Session Speakers

  • Linda Akutagawa, president & CEO, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP)
  • Cristina Alfaro, communications manager, McDonalds 
  • Cassandra Alston, executive director gobal workforce diversity, Johnson Controls
  • Sonia Alvarez-Robinson, director dalent management and organizational design, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Rebecca Anderson, human resources generalist, Cargill
  • Raymond Arroyo, CDO, Aetna 
  • Leslie Ashford, head executive development, Mass Mutual Financial Group
  • Abdul Basit, process analyst, Ameriprise Financial
  • Amy Batiste, consultant, Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity
  • Brenda Battle,  director, Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St.Louis 
  • Philip Berry, executive director, Association of Diversity Councils
  • Audra Bohannon, vice president, diversity & inclusion, Novations/J. Howard & Associates  
  • Trudy Bourgeois, president and chief executive officer, The Center for Workforce Excellence
  • Wanda Brackins, Head of Wealth Management Global Diversity, RBC Wealth Management
  • Chris Brassell, director of U.S. diversity, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Katy Breitenbach, membership manager, Catalyst
  • Betsy Bruening, executive vice president and COO, The Prout Group, Inc
  • Debra Bryan, manager--educational program development, Institute for Medical Education
  • Reginald Butler, managing director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Tony Bynum, director, Global Targeting
  • Vinny Caraballo, chief executive officer, Global Targeting
  • Anthony Carter 
  • Jessica Carter, president, Heta Corporation
  • Kevin Carter 
  • Lino Carrillo, chapter president, National Society of Hispanic MBAs
  • Mary Casey, managing partner, Centerpoint Perspectives and Consortium for Global Understanding
  • Ken Charles, vice president of global diversity and inclusion, General Mills 
  • Kelly Chermack, advanced graduate student, University of Minnesota
  • Lois Cooper, vice president--corporate social responsibility and inclusion, Adecco Group North America
  • Arturo Corral, director organizational development, Altamira LLC
  • Mariela Dabbah, chief executive officer, Latinosincollege.com
  • Barbara Deane, editor-in-chief, DiversityCentral.com
  • Karen Diaz, principal consultant, CKG Training & Consulting
  • Donna DiMenna, principal consultant, Right Management
  • Sheila Engelmeier, chief executive officer, Engelmeier & Umanah
  • Deena Fidas, deputy director, Human Rights Campaign
  • Dana Foote, partner, KPMG
  • Paula Forbes, founder and chief executive officer, Forbes Solutions LLC
  • Mark Fowler, manager of programs, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
  • Richard Friend, principal, Friend & Associates, Inc.
  • Wendy Friede, consultant, Friede Coaching and Consulting 
  • Marie Fromm, principal IT security consultant, Medtronic
  • Chris Gardner, senior IT program manager, Medtronic
  • Alex Green, associate director, The Disparities Solutions Center Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Ronita Griffin, leader--diversity and inclusion, Life Technologies
  • Rick Guzzo, consultant, Mercer
  • Tonya Hampton, human resources director, Medtronic, Inc.
  • Mariam Hannon, racial justice program coordinator, YWCA of Minneapolis
  • Doug Harris, CEO, The Kaleidoscope Group 
  • Julie Haskell, vice president--worklife and global inclusion, State Street 
  • Joelle Hayes, vice president enterprise diversity and inclusion, Travelers
  • Robert Hayles, consultant, Hayles Consulting
  • Maja Hazell, director of diversity and inclusion, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  • Walter Henderson, Cargill
  • Sarah Hendricks, human resources lead, Cargill
  • John Hendrickson, regional attorney, EEOC
  • Elaine Ho, diversity and inclusion director, Internal Revenue Service
  • Glenda Hoogland
  • Scott Horton 
  • Edward Hubbard, president and chief executive officer, Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc.
  • Jody Huckaby, executive director, PFLAG National
  • Nicole Hughey, director enterprise diversity and inclusion, Travelers
  • David B. Hunt, president and CEO, Critical Measures, LLC
  • Marco Irizarry, manager diversity initiatives, Travelers
  • Taneeza Islam, civil rights director, CAIR-MN
  • Laraine Kaminsky, president, Global LK
  • Julie Kampf, chief diversity officer and president, JBK Associates,Inc.
