William Mitchell started with American Airlines in 1995. Currently serving as Managing Director of Leadership Planning and Performance, he is responsible for leading the team that oversees leadership and talent management at American. Specifically, he oversees college recruiting, organizational development, talent management, leadership development, performance management, and succession planning. He began at American in 1995. William received his bachelors degree in business administration from Abilene Christian University and masters degree in public administration/political science from Texas A&M University. He is married to Karen Mitchell, Esq. and has four children. He is a community action team leader for his church, homeowners’ association board member, school volunteer, and Habitat for Humanity volunteer.

Scott Milligan is a custom solutions manager with Disney Institute.

Disney Institute Business Programs open the door to a living classroom, where professionals around the world in various industries have discovered the business behind the magic of the Walt Disney Company.

Scott’s career has included executive-level positions in human resource planning and development for major organizations in the service industry, including retail, food service, and hospitality. He has been a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources since 1993.

John-Anthony is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Corporate Voices’ workforce readiness development and implementation, including overseeing workforce readiness research, public policy, and working with Corporate Voices’ partner companies and other business leaders to identify leading edge models and business practices. He works with not-for-profit and advocacy leaders, and policymakers, to educate them about the business perspective on critical issues that impact working families. He has held various human resources and operations management roles, in a variety of from small to large non-profits and private firms, touching numerous sectors including social services, healthcare, information technology, professional services, most recently running KPMG’s corporate citizenship programs, managing key relationships with various national education and workforce development non-profits.

Robert Mellwig serves as Senior Vice President, Really Cool People (Human Resources) for Lowe Enterprises / Destination Hotels & Resorts. Robert joined the firm in March 2004 and holds responsibility for the entirety of the HR function for all hospitality and non-hospitality related businesses. Lowe Enterprises is over billion dollars in real estate holdings and operates an investment, real estate, development and hospitality operating group. Destination Hotels & Resorts currently operates 38 hotels and resorts predominantly independent throughout the domestic U.S. and Hawaii.

Prior to joining Lowe Enterprises / Destination Hotels & Resorts, Robert held corporate staffing responsibility at the home office with Starwood Hotels & Resorts and held prior field HR responsibility within the W Hotel group. Robert’s HR career began with Hilton Hotels Corporation where he held various HR and training posts. Additionally, Robert has worked with Marriott in Australia, The Trump Organization and Hyatt Hotels and Resorts.

Robert has been an active member of SHRM since 1997 and has held his SPHR credential since 1999. Mellwig holds a B.S. in Hospitality Management from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Robert has been a contributing member to many HR trade publications, is a member of the AH&LA HR Advisory Group and has been a speaker at The HR in Hospitality Conference and Cornell Executive HR Roundtable.

Susan R. Meisinger, SPHR, JD, is a columnist for HRExecutive Online, consultant and speaker on HR leadership issues. She retired as President and CEO of SHRM, where she had worked for more than 20 years. Meisinger is a Fellow and board member of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR), an organization that recognizes individuals and institutions for outstanding professional achievement and contributions to the HR field and serves as a public member of the board of directors of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. She also serves on the advisory boards of the Kronos Workforce Institute and the Association of Executive Search Consultants.

James J. McDonald, Jr. is a partner in the Irvine, California and Tampa, Florida offices of Fisher & Phillips LLP, where he is a litigator, trial lawyer and strategic advisor to employers regarding labor and employment law matters.  He is author of the SHRM-published book, California Employment Law: An Employer’s Guide, and he is a frequent speaker on employment law issues.  He is a cum laude law graduate of Georgetown University and a member of the California and Florida Bars, and he holds the SHRM-SCP certification.

 

 

Mark Matson, SPHR, is a seasoned HR generalist with over 25 years of experience. He is currently Vice President of HR at EWI, a highly specialized materials engineering consulting firm based in Columbus, Ohio. Mark has been a previous speaker on organization development at the 2005 SHRM national convention and served as an Angoff Panel member for SHRM’s National Certification Standards Committee. He has been a compensation and labor law instructor in the Central Ohio HR Associations’ SHRM Certification review courses. His team designed a leadership development program in partnership with The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business that received national recognition from the American Society for Training and Development. He has served on the national Program Advisory Board for the Institute for Management Studies based in Reno, NV. Mark has served in leadership roles in a variety of non-profit organizations including President of the Columbus Literacy Council, Director of the Columbus Area Leadership Program and is currently national Board President of DignityUSA – a 40 year-old advocacy organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people in the Roman Catholic tradition.

Mr. Mankin has over 28 years experience in the study of Human Performance Technology (HPT), management consulting, coaching, training, and organizational analysis roles in both government and commercial sectors, worldwide. He is an accomplished Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) and a Managing at Partner at Platinum Performance Partners (PPP), an International training and consulting firm. He is also the co-author and co-publisher, with ASTD, of the acclaimed Performance DNA processes and tools used by over 6,000 HPT analysts worldwide. In this capacity Mr. Mankin delivers workshops and consulting for ASTD worldwide and at three Universities as an adjunct professor. He is also a founder and Managing Partner of Outcome Systems a performance-based software company and co-creator/author of Performance DNA Desktop and the Performance DNA Dashboard.

Greg Madsen is Co-CEO of Innovative Rx Strategies. Greg possesses first-hand knowledge of PBM pricing models and is an expert in MAC programs, generic pricing and PBM operations. He also has expert knowledge of claims adjudication processes and benefit design administration, along with years of negotiating and auditing experience. Greg is a registered pharmacist with an MBA and prior to founding Innovative Rx Strategies, Greg was Senior Vice President of Retail Services for CVS Caremark. He was responsible for expanding the company’s retail programs, developing client pricing initiatives and was a key contributor to the client underwriting process.