Connie Meyer is the Curriculum Development Consultant at Interfaith America, a non-profit organization that inspires, equips, and connects leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America’s religious diversity.  Connie consults with colleagues across the organization to ensure best-in-class learning across all Interfaith America programs and also directly designs engaging, effective interfaith learning experiences across in-person, online, and hybrid spaces.  Connie’s work is grounded in deep experience across the fields of learning & development, dispute resolution, and intercultural relations.  She has applied her expertise across corporate, academic, and non-profit contexts, including a decade of work as a corporate educator at multiple Fortune 100 organizations. She holds an M.A. in Intercultural Conflict Management and teaches mediation skills at Northwestern University.

Tamberlin Golden is the General Motors Executive Director, Workforce Strategy, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, as of May 2021.

Tamberlin leads the strategy to increase the overall agility of the global workforce by enabling skills-based pathways of entry and career development. She is spearheading the development of an ecosystem of key external and internal partnerships to ensure the workforce is inclusive of all backgrounds. Tamberlin’s experience in lean manufacturing, negotiations, procurement, and contract strategies, change leadership and her strong track record of employee engagement will be instrumental as we build these partnerships.

As one of Grant Thornton LLP’s human capital practice leaders, Bob advises boards and senior leadership on the strategic, governance, and technical aspects of human resource management and total rewards strategy.  Bob’s corporate and client experiences span over 25 years as a human resources and total rewards leader.  Bob earned his master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Illinois State University and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).

Cassie currently leads Workforce Development Partnerships for the Google Career Certificates. This program helps job seekers -- regardless of their educational background and work experience - learn the skills they need to enter in-demand high-growth career fields that pay well. Prior to this role, Cassie served as the Product Lead for the second most popular certificate on Coursera: The Google Project Management Certificate. 

During her tenure at Google, Cassie has led Strategy and Operations for Grow with Google & Waze. She also served as an Account Strategist for small businesses using Google AdWords and Analytics to grow their presence. 

She is currently pursuing her Executive MBA at NYU Stern School of Business.

Lena Thompson is an award-winning entrepreneur and speaker, helping purpose-driven leaders to make decisions they trust and lead with authenticity and impact.

Coming from a strong corporate culture background, her passion is to create purpose-driven cultures where individuals can thrive personally and professionally.

Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the founder/CEO of Civility Partners, a strategic organizational development firm focused on helping organizations create respectful workplace cultures and specializing in turning around toxic cultures. Civility Partners’ clients range from Fortune 500's to small businesses across many industries. Catherine is a TEDx speaker and an HR thought-leader who has appeared in such venues as USA Today, Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, and many other national news outlets as an expert. She’s an award-winning speaker and blogger, author of three books, and she has 50+ courses reaching global audiences on LinkedIn Learning.