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Jeanie Adkins, Mercer
Adkins, a consultant in the human capital business in Mercer’s Louisville office, works with clients to develop rewards solutions that support their organizational environments and business and talent strategies. She works with organizations to identify and plan for critical talent needs, including designing workforce planning processes, talent assessment approaches, and employee value propositions and reward strategies (base and incentive compensation programs, career pathing, performance management). She has worked with clients across a variety of industries including manufacturing and consumer products, retail, healthcare, utilities, higher education, not for profits and public sector. Client projects include workforce planning, total rewards strategy and compensation strategy development, and global banding/compensation program design. She has a master’s degree in human resources management and labor economics from Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Karl Ahlrichs, SPHR, ExpertSpeaks
Ahlrichs is a national expert in the people side of business. He is first and foremost a Human Resource consultant, but also has a broad range of experience in a wide range of business roles. He has trained management in Chicago, marketed software in Orlando, and launched an office of Right Management Consultants in San Diego. Karl is an SPHR (Senior Professional, Human Resources), and is qualified to administer many assessment tools.
Sandy Allgeier, SPHR, Allgeier Human Resources Consulting
Allgeier is an author, speaker, trainer and consultant who focuses on assisting organizations maximize their human potential. Prior to beginning her business in early 2000, Sandy had over 25 years experience as a human resources professional, directing HR functions in a variety of Fortune 500 business settings. Today, she is a member of the National Speakers Association, and a featured speaker nationally for SHRM seminars. Sandy’s new book The Personal Credibility Factor: How to get it, keep it and get it back, published in 2009, has been featured in over 100 publications (including O Magazine!).
Mike Baker, Michael T. Baker, LLC
Baker is founder of Michael T. Baker, LLC, a consulting company specializing in management and leadership development, labor relations, and operational efficiencies. Mike has 25 years in aluminum manufacturing leadership and management roles from Sales to Operations. As General Manager of two large union facilities with sales approaching $1 Billion dollars and employment of over 1200, Mike utilized both the HR professionals and the USW leadership to drive positive cultural and performance change. Mike has been a guest lecturer at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and the Owensboro SHRM chapter. Mike currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hancock County Industrial Foundation.
Brent R. Baughman, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
Baughman is a member (partner) in Greenebaum Doll & McDonald's Labor and Employment Practice Group and serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Appellate Team. Brent received a B.A. from the University of Louisville, and an M.B.A. and law degree from Indiana University - Bloomington. He is a past chair of the Louisville Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section and has spoken widely on those issues. He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Section and has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America the last two years in the field of Appellate Law.
Thomas J. Birchfield, Fisher & Phillips LLP
Birchfield is the managing partner in the Louisville office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers. Tom's practice includes collective bargaining, the litigation of labor claims before the courts, the National Labor Relations Board and arbitral forums, the defense of employment lawsuits, and counseling concerning compliance with the various state and federal employment laws. Tom is admitted to practice law in Kentucky and Indiana. He earned his law degree from Indiana School of Law and a B.S. at Indiana University. He can be contacted at (502) 561-3960 or tbirchfield@laborlawyers.com
Frank J. Bitzer, Esq., Greenbaum Doll & McDonald
Bitzer, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald Frank J. Bitzer, Esq., CEBS is with the law firm of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC with offices in Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Bitzer is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and he received his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. He has particular experience in both civil and criminal fiduciary matters pursuant to ERISA having previously served as an Investigator with the U.S. Department of Labor. Mr. Bitzer is the past Chair of the Cincinnati Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee (2008-2009). He is a member of the ASPPA Benefits Council of Cincinnati and prior served as it's Government Affairs Officer.
Gene W. Childress, Center for Quality People and Organizations
Childress’ work with the Center for Quality People and Organizations (CQPO) focuses on Human Systems Lean Management training for business, education and community organizations. Gene created the Governmental Service Center at Kentucky State University. His consulting clients have included Toyota, United Distillers, Vintners and Chrysler/BMW/Tritec in Brazil. He has served on management and advisory boards for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the University of Kentucky Management Center and the Center of Excellence for Quality at Kentucky State University. Gene is a member of the National Speakers Association. The Ohio Jaycees and the Kentucky Certified Public Manager Association honored Gene by naming their state leadership awards the “Gene W. Childress Award.”
