Dr. Katie Stone is EVP of Strategy and Development with Fallon Benefits Group.  She leads the firm and serves as an executive coach.  Katie’s passion is the ongoing development of the person; her mission in the workplace is to give employees wings.  She is admittedly obsessed with learning and sharing this enthusiasm with her team and clients.

Katie earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Georgia State University, an M.B.A. from the University of South Florida, and a B.S. in Management from the University of Tampa. She holds the SPHR and SHRM-SCP designations and is pursuing her CEBS designation. 

Danielle Compton is a Human Resources Consultant with Fallon Benefits Group advising on HR strategy and leadership practices. She serves a diverse client base with her compassionate spirit and unwavering belief in a better workplace. Danielle’s specialties include talent development and leadership coaching.  Her favorite days are spent learning in a classroom or brainstorming with engaged leaders over coffee.

Danielle earned her M.Ed. in Organizational Development and B.A. in Communication from the University of Georgia. She holds the SPHR and SHRM-CP designations and several personality inventory certifications.

It takes savvy and passion to excel in the recruiting journey.  As a Sourcing Leader who thrives from learning and sharing, Maisha balances creativity and practicality.  Years of recruiting for companies like Google, LinkedIn and GitHub fuel her unique approach to identifying, engaging and assessing talent. 

In 2015, Maisha was recognized as one of the top three sourcers globally. She ranked in the top 10 in the 2018 SourceCon Grandmaster Challenge.

The Los Angeles native holds a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola Marymount University and a Master of Arts from the University of Southern California.

Follow her on Twitter @talentgenie.

S. Renee Smith helps her clients increase their income and influence by becoming more likable, marketable and credible. As a renowned self-esteem, branding and communications expert, life and business coach, speaker, she is a resource to the media. S. Renee has worked with over 100 organizations in nine different industries, including Fortune 500 corporations—95 percent are repeat customers. She has coached countless employees and over 300 small business owners.

S. Renee is sought after for her ability to shatter old beliefs and mental constructs—closing the gaps in the minds of audiences regarding how they see themselves, their careers, and their abilities to achieve success. Her consistent and immediate outcomes are noteworthy—developing award-winning employees while increasing their income by 113 percent and helping businesses increase their revenue by as much as 900 percent.

With more than 20 years of experience in communications, she has served as a television talk show host, producer, and spokesperson (United Paramount Network–Philadelphia), director of public relations at an academic institution, a corporate marketing representative, and a manager.

Her insights have been featured in Woman’s World, Entrepreneur, Shape, Marketing Daily, Workwise, and other magazines and she has made countless radio and television appearances including ABC, CBS, NBC and other major networks.

S. Renee is the author of 5 Steps to Assertiveness How to Communicate with Confidence and Get What You Want (Callisto Media, 2018); There Is More Inside Personal Essentials to Living a Power-Packed Life; The Bridge to Your Brand: Likability, Marketability, Credibility, and Our Hearts Wonder: Prayers to Heal Your Heart and Calm Your Soul. She is also the co-author of Self-Esteem for Dummies, which was written for the world’s bestselling reference brand series, For Dummies (Wiley, 2015).

This speaker is a member of the SHRM Speakers Bureau.

For more than twenty years, Jenni Stone has been immersed in the Human Resources industry, as a Recruiter, Generalist, HRIS Specialist, Project Manager and HR Advisor. Her experience includes the telecommunications, healthcare and staffing industries.
Jenni’s diverse HR background has enabled her to bring an innovative, practical and fresh perspective to HR issues. Jenni also provides training and consulting to companies with minimal or no human resources within the organization.

Jenni holds a Master’s degree in HR Management and is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR), since 2007 and SHRM-CP. She is active in a number of professional organizations including Greenville SHRM, where she serves as Communications Director, Association for Talent Development, and Society of Human Resources Management. Jenni continues to share her wealth of knowledge of HR as a frequent speaker at professional human resource meetings and conferences across the US.

Follow Jenni on Instagram @HRshield

Allies provides integrated medical care, supportive human services, and community-based education for individuals living with, or at risk of HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections.  Mark joined the organization in 2016 as their first HR professional.  As a department of one and a member of the Agency’s Leadership, he works to ensure that their efforts are efficient, socially aware, ethical, legally compliant, and aligned with their mission and vision.  He works in an environment where employees are required to delve into subjects that would make the most seasoned HR professional blush or turn pale; Mark is learning a lot.

Prior to Allies, Mark was the HR Manager for an independent primary care pediatric practice for 15 years.  He was the first HR person there too.  For 10 of those years, he was also the owner of a company that designed and produced masks, costumes, and props for a variety of enterprises.  Mark’s HR foundation was built in higher education administration and software development (before it was trendy).  He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association and Pittsburgh Cares.