Clare Novak is an international leadership consultant, speaker and author.

Ms. Novak has over 15 years’ experience developing passionate and effective leadership. Focusing leaders on vision, developing positive and respectful relationships and executing on the vision produce bottom line business results. Ms. Novak has worked extensively in Egypt, Kuwait, Ukraine and Canada and for global US – based companies with culturally diverse employees.

As Senior Research Director, Shirley Musich is responsible for providing decision support to lead employers and other Ingenix clients through health evaluation, program design and measurement and evaluation processes. Her recent experience includes serving as a Senior Data Analyst at the University of Michigan involved with Integrated database systems and the decision support teams for corporate clients in the administration of their health promotion programs.

Tim Mulligan serves Vulcan Inc, in Seattle, managing a staff of over 25 employees who fulfill employment needs for the organization, develop benefits packages for its very diverse group of employees and handle organizational and strategic challenges that occur in a very unique workplace.  Mulligan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Washington State University in 1990 before receiving his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1994.  He has extensive experience in human resources legal issues having practiced labor and employment law from 1995 – 1998.  Prior to joining Vulcan, Mulligan served as Chief Human Resources Officer for San Diego Zoo Global from 2004 – 2017, and previously spent several years in various Human Resources leadership positions with Starwood Hotels & Resorts.  Mulligan just recently joined Vulcan Inc. in early 2017.

Bo Mitchell served as Police Commissioner of Wilton, CT for 16 years.

He retired in 2001 to found 911 Consulting.

911 Consulting guides employers in crisis prevention, emergency preparedness and response, as well as disaster recovery and business continuity.

911 Consulting works with campuses, corporations and medical facilities all over the U.S.

Clients include General Electric Worldwide Headquarters, MasterCard HQ and Central and Western Connecticut State Universities.

William Mitchell started with American Airlines in 1995. Currently serving as Managing Director of Leadership Planning and Performance, he is responsible for leading the team that oversees leadership and talent management at American. Specifically, he oversees college recruiting, organizational development, talent management, leadership development, performance management, and succession planning. He began at American in 1995. William received his bachelors degree in business administration from Abilene Christian University and masters degree in public administration/political science from Texas A&M University. He is married to Karen Mitchell, Esq. and has four children. He is a community action team leader for his church, homeowners’ association board member, school volunteer, and Habitat for Humanity volunteer.

Scott Milligan is a custom solutions manager with Disney Institute.

Disney Institute Business Programs open the door to a living classroom, where professionals around the world in various industries have discovered the business behind the magic of the Walt Disney Company.

Scott’s career has included executive-level positions in human resource planning and development for major organizations in the service industry, including retail, food service, and hospitality. He has been a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources since 1993.

John-Anthony is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Corporate Voices’ workforce readiness development and implementation, including overseeing workforce readiness research, public policy, and working with Corporate Voices’ partner companies and other business leaders to identify leading edge models and business practices. He works with not-for-profit and advocacy leaders, and policymakers, to educate them about the business perspective on critical issues that impact working families. He has held various human resources and operations management roles, in a variety of from small to large non-profits and private firms, touching numerous sectors including social services, healthcare, information technology, professional services, most recently running KPMG’s corporate citizenship programs, managing key relationships with various national education and workforce development non-profits.

Robert Mellwig serves as Senior Vice President, Really Cool People (Human Resources) for Lowe Enterprises / Destination Hotels & Resorts. Robert joined the firm in March 2004 and holds responsibility for the entirety of the HR function for all hospitality and non-hospitality related businesses. Lowe Enterprises is over billion dollars in real estate holdings and operates an investment, real estate, development and hospitality operating group. Destination Hotels & Resorts currently operates 38 hotels and resorts predominantly independent throughout the domestic U.S. and Hawaii.

Prior to joining Lowe Enterprises / Destination Hotels & Resorts, Robert held corporate staffing responsibility at the home office with Starwood Hotels & Resorts and held prior field HR responsibility within the W Hotel group. Robert’s HR career began with Hilton Hotels Corporation where he held various HR and training posts. Additionally, Robert has worked with Marriott in Australia, The Trump Organization and Hyatt Hotels and Resorts.

Robert has been an active member of SHRM since 1997 and has held his SPHR credential since 1999. Mellwig holds a B.S. in Hospitality Management from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Robert has been a contributing member to many HR trade publications, is a member of the AH&LA HR Advisory Group and has been a speaker at The HR in Hospitality Conference and Cornell Executive HR Roundtable.