Greg Churchman, Churchman Consulting Solutions
Churchman is an Interview and Retention Strategist and owner of Churchman Consulting Solutions. His areas of specialty include competency-based interviewing and selection; retention, staffing, high team performance and leadership development. He is author of the book Daterviewing and has written several articles in business journals and industry magazines. With a degree in Electrical Engineering and several years experience in human resources, Greg has a unique perspective when working with diverse staffs, management levels and organizations.
Jim Cockrum, Frost Brown Todd LLC
Cockrum represents a wide range of employers - from Fortune 100 companies to sole proprietors getting their first start. He has successfully defended suits involving the application of collective bargaining agreements to the construction of $100,000,000 facilities, class action wage and hour claims, class action suits involving changes to group health insurance benefits plans, and claims involving single employees. Cockrum also works with employers to develop and implement policies to prevent employment practice liabilities, works with non-union employers in their efforts to remain "union free," and assists unionized employers in collective bargaining, the administration of their collective bargaining agreements, and in maintaining effective and efficient relationships with their unionized workforces.
Brenda Corbett, Sherpa Coaching
A native of Canada, Corbett has defined leadership development in the USA. She wrote “The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching”, the book that set clear standards for an important new industry. Corbett’s book is the text for executive education at Penn State, the University of Georgia and Miami University. Her Sherpa Coaching certification is the only one endorsed by multiple universities. She’s trained and certified coaches for Duke Energy, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Toyota and many others. Corbett also delivers innovative team coaching. One large health care client documented a million dollars in direct savings following a 6-month engagement.
Teresa A. Daniel, JD, PhD, InsideOut HR Solutions PLLC
Daniel is an employment lawyer, HR consultant/trainer, author and MBA faculty. She is also the President of InsideOut HR Solutions PLLC, an HR consulting firm located in Ashland, KY (www.insideout.bz). She is also an Associate Graduate Faculty member of Marshall University’s Executive MBA Program in Charleston, WV, and its traditional program in Bangalore, India. Prior to joining the academic world, Teri spent more than 15 years working for Ashland Inc. (at the time a Fortune 50 company) in positions ranging from employment attorney to Divisional Vice President- Human Resources & Communications. Teri has been selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist and honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of Centre College in Danville, KY. She is the author of two books and numerous articles dealing with ethics, leadership, and people-related legal issues. Her newest book, Stop Bullying at Work: Strategies and Tools for HR & Legal Professionals was published by SHRM Books earlier this year. A lifelong learner, she earned her PhD in Human and Organizational Systems in 2009. Teri is currently at work on a new book which seeks to explore why HR practitioners are often targeted for bullying and related forms of workplace abuse. If you have any real-life examples to share, she can be reached via email at TeresaAnnDaniel@gmail.com.
Brian Dausman, Mercer
Dausman, a consultant in the human capital business in Mercer’s Louisville office, works with clients to develop rewards solutions that support their unique organizational environments and business strategies, with a focus on linking pay and performance. He works with organizations to design reward strategies, job analysis methodologies, base and incentive compensation programs, career pathing frameworks and performance management systems. He has developed compensation plans for multiple organizations, large and small, across a number of industries. Throughout his career, Brian has worked in both consulting for Mercer and in corporate compensation leadership roles for Fortune 100 and privately-held organizations. He has a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology from Xavier University and a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Kentucky.
Debra H. Dawahare, Partner, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Dawahare is an equity partner in Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, and is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group and a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. She concentrates her practice in employment law and general litigation. She also trains and counsels employers about a wide range of employment issues, such as handbooks, policies, hiring, discipline, discharge, unemployment, and compliance with laws against harassment and discrimination. She has a B.A. from Centre College and an M.A. and J.D. from the University of Kentucky. She is a contributing author, The Kentucky Employer’s Guide to Hiring and Firing, published in 1999 by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and recently reprinted, and was the organizing editor and a contributor to the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s recent guideline to Unemployment Compensation in Kentucky . She has been listed in Woodward/White’s 2006, 2007, 2008 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, in Chambers U.S.A. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and recognized by her peers as a Kentucky Super Lawyer.
