Linda Kyriannis, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
faculty
University of Phoenix Las Vegas Campus
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Linda is a member of SHRM, since 1999. She is currently on the board of the Southern Nevada SHRM (SNSHRM) as Certification Chair.

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Erin N. Sullivan, SHRM-CP
program manager, Conferences
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
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Erin N. Sullivan, SHRM-CP, is the Program Manager for Conferences at SHRM. Erin has been with SHRM since March 2013. As Program Manager, she manages and programs one fall and one spring conference, as well as certain aspects of the Annual Conference. She is also responsible for the delivery of both the SHRM Conferences and Annual Conference mobile apps. Prior to joining the Meetings & Conferences team, Erin was an Instructional Designer for SHRM Seminars.

Prior to joining SHRM, Erin was an Instructional Designer for GP Strategies Corporation. 

She earned a BA from Muskingum University.  

Follow Erin on Twitter @SHRMErin.

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Tammie S. Grenier, SPHR
Human Resources director
Andre Agassi College Prep Academy
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Mrs. Grenier has been with the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy for almost 7 years. When she started, she had 15 years of experience in Human Resources in the following industries: healthcare, manufacturing and construction. As an HR Generalist, she has expertise in many areas of HR such as recruitment, orientation, benefits administration, workers compensation, employee relations, training HR reporting and strategic HR planning.

Mrs. Grenier obtained her Bachelors of Science degree in Human Resource Management in 2000, and has been certified as a PHR since 1999, and a SPHR since 2002. She has been a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) since 1999 and served on the local chapter’s Board of Directors from 2005-2007 (Southern NV Human Resource Association).

Mrs. Grenier was recognized in the Las Vegas Review Journal as “Human Resources 2010 Movers and Shakers”.

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Kimberly Rattley
consultant
Cook Ross, Inc.
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Kimberly Rattley is an organizational development specialist who for over 20 years has partnered with clients to bring clarity, focus and alignment to their diverse teams. She combines her expertise in business, leadership development, diversity, psychodrama and systems analysis to help them competently tackle what is next on their horizon with confidence.

In the education field, Ms. Rattley served as the Training Development Specialist for the Uniformed Services University Center for Health Disparities. In this capacity, she designed and delivered a national diversity curriculum for military medical providers. Her experiential training methodology was the basis of a five year research project that validated the power of using whole brain teaching methodology to insure learner engagement and retention. Of special note is the grant she received from Bill Cosby for her cutting edge work in identity development formation and its importance on individual self –efficacy.

In private industry, leaders are her passion.  She has designed over 100 subject matter relevant diversity training curriculum for clients like DC Chartered Health Services, Habitat for Humanity, and Washingtonpost.com.  In addition she has coached senior leadership teams across the globe on the keys to building team alignment and what pitfalls to avoid.

Her current passion is helping individual contributors catch the vision of being leaders in the global marketplace through her training in countries like Hong Kong, Italy, Australia, Brazil and Africa.

Kimberly Rattley holds a BA from Georgetown University, a Masters of Social Work from Howard University and is certified in the areas of Life Management Facilitation and Organizational Development from Georgetown University.

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Michael Goldberg
director
American Heart Association
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Michael Goldberg (a.k.a. SuperRecruiter) has over 25 years of Human Resources and Recruiting experience. His specialty – coming into organizations and rebuilding Talent Acquisition functions from non-producing to superstardom honing in on his team’s skills, the employment brand, social recruiting, process, metrics and partnerships.

Michael joined the American Heart Association as the Director of Talent Acquisition in September 2013 where he manages a team of three Recruiters and one sourcer while leading the talent acquisition strategy for the association. In September, Michael’s team won a 2014 North America Candidate Experience (CandE) Award. AHA has also been recognized as #3 Best Nonprofit to work for large companies by the Nonprofit Times and one of the top Nonprofit organizations who offer flexible jobs.

Before American Heart Association, Michael worked for Freeman, Insight, BDO Seidman, SABRE/American Airlines and Marriott.



 

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Leslie Mays
vice president, chief inclusion officer
Avon Products, Inc.
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Leslie Mays is vice president, chief inclusion officer for Avon Products, Inc., responsible for designing and driving the company’s worldwide inclusion strategies, policies and practices in line with Avon’s empowerment mission. She has been leading the design and implementation of the company’s first global women’s strategy across six of Avon’s largest markets around the world, leading development of a new global employee value proposition and integrating D&I into core talent practices. She also currently serves as acting vice president of Global Talent Management.

Prior to joining Avon, Leslie has served in senior executive roles and as an executive level specialist for other leading global corporations for over 20 years. Her key accomplishments include: the establishment of the first auditable global D&I policy in a multinational corporation implemented in 140 countries; applying rigorous, evidence-based analysis to D&I strategy development; educating and partnering with leadership teams in Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa to improve talent and business performance through understanding and leveraging cultural differences. Her work has resulted in several awards and professional commendations, and has been featured in articles, books, and research in academic, trade and business publications.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 8:30am to 9:45am
Becky Rupiper-Greene
senior training and image consultant
Tero International
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Becky Rupiper-Greene is a Senior Training and Image Consultant for Tero International. She joined the Tero Team in 2006, and was designated a lead Tero trainer in 2009.

