Anabel Cloutier-Perez
Clinical Manager, Behavioral Health Unit
The Hartford
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Anabel Cloutier-Perez is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with more than 23 years of behavioral health clinical experience. She started her career working with acutely mentally ill patients within in-patient psychiatric settings. Her career transitioned to trauma work, where she helped children, adolescents, and adult survivors of sexual abuse traumatization. Her passion for mental health led her to The Hartford where in 2006 she began her career in the behavioral health unit of the Group Benefits business. Today, she is the clinical manager over The Hartford’s behavioral health department, leading a large group of mental health clinicians, who help disability claimants.

Cloutier-Perez has a bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology and a master’s degree in clinical social work from Florida International University. She has appeared on several local radio shows and outreach events in South Florida, where she was asked to provide education and awareness on the topic of sexual trauma and safety guidelines for parents.

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Sona Khosla
Chief Impact Officer
Benevity
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Sona Khosla is Benevity's Chief Impact Officer. At the helm of Benevity Impact Labs, an incubator and resource hub, Sona and her team bring cutting-edge data, research, insights and best practices to help organizations and individuals maximize their impact and live their purpose. She is responsible for infusing impact into Benevity’s business and culture and overseeing the company’s own inclusion and impact initiatives.

As the host of Benevity’s podcast, Speaking of Purpose, Sona is a frequent guest on shows and in the media discussing topics such as authentic employee engagement and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

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Jamie Hale
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Senior Manager
UPS
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Jamie Hale is a senior manager on UPS’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) team, managing strategy and several key initiatives for the organization. Prior to joining the DEI team, Jamie led various marketing, training, and digital experience projects at UPS and worked in social media marketing at Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons and Lennar Homes. Jamie is a proud alumna of the MBA program at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and the University of Central Florida’s Burnett Honors College.

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Sona Khosla
Chief Impact Officer
Benevity
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Sona Khosla is Benevity's Chief Impact Officer. At the helm of Benevity Impact Labs, an incubator and resource hub, Sona and her team bring cutting-edge data, research, insights and best practices to help organizations and individuals maximize their impact and live their purpose. She is responsible for infusing impact into Benevity’s business and culture and overseeing the company’s own inclusion and impact initiatives.

As the host of Benevity’s podcast, Speaking of Purpose, Sona is a frequent guest on shows and in the media discussing topics such as authentic employee engagement and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

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Constance Mayer
Acting Chief of Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Department of State
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Constance (Conny) Mayer is the U.S. State Department’s Acting Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and serves as the Secretary of State’s principal advisor on how to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Department and at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world.  Conny leads a DEIA data working group for the White House-run Chief Diversity Officers’ Executive Council which coordinates DEIA efforts across the federal government as departments and agencies implement Executive Order 14035 on advancing DEIA in the Federal Workforce. 

 

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Kevin M. Coleman
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He/Him/His
Empowerment Coach, Trainer, and Speaker
KMC Empowerment, LLC
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Kevin M. Coleman is the Founder of KMC Empowerment, LLC where he provides executive coaching, empowering speeches, and professional development training to make individuals and organizations successful.  This is done through inspiring leaders to define clear vision, mission, and value systems that leads to exponential personal, professional, and business growth.  Kevin has vast experience in leading training for Entrepreneurs, Executives, Division Chiefs, Branch Chiefs, Mid-Level Managers, Supervisors, and Team Leads for over 35 years.  Kevin has demonstrated experience speaking for all audiences from three (4) to three thousand (4,000).  In addition, Kevin is a United States Army disabled veteran.

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Megan Delp
Director of Workplace Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness
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Meg Delp is the Director of Workplace Mental Health with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in Organizational Psychology. As the Director of Workplace Mental Health at NAMI, she partners with organizations of all sizes and spearheads initiatives to promote mental health awareness and support in professional settings. Meg is dedicated to destigmatizing mental illness and creating mentally healthy workplaces at the individual and organizational levels.

 

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Anabel Cloutier-Perez
Clinical Manager, Behavioral Health Unit
The Hartford
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Anabel Cloutier-Perez is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with more than 23 years of behavioral health clinical experience. She started her career working with acutely mentally ill patients within in-patient psychiatric settings. Her career transitioned to trauma work, where she helped children, adolescents, and adult survivors of sexual abuse traumatization. Her passion for mental health led her to The Hartford where in 2006 she began her career in the behavioral health unit of the Group Benefits business. Today, she is the clinical manager over The Hartford’s behavioral health department, leading a large group of mental health clinicians, who help disability claimants.

Cloutier-Perez has a bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology and a master’s degree in clinical social work from Florida International University. She has appeared on several local radio shows and outreach events in South Florida, where she was asked to provide education and awareness on the topic of sexual trauma and safety guidelines for parents.

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Katie Oertli Mooney
Managing Director
Seramount
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Katie Oertli Mooney, Managing Director at Seramount, is an accomplished DEI leader and thought partner with expertise in driving strategy, planning, and programs. Before joining Seramount, she served as Vice President of Jennifer Brown Consulting. There, Katie was responsible for the firm’s successful consulting project delivery to clients including the Fortune 1000, government agencies, startups, and nonprofits.Prior to that, she managed the DEI enterprise learning and development strategy at Capital One to support historically underrepresented talent and communities of color.Katie has a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management with a concentration on Diversity and Inclusion Management from Georgetown University. She is based in Seattle, WA.

