Janell Stanton is the Vice President of Communications for myHRcounsel where she is responsible for positioning the company’s alternative legal services model and directs marketing, communications and related business development and relationship initiatives. She is also the head of the employment law group at Wagner, Falconer & Judd, Ltd. advising small and medium size businesses on all facets of HR and employment law including everything from onboarding to offboarding and everything in between. Janell is a frequent speaker and trainer on HR and employment law issues. She provides ongoing training to employees, managers, human resource personnel and company leaders on matters including FMLA, ADA, wage and hour laws, hiring and firing, sexual harassment, discrimination, drug and alcohol testing and more. She has spoken to organizations both large and small throughout the United States.

Prior to joining myHRcounsel, Janell worked for a large legal publishing company as both a project manager and research specialist attorney. She also owned and operated her own law firm for almost three years, predominately practicing criminal defense, family law, and estate planning.

Janell received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and then went on to graduate from law school at the University of South Dakota School of Law.

Janell is passionate about volunteering and currently volunteers for Wills for Heroes, an organization that writes pro bono wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives for policy officers, firefighter, EMTs and veterans and the Domestic Abuse Legal Advocacy Center attending legal clinics to advise survivors of domestic abuse on custody, divorce, expungements and landlord-tenant issues. In addition to giving back to the community using her law degree, Janell is a committed volunteer for humanitarian causes as well. In 2019, she hiked the legendary Inca Trail as a fundraiser for Smile Network International, a nonprofit, Minnesota-based organization that provides life-altering, reconstructive surgeries to impoverished children in developing countries. Janell raised $7,000 to aid in Smile Network’s cause: enough for more than a dozen children’s surgeries.

In her free time, Janell enjoys a variety of hobbies including rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, playing the ukulele, learning new languages and cheering on her Green Bay Packers.

Dr. Vernon Williams is a Manager for the SHRM Foundation. SHRM Foundation offers participants important educational opportunities, training, and valuable resources that help them gain the skills they need to take their career to the next level.  As part of his role, Dr. Williams leads SHRM Foundation’s programs for next generation of HR leaders, as well as the $500,000 portfolio of scholarships, professional development grants, and awards.

Prior to joining the SHRM Foundation, Dr. Williams was the Assistant Dean of Students and spent over 20 years in higher education overseeing various student service units including, Campus Events, Conduct, Crisis Response, Engagement, Graduate Services, Housing, and Orientation at such institutions including George Washington University, in Washington, DC and Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Williams earned his doctorate in Higher Education from George Washington University. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Loyola University in Maryland and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Morgan State University.

Since March 2016, Brad Shanklin has served as Executive Director of the Dallas HR Management Association including the HRSouthwest Conference.  DallasHR, a professional association, is one of the largest chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).  At DallasHR, the team focuses on providing high quality certified education and networking to more than 2,300 members. 

Prior to coming to DallasHR, Brad served six years as the Senior Director of Chapters, for Meeting Professional International (MPI Global).  His responsibilities included the Chapter Business team and the 80 international chapters and clubs.  Before joining MPI, Brad spent eight years as the President/CEO of the Plano Chamber of Commerce in Plano, TX.  During that time, he earned the Institute for Organization Management certificate in non-profit management from the US Chamber of Commerce.  Prior to the chamber, Brad had a 14-year tenure with the American Heart Association at the National Headquarters in Dallas, as the State Director in New Mexico and in the council office in Houston.  He has more than 32 years in the association and membership industry where he has continuously worked with volunteers, boards and member constituents.

Brad was elected to the Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees in 2005 and served for six years, three of those as Board Vice President.  He is a former Rotarian and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.

Bonnie has 26 years’ experience in human resources as a generalist, manager and director, has a BS in Business-Human Resources Management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and holds current certification by SHRM as a Senior Certified Professional as well as HRCI as Senior Professional in Human Resources. The majority of her career has been as a generalist, and HR department of 1, for medium-sized organizations of varied industries in the Redding area; including 6 years as an independent HR consultant. Her experience includes all areas of human resources including recruitment and selection, staff development and training, performance management, benefits administration, compensation, payroll, employee relations, legal compliance, policy development, and risk management. She is currently Human Resources Manager for Ted Pella, Inc. in Redding, CA, a family owned and operated business that manufactures and sells microscopy supplies worldwide.

Her SHRM affiliation began in college in the SHRM Student Chapter on campus, and continued as a professional when she joined and quickly became involved in the local chapter in Redding, CA, where she spent over a decade being involved at some level.  She recently re-connected and joined the Northstate SHRM Chapter Board in 2019 as Sponsorship Coordinator, took on Professional Development duties for 2020 as well, and is currently President Elect for the Chapter.