Robert C. Ford
professor
University of Central Florida
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Robert C. Ford (Ph.D.-Arizona State University) is Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida's College of Business Administration (CBA). He joined UCF in 1993 as Chair of the Department of Hospitality Management after serving on the faculty of the University of North Florida and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also served the College for five years as Associate Dean for Graduate and External Programs. As a productive scholar, Bob has authored or co-authored 150 articles, chapters, and presentations and ten books on organizational issues, human resources, and services management especially as they apply to health care and hospitality. His books include texts on Principles of Management, Organization Theory, Managing Quality Service in Hospitality, and Achieving Service Excellence as well as practitioner focused books, The Fun Minute Manager and HR at Your Service. Dr. Ford has also been an active professional serving the Academy of Management as its Director of Placement, Editor of the Academy of Management Executive, and Chair for both the Management History and the Management Education and Management Development Divisions. In addition, he has been the chair of the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration, board member of Destination Management Accreditation Program, and President of the Southern Management Association. He is a Fellow of the Southern Management Association and the recipient of its Distinguished Service Award.

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Gary P. Latham
professor
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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Gary Latham teaches courses in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour. His research includes employee motivation, performance appraisal and training. Latham currently has a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant to investigate the use of goal setting theory as a basis for enhancing transfer of training. Latham is also examining ways of increasing organizational justice and organizational citizenship in the workplace.

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John Borbi, president
ToughLessons
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In 1995, Borbi began his journey as a financial advisor at a full financial services firm and would eventually manage close to $100 million in assets for his own clients. His income grew from $28,000 in his first year to $500,000 seven years later; this dramatic rise of income would prove to be his downfall and led to some poor ethical choices. When the stock market fell in 2001, Borbi's began to cover his clients’ losses by transferring assets illegally and committing wire fraud. He was caught when his biggest client noticed the illegal transfers. This crime lead to a 30 month sentence in Federal prison. Borbi’s life took an extreme turn and he lost everything. He returned to society a pariah, banned from the investment community forever, a felon who would always be looked at differently, having to rebuild his life financially, gain new friends, reestablish his credibility, and tell his two young children where he had been for 2 years. Borbi is now sharing his mistakes  with the intent to help people make strong ethical choices and live each day without regrets.
 

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Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 10:45am to 12:15pm
John Borbi, president
ToughLessons
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In 1995, Borbi began his journey as a financial advisor at a full financial services firm and would eventually manage close to $100 million in assets for his own clients. His income grew from $28,000 in his first year to $500,000 seven years later; this dramatic rise of income would prove to be his downfall and led to some poor ethical choices. When the stock market fell in 2001, Borbi's began to cover his clients’ losses by transferring assets illegally and committing wire fraud. He was caught when his biggest client noticed the illegal transfers. This crime lead to a 30 month sentence in Federal prison. Borbi’s life took an extreme turn and he lost everything. He returned to society a pariah, banned from the investment community forever, a felon who would always be looked at differently, having to rebuild his life financially, gain new friends, reestablish his credibility, and tell his two young children where he had been for 2 years. Borbi is now sharing his mistakes  with the intent to help people make strong ethical choices and live each day without regrets.
 

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Mark Blankenship, Ph.D.
senior vice president and chief adminstrative officer
Jack in the Box
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In his current role, Mark oversees  the company's human resources, compensation & benefits, organization effectiveness, training & development, information systems, guest service systems and video communications departments. Prior to joining Jack in the Box, Blankenship was vice president of human resources for Mitchell International, a San Diego-based company that provides information products, software and e-Business solutions to the insurance industry.

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William A. Schiemann, Ph.D.
CEO
Metrus Group, Inc.
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Bill Schiemann is founder and CEO of Metrus Group, specializing in performance measurement and organizational change. He has consulted extensively with corporations on the development and implementation of business and people strategies; HR measurement; strategic employee surveys and internal value assessments; and creating high performance cultures. He also founded the Metrus Institute, which supports research and publications, many in the human capital arena.  

Bill is a thought leader in the human resources field, having written scores of articles and six books in the human capital area, most recently the SHRM-published book, Hidden Drivers of Success:  Leveraging Employee Insights for Strategic Advantage (2013). 

He is the Past Chair of the SHRM Foundation Board of Directors and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the HR Certification Institute.  He has been named a Fellow and Scholar by the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 

Follow Bill on Twitter @wschiemann.

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Mark Blankenship, Ph.D.
senior vice president and chief adminstrative officer
Jack in the Box
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In his current role, Mark oversees  the company's human resources, compensation & benefits, organization effectiveness, training & development, information systems, guest service systems and video communications departments. Prior to joining Jack in the Box, Blankenship was vice president of human resources for Mitchell International, a San Diego-based company that provides information products, software and e-Business solutions to the insurance industry.

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Rhonda Larimore, SPHR
president
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC & hccDYNAMIX LLC
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Rhonda Larimore is vice president of Human Resources for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Ms. Larimore’s expertise and leadership helped transform Children’s Hospital’s Human Resources Department into a business partner with hospital divisions as well as with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh Physicians and outside companies who provide contract services and staff to the hospital. Under her leadership, Children’s HR Department focuses on the people who carry out the mission of the hospital every day. Her hospital operations experience helped drive improved HR practices specifically in the areas of recruitment, retention, and development of top performing employees. She brings a high level of creativity to identify and implement solutions to the many human resources challenges.  Ms. Larimore has a Master of Arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science degree from Carlow University. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.

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Rhonda Larimore, SPHR
president
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC & hccDYNAMIX LLC
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Rhonda Larimore is vice president of Human Resources for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Ms. Larimore’s expertise and leadership helped transform Children’s Hospital’s Human Resources Department into a business partner with hospital divisions as well as with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh Physicians and outside companies who provide contract services and staff to the hospital. Under her leadership, Children’s HR Department focuses on the people who carry out the mission of the hospital every day. Her hospital operations experience helped drive improved HR practices specifically in the areas of recruitment, retention, and development of top performing employees. She brings a high level of creativity to identify and implement solutions to the many human resources challenges.  Ms. Larimore has a Master of Arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science degree from Carlow University. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.

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Alison Davis
CEO
Davis & Company
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Alison sets the strategic direction for her firm, leads the development of new products and services, and provides senior counsel to clients such as BNY Mellon, ITT, Johnson & Johnson, MasterCard, Merck and PepsiCo.
She is co-author of The Definitive Guide to HR Communication (FT Press, 2011), and co-author of Your Attention, Please (Adams Business, 2006). Davis is a former online columnist for The New York Times and frequently writes articles for business publications, including The Conference Board Review, Communication World and PR Strategist. In 2009, she was rated a top speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference.
Alison is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators, the Public Relations Society of America and the Communication Leadership Exchange. Alison earned her B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

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Alison Davis
CEO
Davis & Company
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Alison sets the strategic direction for her firm, leads the development of new products and services, and provides senior counsel to clients such as BNY Mellon, ITT, Johnson & Johnson, MasterCard, Merck and PepsiCo.
She is co-author of The Definitive Guide to HR Communication (FT Press, 2011), and co-author of Your Attention, Please (Adams Business, 2006). Davis is a former online columnist for The New York Times and frequently writes articles for business publications, including The Conference Board Review, Communication World and PR Strategist. In 2009, she was rated a top speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference.
Alison is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators, the Public Relations Society of America and the Communication Leadership Exchange. Alison earned her B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

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