Leonard Court
attorney (director)
Crowe & Dunlevy Law Firm
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Leonard Court is a nationally recognized management lawyer who speaks at seminars throughout the United States. He was inducted into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 1997 as part of the second group to be so honored. He has been recognized as a "Star Individual" by Chambers USA- America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He chairs the Wage, Hour and Leave Subcommittee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Labor Relations Committee. He was inducted in 2006 into the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association Hall of Fame-the highest honor given by that organization.
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Dana M. Cotham, Esq.
president and attorney at law
CBA Enterprises
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Dana Cotham is an attorney, law professor, and nationally-sought after speaker.   Dana considers herself a workplace advocate and enjoys making complicated employment law issues easy to understand.  She provides customized, in-house training and public seminars to her clients throughout the United States discussing human resources and employment law topics including the FMLA, ADA, Sexual Harassment, and Retaliation.  Dana has written policies and procedures for both large and small employers including the Nevada Supreme Court. 

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Kevin R. Cope
President & CEO
Acumen Learning
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Kevin Cope is the author of "Seeing the Big Picture," a No. 1 Wall Street Journal and New York Times best-seller and founder and CEO of Acumen Learning, the definitive source for customized strategy, finance, and business acumen training. Kevin's clients include some of the most respected and profitable companies in the world, including 30 Fortune 50 companies. He's been recognized as a top-rated speaker at national conventions, including SHRM and ATD; he’s been a guest on news and business talk radio programs, including National Public Radio; and he's been featured in Chief Executive and Fast Company. No matter your role or experience, Kevin's message will help you build your business acumen to advance your credibility, career, and company.

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Brad Cooper, MSPT, MBA, ATC, MTC
chief executive officer
US Corporate Wellness, Inc.
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Yin & Yang…  Day & Night … Suzanna & Brad. While these two may be as different as they come, together they cover the full spectrum.
 
Suzanna has a pair of Masters degrees, including one in Counseling, and is known nationally for her knowledge of coaching and interpersonal communication. As the Chief Learning Officer for the Catalyst Coaching Institute, she is the driving force behind one of the top coach training programs in the country (in addition to teaching at the University level). And as an added bonus, she was recognized as one of Colorado’s “Most Outstanding Women in Business.” 
 
Brad also holds a pair of Masters degrees and is currently engaged in a top level PhD program. He is the CEO of US Corporate Wellness, the author of 4 books, holds 2 US Patents and has spoken professionally in all 50 states. In 2016 he was recognized by several publications as the “World’s Fittest CEO” for his results in the Ironman, marathon & Race Across America bike race. 
 
Together, they’ve built 2 national businesses, raised 3 adult kids, and just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. They usually present individually but today we’re privileged to have them at SHRM together!
 
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Jane Cooper
president & CEO
Patient Care
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Jane Cooper is founder, President and CEO of Patient Care, the nation’s leading advocacy company, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has over 25 years’ experience in the health care industry, and has started and led five health care companies since the early 1980s. Ms. Cooper has a Bachelor's of Liberal Arts from Augustana College in Illinois and a Master's of Art from Western Illinois University, with a major in speech and communication. She serves on the board of Crescent City Bank & Trust, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network (WISHIN).
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Dinah F.B. Cohen
director
Department of Defense Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)
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Judy Clark
president
HR Answers, Inc.
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Michael J. Childers
associate professor
Johnson & Wales University
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Mindy H. Chapman, Esq.
president
Mindy Chapman & Associates, LLC
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Mindy Chapman is President of Mindy Chapman & Associates LLC and the founder of the acclaimed “Workplace Training that Clicks & Sticks™.” She has been hailed by the nation’s top professional associations including the SHRM, the American Bar Association, and the Ethics & Compliance Officers Association as a top ten national speaker and authority on civil rights compliance training and employment law issues. Federal and state compliance agencies, including the U.S. EEOC and the Department of Justice, have recognized and approved Ms. Chapman’s compliance training because of its unique ability to take complex legal and business concepts and distill them into practical business tools. This memorable approach helps organizations to avoid liability, minimize risk and create a culture of respect and retention of talent.


Mindy is in constant demand for on-site employment law training and risk management. She is also a co-author of one of the best-selling books published by the American Bar Association titled, Case Dismissed: Taking Your Harassment Prevention Training to Trial. Ms. Chapman also writes one of the top-rated national employment law blogs for The National Institute of Business Management called, “Case-in-Point” where she reports on critical cases and the practical lessons that will “click and stick” with us so we don’t end up in court to personally learn the lessons first hand. Mindy is a graduate from Northwestern University School of Law where she was a published member of the Journal of International Law and Business and earned the Lowden-Wigmore Prize for legal scholarship.
 

Follow Mindy on Twitter @mindychapman.

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Kyra Cavanaugh
president
Life Meets Work
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Kyra Cavanaugh is president of Life Meets Work, a consulting firm that helps organizations implement and improve workplace flexibility. She provides companies that are striving to be "best-in-class" with an online member-based community and services that include coaching, consulting, and training. She's a nationally-recognized speaker on workplace flexibility, telecommuting and work/life issues, and the recipient of the 2011 Work-Life Rising Star Award by Alliance for Work-Life Progress.

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