Kenneth J. Dietz, Jones, Dietz & Swisher PLLC
Dietz is a Member of the law firm, Jones Dietz & Swisher PLLC., with offices in Lexington, Louisville, and Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati. His practice area of concentration is defending employers in Kentucky workers’ compensation claims. He previously served as chair of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation/Social Security section and as an Adjunct Professor at the Chase College of Law, where he taught workers’ compensation law. He has been selected as a Kentucky “Super Lawyer” in 2008; selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America 2003 to present; and was named to The National Registry of Who-s Who in 2000. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Kentucky University in 1985 and a Juris Doctor degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law.
Mary G. Eaves, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
Eaves is a member of the law firm of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC, where she serves as Chair of the Employee Benefits Team and is a member of the ERISA Controversy Team and the Privacy Team. She has practiced in the area of employee benefits law since 1984 and is a frequent speaker on employee benefits topics. She is a member of the Southern Employee Benefits Conference and a member and Past President of the Louisville Employee Benefits Council. In addition, Eaves is a member of the Louisville Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Eric Ellis, Integrity Development Corporation
Ellis is a second generation Diversity/ Inclusion consultant. He was invited by SHRM as one of the top 100 experts on Diversity/ Inclusion to participate in the first International symposium/ think tank on the subject. He founded IDC in 1991 and has served the Diversity needs of some of the most admired company’s in the World. Ellis was brought into Toyota 14 years ago to serve as the external architect for Toyota’s diversity initiative.
William P. Emrick, Jones, Dietz & Swisher
Emrick is an attorney at law with the law offices of Jones, Dietz and Swisher based in Lexington. From 2004-2008 he served as the Commissioner/Executive Director of the Kentucky Department of Workers Claims. He has served as a member of the Governing Board of The International Association of Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) and has also served as an officer and director of the Southern Association of Workers Compensation Administrators (SAWCA). He is a member of Commerce Lexington where he serves as a member of the public policy committee. He has lectured frequently throughout the nation on Workers Compensation issues.
Bob Fritz, Resources Global Professionals
Fritz has over thirty year’s successful business management, human resource and organization development experience helping organizations achieve and sustain profitable growth. Bob is recognized for his practical approaches for identifying and dissolving organizational barriers that prevent change. He is currently a Consultant with Resources Global and on an assignment in the Louisville area. Previously, Fritz was Vice-President, Consulting Services, Right Management. Prior to that he was a divisional HR Director, Eastman Kodak where he implemented change management and leadership development programs. His education includes Advanced Human Resource Executive Program, University of Michigan and Master of Science, Organization Development, American University.
Cathy Fyock, CSP, SPHR, Resources Global Professionals
Fyock is a CSP, SPHR, and an Employment Strategist with Innovative Management Concepts. She has been helping organizations develop strategies to recruit and retain top talent in an aging and changing workforce for more than 20 years. She has been a speaker at SHRM’s annual conference since 1986, and she’s been a faculty member for the HR Generalist program for 15 years. She is a past chairman of the Human Resource Certification Institute board (in fact, her signature may appear on your PHR or SPHR certificate!), and a past-president of the Louisville SHRM chapter. Fyock currently serves as the Diversity Director for the KY SHRM Council. She is the author of five books, including her newest book, The Truth About Hiring The Best. She also serves as Director of Recruiting for Resources Global Professionals, an international consulting firm.
Lyle Hanna, SPHR, Hanna Resource Group
Hanna has worked as an HR professional for over thirty years. He has served on the corporate staff of a major global technology firm, headed HR for a national hospitality organization, and worked as a consultant with an international HR consulting firm. Currently, He is the President of Hanna Resource Group, a company he created to build people equity. Hanna is also the past Chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, vice chair of the Habitat for Humanity International Board of Directors, and Chair of the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) State Council. In 2005, KY SHRM established an award called the Lyle Hanna Spirit Award to recognize other volunteers who give mightily of their time and talent to the human resource profession.
