Nomi Bachar
Director
Gates of Power
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Nomi Bachar is a human potential expert, keynote speaker, author and mentor. She is a trained psychotherapist and has been guiding individuals and organizations for 30 years.

Nomi is the Founder and Director of White Cedar Institute for Expanded Living LLC, and the creator of the highly acclaimed method and program titled, Gates of Power®.

She helps individuals and organizations achieve high levels of performance and fulfillment in their personal and professional lives. Her expertise guides and empowers individuals to become leaders of their lives and their communities.

Nomi Bachar is the author of the Acclaimed International Best Selling book, “Gates of Power®: Actualize Your True Self”, a practical guide to creating the optimal self.

Her second book, “Let the Heart Speak” was published in May 2018. Nomi has been globally interviewed on dozens of radio talk shows such as iTunes, CBS radio & Voice of America.

She was a successful actress, producer and director of the Inner Landscapes stage productions in NYC.

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Richard Birk Goldgar, Ph.D.
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Associate Partner, Digital Credentials
IBM
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Dr. Rick Goldgar, Ph.D. is the IBM Associate Partner for Digital Credentials in the IBM Talent Transformation Service Line. He was responsible for the original architecture of what is now the IBM Digital Credentials product and currently leads efforts for the Learning and Employment Records (LER) marketplace. He is also instrumental in the worldwide credentials market business planning, client relationships, partnerships and supports business and financial modeling. Dr. Goldgar participates in education credential efforts with numerous organizations, including IEEE and the Ed. 3.0 efforts.

Dr. Goldgar has been with IBM more than nine years, previously working in IBM Watson Research, Watson Education and in the IBM Center of Competency.  He has supported numerous key education initiatives at IBM in both k-12 and higher education and has worked directly with clients worldwide.

Dr. Goldgar was formerly the CIO and CTO at the Texas Education Agency, a $27B state agency responsible or over 1200 K12 districts, over 6M students and over 500,000 teachers in public and charter schools. In this role he was responsible for operations, contracts, innovation in the IT department.  Dr. Goldgar built and managed award-winning organization of over 200 staff, over 80 applications, with a $45M budget for functions including project management, operations, security and data systems. Mr. Goldgar is considered the Father of Texas Student Data System (TSDS), a state-wide data warehouse and reporting system for all schools.

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Tracy Stock, CSP
Founder and Owner
Achieve Positive Outcomes, LLC
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Tracy Stock is one of the most in-demand and top-rated female speakers in North America today because of her ability to inspire behavior change and achieve positive outcomes. As a workplace culture expert, an engaging Certified Speaking Professional®, highly skilled live and virtual training expert and a best-selling author with five published titles, her 25 years of experience include clients such as the U.S. Army, Motorola, True Value, US Bank and Subway, to name a few. As a speaker of choice, Tracy is committed to helping energize workplace culture, enhance employee engagement and empower high performance. 

 

 

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 7:30am to 8:30am
Nicole Yeldell Butts
President
NLYB Solutions
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Nicole Butts is an accomplished Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion executive, strategist, and coach who specializes in transforming executives into inclusive and equitable organizational leaders.

During her 20-year career, she has built multiple inaugural DEI offices; served as a chief diversity officer; a director of employee diversity, inclusion, and climate; and a director of equal employment.

Nicole is the founder of NLYB Solutions, a DEI consulting firm helping executives, executive teams, and organizations courageously and effectively navigate personal, professional, and organizational DEI journeys. She is the creator of SHIFT, a transformational five-step framework for creating systemic, effective, measurable, and sustainable DEI cultures.

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Nicole Yeldell Butts
President
NLYB Solutions
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Nicole Butts is an accomplished Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion executive, strategist, and coach who specializes in transforming executives into inclusive and equitable organizational leaders.

During her 20-year career, she has built multiple inaugural DEI offices; served as a chief diversity officer; a director of employee diversity, inclusion, and climate; and a director of equal employment.

Nicole is the founder of NLYB Solutions, a DEI consulting firm helping executives, executive teams, and organizations courageously and effectively navigate personal, professional, and organizational DEI journeys. She is the creator of SHIFT, a transformational five-step framework for creating systemic, effective, measurable, and sustainable DEI cultures.

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Melissa Risteff
Chief Strategy Officer
MindSpark
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Melissa Risteff spent the past few decades as an executive thriving in technology. As CEO and Founder of an EdTech startup, she sparked equitable change in STEM education. Risteff is the Chief Strategy Officer at MindSpark Learning – providing visionary leadership in the development of human capital solutions for the education-to-workplace ecosystem. 

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Chris Magyar
Project Director, Workforce
American Institutes for Research
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Chris Magyar is with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and is the Project Director for the Department of Labor funded Apprenticeship Industry Intermediary project working in partnership with CompTIA’s Apprenticeships for Tech initiative.

Prior to joining AIR, Chris was Chief Apprenticeship Officer for Techtonic, a Boulder, Colorado based software development and talent generation company.  In this role, Chris drove the launch and growth of Colorado and Nebraska’s first registered apprenticeship programs in software development.

As a tech talent champion, Chris served as Co-Chair for the Boulder County Workforce Development Board and as Co-Chair for the Tech Talent Boulder/Broomfield sector partnership. 

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Guillermo Corea
Managing Director, SHRMLabs
SHRM
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Guillermo Corea has been involved in digital technology for over 25 years. He’s currently the Managing Director for SHRMLabs, SHRM's workplace innovation laboratory and venture capital arm. He is charged with establishing SHRM as a research thought leader and product testbed for technologies impacting the future of work and the workplace.

