Dr. Shaunna Payne Gold is the Owner of Gold Enterprises, LLC an independent, 100% woman- and minority-owned consulting firm, providing equity audits, inclusive strategic planning, educational sessions, executive coaching, and facilitation services for organizations that value everyone, capitalize on cognitive diversity, while being profitable and philanthropic. After retiring herself as a faculty member and higher education administrator, Dr. Gold was selected as a participant in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s THRIVE Emerging Leaders Program for 2024. Dr. Gold has degrees and certificates in entrepreneurship, higher education administration, marketing, intergroup dialogue, social impact strategy, project management, and change management.

Keri Mesropov is the Founder of Spring, a talent development agency launching young careerists and cultivating multi-generational workforces. Data, research and results driven in its practice, Spring exists to help organizations optimize the generational diversity of their teams toward not-yet imagined future success. Delivering culture assessments and consulting, one-on-one advisories and skill-building workshops, Spring’s work today spans the business landscape of corporations, hospitality, entertainment and social non-profits.

Prior to launching Spring, Keri was the Chief Talent Officer for TRG Arts, one of the world’s most influential consulting firms dedicated to the performing arts. She was previously the firm’s Vice President of Client Service, leading consulting, database management and business intelligence services for theater, ballet, orchestral and Broadway producing organizations.

Keri was a Professional in Residence at her alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications’ new Experience Lab. She serves on the boards of the Nebraska Women’s Leadership Network and The Dance Archive at the University of Denver. In 2022 she received the prestigious Woman of Courage, Character and Commitment award from UNL’s Women’s Center.

Dorka Nagy-Jozsa is a PCC-certified organisational developer with a specialization in neuroscience and performance, CEO of Y2Y Ltd.

Dorka is also a professional speaker, having been awarded 'Best Speaker' more than twenty times. She has presented at more than 200 HR and Supply Chain Congresses worldwide, from Tallinn to Mombasa.

As an organizational development consulting company, Y2Y increases leaders' and organizations' consciousness levels using individual and team coaching methods, organizational and leadership development, and authoring the world's 11th most-read leadership blog.

With nearly a decade of HR experience, Chelsey has excelled in multiple HR functions, focusing on training, leadership, and people operations. Currently serving as the VP of HR in the tech industry, she brings her expertise across the education, agriculture, and tech industries. As an executive and team coach, she uses her platform as a public speaker to champion the causes of working parents. Her deep commitment to leadership development drives her continuous pursuit of innovative strategies for organizational success.

Shari Collins: The Dot Connector

With a career spanning education, training, HR, and DEI, Shari is a dynamic force as a consultant.

Highlights include:

• Current Board Service on the HR-Nebraska State Council and the Human Resource Association of the Midlands.
• Facilitating courses for educators through the National Education Association.
• Authoring a chapter on Inclusion for the Parent Ready Book Series, sponsored by the Chief Council of State School Officers.
• Recognized as a 2024 Marquis Who's Who biographical listing member.
• Serving on the Advisory Board for Harvard Business Review.
• National Facilitator for Open Sesame's DEI Club.

In 2024, Shari is expanding her global reach with speaking engagements in San Jose, Costa Rica; Lisbon, Portugal; the University of Cambridge, England; and Galway, Ireland.