David Lusk joined the SHRM Government Affairs Team as the Senior Associate for Member Advocacy in 2010.  Lusk oversees SHRM’s traditional member advocacy efforts.   He is also responsible for the development of the Advocacy Team, a SHRM initiative that will elevate the visibility of the HR profession by establishing a strong member presence in each of the 435 congressional districts.

With over 15 years of policy experience, Lusk most recently specialized in grassroots and grasstops internet engagement with Capitol Advantage -- now a part of the CQ-Roll Call Group. He also focused on health policy as a staff member for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and in the state affairs department of the Health Insurance Association of America. He is based in Alexandria, Va.

seller The Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the Changing World of Work (Harvard Business Review Press, 2010). The Corporate LatticeTM model provides a strategic, flexible and scalable approach to the realities of today’s workforce and workplace. Molly led the implementation of Mass Career Customization® across Deloitte’s 45,000-person organization, significantly increasing career-life satisfaction, retention and engagement.

Molly has extensive management consulting experience implementing transformational change. She is an authority on organizational effectiveness, human resources strategy, and learning and development.

Molly is a frequent speaker and writer on talent topics. Her articles have appeared in leading publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, CNBC, Leadership Excellence and The Conversation at Harvard Business Review and she recently appeared on First Business TV.

Molly earned her M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and her undergraduate degree in Government from Harvard University. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two children.

Richard B. Lapp is a partner of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His practice concentrates on labor and employment litigation before federal and state courts and agencies, in particular, representing employers in class and collective actions in all areas of labor and employment law, ranging from discrimination class actions to wage and hour collective actions to class cases under the WARN Act and ERISA. He also serves on the Firm’s Lawyer Development Committee and previously was co-chair of Labor and Employment Department’s Training Committee. He formerly clerked for the Hon. Daniel A. Manion on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Camille is a trusted advisor to national companies facing high-profile legal, policy, and media challenges, especially in situations with significant reputational risk. She excels at helping clients navigate complex issues and turn abstract risks into actionable decisions. Camille is renowned for her expertise in crisis management and legal strategy, making her an invaluable asset to her clients. 

A partner at Seyfarth, Camille co-chairs the National Complex Litigation practice group and leads the Complex Discrimination Litigation practice group. She is also a member of the firm’s National Labor and Employment Law Steering Committee. With nearly 30 years of experience, Camille has represented clients in employment discrimination, harassment, wage-and-hour disputes, and independent contractor matters across the country. 

Camille’s distinguished trial record includes serving as lead defense trial counsel in high-stakes cases involving harassment, discrimination, and systemic policy violations. She has also worked as outside counsel to boards of directors and executive teams on sensitive internal investigations. Her sophisticated approach to litigation has led to numerous successful resolutions, often on the eve of trial or through creative motion practice. 

In addition to her legal practice, Camille has regularly testified before the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, EEOC, and Department of Labor on key legislative issues. She has served as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity policy subcommittee since 2013, advocating for employer perspectives on critical employment laws. 

Camille earned both her B.A., with Highest Honors, and her J.D. from the University of Michigan. As an undergraduate, she was awarded the Eita Krom Scholar distinction for her published thesis. Her extensive legal and policy contributions make her a sought-after speaker and a leading voice in the field of complex litigation. 

Rubens Pessanha, GPHR, PMP, MBA, is global market researcher at the HR Certification Institute and a doctoral candidate in Human Resources Development at The George Washington University. Since 1998, he has been involved with internationalization of organizations; more specifically he has conducted the start-up of French organizations in Brazil. He has also participated in the start up of several internet companies in Brazil and of a new management journal for the South Asia Region. Rubens has almost 15 years of experience working with strategic planning, marketing research, business development, organizational development and change. He has been a speaker at the 2011 SHRM Annual Conference, 2010 ASTD International Conference, the 2009 Academy of Human Resource Development International Conference and the 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. His areas of interest include internationalization of organizations, marketing research, cross-cultural communication, global mindsets, strategic thinking, self-directed-learning and action learning. Rubens has written several research articles on HR trends for SHRM and co-authored a paper on experiences that develop strategic thinking skills. An active volunteer, Rubens has held leadership positions at GWU student association, COPPEAD former Master students association and the Rio de Janeiro Chapter of the Brazilian HR Association. Rubens is currently a member of the Project Management Institute, SHRM, American Marketing Association and Marketing Research Association.

James is a founding partner in a product design company, Menlo Innovations, that uses highly collaborative project teams to design and implement innovative products for clients that place high value on user adoption. The team he helped build at Menlo Innovations has successfully blended an Extreme Programming development team, usability design specialists, a quality assurance practice, and formal project management. The company has moved twice to accommodate growth and maintain its open collaborative floor space. Representatives from start up companies as well as large Fortune 500 firms routinely tour Menlo's Software Factory environment to study its implementation of agile. As a coach and change agent, James has helped organizations achieve dramatic transformations in both process and culture. He enjoys speaking at conferences, teaching classes, and speaking to small local groups in order to share the lessons he has learned

From kid programmer in 1971 to Forbes cover boy in 2003, "outlier" Richard Sheridan has never shied from challenges, opportunities nor the limelight. While his focus has always been around technology, his passion is actually process, teamwork and organizational design, with one inordinately popular goal: the business value of joy! Sheridan is an avid reader and historian, and his software design and development team at Menlo Innovations didn't invent a new culture, but copied an old one ... Edison's Menlo Park New Jersey lab. Some call it agile, some call it lean ... Sheridan and his team call it joyful. And it produces results ... business and otherwise. Four consecutive Inc. magazine revenue growth awards, invites to the White House, speaking engagements around the nation, numerous articles and culture awards and so much interest they are doing a tour a day of the Menlo Software Factory.

Stephanie Liu has over 15 years of experience in the field of Human Resources Management in global companies operating in both China and Asia Pacific markets. She has worked in many industries as FMCG, financial institution, pharmaceuticals, industries technology and service sector. She is a human resource professional who has a great deal of passion and energy in talent development, organization development and process improvement. She was awarded the HR Manager of the Year 2000 by China Staff and certified GPHR in 2007. She has served as Standing Committee Member of the Multi-national Pharmaceutical Industry Association from 2001 to 2005, and the Chair for Amcham Shanghai HR Committee in 2005 and 2006.

Tom Carroll is the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer for RR Donnelley, a 10 billion dollar international Fortune 250 Company with more than 60,000 employees worldwide.

Tom’s career with RR Donnelley began in 1995 as the Human Resource Manager in the Pontiac, Illinois, manufacturing facility. Since then, he has served as a manager in Leadership Development and has had increasing responsibility in the role of Vice President of Human Resources. As the EVP and Chief Human Resource Officer, Carroll has responsibilities for all aspects of human resources for domestic and global operations in the Asia Pacific, Mexico, South America, Canada, Europe and the United States.

Additionally, Carroll is a skilled business strategist, executive coach, team developer, facilitator, and motivational speaker. In September 2009 his featured cover story in Human Resource Executive, was focused on “Rethinking HR.”

Prior to joining RR Donnelley, he was a manager of Employee Relations and Organization Development in a large hospital where he practiced clinically before transitioning to human resources. Carroll began his career in 1984 as Director of Family Services for a social service agency. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology.

Tom lives in Naperville, Illinois with his wife and three children and enjoys photography, yoga, and stained glass.