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Janelle Duray has over fifteen years of experience in education and workforce development consulting and nonprofit management. She serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Jobs for America’s Graduates, a national nonprofit that has served 1.5 million youth since its inception 40+ years ago, and currently serves 75,000 youth across 1,500 communities. In her role, Janelle oversees JAG’s internal and external efforts and collaborates with national and state public and private sector leaders, to provide critical services to youth and young adults through the JAG programming.

Janelle has served many roles at JAG since 2012. In January of 2020, she was named Executive Vice President and subsequently led the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic making critical investments in technology, student engagement programming, Federal procurement infrastructure, and overall organizational development for the JAG National Office and its national network made of up 39 State Affiliates. Her leadership throughout the pandemic led the Board of Directors to adopt JAG’s Youth Opportunity and Outcomes 2024 Strategic Goals – the most ambitious goals in JAG’s history.

Prior to her commitment to JAG, Janelle has consulted with leading Fortune 500 companies and national nonprofits, including ADM, HCA, United Way Worldwide, the AARP Foundation, the National Urban League, and more, to grow their fund development, external affairs efforts, and overall strategy.

Janelle received her Masters of Arts in Public Administration from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and her Bachelors of Arts in Global Studies from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Throughout her post-secondary education, Janelle held positions at the Association of American Law Schools and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s office.

Outside of JAG, Janelle enjoys traveling, concerts, good wine, musing about the cosmos, and her first passion, playing piano.

Steve will be the first to tell you that recruiting is marketing. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance at Brigham Young University and started his career in recruiting in Feb 2005. In 2008, he took a risk during a recession to help start a new company with Ryan Kohler, called ApplicantPro, a full suite HR platform for small to mid-sized businesses. With 11,000 clients and close to 300 employees, ApplicantPro has made the Inc 5000 list 11 years in a row, Top Places to work in Utah 3 years in a row. ApplicantPro was also named an Indeed Platinum Partner in 2023, one of five companies in the country to receive this designation. Steve is SHRM-CP and PHR certified, and currently volunteers on the Utah SHRM State Council as the immediate past State Executive Director. His book, The Hiring Tree: Laws of Applicant Attraction, was released in early 2023, and has helped thousands of organizations across the country rethink the way they approach hiring. If you need help understanding the principles and role of SEO, marketing, and AI when it comes to attracting job seekers, Steve provides a solid framework for hiring.

Internationally recognized as an expert in the field, Mr. Kushner is one of the nation's most sought after speakers on HR strategy and employee benefits. He has advised four U.S. Presidents on health care and has testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and the U.S. House Small Business Committee on employee benefit issues.

A frequent resource to the media, Mr. Kushner contributes to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, AP, Knight-Ridder, the Kiplinger Washington Newsletter, CNN News, Fortune, MSNBC and Good Morning America among others. More importantly, he and his wife Tamis have five children and four wonderful (and amazing!) grandchildren.

Internationally recognized as an expert in the field, Mr. Kushner is one of the nation's most sought after speakers on HR strategy and employee benefits. He has advised four U.S. Presidents on health care and has testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and the U.S. House Small Business Committee on employee benefit issues.

A frequent resource to the media, Mr. Kushner contributes to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, AP, Knight-Ridder, the Kiplinger Washington Newsletter, CNN News, Fortune, MSNBC and Good Morning America among others. More importantly, he and his wife Tamis have five children and four wonderful (and amazing!) grandchildren.

 As a Senior Partner, HCM Advisory at UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), Julie Develin, MSHRD, SHRM-SCP, is well-versed in the impact of employee relations, workplace flexibility, and workforce development on business operations. An experienced senior HR leader, Develin works with organizations around the world on strategic workplace initiatives to enhance productivity, improve communication, and increase satisfaction across the workforce. She regularly delivers in-person and online presentations focused on trending and up-and-coming HR topics to companies and professional organizations.

 With a master’s degree in human resources development from McDaniel College, Develin is no stranger to the value of HCM technology in streamlining and enhancing the employee experience both inside and outside of the HR department. Prior to her career at UKG, Develin was the vice president of human resources and professional development at Target Community & Educational Services, Inc., where she worked for 17 years and created HR processes from scratch. She also provided ongoing strategic human resources guidance across the organization, and the HR initiatives that she implemented led to the organization being recognized as a national SHRM When Work Works award winner for three consecutive years (2016, 2017, and 2018).