Debbie F. Reiss Hardesty, Frost Brown Todd LLC
Reiss is a Member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and practices in the Firm's Corporate Department. She heads the Firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. Debbie also spends part of her time on various business succession issues.
Rubi Ho, Sherpa Coaching
Born in Vietnam, he and his family escaped from Saigon in 1975, the day before it fell. They settled in Denver, Colorado. Rubi Ho holds both a Master of Arts in Curriculum Development and a Master of Science in Management. Before joining the Sherpa team, Ho became a Certified Sherpa Coach through Penn State. He develops content, consults with Certified Sherpa Coaches and teaches Sherpa Executive Coaching Certifications at Penn State and the University of Georgia, and works closely with private clients US Bank and Toyota.
Rich Horwath, Strategic Thinking Institute
Horwath is the president of the Strategic Thinking Institute, a professor of strategy at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and author of Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy, which has been described by the Director of Worldwide Operations for McDonalds as “…the most valuable book ever written on strategic thinking.” He has written four books and his more than 50 articles have appeared in 100 publications around the world. Horwath's presentation at the SHRM National Strategy Conference in 2007 drew a standing-room-only crowd and he has served as a Chief Strategy Officer.
Ralph Hundley, Ph.D., Pearson Corporation
Hundley advises Fortune 500 organizations on the utilization of assessments in personal, team, and leadership development programs, using personality type, critical thinking, and other assessments. He has 30+ years experience managing and leading people in business and government organizations in domestic and international environments. He leads education, critical thinking, and stress workshops internationally and nationally. He has co-authored the book, Stress and the 4L Approach and developed the K-H Stress Assessment.
Larry Johnson, CSP, Johnson Training Group
For twenty-two years, Johnson has helped organizations build more productive and profitable working cultures through the development of strong leaders and dedicated employees. He has received rave reviews from more 150,000 business, government, and health-care professionals in every state in the union, as well as in Great Britain, China, Indonesia, Central America and Australia for his presentations on the topics of leadership, change, customer service, and honesty in business. He is the co-author of the highly acclaimed, top-selling book, Absolute Honesty: Building A Corporate Culture That Values Straight Talk And Rewards Integrity. He has also written more than 40 articles, published in recognized business and association journals. His clients include Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the National Apartment Association, the Royal College of Nursing, Southwest Airlines, American Express, McDonald’s Corporation, Federal Express, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the American Health Care Association, and the National Industries For The Blind. Additionally, Johnson has eight years of real life experience as a manager in private sector health care, three years as a manager in city government, and 20 years as president of his own consulting firm.
Meagan Johnson, Johnson Training Group
Since 1997 Johnson has entertained and educated thousands of audience members from all over the globe. She has written a variety of articles about the multiple generations and has been interviewed for many publications and audio programs. She wrote the Generational chapter in the book Success is A Team Effort. In 2000, she was the only female speaker on the main platform at the Harley Davidson University conference in New Orleans Louisiana. After her ZAP THE GAP presentation, a Harley Dealer told her "You have changed the way I treat and train my younger employees." Today, Johnson continues her research into the complexities of the younger workforce. she graduated from Arizona State University Business School with a BS in Marketing.
Maurita Kamer, Stites & Harbison PLLC
Kamer is Counsel to the firm based in its Lexington office. She has been with the firm since 1999 and is a member of the Labor & Employment Law Service Group. Her practice emphasizes employment litigation and preventative counseling for management clients. Her employment litigation practice is representing corporate clients in employment discrimination lawsuits, wage and hour litigation, and trade secret and restrictive covenant matters. Her experience includes counseling management and representing employers before administrative agencies, state and federal trial courts and arbitrators in matters arising under FMLA, Title VII, FLSA and ADEA.
Lee Kem, Ph.D., Murray State University
Kem teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in educational psychology, critical thinking, and group process. Her research and private practice focuses on stress, depression and workplace violence. Kem leads education, critical thinking, and stress workshops internationally and nationally. She has co-authored the book, Stress and the 4L Approach and developed the K-H Stress Assessment.
