Carmen Aliber
Director of Human Resources
Dexter Southfield
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Carmen Aliber has lived a life of service advocating for others in education, the workplace, and for social justice causes. After escaping an abusive relationship, she co-founded TRAC, Together Rising Above Coercion, an advocacy coalition working to expand legal protections for victims of coercive control, the foundation of all forms of abuse. She is a 2024 Women of Courage award recipient, speaker, mentor, and legislative liaison. Carmen holds a BS in Organizational Communications and MS in Organizational Leadership/HRM from Northeastern University and a graduate certificate in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University.

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Tomissa Smittendorf
Senior Director of Commercial Capabilities
Kellanova
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Tomissa Smittendorf has a passion for creating a workplace cultures that emphasize capability building, activating an intentional learner mindset and collaborating across the organization to drive impact. With over 30 years of CPG experience across various functions of the business, including learning and development, retail sales, supply chain, HR, sales finance, customer service and direct store delivery, Tomissa is a visionary leader with a strategic approach to cultivating a culture of continuous learning to invest in people. 

At Kellanova, Tomissa leads the development of comprehensive learning strategies, ties learning to business solutions and consults with the business to overcome business challenges to drive growth. She is proud to have built multiple high-performance teams that prioritize agility and can adapt quickly to meet the changing needs of the business. With a "transformational drive" and "make it happen" spirit, Tomissa has committed her career to drive the organization to achieve results.

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Debra Keller
President & Chief Compliance Officer
Victig Background Checks
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Deb Keller is President & Chief Compliance Officer of Victig Background Checks, a nationally accredited background screening firm. She’s a national authority on background screening, regulatory compliance, the FCRA, the use of criminal records in employment and the EEOC Guidance.

She’s spoken at six Annual SHRM Conferences, recently completing consecutive sessions at SHRM21, SHRM22 and now SHRM23 as well as 35+ State SHRM and Employment Law Conferences.  

Deb has been quoted in SHRM magazine and the 2020 Complete Guide to Human Resources & the Law. Deb holds the PBSA Advanced Certification, designating advanced expertise in the FCRA and background screening.

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Dianna Sporcic
Members and Community Director
SHRM
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Dianna Sporcic, SHRM-SCP is Members and Community Director for the Southeast Region, which includes the states of AL, FL, GA, Mississippi, Bahama, BDA, PR, DC, KY, NC, SC, TN, VA, WVA. She works remotely from her home in St. Petersburg, FL.

Dianna spent almost 30 years with Hyatt starting in operations and then moving into HR. Most recently she was Director of HR for Hyatt Vacation Ownership (HVO) who is known for the most luxurious vacation ownership resorts in the world. She was instrumental in the M&A when Interval Leisure Group (ILG) purchased HVO. She remained on as a highly valued and strategic member of the ILG HR team while still supporting HVO. After Marriott purchased ILG, Dianna joined ONICON Measurement Solutions. Dianna has diverse HR experience in hospitality, manufacturing and labor relations. Dianna is a member of our Tampa chapter and holds SHRM-SCP certification.

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Jenny Locanthi, SHRM-SCP
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Membership Initiatives Director
SHRM
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Jenny Locanthi, SHRM-SCP is a Membership Initiatives Director for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Prior to joining SHRM, Jenny worked as an HR practitioner supporting a wide variety of HR functions including talent acquisition, benefits, compliance, payroll, training and performance management. Jenny is passionate about supporting organizations and the people that make their work possible. In her current role, she supports HR professionals and their SHRM-affiliated associations serve and advance the HR profession.

 

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 10:30am to 10:50am
Dianna Sporcic
Members and Community Director
SHRM
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Dianna Sporcic, SHRM-SCP is Members and Community Director for the Southeast Region, which includes the states of AL, FL, GA, Mississippi, Bahama, BDA, PR, DC, KY, NC, SC, TN, VA, WVA. She works remotely from her home in St. Petersburg, FL.

