Concurrent Session

Alexander Alonso, PhD, SHRM-SCP is the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) Chief Data & Insights Officer leading operations for SHRM's Certified Professional and Senior Certified Professional certifications, research functions, and the SHRM Knowledge Advisor service. He is responsible for all research activities, including the development of the SHRM Competency Model and SHRM credentials.

During his career, he has worked with numerous subject matter experts worldwide with the aim of identifying performance standards, developing competency models, designing organizational assessments, and conducting job analyses. He was also responsible for working on contract task orders involving the development of measurement tools for content areas such as job knowledge (like teacher knowledge of instructional processes) and organizational climates (like organizational climate forecasting in military health care).

Dr. Alonso received his doctorate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Florida International University in 2003. His works have been recognized for their contribution to real-world issues. They include being recognized by the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (Division 14 of the APA; SIOP) with the 2007 M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace for the development of the federal standard for medical team training, TeamSTEPPS; being awarded a 2009 Presidential Citation for Innovative Practice by the American Psychological Association for supporting the development of competency model for team triage in emergency medicine; and receiving the 2013 SIOP Distinguished Early Career Contributions for Practice Award.

Throughout his career, he has published works in peer-reviewed journals such as Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, Journal of Applied Psychology, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, People and Strategy, Personality and Individual Differences, Quality and Safety in Health Care, and Human Resources Management Review. He has also authored several chapters on community-based change initiatives in workforce readiness, as well as co-authoring Defining HR Success: A Guide to the SHRM Competency Model in Practice.

Dr. Alonso also served as a columnist analyzing major trends in the workforce for The Industrial Psychologist and HR Magazine. In addition, he has served on several professional society boards including the SIOP and the Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington.

Isabelle is Co-founder and COO of retrain.ai, a Responsible AI-powered Talent Intelligence Platform. She has been recognized for her work by Women in AI North America. Prior to retrain.ai, Isabelle was the co-founder & CEO of Tohar, an Israeli placement company that pioneered how to leverage technology to source, screen, and find the best-fit candidates. She holds an LLB from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an MBA specializing in Taxation from the College of Management in Israel, and a Masters in Risk Management from New York University, where she focused her research on Identifying Risk in DEI & Artificial Intelligence.

Ragan Decker, Ph.D., SHRM-CP, is an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist and Manager of Executive Network and Enterprise Research at SHRM. She designs and conducts strategic research to support SHRM’s mission as it relates to work, workers, and the workplace. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and Graduate Certificates in Quantitative Research Methods and Occupational Health Psychology. Her work has been published in HR Quarterly, People + Strategy Journal as well as Occupational Health Science, Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, and Annals of Work Exposure and Health. 

Connie Meyer is the Curriculum Development Consultant at Interfaith America, a non-profit organization that inspires, equips, and connects leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America’s religious diversity.  Connie consults with colleagues across the organization to ensure best-in-class learning across all Interfaith America programs and also directly designs engaging, effective interfaith learning experiences across in-person, online, and hybrid spaces.  Connie’s work is grounded in deep experience across the fields of learning & development, dispute resolution, and intercultural relations.  She has applied her expertise across corporate, academic, and non-profit contexts, including a decade of work as a corporate educator at multiple Fortune 100 organizations. She holds an M.A. in Intercultural Conflict Management and teaches mediation skills at Northwestern University.

Tamberlin Golden is the General Motors Executive Director, Workforce Strategy, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, as of May 2021.

Tamberlin leads the strategy to increase the overall agility of the global workforce by enabling skills-based pathways of entry and career development. She is spearheading the development of an ecosystem of key external and internal partnerships to ensure the workforce is inclusive of all backgrounds. Tamberlin’s experience in lean manufacturing, negotiations, procurement, and contract strategies, change leadership and her strong track record of employee engagement will be instrumental as we build these partnerships.

As one of Grant Thornton LLP’s human capital practice leaders, Bob advises boards and senior leadership on the strategic, governance, and technical aspects of human resource management and total rewards strategy.  Bob’s corporate and client experiences span over 25 years as a human resources and total rewards leader.  Bob earned his master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Illinois State University and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).

Cassie currently leads Workforce Development Partnerships for the Google Career Certificates. This program helps job seekers -- regardless of their educational background and work experience - learn the skills they need to enter in-demand high-growth career fields that pay well. Prior to this role, Cassie served as the Product Lead for the second most popular certificate on Coursera: The Google Project Management Certificate. 

During her tenure at Google, Cassie has led Strategy and Operations for Grow with Google & Waze. She also served as an Account Strategist for small businesses using Google AdWords and Analytics to grow their presence. 

She is currently pursuing her Executive MBA at NYU Stern School of Business.

Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the founder/CEO of Civility Partners, a strategic organizational development firm focused on helping organizations create respectful workplace cultures and specializing in turning around toxic cultures. Civility Partners’ clients range from Fortune 500's to small businesses across many industries. Catherine is a TEDx speaker and an HR thought-leader who has appeared in such venues as USA Today, Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, and many other national news outlets as an expert. She’s an award-winning speaker and blogger, author of three books, and she has 50+ courses reaching global audiences on LinkedIn Learning.

Falisha Karpati, PhD is an independent Inclusion Consultant based in Montreal, Canada. She uses neuroscience to build engagement in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives. Her unique brain-based approach centers on the intersection of cognitive, demographic, and experiential diversity: how we think, who we are, and what we’ve lived.

Falisha holds a PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University and a Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Her work focuses on EDI in scientific and research organizations, and bringing neuroscience-based inclusion strategy to organizations across all sectors. She conducts rigorous EDI assessments, guides action plan development, and facilitates brain-based training.