Laurie Goetz Kemp, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, LLP
Kemp joined the firm's Louisville office after graduating cum laude from the University of Louisville School of Law. She currently serves as the Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Her primary areas of practice are employment law and workers’ compensation litigation. Her practice includes all aspects of pre-litigation investigation, evidence and witness preparation and trial and appellate work. Kemp also regularly responds and participates in agency investigations and administrative proceedings, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Indiana and Kentucky Labor Cabinet, United States Department of Labor and Kentucky and Indiana Workers' Compensation Boards.
Brooks Kubik, Stites & Harbison PLLC
Kubik is a Member of the Stites & Harbison PLLC Labor & Employment Law Service Group. He has been practicing employment law for over 25 years, and is a frequent lecturer on employment topics. Kubik is the author of Drafting an Employee Policies Manual and a co-author of Understanding Personnel Law & Human Resource Issues: A Guide to Kentucky & Federal Laws & Regulations, and A Ten Step Program to Eliminate Sexual Harassment.
Todd B. Logsdon, Fisher & Phillips LLP
Logsdon is an attorney in the Louisville, Kentucky office of the law firm, where he represents employers in a variety of forums, including state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Murray State University, as well as his graduate degree in Occupational Safety and Health, and his law degree from the University of Louisville. Logsdon accrued many years of practical experience prior to beginning his legal career working in manufacturing with responsibilities for Human Resources and Safety.
Teresa Lovely, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Lovely is Business Coordinator for Worksite Wellness with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Her role focuses on worksite wellness program education for private business. She has 15 years experience in worksite wellness program implementation and development. Her work has achieved national recognition and has been featured in publications such as USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, WebMD, and various human resource and wellness publications. Lovely holds a degree in Health/Wellness Promotion, a graduate certificate in Health Promotion Management and several certifications including Certified Health Education Specialist, Certified Wellness Program Director, and Certified Advanced Fitness Specialist. Lovely serves on the Wellness Councils of America National Advisory Panel and the U.S. Worksite Wellness Alliance. She is a regular speaker and presenter on worksite wellness programs.
John T. Lovett, Frost Brown Todd LLC
Lovett serves as Co-Chairperson of Frost Brown Todd's Labor and Employment Law Department. He is a Charter Member of the American Employment Law Council. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, and has been named a Kentucky "Super Lawyer®." Lovett is past-chairperson and one of 24 lawyers in the U.S. serving on the Labor Lawyers Advisory Committee for CUE: An Organization for Positive Employee Relations, founded by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The Labor Relations Institute (LRI) annually lists John as one of the "Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the U.S." John’s work focuses on: (1) advising employers on how to avoid employment litigation; (2) defending employers against employment litigation; (3) assisting employers avoid unions; (4) helping employers manage union relationships; and (5) protecting employers from unfair competition from former employees. Lovett and his wife, Melissa, have four daughters in various stages of studying or working in neuroscience, architecture, broadcast journalism, and the liberal arts.
Donza L. Luckett, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
Luckett is a member of the Immigration Team, Japan Team and Corporate and Commercial Practice Group of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC. She has focused primarily on immigration law throughout her 20-year career. She works closely with the Firm’ s attorneys to assist corporate clients with I-9 compliance issues, nonimmigrant visa petitions, employment-based immigrant petitions and labor certification applications, naturalization applications, and immigration compliance relating to mergers and acquisitions ions.
Dee Mason, Working Partners®
Mason is president of Working Partners, which offers a comprehensive, integrated system of services for individual employers all the way to large third-party providers and government agencies who are developing or maintaining a drug-free workplace (DFWP). With more than 19 years’ experience and 1,700 clients nationwide, she is a recognized leader in the field of DFWP and a much sought-after guest speaker on this topic by hundreds of organizations across the nation including several times for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Ohio and Kentucky SHRMs over the last decade. Mason's hallmark is making the technical topic of DFWP understandable; consumable in bite-sizes; and definitely interesting for each member of the audience she stands before.