Dianna spent almost 30 years with Hyatt starting in operations and then moving into HR. Most recently she was Director of HR for Hyatt Vacation Ownership (HVO) who is known for the most luxurious vacation ownership resorts in the world. She was instrumental in the M&A when Interval Leisure Group (ILG) purchased HVO. She remained on as a highly valued and strategic member of the ILG HR team while still supporting HVO. After Marriott purchased ILG, Dianna joined ONICON Measurement Solutions. Dianna has diverse HR experience in hospitality, manufacturing and labor relations. Dianna is a member of our Tampa chapter and holds SHRM-SCP certification.

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Jenny Locanthi, SHRM-SCP
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Membership Initiatives Director
SHRM
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Jenny Locanthi, SHRM-SCP is a Membership Initiatives Director for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Prior to joining SHRM, Jenny worked as an HR practitioner supporting a wide variety of HR functions including talent acquisition, benefits, compliance, payroll, training and performance management. Jenny is passionate about supporting organizations and the people that make their work possible. In her current role, she supports HR professionals and their SHRM-affiliated associations serve and advance the HR profession.

 

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Monday, June 24, 2024 - 2:00pm to 2:20pm
Art Gloria, SHRM-CP
Director, Membership Community Initiatives
SHRM
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Art Gloria, SHRM-CP is Director, Membership Community Initiatives for SHRM. In his role, he is responsible for member acquisition and retention, leadership development for volunteer leaders, chapters, and state councils, and creating the value-added proposition for SHRM.

Art Gloria is an award-winning, experienced professional in human resources, finance, and general business management with a demonstrated history of working in the government, health care, and diverse private business industries. Gloria has a very rich background in volunteer leadership, having been in various board roles with local SHRM chapters and state council, including most recently serving as the chapter president of El Paso SHRM. In addition, he serves on various non-profit boards in his home state Texas.

Art holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Regents University London. He attended the University of Texas at El Paso, where he earned his B.A. in Political Science.

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Gina Ayllon, CAE, SHRM-SCP
Executive Director, Northern California Operations
SHRM
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As executive director of SHRM Northern California Operations, Ayllon is responsible for overseeing membership engagement activities, including recruitment, retention and local educational programs for HR professionals living and working in the Greater SF Bay Area. Additionally, she oversees the financial responsibilities of the Northern California operation. Prior to joining SHRM, Ayllon served for nearly 18 years as executive director of the Professional Association of Childhood Education, where she oversaw the organization’s daily operations, program development and strategic planning initiatives. Ayllon holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from San Francisco State University. Additionally, she is SHRM SCP Certified and a Certified Association Executive.

 

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Shannon Taylor
Members and Community Director
SHRM
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Shannon is a seasoned human resource professional with over 12 years of experience in program development, relationship building, and employee relations. She has helped numerous companies, including ADP, Apple, Amazon Web Services, and BlackBerry, attract and retain top talent. Shannon has a keen eye for understanding the inner workings of people and businesses and a professional interest in emotional intelligence in the workplace. In her free time, she enjoys riding her Vespa scooter or hiking along the shoreline in San Francisco.

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Hunter Lott
owner
HunterLott.com
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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.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Hunter Lott
owner
HunterLott.com
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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.

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Monday, June 24, 2024 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Derek Jones
Vice President of Product Management
Equifax Workforce Solutions
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Derek Jones is currently the Vice President of Product Management for Equifax Workforce Solutions’ Insights division. He is responsible for delivering products that leverage a spectrum of criminal justice data to provide solutions to help our portfolio of customers, spanning victims of crime, state and federal agencies, and background screeners and employers. Derek has over a decade of leadership experience in business development, account management and product management in the software tech industry.

Derek received his M.B.A in Entrepreneurship and undergraduate degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Louisville. Derek works in Louisville, KY where he lives with his wife and six children.

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Christine Mixan, ICF PCC
Talent Planning Lead
General Motors
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Christine Mixan is a Talent Management leader and Executive Coach with eighteen years experience in leading enterprise-wide initiatives for Fortune 500 companies in leadership development, executive coaching, team effectiveness, culture and succession planning.

Christine holds her advanced PCC credential from ICF and a Master’s in Communication and Organizational Development from the University of Nebraska Omaha.

In her current role, Christine leads the strategy and execution of General Motor's Talent Planning processes and solutions. Christine has also held Talent Management positions across industries, including retail, insurance, government, and financial services where she has built leadership systems from the ground up.

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