Daniel Combs
Director, North America Talent Acquisition
Procter & Gamble
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Daniel Combs is the North America Talent Acquisition Director of Campus Recruiting at Proctor & Gamble. For the past 4 years, Daniel has led a multi-functional early talent engagement strategy that hires over 1200 intern and entry level campus hires every year. Leading the region’s efforts through the pandemic, his focus has been on maximizing the candidate experience through a balance of digital outreach and high touch engagement. In addition to Campus Recruiting, Daniel has expertise in Employment Branding & Initiative work and Commercial (Business) Function recruiting.

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Daniel Combs
Director, North America Talent Acquisition
Procter & Gamble
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Daniel Combs is the North America Talent Acquisition Director of Campus Recruiting at Proctor & Gamble. For the past 4 years, Daniel has led a multi-functional early talent engagement strategy that hires over 1200 intern and entry level campus hires every year. Leading the region’s efforts through the pandemic, his focus has been on maximizing the candidate experience through a balance of digital outreach and high touch engagement. In addition to Campus Recruiting, Daniel has expertise in Employment Branding & Initiative work and Commercial (Business) Function recruiting.

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Valerie Capers Workman
Chief Legal Officer
Handshake
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Valerie Capers Workman is Handshake's Chief Legal Officer. Prior to Handshake, Valerie served as VP of People at Tesla where she became known as the company's "Top Diversity Advocate" while growing the company from 40K+ to 100K+ employees in two years. She has over 20 years of legal, compliance and HR experience helping global brands scale with excellence. As a C-Level business executive and recognized hyper-scale expert, Valerie has guided iconic consumer brand growth and new market entry, sustainably and in compliance for Tesla, FOCUS Brands, Realogy and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts.

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Renee Davis
Director of University Recruiting
Duolingo
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Renee leads Business, Technical and University Recruiting at Duolingo. Prior to Duolingo, Renee has built, led and scaled early talent teams at various organizations including UberATG, Arconic and rue21.
 

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Sheila Jackson
Director
JFF
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Sheila Jackson is a director at JFF where she focuses on employer-led talent development and social impact initiatives. Through these partnerships, she works to improve systems alignment and close equity gaps in the transitions from high school and postsecondary education to careers. Sheila is also responsible for developing resources for the field about effective strategies for private sector investments in career pathways design, youth work-based learning and equitable economic advancement. Prior to joining JFF, Sheila worked in college access programming in the Bay Area. 

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Lorne Epstein, SHRM SCP
Talent Acquisition Leader
Electric Cow LLC
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Lorne Epstein, SHRM-SCP, MSOD, is a social scientist, keynote, and Vistage speaker who consults with senior leaders on improving decision-making outcomes by reducing biases. Over 50,000 professionals have taken his workshops worldwide. He has been quoted in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Christian Science Monitor, and other publications. His research focuses on improving decision-making and reducing the impacts of unconscious bias in the workplace. Lorne has been leading experiential workshops since 1993. His book, You're Hired! Interview Skills to Get the Job has been downloaded over a half-million times worldwide. Lorne is currently studying cognitive neuroscience at the master’s level at George Mason University. He was admitted to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Psi Chi, The National Honor Society of Psychology.

I was a talent acquisition leader for 23 years supporting teams in the United States, Brazil and India. Many of my teams won awards for their performance. I wrote the National Talent Acquisition and Diversity Hiring plan for the United States Forest Service.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Phyllis G. Hartman, SHRM-SCP, MSHRM
president
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Phyllis G. Hartman, SHRM-SCP, President, PGHR Consulting, Inc. has 30+ years in HR currently work with small and mid-sized organizations.

She’s worked in NFP management and manufacturing and holds an MSHR from La Roche University.

Phyllis served on the board of the Homeless Children’s Education Fund and volunteers for the Bayer Center for NFP Management.

Phyllis presented sessions for SHRM and business groups and she’s served as a Visiting Professor for La Roche University.

