years of experience, Linda has facilitated thousands of financial education workshops to employees on a variety of topics ranging from basic money management and retirement planning to advanced estate planning, in addition to providing financial coaching to numerous employees one on one over the phone and in person at their worksites. Linda writes a nationally syndicated weekly blog on workplace financial education. As a full-time educator, Linda has acquired a good feel for what does and doesn't work in the way of making a lasting impact on employees with financial education.