Becky brings to Tero over 20 years of expertise in visual communication and perception management. Becky is a graduate of the Fashion & Art Institute of Dallas and is certified through the London Image Institute. She is the region's only Image Consultant professionally certified by the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI). Working with clients in group settings and as an executive coach, Becky has assisted corporate employees, politicians, college students, and entrepreneurs reach their full potential through the increased credibility and confidence that result from projecting well-developed visual and verbal presence.

In 2007, Becky was certified as an administrator of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Upon certification, Becky began training groups for Tero across industries in Building Customer Relationships, Sales and Service and Team Building by interpreting and using the MBTI personality assessment tool. Under Becky’s direction, clients learned how to use the MBTI for understanding individual differences and uncovering more effective ways to interact with others to achieve outcomes.

Becky was a key member of the development team for the redesign of Tero International’s Beyond Compromise, Win Win Negotiations course in 2008 and Influence: How To Achieve Winning Outcomes in 2011. Serving as co-trainer for the eleven pilot trainings to solidify and customize the redesign, Becky went on to become a lead Negotiations trainer in 2009, and has delivered customized versions of this curriculum, as well as the influencing outcomes curriculum to sales professionals, project engineers, and procurement professionals across numerous industries.

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Greg Burns
senior vice president, Human Resources
Allstate Insurance Company
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Greg Burns is a senior vice president in Human Resources.  In this role he leads the Client Partnership organization, which provides strategic HR support to Allstate’s business areas. Greg also serves as HR business partner for the president of The Allstate Corporation, and president, Emerging Businesses.  

Greg has a deep knowledge of the business, extensive field and corporate experience, and a proven ability to collaborate and influence to drive business results. He brings a diverse  background and unique perspective to HR.   

Greg joined Allstate in 1985. His Allstate career has included a variety of roles in Claims, HR and Business Insurance. As the regional commercial manager for the Northeast Regional Commercial Center in New York, he was responsible for the profit and loss for the Commercial Center. Most of his career has been in HR, with roles supporting Business Insurance, Allstate Personal Property & Casualty, the Illinois Region, the Southern California Region, Encompass, and Allstate Personal Lines Eastern and Western Territories. In 2012, he was promoted to senior vice president, with responsibility for HR’s field organization and Claims support. He took on his current position in January of 2015.  

Greg earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of South Florida and an MBA from the

University of Illinois at Chicago.  He earned his CPCU in 2007. 

Greg is a board member for Countryside Association and the Lake County Workforce Investment Council.

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Monday, June 29, 2015 - 10:45am to 12:00pm
Randy McLaurin
director, Relationship Management
ICMA-RC
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Mr. McLaurin serves as a Director, Relationship Management. He has over twenty years of working in the Retirement Services industry for mission-based organizations, including the past eight years with ICMA-RC. In 2013, he relocated from his native Denver, Colorado to the Washington, DC area. He is assigned to a number of prominent clients in the region including: the District of Columbia, Prince George’s County, MD, City of Philadelphia, Monroe County, NY and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. He has extensive experience in contract negotiations, client acquisition, team development and data analysis.

Some of his notable accomplishments with ICMA-RC are having the keen ability to improve plan participant trends and identify specific behaviors which tend to create barriers in Building Retirement Security.  As a result of Mr. McLaurin’s achievements he was been a member of ICMA-RC’s distinguished Leaders’ Circle, has been nominated for the Leadership Award by his peers and has directed national award winning communication strategies.

Mr. McLaurin participated in an Executive Masters of Business Administration graduate studies program at the University of Denver.  He holds FINRA registrations 6, 63, and 26. Additionally, he obtained a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist designation from the College of Financial Planning.

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Glenn Sherman
vice president, Retirement Plans
ICMA-RC
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Glenn Sherman is Vice President of Retirement Plans for ICMA-RC. His responsibilities include management of ICMA-RC’s 457, 401, Retiree Health, and IRA programs. Mr. Sherman is responsible for ongoing development and enhancement of these programs in response to competitive, market and legislative and regulatory changes, as well as development and introduction of new programs in support of ICMA-RC’s mission. Mr. Sherman oversaw the development and introduction of ICMA-RC’s guaranteed lifetime income solution.

Mr. Sherman has nearly 25 years of financial services product development experience. Prior to joining ICMA-RC in 2004, Mr. Sherman was President at Retirement Plan Services, LLC, a regional third-party administrator. Prior to Retirement Plan Services, LLC, Mr. Sherman was Vice President, Employee Benefits Product Manager, SunTrust Bank. Mr. Sherman earned a BS in economics from George Mason University and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University.
 

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