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Marina Galatro, SHRM-SCP
Executive HR Consultant, HR Services
Newfront Insurance Services, LLC
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Marina Galatro brings 25 years of experience as a trusted HR advisor providing strategic consultative services. Her experience combines effective recommendations and support to companies on a variety of topics including federal and state compliance, HR and payroll outsourcing, leave of absence, compensation, paid time off, performance management, policy and procedure development, and training and development.

Marina is passionate about compliance, leave management and assisting companies to develop HR strategies that drive transformation and elevate the workforce experience. She has met with state assembly members to discuss pending workplace legislation and how it may impact the HR profession.

 

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Sarah Noll Wilson
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President and Founder
Sarah Noll Wilson, Inc.
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Sarah Noll Wilson, Inc. is on a mission to help leaders build and rebuild teams. Our goal is to empower leaders to understand and honor the beautiful complexity of the humans they serve. We create a safe, honest environment, preparing people to deal with real-world conflict, have more meaningful conversations, and create purposeful relationships. Working with organizations that care deeply about their teams and understand the connection between staff development and organizational success, Sarah Noll Wilson, Inc. specializes in transforming relationships from good to great. 

With 15+ years in leadership development, Sarah Noll Wilson earned a Master's Degree from Drake University in Leadership Development and a BA from the University of Northern Iowa in Theatre Performance and Theatre Education. Through her work as an Executive Coach, an in-demand Keynote Speaker, Researcher, Contributor to Harvard Business Review, and Bestselling Author of “Don’t Feed the Elephants”, Sarah helps leaders close the gap between what they intend to do and the actual impact they make. She hosts the podcast “Conversations on Conversations”, is certified in Co-Active Coaching, Conversational Intelligence, and is a frequent guest lecturer at universities. In addition to her work with organizations, Sarah is a passionate advocate for mental health.   

 

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Teresa Peterson
Director of Learning and Development
Sarah Noll Wilson, Inc.
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Dr. Teresa Peterson is the Director of Learning and Development at The Noll Wilson Group, and the co-author of the Don’t Feed the Elephants workbook. With over 20 years of experience in teaching, facilitation, and leadership, Teresa specializes in designing and delivering transformative learning experiences that helps leaders show up more powerfully and teams work more effectively.

Teresa holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Northern Iowa and certifications in Conflict Resolution (Cornell University), Immunity to Change Coaching, and Appreciative Inquiry. Her deep expertise allows her to craft thoughtful, accessible programs that help individuals and teams surface hidden dynamics, build trust, and strengthen collaboration.

Known for her grounded presence, masterful facilitation, and ability to listen deeply, Teresa brings both clarity and care to her work. Whether co-creating learning content or leading interactive sessions, she equips leaders with the tools and confidence to tackle complex challenges and create lasting change.

 

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Dr. Esther Lynn Jackson
CEO
Lynnjac Consulting
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Esther Jackson is based in Michigan as CEO of Lynnjac Consulting along with being a national speaker, instructor in higher education and author. Her speaking presentations include topics such as DEI, emotional intelligence, HR, leadership, and project management. One additional topic that is near and dear to her is adaptability which is also the subject of her first book published by ATD--Adaptability in Talent Development. She holds an AQ Foundations Certification for adaptability along with a Certified Diversity Executive credential near completion. The desire to help empower others keeps her driven to share her gifts and impact the masses.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Joan Peterson
Vice President
Bluepoint
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Monday, June 12, 2023 - 4:15pm to 4:45pm
Vanessa M. Kelly
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Partner
Clark Hill PLC
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Vanessa Kelly strategizes with employers to minimize their legal risks and optimize the employee experience, to help companies focus on their business. Clients partner with Vanessa when looking to create and foster respectful workplaces that comply with national and state employment standards. Vanessa counsels her management clients about their employee relations concerns. She also creates employment and other transactional agreements to meet her client’s goals.

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Maria Dwyer
Partner
Clark Hill PLC
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Maria Dwyer litigates employment and business cases and advises senior management in employment and business considerations. She also conducts workplace investigations and investigates and serves as a certified Hearing Officer in Title IX claims and counsels educational organizations in Title IX issues. Maria advises clients across a wide range of industries including public and private employers and works with her clients to conduct workforce and senior management training, and to develop policies and strategies for workforce optimization.

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JoDee Curtis, SHRM-SCP
HR Consultant
Purple Ink LLC
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JoDee is the Founder of Purple Ink, a human resources consulting firm in Indianapolis, IN. They serve a wide array of organizations with recruiting, HR consulting, leadership training, and HR outsourcing services.

JoDee serves on the Indiana SHRM State Council and is the chair of the Indiana SHRM conference.

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Kim Dinwiddie
Vice President of Coaching and Consulting Services
Purple Ink, LLC
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Kim is the Vice President of Coaching and Consulting at Purple Ink. Her passion is providing HR solutions to clients by helping them build their HR infrastructure through technology, compliance, and people. 

Kim has held and consulted in several corporate leadership positions in various industries providing her the opportunity to coach and mentor individuals at all levels of organizations. She thrives in sharing her knowledge and passion for HR and people development. Kim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and an MBA with a concentration in Organizational Leadership. Kim also holds Professional Coach and SHRM Senior Certified Professional. 

