Ryan is driven by the company’s mission to empower people of all backgrounds to live more joyful and productive lives. The mission is a personal one that stems from a decade of unrecognized psychological trauma and depression, which saw him almost take his own life in 2019. After making a full recovery, and undergoing transformational personal growth in the process, Ryan is now focused on empowering others to improve their own mental health through organizational mental fitness classes.

Ryan was previously Co-Founder and Chief Performance Officer at PlayQ, a mobile gaming company based in Santa Monica with over $100MM in lifetime revenue. In 2015, Ryan was a recipient of Inc’s 30 Under 30 Award, recognizing the top entrepreneurs in the country. Ryan graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Father, Husband, Investor, Golfer, Yogi, Whiskey Collector, Country Music Fan, and Eagle Scout.

Ian leads Savor Lining’s partnership and production endeavors, including relationships with clinicians, employers, and most importantly, attendees. Ian bring close to a decade of experience in fostering relationships with non-profits, school districts, donors, community members, volunteers, and other strategic partners.

Ian was previously Head of Stakeholder Relations at Youth Entrepreneurs for the state of California, where he worked to implement entrepreneurship curriculum and grow the impact of driven educators at high schools throughout the state. He has a track record for growing cause-based nonprofits in 3 states since 2011. Ian received his a BA in Anthropology from Temple University.

John Register is a modern-day renaissance man and one of the most authentic interactive keynote speakers of our time.

From four-time track and field all-American to Gulf War Army veteran to amputee to Paralympic silver medalist, John has never allowed adversity to hold him back. He continues to hurdle adversity and turn obstacles into opportunities and show others how to do the same.

During a training session in Hays, Kansas, Register, the 8th fastest 400m hurdler at the time, landed awkwardly dislocating his left knee. His artery behind the kneecap was blocked. A 11-hour vein graph surgery was conducted but was inadequate. 5 subsequent operations were not able fully save the limb. Register made the decision to amputate his leg, and his dreams. Armed with this new determination, John decided to take a new step every day.

It began with swimming. His steps to the pool each day resulted in making the Paralympic swim team. He then turned his attention back to running. He and his prosthetist crafted a running leg which took John to the Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where he won the silver medal in the long jump. With his previous goal now accomplished, John turned his sights on creating opportunities for people with disabilities by utilizing the lens of sport.

His post athletic career accolades are equally impressive as he founded the United States Olympic Committees Paralympic Military sport program which assist wounded, ill, and injured service members in their recovery to a healthy and active lifestyle and serving in a variety of capacities to include special advisor to two U.S. Secretary of State on disability foreign policy and being a U.S. Sports Diplomacy Ambassador (Envoy). As a highly sought-after keynote speaker, John believes in audience engagement and collective learning. In either his interactive keynote address, or half day training sessions, experiential learning is at core of each presentation.

Nancy Woolever, SHRM-SCP, joined SHRM in 1997 to plan SHRM’s conference, seminar, e-learning and executive education programs. In 2006, she began leading SHRM’s academic initiative to raise HR educational standards and led the test development and administration of SHRM’s student capstone exam before joining the certification team as director of exam development in 2017. In 2019, Ms. Woolever became the vice president of certification operations as overall product and project owner with responsibility for exam development, certificant care and testing administration. Before joining SHRM, Ms. Woolever held various management positions in industry and academia. Her specialty areas are test development, training and development.  Ms. Woolever holds a bachelor’s in business administration and a master’s in HR both from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

After graduating from Portland State University in 2016 with a double major in Human Resources and Management & Leadership I now find myself primarily in benefits and wellness. Over the last year learning these new roles at Harsch they fit together seamlessly. What I enjoy about benefits is vendor relationships, traveling for Open Enrollment presentations, and the 1:1 service I provide to employees. When couple that with a year-long wellness campaign that includes an Activity Challenge, Self-Care, and Adopt-A-Family Giving. I get to be creative, active, and help other focus on aspects of their lives outside of work.

Crystal represents and services the Pacific West Region membership council.

Kirk Wyman is the Human Resources Manager for Elementum 3D, Inc. In addition to working with local staff, he regularly participates in global company HR initiatives. He has a people first approach to HR which has been developed through his passion for implementing best practices and utilizes data to help make informed decisions.

Kirk possesses a deep educational background in HR. He holds his MBA from University of Wyoming & a double Bachelors from University of North Dakota in Human Resource Management and Psychology. Kirk also holds multiple certifications including both the SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from HRCI.

