Marie LaMarche, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, is the CHI Franciscan Division Director of Labor Relations in Washington State, managing and guiding Labor Relations for nine hospitals, 21 union contracts and over 14,000 employees.  She was promoted last year from an Executive Director of Human Resources for Harrison Medical Center, where she directed all aspects of Human Resources, Organizational Development, and Employee Health for two hospitals and 21 physician offices.  She holds a BA degree in Psychology and an MBA.  Marie is also an avid SHRM volunteer having held roles and volunteered at a chapter, state and national level.  She has served on the SHRM Labor Relations Expertise Panel for four years, and prior to that on the Employee Relations Expertise Panel.  Last year Marie helped to develop content and material for a SHRM pre-conference workshop on Labor Relations for the non-labor HR practitioner. She has written articles for HR Magazine, and has been interviewed for many publications including ASHHRA’s HR Pulse.  She is frequently asked to present at community events and has presented at several West Sound Human Resource Management annual conferences.

Sara Collison is the Director of Human Resources and one of the 15 Senior Leaders at Cardinal of Minnesota. Cardinal of Minnesota provides individualized care in a variety of residential homes as well as within individuals' own homes. Sara has a BS Degree in International Business and Marketing, and holds the SHRM – CP certification. She has ten years of experience in the human resources field in both food manufacturing and healthcare industries. Sara also served as the chair of the diversity committee for the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. A native of Mexico, Sara is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Ellen Galinsky, President of Families and Work Institute, has been a trailblazer in the work-family and early childhood fields. She is a prolific writer with more than 100 books and reports and 300 articles, which include the best-selling Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs. Ms. Galinsky co-directs the most comprehensive ongoing studies of the U.S. workforce and workplace as well as When Work Works which, in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management, provides an award for workplace effectiveness and flexibility.

Ms. Galinsky has been a presenter at numerous White House Conferences and was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2005. She is the recipient of many awards including the Distinguished Achievement Award from Vassar College, Seven Wonders of the Work Life World from Working Mother magazine and the Friend of Children Award from the Southern Early Childhood Association.

Jen Schramm is the Manager of the Workforce Trends and Forecasting program at SHRM, which produces SHRM’s Workplace Forecast report, monthly SHRM Leading Indicators of National Employment® (LINE®), SHRM Jobs Outlook Survey report and the SHRM HR Jobs Pulse. She also writes the Trend Watch monthly column appearing in HR Magazine.  Prior to joining SHRM, Jennifer worked as Research and Policy Advisor at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and as Research Manager of the Employment Policy Institute both in London, UK. She received her Master’s Degree in Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge, UK and her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.