Amy E. Hull
Head of Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Paycor, Inc.
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Amy E. Hull, M.Ed. is the First Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Paycor, Inc. She brings authenticity to the forefront of leadership, action, and learning in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Hull is a corporate leader turning DE&I strategy into actionable results. Recently featured as the cover of the July, 2022 issue of HR Future Magazine, her work is helping people learn how to internalize the work of DE&I to achieve systemic change for sustainable inclusion and belonging for all. After just one year of work, her leadership guided her company in obtaining the 2021 Top Workplace DE&I Practices Award.

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Jennifer Gessendorf
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Senior Director of Total Rewards, HR Operation & Systems
Paycor, Inc.
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Jennifer L. Gessendorf, is the Senior Director of Total Rewards, HR Operation & Systems at Paycor, Inc.  She brings over 20 years of multi industry Human Resources experience.  She is passionate about the employee experience and delivering, innovative, inclusive, and employee centric Rewards strategies

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 11:30am to 12:30pm
Amy E. Hull
Head of Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Paycor, Inc.
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Amy E. Hull, M.Ed. is the First Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Paycor, Inc. She brings authenticity to the forefront of leadership, action, and learning in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Hull is a corporate leader turning DE&I strategy into actionable results. Recently featured as the cover of the July, 2022 issue of HR Future Magazine, her work is helping people learn how to internalize the work of DE&I to achieve systemic change for sustainable inclusion and belonging for all. After just one year of work, her leadership guided her company in obtaining the 2021 Top Workplace DE&I Practices Award.

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Jennifer Gessendorf
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Senior Director of Total Rewards, HR Operation & Systems
Paycor, Inc.
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Jennifer L. Gessendorf, is the Senior Director of Total Rewards, HR Operation & Systems at Paycor, Inc.  She brings over 20 years of multi industry Human Resources experience.  She is passionate about the employee experience and delivering, innovative, inclusive, and employee centric Rewards strategies

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Rachel Sheerin
Award-Winning Emcee & National Speaker
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Rachel Sheerin, CPBA is an award-winning keynote speaker, emcee and employee engagement consultant on a mission to help people feel better, think better and do better - together!

A Certified Professional Behavior Analyst, audiences are transformed and recharged with energy and leave equipped with strategies and tangible tools. What makes Rachel connect is the fact that she has been on all sides of business - sales, operations and executive leadership.. She's built multi-million dollar sales teams for organizations that want to grow profits and boost happiness and delivered organization-wide training for different vocations from machinists to executive director, SVP and beyond.

She's also burned out, failed and ruined her career a couple of times - which makes her messages of burnout prevention, happiness and success sincere, impactful and hilarious. With a strong dash of vulnerability, Rachel meets audiences where they are and with her background in meetings and events, gives planners and executives the 5-star surveys they want most.

With Fortune 500 clients such as The Ritz Carlton, WAL-MART, National Associations in Healthcare and Banking, Hilton, Berkshire Hathaway and many more, Rachel is also Co-Founder of MAGNET METHOD, an employee engagement and retention consulting firm for growing cultures.

Rachel's continued research and motivational content around burnout, happiness and success can be seen regularly on her LinkedIn profile and read in her upcoming book, BETTER: How to Feel Good as You Live, Lead and Succeed (8/8/23, Hawthorn Road Press).

Currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Association for Women in Events (AWE), Rachel is a proud member of Meeting Planners International (MPI), supporter of the Appalachian Bear Foundation and can often be found playing ping pong badly with her husband, Jeff.

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Monday, September 26, 2022 - 8:20am to 8:30am
Meg Switala
Director, Healthy Cultures
TiER1 Performance
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Meg Switala serves as Director of Healthy Cultures at TiER1 Performance. In her role, she focuses on helping create thriving, healthy, high performing organizational cultures. Meg is passionate about helping people do their best work. Her work at TiER1 has been focused on employee experience, organizational effectiveness, talent optimization, communication, and growth and development. She also brings experience in the areas of strategic planning, marketing, research, new business development, and talent for Fortune 500 companies, and as an independent consultant. 

As part of her work fostering healthy cultures, Meg leads the Start the Conversation initiative and partnerships with participating organizations. Meg brings a passion for strengths-based leadership, mental health, and well-being. She was part of the development team for Start the Conversation, an organizational experience designed to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions in the workplace. Start the Conversation has been adopted by numerous organizations, featured as a model case study by the American Psychiatric Association, and recognized by the CDC as a workplace mental health success story. 

