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Tim Sackett, MS, SPHR is Executive Vice President of HRU Technical Resources , a contingent staffing firm in Lansing, MI. Tim has 20 years of HR and talent background split evenly between corporate HR gigs among the Fortune 500 and the HR vendor community – so he gets it from both sides of the desk. A frequent contributor to the talent blog Fistful of Talent, Tim also speaks at many HR conferences and events. Contact him at sackett.tim@HRU-Tech.com .

Toby Dean works on behalf of CV Nation in content creation and marketing. He creates engaging graphics and content that help businesses stand out from the crowd. Over the past 8 years has worked with dozens of SME's in both an agency and freelance capacity.

Tom LaForgia is a Master of Public Administration candidate concentrating in nonprofit management and serves as the graduate assistant for the MPA program in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Seton Hall University. His thesis, Changing Nonprofit Mission Statements: Examining the Nation’s Top Liberal Arts Colleges analyzes the shifting of missions at the nation’s top undergraduate liberal arts institutions toward a professional-orientation and calls for a renewed dedication to the true components of liberal education. Tom has worked in the nonprofit sector for five years in both higher education and public media and has experience in admissions, financial aid, development, and academic program management. For the time being, Tom resides in Northern New Jersey.

As the Associate Director of Admissions at Florida Polytechnic University, Tonya Chestnut actively recruits students and conducts group tours, in addition to traveling throughout northern and central Florida to meet students and guidance counselors in person. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Keiser University in Lakeland, and has also attended a one-year program on leadership and management at Saint Leo University.

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Tulsa Welding School was founded in 1949 by two welders who recognized a strong demand for skilled tradesman in their industry. Over 60 years later, TWS has evolved into an educational institution that prepares students for various skilled trade careers with a multitude of specialties and applications. We train our graduates for the skills, knowledge, and the workplace attitudes that are essential when entering the professional world. Graduates who put forth the dedication, commitment to excel, and workplace experience in their welding, HVAC/R or electrical education, have the potential to obtain a lasting and rewarding welding career.

Valerie Chua is a Content Specialist at Manila Recruitment. We are recognized as the leading recruitment firm in the Philippines for headhunting, executive search, expert, technical, and IT recruitment. We share an unrivaled passion to help your business succeed by understanding your goals, then sourcing and providing you with your number one asset - driven, dedicated, and exceptional people!

Valerie Alvarado is a graduate student at the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy, and is a Human Resources Manager for USC's Office of the Senior Vice President, Administration. Valerie is a Trojan through and through and is proud to be the first in her family to attend college. Obtaining her undergraduate degree in business administration was only the starting point for her career in higher education. After spending seven years working at USC and one year into her graduate program, her passion for education only continues to grow and she can't wait to see her two small children grow up to be Trojans, too.

William Vanderbloemen is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and CEO and founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group, an executive search firm serving churches, ministries, and faith-based organizations. He is a regular contributor to several major publications including Forbes where he covers topics about having a strong faith and building a business, Fortune, and Outreach magazine. He has also been published through Fast Company, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Under his leadership, Vanderbloemen has won several culture awards and was named one of Forbes 2018 Small Giants companies. Vanderbloemen was also named #24 on Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms in America. In 2015 and 2016, the company placed in the top 5 of Entrepreneur.com’s Top Company Culture – Small Business Category in the nation and top 6 of Houston’s Best Places to Work by Houston Business Journal. Culture Wins is William’s third book following NEXT: Pastoral Succession That Works (2014) and SEARCH: The Pastoral Search Committee Handbook (2016). William holds degrees from Wake Forest University and Princeton Theological Seminary.

Yosi Amram, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, a CEO leadership coach, and the author of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired (https://www.amazon.com/Spiritually-Intelligent-Leadership-Inspire-Inspired/dp/1960583697). As the pioneering researcher in the field of spiritual intelligence, Yosi's research has received over 1000 citations Yosi is committed to awakening greater spiritual intelligence in himself and the world.  For further information, please visit www.yosiamram.net (http://www.yosiamram.net/) and/or subscribe to his YouTube channel @AwakeningSpirituaIntelligence.