LaToi D. Mayo, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Mayo is a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Service Team. She concentrates her practice in the areas of labor and employment, and immigration law. Mayo routinely trains and counsels employers on labor and employment and immigration issues and matters, such as handbooks, policies, hiring, discipline, discharge, unemployment, foreign worker employment and compliance with laws against harassment and discrimination. She has successfully represented employers in state and federal court and in proceedings before the Kentucky Unemployment Commission, the State and Federal Department of Labor, the Workers Compensation Board, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mayo received her B.A. and Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky and was honored as the 2008 Kentucky Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer.
Rallie McAllister, M.D., MPH, MSEH, Benefit Insurance Marketing
McAllister is a board-certified family physician with a Masters Degree in Public Health and a Masters of Science Degree in Environmental Health. She is the author of several health related books and is a nationally syndicated columnist whose articles can be found online and weekly in newspapers throughout the U.S. She has devoted her career to enhancing employee health and quality of life through the design and implementation of corporate wellness initiatives and risk reduction programs. In her role as Medical Director with Benefit Insurance Marketing, she often consults with employers to develop highly effective, targeted health improvement and risk reduction strategies.
Jay McChord, WorkplaceBuzz
McChord is a highly requested speaker on the topics of leadership, visioning and generational communication. He consistently grades out as one of the highest rated speakers at the Kentucky SHRM conference and has worked with groups ranging from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the Washington State Legislature to Toyota Motor Manufacturing. McChord is CEO of WorkplaceBuzz, a 3-term elected city council member in Lexington, Ky., and currently leading a movement to attract one billion dollars of private money to change the health of Kentucky.
Andy Meyer, Ph.D., Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Meyer provides a broad range of leadership and organizational development services. He serves as the Performance Team Psychologist for the University of Louisville Athletic Department. Meyer is a Past-President of the Kentucky Psychological Association. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, American Society for Training and Development, and the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 13 – Consulting Psychology, and Division 47 – Sport Psychology.
Charlotte Neal, Integrity Development Corporation
Neal is Vice President of Corporate Services for Integrity Development (A management consulting firm specializing in Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance oriented Solutions). She is most noted for her successful 22-year career as an Executive for Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA), responsible for Corporate Compliance, Diversity & Corporate Communications. She has been recognized as one of the foremost innovators in the area of Corporate Compliance and Ethics in a manufacturing environment. She was also recognized as the internal Architect for Toyota’s Award Winning diversity program (Selected Top 50 Diversity Companies in America by Diversity Inc.).
Leila G. O’Carra, Associate, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
O’Carra is an associate in Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP’s Labor & Employment Service Team. She concentrates her practice in the areas of employment and general litigation. O’Carra received her B.S. from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. from the University of Kentucky. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Ms. O’Carra has been a presenter at the annual Kentucky Bar Association Convention and various employment law seminars. She is a contributing author to the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s publication Unemployment Compensation in Kentucky. O’Carra is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, she is a founding fellow of the Fayette County Bar Foundation, she is a member of the Fayette County Bar Association, and she serves on the Board of the FCBA Young Lawyers Section.
Donna King Perry, Managing Partner, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, L.L.P.
Perry practices in the areas of labor, employment and general litigation. Her practice includes all aspects of pre-litigation investigation, evidence and witness preparation, trial and appellate work, and responding and participating in agency investigations, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. Donna provides training to management, supervisory and human resources personnel and is a regular speaker at continuing legal education seminars. Perry’s clients include among others Norton Healthcare, the University of Louisville, the Louisville Water Company and GAP, Inc.
Bobbi K. Samples, The Safety Firm
Samples is the co-owner and principal consultant of The Safety Firm, LLC. This is the fifth business she has successfully imagined, created, owned and operated. She received her Business Management degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and has worked at the executive level within Fortune 500 companies in the areas of human resources and safety. Besides directing the operations of The Safety Firm, Samples is a professional artist (Bekis Art, LLC) and innovative motivational speaker. She is consistently cited for her entrepreneurial approaches to training, professional growth and workforce solutions
Terry Seitz, InterComm Group
Seitz is an executive level leadership coach, a team development specialist and a performance consultant, empowering people with the tools to become high performers. He is the founder of InterComm Group and Aspire! Personal Development, a partner in Corporate Challenge, a global teambuilding events company and certified in the Hallmarks of Excellence® in Leadership andProfessional DynaMetric Programs®. He is President-elect of the Indiana Chapter of the National Speakers Association; a governor-appointee to the Indiana Tourism Council; a Lutheran Lay Worship Leader; a radio commentator; blogger and a perspirational speaker (yes, that’s right, perspirational).
