About the 2010 Speakers

Linda Newman is Director of Employee Development for Alston & Bird LLP.  Alston & Bird is a large law firm headquartered in Atlanta and has been recognized by Fortune Magazine for the last ten years as one of FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies To Work for©. Alston & Bird has more than 1,800 lawyers and employees in nine offices including Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angles, New York, Raleigh, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. 

 

Dan Valiquette is Executive Vice President and a member of the Advisory Team at Badger Mining Corporation (BMC), headquartered in Berlin, Wisconsin.  BMC is a privately held, family-owned corporation that manufactures industrial silica sand for the hydraulic fracturing and foundry markets. Valiquette has served in his current role as a member of the Advisory Team for two years.  His responsibilities include championing the Mission, Vision and Values of BMC while leading the development, alignment, and implementation of the company's strategic objectives and goals.

Corey Heller is Corporate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Baptist Health South Florida. Mr. Heller is responsible for overseeing all human resource functions, including recruitment, retention, benefits, compensation, HR strategy and culture and HR operations.

Lil has more than 30 years of experience in the Human Resources field, presently serving as Assistant Vice President of HR Strategy and Culture for Baptist Health South Florida, the largest private employer in southeast Florida.  Her responsibilities at Baptist Health include Organizational Climate and Culture, Leadership Development, Talent Management and HR Communications.

At Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Katherine Palmer has primary responsibility for the development and implementation of company human resources practices for the United States. She has responsibility for the company's employee relations, people practices, and work-life programs. Under her leadership, Bright Horizons' Human Resources team focuses on delivering human resources support that addresses the evolving needs of team members.

Andrea Wicks Bowles is Senior Consultant with Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Consulting Practice.  Ms. Wicks Bowles leads Bright Horizons' research investigation that focuses on the refinement and advancement of organizational effectiveness programs, policies and services. 

With over two decades of experience in the work/life consulting, Ms. Wicks Bowles joined Bright Horizons Family Solutions in 2004.  Formally with WFD, in 1996 Ms. Wicks Bowles lived in the UK and helped to establish LifeWorks, a service of WFD that served the work/life needs of US clients with a presence in the UK and to reach UK based companies to support the challenges of managing work and family care responsibilities.

Richard Campo is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Camden Property Trust.  Mr. Campo has served in this capacity since May 1993.  In addition to being Chairman and CEO of one of the nation's largest multifamily Real Estate Investment Trusts, he also holds several other strategic roles within the real estate industry.

D. Keith Oden was co-founder of Camden's predecessor companies in 1982 and has served Camden as President and Trust Manager since 1993. As a Principal Executive Officer and Director, Oden drives Camden's strategic initiatives, leads the property operations and corporate support services, and promotes the company's culture.

Bob Gonzales is the Senior Vice President, HR Enterprise Services for CH2M HILL. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the full range of HR support for this global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, management and operations for government, civil, industrial and energy clients, with $6.4 billion in revenue and more than 25,000 employees. Gonzales is leading the transformation of HR service delivery leveraging greater use of technology, information, process and people for a more efficient and effective delivery of HR services worldwide.

Martha A. Burger joined Chesapeake Energy Corp. in 1994 as Revenue Accounting Manager. During the past 15 years, she has moved into positions of increasing responsibility and currently serves as Senior Vice President - Human & Corporate Resources. In this position her responsibilities include overseeing human resources, administrative services, facilities, communications, security and ethics and the company's fitness center. 

Dan Satterthwaite serves as the Head of Human Resources for DreamWorks Animation. Since Dan joined the Company in 2007, DreamWorks Animation's reputation as a good place to work has been steadily building. Most recently, Fortune Magazine ranked DreamWorks Animation number six on its list of 100 Best Companies to Work For®. Prior to joining DreamWorks Animation, Dan served as Senior Vice President of World Wide Human Resources for Blockbuster. 

In his role as Americas Area Managing Partner, Steve has leadership of some 41,500 Ernst & Young people across 30 countries, and the Area's 13 business units and centralized infrastructure report to him. Besides the US and Canada, the Americas Area includes Latin America, with its important emerging economies, and Israel, which has a large number of SEC registrants.

Diane Terrell's role as Vice President of Strategic Communications for FedEx Corporation is to connect with both internal and external audiences to build personal engagement and loyalty among customers and employees. To truly reach those goals she directs Workplace Communications, Marketplace Communications, Broadcast and Interactive Unit, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Her efforts in each of these areas is  built on the foundation of the Purple Promise, which expresses a commitment to provide an outstanding experience for everyone inside and outside the company.

Debbie Brown is Vice-President of Human Resources, The Americas, for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. She is responsible for overseeing the Human Resources function for the company's thirty-eight hotels and resorts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean as well as the properties that are currently under construction and development within the Americas.

Jan Cipoletti, MODE, is a Client Relationship Lead and Consultant with the Great Place to Work® Institute. In her role, Jan builds and sustains strong relationships with clients to ensure their experience engaging with Great Place to Work® Institute is valuable and positively impacts their journey of creating a great workplace.