She authored: A Managers Guide to Developing Competencies in HR Staff; Looking to Hire an HR Leader? and Never Get Lost Again: Navigating Your HR Career.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Amanda Ramos
Principal Innovation Director
Gensler
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As an innovation director and the founder of Gensler’s Innovation team, Amanda works with leaders to develop inclusive, social innovation platforms. Through 20 years of experience, Amanda has developed organizational programs, campus master plans, workplace prototypes, innovation adoption campaigns and change accelerators across virtually every industry sector, from not-for-profit institutions to Fortune 500 companies. Having developed a keen understanding of the purpose-driven employee and the impact physical space can have on experience, Amanda works closely with chief innovation officers, chief people officers, and interdisciplinary teams to employ a collaborative and creative process that produces demonstrable results.

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Amanda Ramos
Principal Innovation Director
Gensler
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As an innovation director and the founder of Gensler’s Innovation team, Amanda works with leaders to develop inclusive, social innovation platforms. Through 20 years of experience, Amanda has developed organizational programs, campus master plans, workplace prototypes, innovation adoption campaigns and change accelerators across virtually every industry sector, from not-for-profit institutions to Fortune 500 companies. Having developed a keen understanding of the purpose-driven employee and the impact physical space can have on experience, Amanda works closely with chief innovation officers, chief people officers, and interdisciplinary teams to employ a collaborative and creative process that produces demonstrable results.

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Lis Russo
Culture Strategist
Gensler
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Lis is a Culture Strategy Leader in Gensler’s New York office who is focused on sparking innovation and humanizing work. Combining critical thinking and research methodologies, she has created and implemented culture strategies and activations, built innovation capability frameworks, developed workplace experience strategies, and led change management programs for various clients. 

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 7:30am to 8:30am
Judy Ellis
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She/Her/Hers
SVP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory
AMS
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As a DEI practitioner and organizational consultant, Judy leads strategic culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion transformations to build organizations where all employees thrive. For over 20 years, she has designed and delivered solutions for corporate, nonprofit and educational clients.

Judy leads the global DEI consulting practice of AMS (Alexander Mann Solutions), a Talent Acquisition and Workforce Solutions firm. She has designed diagnostic tools of end-to-end recruitment processes to foster inclusivity that she’s delivered for organizations including Barclays and Bristol Myers Squibb. She’s also developed DEI strategy, communication plans, career development frameworks and global training initiatives on Inclusive Leadership, Conscious Inclusion in Hiring, and Unconscious Bias for companies including Delta Airlines and MUFG. Prior to joining AMS, Judy led a certified Woman- and Minority-owned DEI consulting firm, Think People.

​Judy serves as an Adjunct Instructor in Workforce Diversity at the University of Cincinnati ‘s Master’s in Applied Psychology Program. She has a B.S. in Management & Organizations from Indiana University's Kelly School of Business. She holds certificates in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University, and Coaching with the International Coaching Federation; she is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory®. She has been named a “Top Diversity Officer” by the National Diversity Council. Her expertise in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has been featured in Forbes, DiversityQ magazine, the Recruiting Daily podcast and on numerous conference platforms, including SHRM’s Inclusion Conference.

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Ravi Tandra
CEO
ProvenBase
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Ravi Tandra is the CEO & Founder of ProvenBase, An intelligent sourcing solution that is intentionally inclusive, elevating diverse, disabled, and underrepresented talent in an ethical and unbiased manner. With 13+ years of software development and business process analysis experience and a strong passion for DEI, he brings innovative perspectives to his work. He helps organizations develop effective talent strategies and offers nimble solutions to complex challenges, prioritizing diversity as a critical factor in finding the best talent.

Ravi's passion for helping those in need, coupled with his "be the solution" mindset, sets him apart and makes a meaningful impact.

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Judy Ellis
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SVP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory
AMS
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As a DEI practitioner and organizational consultant, Judy leads strategic culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion transformations to build organizations where all employees thrive. For over 20 years, she has designed and delivered solutions for corporate, nonprofit and educational clients.