 

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Victoria Mattingly
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CEO
Mattingly Solutions
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Dr. Victoria Mattingly (Dr. V) is CEO of Mattingly Solutions, a woman-owned diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting firm that uses data and science to improve the human experience at work. She is a professional speaker, adjunct professor, DEI practitioner, and co-author of the globally-acclaimed book, Inclusalytics: How DEI Leaders Use Data to Drive their Work. Dr. V helps her clients take a more data-driven approach to their DEI efforts by helping them better measure and track DEI outcomes. She earned her PhD in organizational psychology, specializing in inclusive behaviors and workplace allyship.

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Sertrice Shipley
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Founder
Plan to Action
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Sertrice Shipley is the Founder of Plan to Action, a DEI consulting firm and the co-author of Inclusalytics. Prior to Plan To Action, she made significant contributions as Co-Owner & Chief Consulting Officer of Mattingly Solutions. Her dynamic consulting has benefited clients like NAWBO, Koppers, and American Humane, delivering DEI solutions ranging from assessment to strategic planning. Sertrice has been invited to speak at prominent events like SHRM, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and various city Chamber events. She is also deeply committed to community service and holds various board positions. Sertrice is located in Raleigh, NC with her husband Abraham and dog Winston.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Thomas Ryan Davis
Founder
Take Flight Leadership
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Skipper T. Ryan Davis is a 20+ year Retired Naval Officer with 4,000 hours of flight time encompassing multiple deployments in support of combat operations around the globe.  His most recent assignment was as the Commanding Officer for Patrol Squadron 47, a P-8 squadron responsible for executing the nation’s maritime strategy.  During that tour of duty, Commander Davis led his team of 300 Sailors through organizational culture change resulting in the highest morale on record across all VP squadrons, being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Association Leadership Award, and earning the Battle “E” award for efficiency.  CDR Davis has proven himself a passionate leader who cares about people. 

Ryan is the Founder of Take Flight Leadership, an organization helping individuals and organizations achieve their goals.  He is the author of Take Flight: Cultivating Culture Through Trust, Teamwork, Purpose, & Ownership.  Ryan certified as a SHRM Senior Certified Professional, a Resilience-Building Leader Program Trainer, and as a BCSP Associate Safety Professional to better help him serve the teams he works with.

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Daniel Combs
Director, North America Talent Acquisition
Procter & Gamble
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Daniel Combs is the North America Talent Acquisition Director of Campus Recruiting at Proctor & Gamble. For the past 4 years, Daniel has led a multi-functional early talent engagement strategy that hires over 1200 intern and entry level campus hires every year. Leading the region’s efforts through the pandemic, his focus has been on maximizing the candidate experience through a balance of digital outreach and high touch engagement. In addition to Campus Recruiting, Daniel has expertise in Employment Branding & Initiative work and Commercial (Business) Function recruiting.

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Valerie Capers Workman
Chief Legal Officer
Handshake
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Valerie Capers Workman is Handshake's Chief Legal Officer. Prior to Handshake, Valerie served as VP of People at Tesla where she became known as the company's "Top Diversity Advocate" while growing the company from 40K+ to 100K+ employees in two years. She has over 20 years of legal, compliance and HR experience helping global brands scale with excellence. As a C-Level business executive and recognized hyper-scale expert, Valerie has guided iconic consumer brand growth and new market entry, sustainably and in compliance for Tesla, FOCUS Brands, Realogy and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts.

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Renee Davis
Director of University Recruiting
Duolingo
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Renee leads Business, Technical and University Recruiting at Duolingo. Prior to Duolingo, Renee has built, led and scaled early talent teams at various organizations including UberATG, Arconic and rue21.
 

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Sheila Jackson
Director
JFF
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Sheila Jackson is a director at JFF where she focuses on employer-led talent development and social impact initiatives. Through these partnerships, she works to improve systems alignment and close equity gaps in the transitions from high school and postsecondary education to careers. Sheila is also responsible for developing resources for the field about effective strategies for private sector investments in career pathways design, youth work-based learning and equitable economic advancement. Prior to joining JFF, Sheila worked in college access programming in the Bay Area. 

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Lorne Epstein, SHRM SCP
Talent Acquisition Leader
Electric Cow LLC
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Lorne Epstein, SHRM-SCP, MSOD, is a social scientist, keynote, and Vistage speaker who consults with senior leaders on improving decision-making outcomes by reducing biases. Over 50,000 professionals have taken his workshops worldwide. He has been quoted in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Christian Science Monitor, and other publications. His research focuses on improving decision-making and reducing the impacts of unconscious bias in the workplace. Lorne has been leading experiential workshops since 1993. His book, You're Hired! Interview Skills to Get the Job has been downloaded over a half-million times worldwide. Lorne is currently studying cognitive neuroscience at the master’s level at George Mason University. He was admitted to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Psi Chi, The National Honor Society of Psychology.

I was a talent acquisition leader for 23 years supporting teams in the United States, Brazil and India. Many of my teams won awards for their performance. I wrote the National Talent Acquisition and Diversity Hiring plan for the United States Forest Service.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 10:30am to 11:30am