Kirk has previously been involved with SHRM at multiple levels to include: collegiate, local and state and is excited to take on a national role. Additionally, Kirk is partnering with his previous educational institutions to serve as a mentor for students seeking careers in Human Resources. In his spare time Kirk enjoys participating in ice hockey where he plays and has served as a youth hockey coach.

Kirk represents and services the Southwest Central Region membership council.

Amanda Brunson is employed as a Global HR Business Partner by Sabre  and is based in Orlando, FL. Amanda has been an active volunteer with SHRM since 2014 in many capacities. She's held several leadership positions for the Rollins College SHRM Student Chapter, Greater Orlando SHRM (GOSHRM) Chapter, and for HR Florida. Currently she  supports the Chapter Marketing team for the 2021 HR Florida State Conference.  Amanda joined the SHRM Young Professional Advisory Council (YPAC) in 2018 and is enthusiastic about her continued involvement..

Amanda received her Master in Human Resources Degree from Rollins College in May 2016. She holds an Advanced Leadership and Management Certificate from West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Additionally, Amanda obtained her SHRM-CP certification in January 2018.

Amanda is passionate about advocating for the Future of HR. She does this by sharing her knowledge and experience to aid others in attaining their goals. Amanda co-founded a blog called "The Future of HR" where she writes to make a difference, influence change, and support others. Amanda is also a contributor on the SHRM blog.

Amanda currently resides in Orlando, Florida and enjoys bowling, scrapbooking, and visiting Walt Disney World in her spare time.

Amanda represents and services the Southeast Region membership council.

Alexander Alonso, PhD, SHRM-SCP is the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) Chief Data & Insights Officer leading operations for SHRM's Certified Professional and Senior Certified Professional certifications, research functions, and the SHRM Knowledge Advisor service. He is responsible for all research activities, including the development of the SHRM Competency Model and SHRM credentials.

During his career, he has worked with numerous subject matter experts worldwide with the aim of identifying performance standards, developing competency models, designing organizational assessments, and conducting job analyses. He was also responsible for working on contract task orders involving the development of measurement tools for content areas such as job knowledge (like teacher knowledge of instructional processes) and organizational climates (like organizational climate forecasting in military health care).

Dr. Alonso received his doctorate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Florida International University in 2003. His works have been recognized for their contribution to real-world issues. They include being recognized by the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (Division 14 of the APA; SIOP) with the 2007 M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace for the development of the federal standard for medical team training, TeamSTEPPS; being awarded a 2009 Presidential Citation for Innovative Practice by the American Psychological Association for supporting the development of competency model for team triage in emergency medicine; and receiving the 2013 SIOP Distinguished Early Career Contributions for Practice Award.

Throughout his career, he has published works in peer-reviewed journals such as Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, Journal of Applied Psychology, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, People and Strategy, Personality and Individual Differences, Quality and Safety in Health Care, and Human Resources Management Review. He has also authored several chapters on community-based change initiatives in workforce readiness, as well as co-authoring Defining HR Success: A Guide to the SHRM Competency Model in Practice.

Dr. Alonso also served as a columnist analyzing major trends in the workforce for The Industrial Psychologist and HR Magazine. In addition, he has served on several professional society boards including the SIOP and the Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington.

Lester S. Rosen is an attorney and Founder  of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) a service offering of ClearStar.   He is the author of, “The Safe Hiring Manual,”  (3d Edition 2017), the first comprehensive book on employment screening.  He is also a consultant, writer, expert witness and frequent presenter nationwide on safe hiring and due diligence.  He is both a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney.  Mr. Rosen was the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) and served as the first co-chairman in 2004. He  received the  PBSA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.

Forward-thinking business expert, author and award winning marketing leader. Frequent guest on national and major market media outlets providing keen insight into the latest business trends.

Services Provided:
* Media Appearances
* Business Advisory
* Keynote Speaking
* Executive Leadership

Areas of Expertise:
* Business Trends Expert
* Brand and Growth Accelerator -focused on digital transformation
* Channel Partnership Developer
* Multi-functional team leader
* Business mentor and advisor

Demonstrated Results in:
* Organization and Culture Development
* Marketing Vision, Strategy and Execution
* Business and Digital Transformation
* Leadership Development / Talent Management
* Public Speaking/PR/Corporate Communications
* Customer and Employee Experience
* Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
* Branding and Communications