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Monday, October 30, 2023 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Mike Fenlon
Chief Future of Work Officer
PwC
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Michael J. Fenlon Ph.D. (Mike) is an executive leader of organizational, workforce and cultural transformation for the digital economy. He is recognized for expertise in people and workforce strategy, building inclusive cultures, leadership and executive team development, and using HR technology to drive productivity and employee experience. He has served in US and global leadership positions, including C-suite, at PwC, one of the largest professional services firms in the world.

Currently, Mike is Chief Future of Work Officer. In this newly created role, he develops thought-leadership, shares PwC perspectives on disruption and megatrends, drives strategic leadership development and advises Fortune 500 C-suite clients on the future of work. He also leads PwC’s sponsorship and strategies for CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, the largest CEO driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace, comprised of 2,400+ CEOs and university presidents representing 21M employees. He served as a PwC co-sponsor for the UN HeForShe initiative on global gender equality.

Prior to that, Mike was PwC’s Chief People Officer with CHRO responsibility for PwC US and Mexico plus employee centers in India, China, Argentina, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Earlier, he was Global and US Talent Leader for the PwC network, where he drove performance management, talent acquisition, technology and brand initiatives across 157 countries.

Fast Company Magazine honored Mike as one of the 100 most creative business leaders in the world, and HR Digest named him to its “Most Influential HR Leaders Power List.” Prior to joining PwC, Mike was a faculty member on the Columbia Business School executive education team that was ranked by The Financial Times as #1 in the world. As Associate Dean, he led top-ranked executive MBA programs in New York, EMBA Global with the London Business School, and an EMBA partnership with Berkeley-Haas.

Mike earned a PH.D and masters degrees from Columbia University, and a BA at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Mike lives in New York with his wife, four children, and the Labrador retrievers they raise for the Guiding Eyes for the Blind.
 

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Michelle Burgess
Director of Inclusion & Diversity
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
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Michelle Burgess is the Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Director of Inclusion & Diversity. She promotes an inclusive environment of belonging in the CCSWB culture and delivers the DEI strategy not just as a business imperative, but to ensure the BEST outcomes throughout the entire employee cycle of the associates, which are as diverse as the products Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages produces for 31 million friends and neighbors.

Michelle is a story-teller and speaks candidly about her experiences, tough lessons and 'aha' moments that helped her understand the importance of "perception". Often described as the "people whisperer" she is driven by purpose and the intention of creating workplaces and communities that benefit everyone. Michelle's unique background and mix of workplace leadership experiences, (from retail, to non-profit, healthcare administration, education, early-childhood, technology and the bottling and beverage industry) equip her to provide insight, with engaging, practical and immediately applicable solutions to real-world situations.

She coaches leaders to become self-aware, creates vulnerable spaces for people to share their realities, while teaching others to lean in and move from being a believer of diversity to taking action and becoming a builder of inclusion. Michelle creates training programs and workshops on the power of focusing on the people, inclusive leadership, leadership development, un-conscious bias, self-awareness, micro-affirmations, inclusive communication, fostering engagement, team performance, allyship, HR workforce trends, inclusive hiring practices, management essentials, curiosity, supplier diversity and the DEI mindset.

As a true change agent, she's been a volunteer, advocate, board member and speaker on the issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, access, belonging, healthcare equity, exclusion in the classroom, food deserts, housing discrimination and workplace systems. Michelle is the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Diversity Sessions which was created to have candid conversations about culture in the workplace and the impact on communities.

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Jim Link, SHRM-SCP
CHRO
SHRM
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Jim Link is the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Society for Human Resource Management.  With more than 315,000 members around the world, SHRM is the largest HR professional association in the world and the leading voice for matters related to workers and the workplace.

Jim’s career includes roles of increasing responsibility across a variety of industries and companies including General Electric, the Pillsbury Company, Porsche Cars, and Randstad.  In his most recent role as CHRO for Randstad North America, he led a global team of 150 HR professionals who were instrumental in transforming the company into an award-winning, inclusive, and sustainable global leader.

Jim has served as a volunteer leader in several organizations including the SHRM Foundation Board, the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Human Capital Advisory Board, and the Human Resources Leadership Forum.

Jim holds undergraduate and master’s degree from Murray State University.  Born and raised on a working family farm in western Kentucky, he currently resides in Atlanta and Alexandria, VA.

Jim is an adjunct instructor in the Executive MBA program at the University of Poznan (Poland) School of Economics and Business and the University of Liège (Belgium) Asia-Pacific campus in Taipei, Taiwan.

 

 

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EJ Dickerson
CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion Strategy & Operations Leader
PwC
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Monday, October 30, 2023 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Erec Smith, Ph.D.
President and Co-founder
Free Black Thought
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Erec Smith is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. Although he has eclectic scholarly interests, Smith’s primary work focuses on the rhetorics of anti-racist activism, theory, and pedagogy. He is a co-founder of Free Black Thought, a website dedicated to highlighting viewpoint diversity within the black diaspora. Smith’s recent writings include several op-eds as well as his books, A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment (2020) and The Lure of Disempowerment: Reclaiming Agency in the Age of CRT (2022). Smith is a research fellow in politics and society for the Cato Institute.

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Mariah Shields
Senior Benefits Consultant
Arrow Benefits
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Mariah Shields, seasoned benefits broker, consultant, and HR benefits compliance leader with over 15 years of experience,  as she shares her extensive expertise in enhancing employee engagement and well-being. Mariah goes beyond traditional consulting, leveraging employee surveys and innovative tools to help organizations—from startups to large enterprises—foster meaningful connections with their teams.

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