Col. Louis Henkel is currently the deputy director for Enlisted Personnel for the U.S. Army Human Resources Command in Alexandria, Va. and has served in this position since 2005.  He is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army where he served for 28 years in the human resources field. His experience includes military personnel management and administration from combat brigade and division to department of the Army level. Henkel was the senior human resource officer for the Third Infantry Division at Ft. Stewart, Ga. providing critical human resources support to over 36,000 soldiers.  His previous human resource experience at the Department of the Army level includes responsibility for the direct personnel management of the Army’s personnel, finance, legal, unit ministry, equal opportunity and inspector general soldiers which number over 17,000.  In his current position, Henkel oversees personnel management of the 456,000 enlisted active component soldiers which includes responsibilities in the areas of recruitment, retention, distribution, professional development, compensation, promotion and transition. Henkel is a 1980 graduate of The Citadel where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in business administration.  His Army education and training includes the Army War College where he was awarded a Master of Arts in strategic studies.

Barbara Glanz Communications, Inc.
Sarasota, Fla.

Glanz is a certified speaking professional who works with organizations that want to improve morale, retention and service and with people who want to rediscover the joy in their work and in their lives.  She is the author of 11 best-selling books, including The Simple Truths of Service As Inspired by Johnny the Bagger (co-authored with Ken Blanchard), The Simple Truths of Appreciation;  Handle with CARE – Motivating & Retaining Employees:  CARE Packages for Your Customers,  and CARE Packages for the Workplace – Dozens of Little Things You Can Do to Regenerate Spirit at Work . As an internationally known speaker, trainer and consultant who has a master’s degree in adult education, Glanz lives and breathes her personal motto:  “Spreading Contagious Enthusiasm™.”  Her focus areas are building customer and employee loyalty, regenerating spirit in the workplace, blending work and family, and motivating and retaining employees. She is the first speaker on record to speak on all seven continents and in all 50 states. 

Re-Energizing Communications, Inc.
Prospect, Ky.

Miller is a workplace motivation expert who has been helping create low stress, high-energy workplaces for over a decade in 41 states and six countries, including five separate speaking tours throughout Australia.  With two master’s degrees and a “B.A. in Burnout,” Miller re-energizes employees in education, healthcare, government and business using her experiences as a teacher, small business owner, special assistant to the mayor of Louisville, Ky. and one-time-only bungee jumper.  She is a native of Evanston, Illinois and a professional member of the National Speakers Association.  Miller’s second book, Stay Positive...No Matter What!  The Top 40 Ways to Work and Live in The Positive Zone® was published in June 2009.