Previously, as Director, Digital Media and Business Development at SHRM, he lead e-commerce operations and identified non-dues revenue opportunities through a variety of activities, including business and product development, and content and technology partnerships.

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Yvette Steele
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Senior Director of Member Communities
CompTIA
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Yvette Steele leads CompTIA's Advancing Tech Talent and Diversity Community - creating programs, partnerships, tools and resources that impact business results through diversity, equity and inclusion. You'll find Yvette featured on many diversity and workforce focused podcasts, blogs, and panel discussions. As a tech professional with decades of experience,
she has noticed that while the industry has continuously changed affecting virtually every aspect of our lives, the faces of the workforce remain the same. It is her goal and passion to drive awareness and subsequent change for the benefit of individuals with diverse backgrounds - where their contributions can have a significant impact. "I have witnessed careers in technology improve lives and change the trajectory of families. I am excited to wake each day and know that my efforts will change a life"

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Neal Vermillion
Office Director, Visa Office, Field Operations, Bureau of Consular Affairs
U.S. Department of State
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Neal Vermillion is the Visa Office’s Director of Field Operations in the Bureau of Consular Affairs.  He served previously as a Regional Consular Officer based in Frankfurt, Germany providing coaching and guidance to consular sections in Europe, Africa, and Asia.  Prior to that, Neal worked at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, first as a senior manager in the nonimmigrant visa unit and then as the Special Assistant to the Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs.   Neal also served overseas in Perth, Antananarivo, and Sofia. Neal graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with an undergraduate degree in political science and history.  He received a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison where his studies focused on the history of U.S. foreign policy.

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Dawn Kelley, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Manager
City of Modesto
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Dawn Kelley is a certified HR Professional with 25+ years of experience, she is highly skilled in human resources management, employee relations, leadership development, coaching/ supervision, and agency operations.  Dawn has a reputation for being a strong, empathetic leader.  She has volunteered for the Society for Human Resources Management including creating test questions for the SHRM-CP exam, serving as a judge in the college games and spent several years serving on the Executive Board for Central Valley Human Resources Management Association, the local SHRM affiliate chapter.  She is the Human Resources Manager for City of Modesto.  

In 2021, Dawn spoke at SHRM 2021 in Las Vegas bringing forward a thoughtful intro to transgender in the workplace, “Coming of Gender”. Reviews of this session included, “Dawn was an engaging speaker! Very passionate about the subject. Dawn was funny too! Loved that she was transparent enough to share her story with the group! Great presentation!”

Most recently she provided sidebar insights on transgenderism in Chapter 11 Diversity and Inclusion for the SHRM Complete Study Guide authored by Sandra M. Reed and was a speaker on PCTY Talks podcast- https://pctytalks.podbean.com/e/championing-gender-equity-with-dawn-kelley/ with Shari Simpson.

In September 2018, Dawn was a featured TEDx speaker in the Central Valley presenting on Parental Resiliency. She was a guest on two (2) episodes the Therapists Uncut Podcast in 2020 and most recently took part in the My HR Journey Podcast (2021) with Steve Watson.

With a determination to meet people where they are, to help people be heard and to celebrate their accomplishments, she uses her power of persuasion to teach leaders that every voice matters.  Seeing that light bulb go off, that realization in their eyes…means the world.

“We are the voice of those unable to speak, the confidant to lighten the load and the professional to hold people accountable when their bias and judgement get in the way of respect in our workplaces.”

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 8:45am to 9:45am
Dorian Rollins
Senior Specialist, Certification Relations
SHRM
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Dorian Rollins is an experienced Senior Certification Specialist within the Society for Human Resource Management’s Certification Relations team, supporting affiliate, international and B2B groups.  She joined SHRM in 2005 as a Customer Care representative and transitioned to the SHRM Certification Relations team in 2019.  Prior to SHRM, Dorian was with our SHRM Certification exam vendor, Prometric, so she is no stranger to the world of credentialing.  She works very closely with several of SHRM’s affiliates including chapters, global and domestic education partners, military partners, and B2B groups, to provide them with specialized SHRM Certification services.  Dorian is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she majored in Communications. 

 

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Tiffany A. Brown, SHRM-CP
Certification Specialist, Affiliate Operations
SHRM Certification
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Tiffany Brown serves as the Certification Specialist for SHRM Affiliate Operations and is responsible for working with SHRM local chapters and state councils to develop and implement SHRM Certification initiatives.  Before joining the SHRM Certification department, Tiffany worked with the SHRM Member Relations team as a Member Engagement Associate supporting numerous affiliates across multiple regions in their efforts to achieve their respective membership goals. 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Maryland - College Park, SHRM-CP, and SHRM People Management Qualification (PMQ).

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Dorian Rollins
Senior Specialist, Certification Relations
SHRM
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Dorian Rollins is an experienced Senior Certification Specialist within the Society for Human Resource Management’s Certification Relations team, supporting affiliate, international and B2B groups.  She joined SHRM in 2005 as a Customer Care representative and transitioned to the SHRM Certification Relations team in 2019.  Prior to SHRM, Dorian was with our SHRM Certification exam vendor, Prometric, so she is no stranger to the world of credentialing.  She works very closely with several of SHRM’s affiliates including chapters, global and domestic education partners, military partners, and B2B groups, to provide them with specialized SHRM Certification services.  Dorian is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she majored in Communications. 

 

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Monday, April 11, 2022 - 2:05pm to 2:25pm