Alison M. Stemler, Frost Brown Todd LLC
Stemler concentrates her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation.She advises employers regarding compliance with IRS and Department of Labor rules on the design, implementation and administration of retirement plans and welfare plans such as health, life and disability insurance plans. She also regularly advises employers regarding incentive compensation, including equity-based compensation and executive benefit plans. Stemler chairs Frost Brown Todd's Tax and Employee Benefits Practice Group.
Jennifer E. Swanberg, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Institute for Workplace Innovation
Swanberg is the executive director of the Institute for Workplace Innovation (iWin) at the University of Kentucky, and an associate professor in the UK College of Social Work with joint appointments in the Colleges of Medicine, Business & Economics and Public Health. Her research has focused on quality workplaces as a business and work-life effectiveness strategy, access to workplace flexibility among under-represented working populations, and the use of human capital and quality employment as a form of economic development. Dr. Swanberg’s research has been published in top-tier research journals, and she has appeared as a national and international work-family expert on television and radio including MSNBC, CNN, CBS, NPR, and BBC. She has been recognized by Alliance of Work-Life Progress as one of the profession’s Rising Stars, her research has been recognized as among the top research articles by the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, and she is the work-life columnist for Business Lexington, Lexington’s premier business publication.
Kenji Tashiro, Greenbaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
In 1995, Tashiro moved to the U.S., and attended the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville from where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1999. In 2000, He joined Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC. He is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC. He is currently the Immigration Team Co-Chair.
Shelly Trent, SPHR, Society for Human Resource Management
Trent is a field services director in the southeast region for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) where she has worked since 2000. In that capacity, she supports SHRM chapters, state councils, and members in the Southeast U.S. Trent's background includes human resources, college career services, and business and industry training. Prior to joining the staff of SHRM, she was an active SHRM volunteer leader beginning in 1996, serving on her local chapter’s board of directors, on a state council, the Area II board of directors, and as vice-chair of the national HRD committee. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and obtained her master’s degree in public administration with an emphasis in HR. She is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Louisville in human resources development and career counseling.
Trasee E. Whitaker, SPHR, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, LLP
Whitaker is the human resource manager for the firm, a regional, full service law firm with offices in Lexington and Louisville. She has been with the firm for 11 years and has over 20 years of exempt Human Resources experience. Whitaker is the Chair of the Kentucky SHRM State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management. She is the Past President of the Louisville Society for Human Resource Management and has held a variety of leadership positions in LSHRM, KYSHRM, and other community organizations. Whitaker graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.A. in Communications and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Tom Wurtz, Tom Wurtz Consulting
Wurtz is a leadership and profit coach and former president of a $70 million consulting firm. Over thirty years, he led a team of leaders who build fifteen divisions from $500,000 to $70 million. In 2008, he founded Tom Wurtz Consulting and the Eagle Leadership Academy to help executives learn career, leadership and profit skills. Wurtz’s presentation at SHRM’s 2004 annual conference earned a score of 4.81 out of 5.00. He is the author of two books, The Eagle Within – Success Principles from a Simple American and The Score’s Wrong – The Lunatic Rantings of a Volleyball Dad! In late 2009, he will release his third book, Corporate COMMON SENSE.
Dawn Marie Yankeelov, Aspectx
Yankeelov, president of Aspectx, has worked with specialty recruitment firms to look at social media and how it is impacting the world of the human resource professional. She has more than 20 years experience in public relations, marketing, business development and business strategy for technology firms and technology-orient corporations. She serves on the National Board for the Technology Section of the International Public Relations Society of America. Yankeelov has spoken internationally on virtual communities and social media for the last decade. Her clients have included regional, national and international firms, including CoachRecruiters, InvisionHR, Humana, GE, Catalyst Learning, Brox, Genscape, and Intel, to name a few.
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