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Meet Our Panel of Industry Leaders

Every session is led by a practitioner with real, hands-on experience in the field they teach — not just academic credentials.

Dr. Susan Strauss
Dr. Susan Strauss
Workplace Behavior Consultant

National speaker, trainer and expert witness on harassment, bullying, and workplace behavior. Doctorate in organizational leadership; registered nurse background.

Janette S. Levey
Janette S. Levey
Employment Law Attorney

"The Employer's Lawyer" — 20+ years legal experience, 10+ in Employment Law, helping employers avoid litigation and workplace-safety risk.

Margie Faulk
Margie Faulk
HR & Compliance Advisor

PHR, SHRM-CP with 14+ years HR compliance experience; former Compliance Officer for Federal Defense Contracting. Bilingual, multi-state and international compliance focus.

Diane L. Dee
Diane L. Dee
HR Consulting President

President, Advantage HR Consulting — 25+ years in Human Resources. SPHR, SHRM-SCP certified; Master's Certificate from Cornell ILR School.

William Mack Copeland
William Mack Copeland
Health Care Attorney

MS, JD, PhD, LFACHE — practices health care law; former hospital CEO. Life Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives.

Dev Strischek
Dev Strischek
Credit Risk Advisor

Principal, Devon Risk Advisory Group. Former SVP/senior credit policy officer at SunTrust Bank; 30+ years in commercial credit risk.

Patrick Haggerty
Patrick Haggerty
Payroll Tax Practitioner

Tax practitioner, author, and educator since 1988. Enrolled Agent (U.S. Treasury) and Certified Management Accountant.

Mike Thomas
Mike Thomas
Excel & Power BI Trainer

IT trainer since 1989; founder of theexceltrainer.co.uk. Microsoft MVP in Excel; Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute.

Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
Strategic Leadership Consultant

Ph.D., President of Advantage Leadership, Inc. 25+ years as executive, manager, and consultant across four continents.

Ronald Adler
Ronald Adler
HR Risk Management

President-CEO, Laurdan Associates. 40+ years HR consulting; co-developer of the Employment-Labor Law Audit (ELLA®).

Tom Fragale
Tom Fragale
Excel & Power BI Trainer

Microsoft Certified Trainer with 35+ years' experience; trained 30,000+ professionals for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

Suzanne Lucas
Suzanne Lucas
HR Writer & Consultant ("Evil HR Lady")

10 years in corporate HR; now a widely published writer (Inc., CBS News) and keynote speaker on practical HR strategy.

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