Marcus Erb is a Consultant and Senior Research Associate with the Great Place to Work® Institute, based at the San Francisco headquarters. Marcus brings a broad base of knowledge and experience to the Institute, employing a consulting approach that enables and equips organizations to build and sustain a great workplace. His clients represent a broad spectrum of industries and sizes, including financial services, manufacturing and healthcare organizations.

Irene Fuller serves as Vice President Products, Services and Marketing and is a consultant with Great Place to Work® Institute. Irene is responsible for the Institute's reports and consulting services portfolio, strategic planning and product development and leads marketing, conference and events planning in the US. As a member of the senior management team she works closely with the US CEO and International Executive Team to insure the Institute's product strategy, marketing and all events bring the company mission and values to life. Irene also manages a select number of client accounts and advises Great Place to Work® clients within the US.

Meghan Hall, MS is a Client Relationship Lead with Great Place to Work® Institute, based from her home office in Landenberg, PA. In this role, Meghan builds and sustains strong relationships with clients to ensure their experience engaging with Great Place to Work® Institute is a valuable one and positively impacts their journey of creating a great workplace.

Ricardo Lange is the CEO of Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc., U.S. Ricardo has twenty years of experience as a CEO, including five years as a turnaround manager in a variety of manufacturing and service companies. Besides his native Argentina, Ricardo has worked for eight years in Colombia and India and conducted business relations with companies in the US, Latin America, Europe and Japan. Ricardo was key in introducing Great Place to Work® in Argentina in 2001 and since then has been studying the concept, delivering keynotes and helping companies become great workplaces. Ricardo holds an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Buenos Aires with postgraduate studies in the Harvard Business School and Kennedy School of Government.

Cathy Leibow is a Client Relationship Lead specializing in business development efforts targeted at small to medium sized companies. Her hands-on, consultative approach educates employers on the value of the services and products offered, and how companies can successfully create and sustain a great workplace.

Best known as co-author of FORTUNE's annual 100 Best Companies to Work For^® list, Robert Levering has been fascinated with the phenomenon of great workplaces for more than 20 years. Along with co-author Milton Moskowitz, Robert wrote the best-selling first book on this subject in 1984, The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America.

Erin Liberman Moran is the Vice-President of Consulting for the U.S., for the Great Place to Work^® Institute, Inc. based out of the global headquarters in San Francisco, California. In this role, Erin leads the largest domestic division in the organization.  Erin is responsible for creating a great workplace for her own team members and overseeing the delivery of high quality services to our clients that create positive and sustainable cultural change...

Amy Lyman, Ph.D. is a co-founder, and currently the Director of Corporate Research for the Great Place to Work^® Institute.   In addition to overseeing Research and Analysis for the Institute, Amy Lyman works with leaders and managers on the interpretation of results and the design of action plans, serving as an advisor to leaders as they seek to transform their organizations into great workplaces...

Lindsay Nelson is a consultant for the Great Place to Work^® Institute, based in San Francisco. Lindsay joined the Institute in 2004 and is currently responsible for developing and facilitating learning networks that connect leaders from the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work for® as well as leaders from companies seeking to transform their workplaces.

Holly N. Petroff is a Consultant at Great Place to Work^® Institute, Inc., which each year evaluates and selects the companies to be recognized in the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list.  Holly works with leaders to create and sustain great workplaces with a particular focus on workplace assessment and analysis.

Lisa Ratner is a Client Relationship Lead with Great Place to Work® Institute, based in San Francisco.  In this role, Lisa builds strong relationships with clients to ensure their experience engaging with Great Place to Work® Institute is a valuable one and positively impacts their journey of creating a great workplace. 

Jennifer Robin, Ph.D. is a Research Fellow at the Great Place to Work® Institute. A former consultant with the Institute, she led the Advisory Practice, helping senior leaders integrate their organization's culture with its strategy and aligning efforts to be a great workplace. Jennifer's experience as a leadership coach and her affirmative approach to organizational change energizes leaders while grounding them in clear objectives and action plans. She has worked with both companies already recognized for their great workplace cultures and those that aspire to do so.

Laurel D. Smylie is an Associate Consultant with the Great Place to Work Institute®, based at the San Francisco headquarters.  In her role as Associate Consultant, she partners with clients, guiding them through Trust Index© survey process, ensuring they receive meaningful and actionable data...

Larry Higgins has enjoyed a highly successful 27 years in Human Resources leadership in the healthcare and hospitality service industries. For the past ten years, Larry has created the framework to achieve a winning culture at KDMC. His personal philosophy drives the KDMC culture of recognition and relationships. Larry is a certified HR professional and he holds an Associate's degree in Hospitality Management, a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Ashland University, and he achieved his Master's in Organization Development at Bowling Green State University.

Diana Canzona-Hindman has been with PCL over three years, and has over 20 years of progressive and diverse human resource experience in various industries.  Since coming to PCL, she has led the implementation of PCL's wellness initiatives for this respected construction company.

Denny Dahl will celebrate his 25^th anniversary with PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc. next month. Denny's contributions, dedication and longevity to PCL and the human resource profession are surmountable and during his tenure, PCL has received many significant honors. PCL is a diverse multi-national construction company serving the commercial building, civil infrastructure and heavy industrial construction markets.

