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Dr. Tana M. Session, SHRM-SCP
Award-Winning International Speaker, Executive-level Performance Coach, Best-selling Author, Recognized Inclusion, Diversity & Multigenerational Thought Leader, Media Contributor, CEO and Founder
TanaMSession.com
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Dr. Tana M. Session is the CEO and founder of TanaMSession.com, a certified woman minority business enterprise. With over 20 years of human resources experience, Tana specializes in cultural engineering, facilitated experiences, and leadership and organizational development. She spent 10 years as the top human resource executive for domestic and international organizations, where she led various change initiatives and up-leveled entire departments, including talent, systems and infrastructure. She has partnered with high-tech startups and fast-growth companies as well as McDonald's, Topa Insurance Group, Thermo-Fisher Scientific, Xerox, Cognizant, Citibanamex and many other multinational for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Her experience has enabled her to embed her passion for diversity, equality and inclusion in everything she develops and implements.
Tana is the author of multiple books, including the best-seller Get Your Career Life in Order (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016). She is a recognized media contributor and has been a contributing writer for Forbes and Black Enterprise and has been featured in Huffington Post and Essence and on various television, syndicated radio and podcast shows.
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Dr. Tie Wang Jones
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Kim Ades, MBA
Founder
Frame of Mind Coaching
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Kim Ades is the Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching™ and The Journal That Talks Back™. Recognized as a pioneer in the field of leadership coaching and thought mastery, Kim uses her unique philosophy and quirky coaching style to help leaders identify their blind spots and direct their thinking to achieve extraordinary results. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mom of five, Kim’s claim to fame is teaching her powerful coaching process to leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs worldwide. Kim has been featured in a variety of online publications including Forbes and Inc. and has spoken for organizations including Microsoft and SHRM.
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Melody Campbell
Founder
Mindful Mob
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Melody Campbell is the founder of Mindful Mob, an organization whose mission is to overcome mental and physical burnout by sharing simple Breathing + Stretching + Meditation + Yoga techniques designed for the corporate environment. Live sessions can be done from your favorite chair at home or in your office and are led remotely by dedicated and certified Mindful Mob teachers.
Mindful Mob’s vision is to bring wellness and well-being into corporate America to create a world where work makes you healthier, not sicker.
Melody was born in Paris and came to the U.S. through a tennis scholarship.
Before creating Mindful Mob, Melody spent over a decade in the corporate world, culminating in the position of managing director for a large international corporation, and saw firsthand the effects of burnout, anxiety and depression on a company.
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Alex Dorr
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Dima Ghawi, MBA
DEI Influencer
Dima Ghawi, LLC
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Dima is Middle-Eastern in her genes and global citizen in her spirit. She ignites the untapped potential in individuals across the globe, empowering them to shatter limitations and become courageous, purpose driven leaders.
Through keynote speeches, workshops, and executive coaching, Dima shares her unique leadership transformation journey with one goal in mind: motivate those around her to reimagine their potential and grow into leaders.
Dima has worked across the United States, Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa for several Fortune 100 companies and has honed a keen expertise in developing leaders to meet the demands of the global workforce.
Edie Goldberg
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Willie L. Jackson II
Keynote Speaker, Consultant, and Facilitator
Willie L. Jackson II
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Willie Jackson is a keynote speaker, consultant, and facilitator who helps leaders and organizations advance vital conversations that unlock connections across differences. His belief in the transformative power of media to change narratives led him to found Abernathy, a magazine for black men backed by companies like Mailchimp, Atlassian, and WeWork. In its four year run, Abernathy published 400+ articles and produced a series of curated events for diverse professionals across the nation.
Willie served as Founding Technical Lead of Seth Godin’s altMBA program for high-performing individuals who want to level up and lead, and CTO of The Domino Project, an award-winning (The Thomas A. Edison Marketing Award and Eric Hoffer Book Award) publishing company founded by business luminary Seth Godin and powered by Amazon.com. He's been featured in documentaries (I’m Fine, Thanks), on HGTV (House Hunters International), and in print (Icarus Deception). Willie is an avid houseplant aficionado and loves to spread the gospel of self-watering planters whenever possible.
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Bernadette Jones, SHRM-SCP
CEO, Co-founder
Visionova HR Consulting, Inc.
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Bernadette Jones is a trailblazing HR leader with over 20 years of experience crafting "Culture-First" solutions across diverse organizations. As Human Resource Committee Chair at Richmond Art Center and Professional Development Chair for SHRM Northern California, she champions intentional inclusion and culture-first practices. Bernadette's innovative "Respect in the Workplace Starts With Me®" workshop series addresses crucial compliance and cultural issues. With SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications, she brings deep HR expertise to her roles. Bernadette's leadership in Visionova's participation in SHRM's National HR Registered Apprenticeship Program demonstrates her commitment to nurturing HR talent and enhancing workplace environments. Her work connects over 27,000 HR professionals across 16 SHRM chapters in Northern California.