HR Credit

Heather Faire is an HR leader with over 25 years of experience. She has been with The Coca-Cola Company since 2006, where lead HR partnership for several global functions and most recently, is Group HR Director for the North America Business Unit and Strategic Marketing.

Heather began her HR career with Household Trust in Toronto, Ontario and since then, has held progressive HR roles for global organizations such as AKZO Nobel, PPG, PPR and Tyco International. Heather is a graduate of University of Toronto where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

Heather is a born and bred Canuck currently working and residing in Atlanta with her husband, son, daughter and collection of stiletto heels. She spends most of her free time managing the drama and chaos of two teenagers and a spouse’s start up business. When she is not focused on family, Heather is focused on her charitable work and contributing to “Nine to Five”, a business advice column for the Globe and Mail.

April Miller is an experienced leader who founded the Human Resources Department at SafeAuto when it was just a small insurance company in the private sector. Over the course of 16 years, she developed the Human Resources Department and team into a multifaceted unit and took that expertise to the boardroom. SafeAuto is has now moved into 14 states and is continually growing into new states each year.   

April Miller began her career with SafeAuto Insurance Company as a Customer Service Representative in 1994. In March of 1995, she was promoted to Human Resources Manager and in August 1996 to Vice President of Human Resources and Company Secretary. April currently holds the position of Senior Vice President of Human Resources since 2005. April graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science in English. Prior to joining SafeAuto, April had over 10 years of management and human resources experience.

Some of April’s recent achievements at SafeAuto include transitioning the employee benefit plans in order to integrate health and wellness into the everyday business plan of the organization, improving the financial performance of the company’s 401k plan, updating HRIS, LMS and PMS software programs, and improving corporate employment risk.
 
April is very active in the Ohio community. She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management and is on the board of directors for the Ohio Literacy Network. She continues to further her education by taking postgraduate human resources management classes. She received her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation in 2006, is certified for the Hogan Assessment Systems and the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i).
 

Julie Austin is an award-winning author, inventor, and multiple business owner. Her patented product, swiggies, wrist water bottles, have been a NASDAQ product of the year semi finalist and are currently sold in 24 countries. She's appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX News, along with dozens of TV shows, magazines and radio shows around the world. She's a "go-to" media expert in the fields of innovation & creativity, and is featured in the books "Patently Female" and "Girls Think of Everything". Her book "The Money Garden: How to Plant the Seeds for a Lifetime of Income" is available on Amazon.

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.

Margaret Regan is President & CEO of The FutureWork Institute, a global consulting firm that translates future trends to transform organizations. She helps clients achieve a MindShift, HeartShift and SkillShift in creating more inclusive/flexible workplaces. She has worked on HR and generational practices in Asia, mergers in Europe, cross-cultural executive education and women’s studies on four continents. She has appeared on NBC-TV’s "Today Show", "CBS This Morning", "NBC Nightly News" and CNN. She is featured on "Close-Up TV" as the CEO of one of the most innovative businesses in the U.S., in CNN/Money as the expert on future workplace trends and in Business Week for FutureWork’s creative approach to “my-job my-way, “my-business our way” and “my perks my-way.” She received the Diversity Innovation Award for this and for her ground-breaking work on diversity education in the virtual world.

Joshua Crary was born with Choroideremia (CHM), a rare, inherited eye disorder that causes retinal deterioration and blindness. 26-year-old Josh is currently serving as Diversity Programs Advisor in the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at Berklee College of Music. 

Josh attended undergraduate study at the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Sociology with a dual minor in Women Studies and Race, Class and Power.  He currently is working on an M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Boston College.  His experience is strongly rooted in student advocacy for accessibility, universal design of culture and empowering students to become messengers of social justice.  Additionally, Josh works to motivate others with disabilities to go after their most extreme goals by training and running in various marathons.

James Wright of JamesWantsToKnowYou.com is a dynamic and compelling leader with a track record of delivering practical roadmaps for increasing Inclusion and Diversity in global corporations such as Apple Inc., LinkedIn, NBCUniversal, and Time Warner (now WarnerMedia). A featured guest on NBC and FOX, Wright’s articles and commentary appear frequently on LinkedIn and his expertise has been included in The Washington Post as well as several SHRM articles. 

In his practice, James offers transformative training solutions on Gender Equality, Unconscious Bias, Improving Race Relations, and Generational Diversity. In addition, James introduced The Language of Inclusion - a free download of over 135 key terms and definitions to help organizations find a common language to Inclusion. With increased focus on gender and LGBTQIA+ equality, James believes it is important to update these terms to signal where we are today in our journey to ensure diverse communities are truly seen, heard, and valued.

James attended Erskine College in SC & The Catholic University of America in Washington DC.

Over the past 20 years, Bill Fenson has served thousands of individuals with career development, employment counseling, career alignment, job transitions, and small business success. Bill has relocated to Texas from upstate New York, where he started The Skills Emporium, LLC, a private consulting practice. He is a published author of a research book, Implementing and Managing Telework: A Guide for Those Who Make It Happen.

Bill is a past president of the National Employment Counseling Association and has attained their highest honor: the Judy Gohegan-Doi Award of Distinguished Service (March 2008). Additionally, Bill has several years of experience with direct service to veterans, including a close working relationship with Disabled Veteran Outreach Program (DVOP) and Local Veteran Employment Representatives (LVER) and their direct referrals at workforce centers.

Bill holds a Master of Science in Career and Human Resources Development from the Rochester Institute of Technology.