Melissa Butler is the Director of Marketing for Robins & Morton, a national General Contractor specializing in healthcare and other complex construction projects. Melissa is responsible for all corporate marketing and communication efforts, including internal communications, and works closely with Human Resources to ensure all employees understand and embrace the mission, vision and values that define Robins & Morton's unique company culture.

Aimee Comer is the Director of Human Resources for Robins & Morton, a national General Contractor specializing in healthcare and other complex construction projects. In her six years with the firm, Aimee has introduced various new initiatives to the human resources mix including a dynamic in-house training program that provides technical as well as professional and personal development courses to employees spread over 50+ division offices and jobsite locations. She is also responsible for the firm's employee benefits and performance management program. 

Andrew Botwin is a principal in Rothstein Kass' Roseland office. He is responsible for leading the Firm's human resources, recruiting and personnel management. Additionally, he utilizes his industry expertise towards organizational development and planning, employee relations, business management and human resources administration.

Vincent Calcagno is the principal in charge of Rothstein Kass' Southern California offices, located in Beverly Hills and Orange County.  In addition to his role overseeing and managing diverse practices within each office, Vincent continues to specialize in audit, tax and consulting engagements for investment funds, registered investment advisors and broker-dealers. He also has extensive operational experience in the financial services industry.

Jim Davis, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for SAS, is responsible for providing strategic direction for SAS products, solutions and services and presenting the SAS brand worldwide. Additionally, he oversees a number of operational units including Alliances and Channels, Corporate Health Services, Education, Employee and Family Services, Human Resources, Professional Services, and Publications.

Guiding the company's focus to be customer-driven, Davis helped lead the transformation of SAS from a tools provider to the software solutions provider it is today. He has done so by building industry-specific expertise into SAS' product management and product marketing teams, which research the marketplace and partner with R&D to hone customized solutions for each industry. He has overseen a dramatic increase in SAS' profile.

In 2009, according to one estimate, individuals generated more data than was created in all of human history. Another calculates that the Digital Universe doubles every 18 months. If you're Jim Goodnight, all that data spells opportunity. Goodnight is CEO of SAS, the world's leading business analytics software vendor. At the helm since the company's incorporation in 1976, Goodnight has overseen an unbroken chain of revenue growth - a feat almost unheard of in the software industry.

SAS^® software was originally created by Goodnight and North Carolina State University colleagues to analyze agricultural-research data. Today, SAS is best known for sifting massive mountains of data for FORTUNE 500 companies and other organizations most people have heard of.

With its unique business model and solid reputation for innovation, SAS is among the world's largest privately owned software companies. SAS is also renowned for its corporate culture, which has made it a fixture on "Best Places to Work" lists including FORTUNE's every year since its inception in 1998.

Jennifer Mann, Vice President of Human Resources (HR) for SAS, is responsible for developing and guiding SAS' HR vision and articulating the organization's strategy to help acquire, develop, reward, and retain the best talent. In this role, Mann leads a team of over a 100 employees who partner with SAS business units to maximize the potential of SAS' greatest asset - the employees. SAS has been recognized for its workplace culture and has garnered accolades across the globe for its commitment to innovation, employee-focused benefits, keeping employees challenged and work-life flexibility.

For the past 16 years, Vicki Noel has performed in a variety of progressively more responsible roles within human resources at Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC).  As VP of Human Resources/OD, Noel is not only responsible for the human resources functions at SOMC but also facilitates leadership development, strategic planning, organizational excellence processes and oversees several operational areas including Nutrition Services, Social Work, Case Management, Patient Relations, Pastoral Care, Community Health and a retirement living community. 

Stew Leonard Jr. is president and chief executive officer of Stew Leonard's, a unique family-owned and operated retailer dubbed "The Disneyland of Dairy Stores" by The New York Times for it's in-store entertainment and costumed characters and listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having "the greatest sales per unit area of any single food store in the United States."

Ron Gover serves as Vice President of Human Resources at T-Mobile, USA.  Leading a team that supports Retail, Sales, Customer Service and Business Operations, Ron passionately pursues creating a positive, engaging and high-performing work environment for all employees. 

Harold MacDowell began his career with TDIndustries in 1985 as an assistant project manager.  After three short years, he was asked to lead the interior construction group and a year later was made Vice President. On January 1, 2005, Harold became the third CEO of TDIndustries since its founding in 1946.

Linda Miller is currently Ultimate Software's Senior Executive, Public Relations, and was previously the company's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications. For eleven years in the Marketing and Communications leadership role, she was responsible for defining and communicating the company's Culture of Trust both internally and externally.  She led the initiative to share Ultimate's culture principles and practices with The Great Place to Work® Institute five times, including 2008 and 2009 when Ultimate was ranked the #1 Medium Company to Work For in America, the only company to win first place in that category twice. Ultimate has won numerous awards for its human resources, payroll and talent management solution UltiPro and its software-as-a-service delivery model. Ultimate is a public company listed on NASDAQ.