Judy leads the global DEI consulting practice of AMS (Alexander Mann Solutions), a Talent Acquisition and Workforce Solutions firm. She has designed diagnostic tools of end-to-end recruitment processes to foster inclusivity that she’s delivered for organizations including Barclays and Bristol Myers Squibb. She’s also developed DEI strategy, communication plans, career development frameworks and global training initiatives on Inclusive Leadership, Conscious Inclusion in Hiring, and Unconscious Bias for companies including Delta Airlines and MUFG. Prior to joining AMS, Judy led a certified Woman- and Minority-owned DEI consulting firm, Think People.

​Judy serves as an Adjunct Instructor in Workforce Diversity at the University of Cincinnati ‘s Master’s in Applied Psychology Program. She has a B.S. in Management & Organizations from Indiana University's Kelly School of Business. She holds certificates in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University, and Coaching with the International Coaching Federation; she is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory®. She has been named a “Top Diversity Officer” by the National Diversity Council. Her expertise in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has been featured in Forbes, DiversityQ magazine, the Recruiting Daily podcast and on numerous conference platforms, including SHRM’s Inclusion Conference.

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Ravi Tandra
CEO
ProvenBase
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Ravi Tandra is the CEO & Founder of ProvenBase, An intelligent sourcing solution that is intentionally inclusive, elevating diverse, disabled, and underrepresented talent in an ethical and unbiased manner. With 13+ years of software development and business process analysis experience and a strong passion for DEI, he brings innovative perspectives to his work. He helps organizations develop effective talent strategies and offers nimble solutions to complex challenges, prioritizing diversity as a critical factor in finding the best talent.

Ravi's passion for helping those in need, coupled with his "be the solution" mindset, sets him apart and makes a meaningful impact.

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Tina Schust Robinson
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Founder
WorkJoy LLC
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As founder of WorkJoy, Tina builds on 20 years of operations, technology consulting, and HR leadership experience to provide facilitation and coaching solutions to organizations ready to unleash the potential of their people. She co-creates talent programs that drive business outcomes and deliver human results, partnering with leaders from prominent organizations including Fabletics, FOX Sports, National Wildlife Federation, SAP, Savage X Fenty, and Spotify. Tina graduated from the University of Virginia (BA), University of Michigan (MBA), and Coactive Training Institute coaching program, and is adjunct faculty at Loyola Marymount University. She lives in Los Angeles with her writer husband and two pet parrots.

 

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Dr. Di Ann Sanchez, SHRM-SCP
Chief Exceptional Officer
DAS HR Consulting LLC
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Dr.  Di Ann Sanchez, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM – SCP, is the Chief Exceptional Officer of DAS HR Consulting LLC and Sanchez & Associates, a WMBE/HUB-certified firm focused on creative and non-traditional Human Resources programs and Diversity. Dr. Sanchez has over 35 years of experience, is a certified Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR & SHRM – SCP), and has held executive positions with both private and public companies, including: 
    Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
    United Natural Foods, Inc.
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe
    Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
    American Airlines 
    Delta Technology 

Dr. Sanchez received the 2018 Top Minority Business Leaders Award for Tarrant County. Hispanic Business magazine named her one of the “Top 50 Hispanic Women in Business,” one of the “Top 80 Elite Hispanic Women,” and one of the “Top 100 Latinas in America.” She is also a past SMU Latino Leadership Initiative Advisor. 

She was highlighted in the Hispanic Journal Magazine, recognizing her human resources and diversity accomplishments at American Airlines. She has also been featured in USA Today to improve the employment verification process and encourage comprehensive immigration reform.  

Dr. Sanchez has spoken at the SHRM National Conference, Talent Management, and National Diversity and Inclusion. She has also spoken at several SHRM and Business Chapters and has been featured in many publications as a national Human Resources and Diversity expert. She is also a SHRM National Speakers Bureau Member. Dr. Sanchez actively participates in the SHRM Voice of Work Research Panel. 

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