  • Judith Katz, executive vice president and client brand lead, The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Erin Kelly, assistant professor of sociology, University of Minnesota
  • Gopal Khanna, senior fellow, Technological Leadership Institute University of Minnesota
  • Emily King, president, Military Transitions
  • Kathryn Komsa, vice presdient and chief diversity officer, Marsh & McLennan Companies
  • Diane Krieman, senior talent and engagement consultant, Aon Hewitt Associates
  • Sunny Krom, director of workplace diversity, Sodexo
  • Tomás Leal, director, inclusion and diversity equality and inclusion CoE, HR, GlaxoSmithKline, LLC 
  • Andre Lessears, training and workforce development coordinator, City of Dubuque
  • Connie Lindsey 
  • Kyle Lundby, director asia pacific region, Valtera Corporation
  • Jeremy Lurey, chief diversity officer, Plus Delta Consulting  
  • Murray Mann, principal, Global Diversity Solutions 
  • Linda Manning, director, Leadership Mosaic Inc.
  • Monica Marcel, partner, Language and Culture Worldwide
  • Daniel Maycock, national mobile technology leader, Slalom Consulting
  • Dr. Greg McLaughlin, vice president of R&D, Global Targeting
  • Molly Menster, human relations specialist, City of Dubuque
  • Graciela Meibar, vice president global sales training and global diversity, Mattell
  • Kjirsten Mickesh, director corporate diversity, General Mills
  • Tom Mitchell, manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Shannon Murphy Robinson, co-founder and principal, BrainSkills@Work
  • Darshana Nadkarni,  senior consultant, PRISM International, Inc.
  • Jean-Marie Navetta, director of equality and diversity parternships, PFLAG National/Straight for Equality
  • Tom Nelson, attorney, Leonard Street & Deinard
  • Jim Norman, vice president of diversity, Kraft Foods
  • Carlos Orta, president & CEO, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR)
    Kizzy Parks, measurement practice leader, PRISM International, Inc.
  • Anita Patel, vice president for racial justice and public policy, YWCA
  • Carl Patow, executive director, HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education
  • Steve Pemberton, Walgreens 
  • Neddy Perez, vice president global diversity & inclusion, Ingersoll Rand 
  • Eric Peterson, manager diversity and inclusion, SHRM
  • Sara Phillips, human resources diversity consultant, Travelers
  • Sue Plaster, owner, Sue Plaster Consulting
  • Heather Polivka, director of employment marketing, UnitedHealth Group
  • Christiaan Rizy, Director of IC Capital Insights, Forbes, Inc. 
  • Chris Roberts 
  • Danielle Robinson, director of diversity and talent, Diageo
  • Robert Rodriguez, president, Dr. Robert Rodriguez Advisors
  • Elita Rosillo-Christensen, vice president talent management diversity and inclusion, AARP
  • Ruth Rubin, Cargill
  • Anita Sanchez, consultant, Sanchez Tennis and Associates
  • Carly Sanchez, CDO, AIG
  • Chuck Shelton, managing director, Greatheart Leader Labs
  • Vanessa Sheridan, president, Vanessa Sheridan & Associates
  • Yvonne Shorts-Lind, human resources consultant, Associated Financial Group
  • Robin Silverman, vice president consulting services, Right Management
  • Jeffrey Smith, associate director, global diversity and inclusion, Proctor & Gamble 
  • Margaret Smith, founder and consult, Creating Successful Leaders
  • Diana Solash, director, Ernst & Young 
  • Brian Sorge, managing partner, Jennifer Brown Consulting
  • Gerardo Soula 
  • Linda Stokes, president and chief executive officer, PRISM International, Inc.
  • Margaret Studer, corporate vice president of global diversity, Cargill
  • Stacey Swanson, consultant, Results Only Work Environment (ROWE)
  • Howard Tarkow, attorney, Malson Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP
  • Jule Taylor 
  • Sarah Taylor, president, deepSEE Consulting
  • Kit Tennis, consultant, Sanchez Tennis and Associates
  • Kara Terry, project manager, Hennepin County
  • Sonnia Thomas, vice president of global leadership and diversity, Goldman Sachs
  • Nancy Tippins, senior vice president and managing principal, Valtera Corporation
  • Laurie Trousil, manager diversity and inclusion, Ameriprise
  • Lorie Valle-Yanez, vice president chief diversity officer, Mass Mutual Financial Group
  • Nadine Vogel, founder and president, Springboard Consulting LLC
  • Carolyn Vreeman, internal change agent, Results Only Work Environment (ROWE)
  • Bill Wells, managing partner, InclusionINC
  • Glen Williams, head military and diversity recruiting, Walgreen's
  • Marilyn Williams, program manager - new business, Best Buy Co., Inc
  • Shanequa Williams, human capital business partner, Select Comfort
  • Glenn Winfree, Learning Consultant--Sales and Underwriting Learning & Performance, Aetna 
  • Mary Frances Winters, president and chief executive officer, The Winters Group
  • Keith Wyche, board member, Executive Leadership Council (ELC)
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