Beth B. De Lima, M.B.A., SHRM-SCP is the principal consultant and founder of HRM Consulting, Inc., where she provides expert testimony, FMLA/ADA training, and consulting in various HR areas. She is also CEO and co-founder of Leave Management Solutions LLC where her Integrated Leave and Accommodation Management SystemTM, coaching and online training for HR pros and non-HR managers and supervisors, help governmental and pseudo-governmental clients easily manage federal FMLA and ADA issues, as well as the critical California specific Medical Leaves and Accommodations in compliance with CFRA and FEHA. Ms. De Lima is nationally certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, with a California specific certification (SPHR-CA) by the Society for Human Resource Management  (SHRM) and was appointed to sit on the Employee Health, Safety, and Security Special Expertise Panel. She is a  certified mediator, U.C. Berkeley, Extension Program and has been appointed to the Amador County Superior Court Mediation Panel.

Ms. De Lima will focus her training presentation at the Western Region IPMA - HR Conference services on how to pro-actively manage FMLA leaves and ADA accommodations in your workplace. Strategies, best practices and little known free and paid resources will be covered to help make managing FMLA, ADA, Pregnancy Disability and Baby Bonding as easy as possible for you, including worker’s compensation compliance requirements, if needed.

Ms. De Lima may be reached at 209-728-8905 or bdelima@hrmconsulting.com, or you may visit her websites at: LeaveManagementSolutions.com and HRMconsulting.com

Natasha leads Nielsen’s global diversity & inclusion strategy. She has held roles of increasing responsibility in Client Service, Global Operations, Product Leadership, Human Resources, and Diversity & Inclusion.

Natasha has parlayed her love of mentorship and writing into commentary on career planning and guidance. She is a contributing writer for several career and lifestyle magazines. Natasha sits on the editorial board for Training Industry Magazine and the board of directors for the Village of Oak Lawn’s Chamber of Commerce.

Natasha graduated from Northern Illinois University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. She has an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the Jack Welch Management Institute. Natasha lives in the Chicago area with her husband and their sons.

Ellen M. Lee serves as the Director of Community and Economic Development for the City of New Orleans. The Director serves as an advisor to Mayor LaToya Cantrell and provides policy direction, management, and oversight of the department’s programmatic initiatives and administrative activities to provide solutions at the intersection of business, workforce, housing, and cultural needs. Ms. Lee returned to the public sector in 2014 after serving nearly six years as Senior Vice President of Programs at the Greater New Orleans Foundation where she was responsible for the programmatic and grantmaking activity of the community foundation serving New Orleans and its 12 surrounding parishes.  Prior to her work in philanthropy, Ms. Lee held the position of Assistant Director of the Disaster Recovery Unit (DRU) within the State of Louisiana's Office of Community Development, responsible for administering federal funds to assist in the recovery of southern and coastal Louisiana following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

Ms. Lee is twice a graduate of the University of New Orleans holding Bachelor of Science in Finance and Master of Business Administration degrees. She has also served on the Department of Management Faculty at UNO. Ms. Lee holds a certificate from the National Preparedness Leadership Institute at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.  She serves in leadership roles on multiple boards of directors of national and local civic and service related organizations including the Center for Community Progress, Total Community Action, and the Catholic Foundation of New Orleans.