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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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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.