Nadine O. Vogel is the CEO of Springboard Global Enterprises, home to Springboard Consulting, Disability Mama, The WIP Group and The Springboard Foundation.

Vogel is the author of “DIVE IN, Springboard into the Profitability, Productivity and Potential of the Special Needs Workforce”, a regular contributor to professional, industry and consumer publications and the subject of published cases for both the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. She also lectures at the Universita Europea di Roma in Italy, where she developed executive curriculum on Disability.

Vogel has received numerous awards and accolades for her civic activities and global thought leadership.

In his current role, Mark is responsible for program development, project management and the expansion of Tanenbaum programs nationally and internationally. A sought-after expert on equality issues like race, gender, sexual orientation and religion, Mark's recent engagements include workshops at SHRM’s Annual Conference & Exposition, the National Association for Multicultural Education, the Out & Equal Workplace Summit, and Multicultural Forum for Workplace Diversity.

Dr. Kimberly Alyn is a human behavior expert, a best-selling author, and an international professional speaker. She is the author of eleven books including "Building Better Teams," "How to Inspire People to Achieve More," "How to Give a Butt Kicking Presentation," and "Discover Your Inner Strength" (with contributors Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Brian Tracy). An advocate of life long learning, Dr. Alyn has her bachelors degree in business management, her masters degree in organizational management, and her doctorate degree in organizational management with a specialty in leadership. Dr. Alyn has over 20 years of experience with speaking, training, educating, and entertaining audiences.

Glen  E. Kraemer, a founding and managing partner of the employment law boutique firm Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, is nationally recognized for his “best practices” training programs relating to workplace harassment, bullying, violence prevention, and investigations.  From 2005 – 2021 Glen has been voted a California employment “Super Lawyer,” and in 2020 and 2021 ranked by Chambers USA as a top Labor & Employment Law attorney.  Named by Lawdragon as one of 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, he has also received the “Elite Boutique Trailblazer” award from the National Law Journal, and garnered “Top Speaker” recognition for each of his SHRM Annual Conference presentations from 2009 - 2019.

With almost 15 years in HR and over half of those in leadership roles, Carrie has firmly established herself as a solid business partner with a proven ability to leverage HR & Staffing Strategy with business results. While leading the employment brand initiatives and recruitment marketing and media strategy for AT&T, Carrie has also been instrumental in launching the enterprise wide integration of social and mobile recruiting and subsequently breaking some of the traditional boundaries of HR. Additionally, Carrie occasionally teaches at both the adjunct faculty and professional development levels in the fields of Business Management and Human Resources and has been asked to speak at many of the national industry conferences, such as SHRM, ERE, NACE, COSD and DirectEmployers. Carrie holds a Bachelors degree in Business Management, an MBA with an emphasis in Human Resources, and she received her Senior Professional in Human Resource designation in 2007. In addition to her speaking credits, she has been quoted in publications such as The New York Post and Workforce Today.

John A. Rubino, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CBP, GRP, WLCP, is founder and president of Rubino Consulting Services, a global human resources consulting company based in Pound Ridge, New York. His areas of expertise cover all areas of Human Resources program design. An internationally acclaimed speaker for SHRM and WorldatWork, John is the author of numerous human resources articles, and is frequently quoted in professional publications. He holds BA and MBA degrees, as well as a lifetime Achievement Award from WorldatWork. John works with a wide variety of organizations and his consulting practice takes him all around the world; in fact, he has visited one hundred and nine countries!

Renee Charney, President and Founder of Charney Coaching & Consulting LLC, has over 25 years of corporate experience in coaching, learning, leadership and organizational development. Her expertise includes leadership coaching, team coaching, conversational definition, and mutual relationship analysis. Using this expertise, Renee facilitates both individual and team growth, and leads initiatives that influence ongoing development and change.

Renee holds a Master’s degree in Administration and Supervision, with a concentration in business and organizational development, has completed her certification in Leadership Coaching at Georgetown University, and is an ACC certified coach.

 

Dianna Booher, an expert in executive communications, is the author of 45 books, published in 26 countries and 20 languages, with nearly 4 million copies sold.  Her latest books include Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader and Communicate with Confidence, the Revised and Expanded Edition. As CEO of Booher Consultants, an executive communication training firm, Dianna and her staff travel worldwide to help organizations improve the effectiveness of their communication:  oral, written, interpersonal, and cross-functional. National media frequently feature her work and interview her on critical workplace communication issues—Good Morning America, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg. Successful Meetings magazine has named her to its list of “21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century.”  

Follow Dianna on Twitter @diannabooher.