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Meg Switala
Director, Healthy Cultures
TiER1 Performance
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Meg Switala serves as Director of Healthy Cultures at TiER1 Performance. In her role, she focuses on helping create thriving, healthy, high performing organizational cultures. Meg is passionate about helping people do their best work. Her work at TiER1 has been focused on employee experience, organizational effectiveness, talent optimization, communication, and growth and development. She also brings experience in the areas of strategic planning, marketing, research, new business development, and talent for Fortune 500 companies, and as an independent consultant. 

As part of her work fostering healthy cultures, Meg leads the Start the Conversation initiative and partnerships with participating organizations. Meg brings a passion for strengths-based leadership, mental health, and well-being. She was part of the development team for Start the Conversation, an organizational experience designed to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions in the workplace. Start the Conversation has been adopted by numerous organizations, featured as a model case study by the American Psychiatric Association, and recognized by the CDC as a workplace mental health success story. 

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Kim Crowder
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CEO
Kim Crowder Consulting
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Kim Crowder, Founder & CEO of Kim Crowder Consulting, is one of the country’s leading Anti-Racism, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Speakers, Coaches, Trainers, and Consultants. 

Kim and her team work across industries serving global organizations. From Adobe to Smugmug, the American Library Association, HarperCollins Publishers, and more, Kim and her team provide leaders and companies actionable tools to move initiatives forward long term.

Kim has been named by Forbes as a “Top Anti-Racism Educators Companies Need Now,” A Top 10 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Expert by All American, and Top Influential African-American Business Women To Follow by LinkedIn. She is also a member of the MIT Technology Review Global Panel and For(bes) The Culture.

She has been featured by The New York Times, Business Insider, Cheddar News, CBS, NBC, FOX, Katie Couric Media, regularly by Forbes, on Hubspot’s podcast, The Growth Show, Workology, and As Told By Nomads.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Bob Lockett
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Chief Diversity and Talent Officer
ADP
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Bob is currently the Chief Diversity and Talent Officer at ADP. In this role, Bob is accountable for the Diversity, Corporate Social Responsibility and Talent strategy. Bob is passionate about ensuring that our workforce is reflective of the communities in which we live and the clients we serve. Additionally, he is an advocate for parity in leadership levels for all ADP population segments.

Prior to his role expansion, Bob was the Chief Talent Officer. He joined ADP in 2016 as the Head of Human Resources/Division Vice President for Small Business Solutions & HR Outsourcing business units. Bob’s corporate career spans over 20 years with several top tier companies. Prior to ADP, Bob was the Senior Vice President/Head of Human Resources at Harland Clarke; Vice President, Talent Management at First Data; HR Executive at USAA; Director, Human Resources at Limited Brands (Bath& Body Works, Express); Director, Player Services at Harrah’s Casino; Senior Group Manager, HR at Frito Lay, and Executive Senior Partner at The Lucas Group. He has led multiple HR Centers of Excellence (Diversity & Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Employee Relations and HR Business Partners) throughout his career.

Prior to his corporate career, Bob served as a field artillery officer in the US Army for 9 years. He commanded an artillery unit in Germany and is a Desert Storm veteran.

Bob is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned a MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Bob sits on the board of directors for the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund, is a member of the Diversity HR50, coaches little league football, is a lifetime member of the VFW, The American Legion, and the National Black MBA Association.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 8:30am to 9:30am
Roy Abdo
CEO
Digital Revamp Communications
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Roy is a digital marketing consultant and CEO of Digital Revamp Communications. Digital Revamp Communications is a leading digital marketing and advertising agency that creates digital communication strategy, launches creative websites and social media content campaigns to grow brands or executives presence and connect them with their audience.

Roy advises C-level executives on digital storytelling, online strategy integration, executive personal brand and paid media.

Through monthly collaboration, content creation, and social media engagement with Digital Revamp’s team, SHRM has amplified its online presence to become the leading voice on the future of the workplace with a content reach over 5 Million views annually. 

The latest achievement of SHRM’s partnership with Digital Revamp is the recognition of its CEO among LinkedIn’s “Top Voices for Associations and Advocacy,” alongside figures like Justin Trudeau, Bill Gates, and others. Roy advised the Military Health System (MHS) for the Department of Defense on communication strategies and is also a speaker for the US State Department. Roy also serves as a certified Clifton Strengths and High Performing Team coach.

Prior to Digital Revamp, Roy worked for Gallup consulting. In his work with Gallup, Roy directed various social and digital communications, as well as provided guidance in advertising and brand messaging. Roy led project communication for Gallup clients such as the International Labor Organization and the World Bank Financial Inclusion index.

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Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm