As CEO of reacHIRE, Addie works with Fortune 500 companies and talent innovators to drive higher engagement and lower attrition of women across organizations. From return-to-work programs with industry leaders including Fidelity, Wayfair, Deloitte and T-Mobile, to the cutting edge Aurora digital platform for early career professionals, Addie is a leading voice on how to support and advance professional women at all levels of the workforce.

The Aurora platform is designed to help companies engage and retain women early. With Aurora, women no longer have to go it alone,  instead connecting virtually with a community of peers and experienced Guides to help them successfully navigate work challenges, celebrate successes and reach new heights personally and professionally. Setting goals, achieving wins, and learning and sharing real-life stories are all part of the Aurora experience.  

Prior to reacHIRE, Addie founded two companies committed to helping women realize their potential. The Beacon Street Girls® brand provided positive role models for tween girls, while BrightIdeas® was the first company to leverage a stay-at-home-mom salesforce.

Addie serves as Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Women in Leadership Council, an initiative dedicated to best practices in recruiting, retaining & promoting women into leadership roles.

Addie is a graduate of Stanford University and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Inez Stewart is the senior vice president, chief human resources officer for Johns Hopkins Medicine. Inez joined Johns Hopkins Medicine on December 31, 2016.

Stewart has more than 25 years of experience in human resources management and a deep understanding of its role in academic medicine. In her role at Johns Hopkins, she leads a team of human resources professionals who focus on attracting, engaging, developing and retaining the best people who will provide the highest quality of care for our patients. Stewart works collaboratively with the leadership of Johns Hopkins Medicine to create a culture of diversity and inclusion, pathways for employee development, advancement, and programs that invest in employee health and wellness. She also works with the human resource leaders and the health system’s Presidents to further the strategic priorities of Johns Hopkins.

Before joining Johns Hopkins, Stewart served as vice president and chief human resources officer for Boston Children’s Hospital. She has also held several senior executive human resources posts, including vice president of human resources at Tufts Medical Center and various vice presidential posts with the Polaroid Corporation, Arthur D. Little Inc., and the Lotus Development Corporation.

Stewart earned her B.A. from Boston College and her M.Ed., with a concentration in human resource management, from Cambridge College. She has served on the boards of many organizations, including Boston Children’s Museum, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Rogerson Communities, Eastern Bank Corporation. President of Conexcion and board of director for the Hispanic Federation of New York.

She is the proud recipient of Boston Business Journal Hispanic Executives “20 on the move” award and most recently the 2018 American Dream Award by the Maryland Hispanic Business Conference for her mentorship to young Latin professionals.

Claudia Schabel is the Founder, President and CEO of Schabel Solutions. Born and raised in Brazil, Schabel lived and worked in Japan for five years prior to moving to the United States. Her approach as a sought-after DEI consultant combines over 20 years of DEI and HR practitioner experience, largely with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, with her international, multicultural background.

Schabel serves on the Iowa SHRM State Council as the Director of Diversity. She also serves on the Grand View University Board of Trustees, the National Small Business Association’s (NSBA) Leadership Council, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Region 7 Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board and the Business Record’s Racial Equity Advisory Board. 

Her many years of leadership within the community led to honors and recognition such as the Drake University Zimpleman College of Business Women’s Impact Award (2024), Business Record’s List of Business Leaders You Need to Know (2024), Business Record – Iowa State University Ivy College of Business Woman Business Owner of the Year Award (2023), CITYVIEW Business Journal’s 22 from 2022 Award, Business Record ‘Forty Under 40’ Honoree (2008), State of Iowa’s Robert D. Ray Iowa Latino Ambassador Award (2010), and Iowa International Center Passport to Prosperity Award (2014).

Bryan Rutberg works with leaders and their organizations to find the right words and the right places to use them to drive results and build relationships. Bryan is a business communications expert who earned his stripes in a 20-year corporate career in sales, marketing, alliances and customer engagement at HP, McKinsey & Co. and Microsoft. In nearly a decade as an independent trainer, he has helped thousands become audience-focused message builders and more confident public speakers and writers. He has consulted with companies from startups to global brands to craft messages and programs that build customer and employee closeness.

Bryan is an experienced SHRM speaker who loves the HR space, creating strong bonds for professionals who build and serve great teams.

Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker and diversity and inclusion expert. She is the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a strategic leadership and diversity consulting firm that coaches business leaders worldwide on critical issues of talent and workplace strategy. Brown is a passionate advocate for social equality who delves into the “business case for diversity” as she helps businesses foster healthier, more productive workplace cultures.

With over a decade of experience consulting to Fortune 500 companies including Toyota, Starbucks, and Capital One, Brown is a highly sought-after expert source on changing demographics, specific communities of identity including women, people of color, LGBT individuals, generations like Millennials, and the role of male leaders in change efforts.

Brown has appeared in leading media outlets such as The New York Times, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal, and on Fox News. In the past several years, she has been named Social Entrepreneur of the year by the NYC National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), a finalist for the Wells Fargo Business Owner of the Year Award, a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Winning Women Program, one of the Top 40 Outstanding Women by Stonewall Community Foundation, and NYC Controller Bill Thompson’s LGBT Business Owner of the Year. Most recently, she was named one of Databird’s Top Female Executives of the Year for Small Business (2019), and one of Hive Learning’s most influential D&I Leaders (2019). 

Brown’s book Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace & the Will to Change (2016) inspires leadership to embrace the opportunity that diversity represents and empower advocates at all levels to find their voice and be a driving force in creating more enlightened organizations that resonate in a fast-changing world. Her second book, How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive (2019), provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, and is a Shortlist O.W.L. Award winner in Management & Culture, and a Nautilus Book Awards winner in Business & Leadership.