 Develin is the co-coordinator of the human resources management graduate program at McDaniel College and has been an adjunct professor in the program since 2009. In addition to advising students, she teaches Compensation and Benefits Design, Practicum Courses, and Portfolio Courses, as well as teaches HR for Public and Non-Profit Organizations — a course she designed and created — in the human services management program.

 In addition to her work at UKG and with McDaniel College, Develin has been highly involved in her local SHRM chapters and has contributed to the SHRM blog. She was a charter member and assisted in founding Carroll County SHRM, serving as secretary, vice president, president, and webmaster of the organization; she has also served in various volunteer roles on the Maryland SHRM State Council.

 Outside of work, Develin enjoys all things sports, including playing softball, collecting sports cards, and participating in CrossFit. She currently resides in the Baltimore area, and as Philadelphia native, she roots on the Phillies, Eagles, and 76ers.

Steve Browne, SHRM-SCP is the Chief People Officer for LaRosa's, Inc., a regional Pizzeria chain. He has 35+ years working as an HR professional in a variety of industries. He has a globally recognized HR blog and author of three books, HR on Purpose !!, HR Rising !! and HR Unleashed !! He is a past member of the SHRM Board of Directors. Steve also runs a global HR network called the HR Net which reaches 15,000+ HR and business professionals weekly.

Robyn Hopper is a SHRM-CP with 24+ years of experience in the human resources field.  She obtained a BA, in Integrative Studies with a specialty in Social Work from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.  She has worked in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, for profit and nonprofit along with large and small employers.  Her experience also includes training HR professionals and supervisors in a variety of programs including FMLA; ADA; Recruitment; Terminations; FLSA; Reasonable Accommodation; and much more. 

Robyn has been a Knowledge Advisor for over 2 years and loves working for SHRM.  She says that this is the best company she has ever worked for with the hardest job she has ever had but wouldn’t change that for anything.  What she loves most about being an HR Advisor is helping members every day! 

Dorian Rollins is an experienced Senior Certification Specialist within the Society for Human Resource Management’s Certification Relations team, supporting affiliate, international and B2B groups.  She joined SHRM in 2005 as a Customer Care representative and transitioned to the SHRM Certification Relations team in 2019.  Prior to SHRM, Dorian was with our SHRM Certification exam vendor, Prometric, so she is no stranger to the world of credentialing.  She works very closely with several of SHRM’s affiliates including chapters, global and domestic education partners, military partners, and B2B groups, to provide them with specialized SHRM Certification services.  Dorian is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she majored in Communications. 

Vince Caldwell, SHRM Partner Products and Programs Sr. Specialist has been with SHRM for over 25 years and serves as the primary contact for the SHRM Traveling Store Operation. He supports HR professionals with solutions and strategies that meet or exceed their needs, by recommending books, tools, and other software product solutions. He provides bookstore solutions to chapter and state conferences throughout the US. He has a passion for helping others succeed and become more than they thought they could be.  He is a graduate of “The College of New Jersey”.

TEDx speaker Bonnie Low-Kramen is the former assistant to celebrity couple Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis  and Louis Zorich, with whom she worked for twenty-five years. That work led to writing the best-selling Be the Ultimate Assistant, A celebrity assistant’s secrets to working with any high-powered employer and speaking in thirteen countries.

Bonnie is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on workplace issues who is committed to bridge the communication gaps between leaders and their assistants in order to fix what is broken in our workplace. She is known for her work to end workplace bullying and close the wage gap.

Natalie Massey is Operations Coordinator to APL’s Space Exploration Sector (SES). She leads the team that runs the SES office and supports the Sector Head and members of the Executive
Leadership Team. She provides oversight and analysis of operations and prioritizes day-to-day operations. Prior to this role, Massey worked at NASA for 25 years, most recently as Executive
Assistant to NASA’s Deputy Administrator, where she directly contributed to the overall Agency vision and independently performed administrative management functions that serviced
organizational requirements. She has supported many of the agency’s significant milestones, including serving as organizational liaison for three Presidential transitions. Massey received her
Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies – Technical Writing and a certification in Desktop Publishing from the University of Maryland University College. She is a native of
Washington, DC and resides in Hyattsville, MD.