Jon Ingham
executive consultant
Social Advantage
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Jon Ingham is a consultant, researcher, writer and speaker focusing on strategic human capital management, HR 2.0 and management 2.0.

He helps organizations gain competitive advantage through the creation of human and social capital supported by effective leadership, HR and management practices, OD interventions, and the use of web 2.0 / social media tools etc.

Jon has worked for 20 years in Engineering, IT, change management and HR (including as an HR Director). He is based in the UK but has a global focus to his role and spends a lot of time in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Jon works with business leaders, HR departments and others to raise the level of their ambition to have more impact in their businesses.

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Kendall Isaac
Professor
Appalachian School of Law
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Kendall D. Isaac previously was an adjunct professor at Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio, where he taught a general practice/law practice management course. Prior to teaching, Isaac owned The Isaac Firm LLC, a law practice that concentrated on employment law and mediation matters and also served as a new-lawyer incubation center that trained new lawyers on how to start and build their own practice. Isaac has also worked for Reminger LPA, a large regional law firm with offices in Ohio and Kentucky, where his practice focused on employment law and workers' compensation defense. Before his legal career, he held employee relations and human resource management roles for Fortune 500 companies Abbott Laboratories and Bisys/Citigroup. He graduated from The Ohio State University with his bachelor's in rhetorical communications and graduated Order of the Curia from Capital University Law School with his law degree and a concentration in labor and employment law. His primary research interests involve the advancement of mediation theory and practice, especially in the realm of workplace disputes, and trends relative to the growth and development of "lawyerpreneurs."
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Sue Jones
HR coach
KLS Group
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Sue Jones has 25 years of experience creating strategic HR programs and services to effect positive change in organizations. She is an innovative HR leader whose experience spans large companies ($4,500 Million, 100,000 employees) to smaller business ($2 Million, 12 employees). Sue has worked in a variety of different industries and is adept with transferring her knowledge, skills and abilities across several different channels of business. Sue is a Veteran of the US Navy and has a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Lesley College and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University. Sue is actively involved in both local and national organizations and has supported the growth of Human Resource Professionals as a member of SHRM since 1994.
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Paula M. Jones
Attorney
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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Paula M. Jones is an associate at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, where she advises clients on estate planning and administration with a focus on international planning. Her practice encompasses all aspects of U.S. estate and gift taxation, the creation and maintenance of U.S. and foreign trusts, pre-immigration planning for non-resident aliens coming to the United States, expatriation tax planning for residents and citizens leaving the United States, charitable giving overseas and other related matters.
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Gary S. Jones
former chief human resources officer
Grizzard Communications Group (an Omnicom Company)
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Gary Jones, CSP and SPHR, is the Former Chief Human Resources Officer at Grizzard Communications Group (an Omnicom Company) with offices in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He has over 25 years of corporate level human resources experience in a diverse set of industries including marketing services, specialty retail, wholesale, and not-for-profit. He holds graduate degrees in Administration as well as Counseling and served as adjunct professor in Mercer University’s MBA program for nearly 10 years, teaching courses in human resources, organizational behavior and management. In 2010, Gary received the SHAPE Award for Professional Excellence in Human Resources from the Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. His primary hobbies and interests revolve around guitars, classic rock, unsuccessful attempts to lower his golf handicap, and travel.
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Donna Joseph
CEO
Rhodes-Joseph & Tobiason Advisors, LLC
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Donna Joseph is the CEO and co-founder of Rhodes-Joseph & Tobiason Advisors, an independent employee benefits coaching and consulting company helping employers and employee benefits professionals as well as brokers, vendors and service providers, www.rjtadvisors.com. Her company’s unique Rent-A-Benefits Director™ services accelerate clients’ achievement of business and benefits goals. Donna also leads her company’s Grow Your Benefits Career™ coaching practice, www.GrowYourBenefitsCareer.com. As former Benefits Director at a major global company, Donna brings her wide experience and depth of knowledge to her clients. She frequently speaks at national employee benefits conferences and has authored and been quoted in many articles on benefits.
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Jennifer Kallery
Division Vice President, Marketing
Maritz Motivation Solutions
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For over 8 years, Jennifer Kallery has worked closely with Maritz Motivation Solutions clients to design effective employee recognition and reward programs. As vice president of Insight Services, Kallery leads a team of researchers who deliver client program predictive design modeling, and performance analysis and reporting. Insight Services uses research and analysis to understand the most effective strategies and tactics for influencing human behavior and attitudes, and links this analysis to financial performance outcomes for clients. Kallery has gained extensive experience in motivation and consumer loyalty research, analytics strategy and market research and intelligence. She is a member of the American Marketing Association, a representative for the International Society of Performance Improvement Advocates and a Certified Recognition Professional from Recognized Professional International.
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G.Roger King
Senior Labor and Employment Counsel
HR Policy Association
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Roger King represents employers in employment relations matters, concentrating on matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, state and federal equal employment statutes, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In addition, Roger's practice consists of representing employers in collective bargaining negotiations, grievance and arbitration matters, and litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts regarding a broad spectrum of labor-related matters. Roger's experience also includes representing clients regarding issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program matters, wrongful discharge claims, and development and review of employee policies and procedures. Roger is a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a member of the following bar associations, including the labor relations section of each: American, District of Columbia, Ohio State, and Columbus and a member of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Labor Advisory Committee, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the American Health Lawyers Association, and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA).
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Jay M. Kirschbaum
Benefits Compliance - Director and Sr. V.P.
World Insurance Associates
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Jay has more than 30 years of experience as a tax attorney specializing in employee benefits.  Prior to joining World, Jay was a Sr. VP and Senior ERISA Attorney with Lockton was previously the national practice leader for the legal and research team at WT.W

Jay served as a Peace Corps volunteer and business consultant from 1979 to 1982. 

He has an LL.M.  in taxation from New York University School of Law, J.D. with distinction from the University of Arizona College of Law and a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis.  Jay is the former Chair of the American Benefits Council, an adjunct professor of employee benefits in the LL.M. program at Washington University School of Law.

 

 

 

 

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Jim Kizielewicz
Chief Marketing Officer
Kronos Incorporated
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As senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Jim Kizielewicz is responsible for developing and guiding the global marketing strategy for Kronos. 

Kizielewicz has served in a variety of management and executive capacities for Kronos since he joined the company in 1981, including leadership positions in services, business development, product marketing, and training.  As head of corporate strategy when Kronos was a publicly traded company, Kizielewicz was the principal architect of several strategic acquisitions.

A sought-after thought-leader and speaker, few executives in the field of workforce management can match the experience that Kizielewicz has accumulated during his multi-faceted tenure with Kronos.  From the pioneering days of introducing micro-processing technology for time-capture to the latest in biometric security devices, Kizielewicz has been a consistent contributor to the industry’s continuing evolution. 

Kizielewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Hamilton College, and has participated in a series of executive education programs, including the AEA/Stanford Executive Institute at Stanford University.

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