As an employment attorney, former litigator, and (recovering) human resources professional, Alice brings a wealth of real-world experience and knowledge regarding current workplace dynamics and critical issues facing employers. Alice is a dedicated SHRM volunteer leader having served on the SHRM Labor Relations Special Expertise Panel for five years and as the SHRM New Mexico Legislative Director for seven. Alice is a frequent, enthusiastic national speaker on employment law and public policy related topics. She is also the wife of an active-duty Air Force pilot and is a passionate and knowledgeable advocate regarding the unique employment challenges facing military spouses.

Jim Frawley is the Founder and Principal of Bellwether, a company dedicated to helping organizations and executives build resiliency, adapt to change and thrive in rapidly shifting contexts. He is the host of the Bellwether Hub podcast and best-selling author of Adapting in Motion: Finding Your Place in the New Economy, a practical guide to responding to multiple levels of macro change.

Jim works with leaders in a variety of capacities, including Executive Coach, Workshop Facilitator and Business Consultant, on three primary areas of expertise: Strategic Planning, Executive Communications and Change Management. He believes today’s economy requires a new form of executive development; one that teaches how to create a plan, communicate that plan to multiple audiences, and build effective decision-making abilities to be able to adapt while in motion.

He has worked internationally over his twenty-year career, coaching executives and teams, overhauling corporate training programs, creating and implementing complex organizational and cultural re-designs and building business strategy and administrative plans. To date, he has
worked with clients in eight countries and thirty-nine states.

Authentic, sincere and dedicated to building each client's capacity to excel, Jim is a big-time reader, a small-time triathlete and a full-time husband and father.

Dr. Yuvay Ferguson has a proven track record of consulting with global corporations to provide strategy around preparing the workforce of tomorrow. Her research centers on generational cohorts which gives her insight into how the characteristics of the groups impacts workplace culture and dynamics. Having recently served as an Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Marketing at Howard University’s School of Business before starting her consulting business, she holds a Bachelors degree in International Marketing from Howard University, a Masters Degree in Strategic Communication from American University, and completed her Ph.D. in Advertising at the University of Texas at Austin.

Melissa began her career in Big 4 accounting before transitioning to HR leadership at a rapidly expanding firm, experiencing a tenfold growth. Over 20 years, she has excelled in spearheading leadership development, performance management, team building, training, and employee engagement initiatives. Through her Inspire Big Dreams company, Melissa offers corporate training, leadership coaching, speaking, and consulting to enhance careers and leadership skills. She empowers executives, entrepreneurs, and companies to evolve by shifting their mindsets, strategizing, fostering employee relationships, preventing burnout, and amplifying leadership.

Melissa began her career in Big 4 accounting before transitioning to HR leadership at a rapidly expanding firm, experiencing a tenfold growth. Over 20 years, she has excelled in spearheading leadership development, performance management, team building, training, and employee engagement initiatives. Through her Inspire Big Dreams company, Melissa offers corporate training, leadership coaching, speaking, and consulting to enhance careers and leadership skills. She empowers executives, entrepreneurs, and companies to evolve by shifting their mindsets, strategizing, fostering employee relationships, preventing burnout, and amplifying leadership.

As a business, product, and technology leader, Delphine Carter uses transformational change and agile practices to solve complex business challenges. She is the founder and CEO of Boulo, an innovative recruitment platform that matches experienced female candidates, who also happen to be mothers or caregivers, with progressive companies. Delphine is on the Board of Storytellers Live, Vestavia Lacrosse Organization, and is a Women’s Foundation Fellow. She was recently named Top Birmingham Woman and nominated for CEO of the Year by the Birmingham Business Journal.

As a business, product, and technology leader, Delphine Carter uses transformational change and agile practices to solve complex business challenges. She is the founder and CEO of Boulo, an innovative recruitment platform that matches experienced female candidates, who also happen to be mothers or caregivers, with progressive companies. Delphine is on the Board of Storytellers Live, Vestavia Lacrosse Organization, and is a Women’s Foundation Fellow. She was recently named Top Birmingham Woman and nominated for CEO of the Year by the Birmingham Business Journal.