Joanna Colosimo
Vice President of Workforce Equity and Compliance Strategy
DCI Consulting
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Joanna Colosimo, M.A., is the Vice President of Workforce Equity and Compliance Strategy at DCI Consulting Group, where she leads a division that consults on OFCCP compliance, pay equity, audit strategies, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She also assists clients with defining their diversity, compliance, and pay equity programs. Joanna presents at conferences on pay equity, diversity, and OFCCP topics and writes for multiple publications. Joanna earned a M.A. degree in I/O Psychology from Radford University and a Bachelor of Business Administration and Psychology from Roanoke College. She holds a SHRM-SCP certification and serves on the Board of WMILG.

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Krystal Welland
Lead Statistician
Silberman Law PC
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Krystal Welland is Silberman Law’s Lead Statistician. Krystal performs complex statistical analyses related to pay equity, affirmative action, adverse impact, and DE&I. Krystal works closely with the firm’s clients to develop meaningful, practical and strategic analyses that help employers address pay gaps, enhance EEO and OFCCP compliance, and move the needle on diversity. Krystal regularly presents at local, regional, and national ILG conferences.

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Pay Equity Update: EEOC, OFCCP, and What to Expect in a Presidential Election Year

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
John Baldino, SHRM-SCP, MSHR, SPHR
President
Humareso
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John Baldino

John Baldino founded Humareso to strategize with companies to develop plans to manage talent, recruit for skills gaps based on employee inventories, assess markets for growth, develop long-range succession plans and influence a culture of enthusiastic buy-in.  Humareso provides outsourced human resource services, including its flagship HRO plan, which helps businesses save money, increase productivity and reduce legal risks by providing dedicated HR consulting for compliance, training, performance management, employee relations, workplace management, discipline and other important HR best practices.

Humareso handles all facets of employee engagement and business development, providing strategic direction to help employers manage talent, recruit for skills gaps, assess markets for growth, assess competition, increase employee performance, develop long-range succession plans and influence an enthusiastic, innovative culture.

Professional Background and Accomplishments:

  • 26 years in Human Resources; 17 years in strategic roles
  • Served in hospitality/restaurant, retail, distribution, non-profit, education and finance/banking industries
  • 2012 Delaware Valley (Philadelphia Metropolitan Area) Human Resources Person of the Year
  • 2013-2016 SHRM National Membership Marketing
  • Articles and interviews published in HR and Business publications such as Certified, HR Matters Magazine, Recruiter.com and Accelerate
  • Keynote speaker for International and U.S. conferences  

Professional Organizations:

  • Garden State Council SHRM – Leader, Young Professionals Initiative
  • Tri-State HRMA, an affiliate of SHRM – Vice-President
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Functional Forgiveness: The Underrated Business Imperative

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
John Baldino, SHRM-SCP, MSHR, SPHR
President
Humareso
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John Baldino

John Baldino founded Humareso to strategize with companies to develop plans to manage talent, recruit for skills gaps based on employee inventories, assess markets for growth, develop long-range succession plans and influence a culture of enthusiastic buy-in.  Humareso provides outsourced human resource services, including its flagship HRO plan, which helps businesses save money, increase productivity and reduce legal risks by providing dedicated HR consulting for compliance, training, performance management, employee relations, workplace management, discipline and other important HR best practices.

Humareso handles all facets of employee engagement and business development, providing strategic direction to help employers manage talent, recruit for skills gaps, assess markets for growth, assess competition, increase employee performance, develop long-range succession plans and influence an enthusiastic, innovative culture.

Professional Background and Accomplishments:

  • 26 years in Human Resources; 17 years in strategic roles
  • Served in hospitality/restaurant, retail, distribution, non-profit, education and finance/banking industries
  • 2012 Delaware Valley (Philadelphia Metropolitan Area) Human Resources Person of the Year
  • 2013-2016 SHRM National Membership Marketing
  • Articles and interviews published in HR and Business publications such as Certified, HR Matters Magazine, Recruiter.com and Accelerate
  • Keynote speaker for International and U.S. conferences  

Professional Organizations:

  • Garden State Council SHRM – Leader, Young Professionals Initiative
  • Tri-State HRMA, an affiliate of SHRM – Vice-President
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Functional Forgiveness: The Underrated Business Imperative

Monday, June 24, 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Sharell Thomas-Hodge
Total Rewards Director
YMCA of Metro Atlanta
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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.

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Jennifer Akoma, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Head of People and Stewardship
Android Industries
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From Support to Strategy: The HR Transformation Blueprint

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Jennifer Akoma, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Head of People and Stewardship
Android Industries
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From Support to Strategy: The HR Transformation Blueprint

Monday, June 24, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Jennifer Akoma, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Head of People and Stewardship
Android Industries
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Shenal Shroff
Senior Director, Customer Success
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Shenal Shroff is a Senior Director of Customer Success at Checkr, where she helps her customers optimize their candidate funnels through streamlined background verification, improve candidate experiences, and hiring teams to perform individualized role-based hiring assessments. She is based in San Francisco, CA, with over 17 years of experience in customer success and professional services.

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Su-Han Wang
Managing Litigation & Compliance Counsel
Checkr
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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.

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Revolutionizing Talent Needs: The Impact of AI and Compliance in Background Checks

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Kiran George
Senior Director, Solutions Engineering
Checkr
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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.

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Su-Han Wang
Managing Litigation & Compliance Counsel
Checkr
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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.

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