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Karl Ahlrichs specializes in helping professionals make order from chaos. He is a national speaker, author, and consultant, presenting on the people issues in all industries, and is often quoted in the local and national media. 

Karl’s experience is ideally suited to times of organizational change as he pulls on risk management and organizational development theories to replace “best practices” with “next practices”. He owes much of his communications mastery to working as a writer and editor in daily media, to on-the-job writing experience and to the process of becoming a published author.

He joined Gregory & Appel in 2010 after serving as a founding partner of ExactHire, bringing his HR, operations, diversity & belonging, and learning & development skills with him. Karl’s affinity for design, composition and learning started at a very young age, by taking and examining thousands of boring pictures with the goal of improving his craft. He loves deploying that practice-to-improve approach with all manner of hobbies including writing haiku, mastering cutting-edge technology and learning Spanish.

In 2003, he was named the SHRM Human Resource Professional of the Year for the State of Indiana. He is on the Boards of several organizations, including the Maryland CPA Society.  He has lived in Scotland and Spain and lives to explore new experiences with his wife and family.

Jonathan is a partner at Duane Morris LLP in its Employment Group.  Jonathan also is the managing principal of the Duane Morris Institute, which provides business-focused training on myriad employment issues.

Jonathan has trained federal judges across the country on employment issues for more than 20 years. Most recently, Jonathan provided formal training at a Judicial Conference to federal circuit and district judges on the new provisions in the Judicial Code of Conduct as they relate to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reporting and abusive conduct. 

Jonathan has been cited as a national authority on employment issues in articles in SHRM, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Bloomberg, Forbes, Associated Press, Reuters, Business Week, CNN, Money, SHRM, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Philadelphia Business Journal, among many other publications.

On behalf of SHRM, Jonathan has testified before the EEOC  as well as the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues

Jonathan was appointed by the EEOC to its Select Task Force on Harassment.

Jonathan was a member of SHRM’s Compensation Equity Committee. 

Jonathan has published more than 400 articles on third party platforms, including for SHRM, Bloomberg, Fortune and Entrepreneur.

Jonathan’s personal passions include animal rescue. To adopt one shelter animal is to save a universe,

Jathan Janove, a former state bar Employment Lawyer of the Year and now Executive Coach and Organization Development consultant, writes SHRM’s “Putting Humanity into HR Compliance” column, and is a Master Coach and Practice Leader with the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching organization, including writing its Ask the Coach column. He’s the author, most recently, of “Hard-Won Wisdom: True Stories From The Management Trenches” (HarperCollins 2017). He’s currently working on his next book, “From Compliance Cop to Culture Coach: Transforming the HR Profession.”

Alyssa Gundred is the Cofounder and CEO of 28Muses where she inspires and activates corporate teams with creative, hands-on workshops for team building, offsites, celebrations, and client engagements. Previously, Alyssa was a Creative Director and the Head of HR & Ops for Myriad360, where Alyssa grew the company to over 100 employees.

About 28Muses

28Muses cultivates creative power through wonder and play to strengthen culture, DE&I, innovation, and wellness for highly-performing teams.  We believe everyone is creative and have worked with creative teams from Adobe, Amazon, IDEO, Etsy, etc, as well as finance and back-office teams.  Our experiences are designed to meet people where they're at and use unique human expression to build authentic connection. 

Caitlyn Casson is a New York City-based yoga teacher, professional dancer, and Certified Practitioner of Positive Psychology. She guides movement classes and well-being workshops that blend the holistic practices of movement, breathing, and meditation with evidence-based positive psychology interventions.

My name is Jenya Raytses, and I began my fine art education from early childhood in the former Soviet Union, having gone through a rather traditional, and technical training in artistic development.

I continued my studies over the course of many years in the United States, earning degrees from Pratt Institute, Cooper Union, and the Hofstra University of New York, where I got my MSFAE. Along with a lifelong practice of traditional studio arts in every medium, I possess a degree in graphic design.

I'm excited to be a part of the Krafty Lab team and share my love of arts through its fun and dynamic virtual program!

Hi, I’m Nini – Bucket Lister, iConnector & Pancake Enthusiast!

I love to talk (…a lot), adventuring around the world, and connecting people in a meaningful way.

After living my own adventurous Bucket List year (including touching hands with the Dalai Lama and hitchhiking Nicaragua in a toilet paper truck), I figured out two things.

All that is ever between who we are and who we want to be is (not rocket science but): Taking action.

The quality of our relationships defines the quality of our lives.

So I made my passion my purpose by inspiring others to do the same. That's why I am now living the coconut-slurping dream as a remote Bucket List coach & connection card game creator…while I’m still figuring out how to monetize my pancake passion.

I strongly believe that when people thrive, organizations thrive! That’s why my big vision is to help team members of remote work teams to feel more fulfilment from the inside to eventually perform better at their work - and every area of their lives. How? By creating a positive “Bucket List” corporate culture across borders & making connections stronger than Wi-Fi.

When I’m not creating other people’s Bucket Lists, you can find me ticking off my own...or catching waves on my surfboard at the Bali beaches.

Jennifer Chang, SHRM-CP, brings a decade of human resources experience with her to the role of HR Knowledge Advisor. Jennifer has worked primarily in the government contracting industry in a variety of roles as an HR practitioner (generalist, specialist, and director). She holds a master's degree in Organizational Development and Strategic Human Resources from Johns Hopkins University. Jennifer particularly enjoys assisting SHRM members by being a sounding board and providing guidance and resources to help navigate complex employee relations issues.

Abigail Fischer welcomes others into their own felt sense of embodied wisdom and truth, so they can experience more joy, purpose, and interconnectivity. Abigail is a classically trained musician and singer, sound meditation and breathwork practitioner, and is the founder of A Big AUM, which hosts holistic practices from their website for self care and inquiry. Trained as a classical musician, Abigail has performed as an opera singer and chamber musician internationally from Los Angeles Opera, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall to Beijing Music Festival and Teatro di Bolzano, specialising in contemporary opera.