George Bradt has a unique perspective on transformational leadership based on his combined senior line management and consulting experience at companies including Coca-Cola, Walt Disney and Procter & Gamble. Now he is a Principal of CEO Connection and Managing Director of PrimeGenesis, the leading executive onboarding and transition acceleration group he founded in 2002. George is the author of three books on onboarding published by Wiley including The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan, as well as a weekly column for Forbes.com, “The New Leader’s Playbook.”

Ms. Moulton heads the human resources and administrative division of ACDI/VOCA. As a certified senior professional in human resources (SPHR), Ms. Moulton brings to ACDI/VOCA a depth of knowledge and experience in organizational management. She joined ACDI/VOCA in April 2006 after serving as vice president and deputy director of human resources at ICF International, Inc.; director of human resources and administration at Caliber Associates, Inc.; manager of human resources development at American Institutes for Research; and senior personnel consultant at Tangent Corporation. She earned her M.S. in applied behavioral science with a concentration in organizational development at the Johns Hopkins University and B.S. in psychology at the University of Maryland University College. She served on the board of the Human Resources Leadership Forum from 2011–2013. In 2012 she was a finalist in the Human Resources Leadership Award in Innovation and a recipient of the Dr. J. P. London Award for Promoting Ethical Behavior. In 2013 Ms. Moulton was awarded the InsideNGO Operational Excellence Award in Human Resources.

Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the founder/CEO of Civility Partners, a strategic organizational development firm focused on helping organizations create respectful workplace cultures and specializing in turning around toxic cultures. Civility Partners’ clients range from Fortune 500's to small businesses across many industries. Catherine is a TEDx speaker and an HR thought-leader who has appeared in such venues as USA Today, Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, and many other national news outlets as an expert. She’s an award-winning speaker and blogger, author of three books, and she has 50+ courses reaching global audiences on LinkedIn Learning.

Dan Pasternak is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Labor and Employment Practice Group.  Dan's practice covers the full range of labor and employment issues, from litigation, to working with management to develop, implement, and enforce effective employment and labor relations policies and practices, to providing daily counsel to management and human resource personnel on employment law compliance matters.  Dan also conducts workplace investigations, and provides a unique approach to harassment and discrimination avoidance training through Greenberg Traurig's GT Training Workshop.  In addition, going back to his days as an attorney with the National Labor Relations Board, Dan has years of experience representing employers in a broad spectrum of traditional labor relations matters, including union organizing campaigns and response strategy, collective bargaining negotiations, unfair labor practice charge and representation case proceedings, strike response and contingency planning, and grievance arbitration proceedings.    

Jen Shirkani is the CEO of Penumbra Group and has spent over 20-years as a learning and development specialist, trainer and speaker. Her topics are presented from a leadership perspective filled with practical strategies and immediately useable tips. She lives in New England where she oversees a national talent management firm. She has been a past speaker at national SHRM conferences and at SHRM affiliates in Colorado, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Maine, and the North East. Jen holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership and focuses on leadership development, communication skills and on making common sense more common.

Dr. Gail Sacconey Townsend consults and teaches to the public and private sector, and is an organization development specialist at W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. She is committed to increasing the effectiveness of individuals, teams and organizations by engaging diverse people in creative and energizing conversations that achieve positive people and business results.
 
Gail is faculty at the University of Delaware and teaches in the College of Business in the MBA and Organization Change, Development and Effectiveness graduate programs.  Her work at W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., includes working with business teams to achieve global, regional, and functional integration; establishing organization development curriculum for HR Generalists; and coaching and developing individuals, teams, and businesses to achieve their full potential.  Gail is also a passionate champion of the importance of corporate culture and the impact on individual, team, and business innovation.