SPEAKERS
Jeremy Browder
Director of Employee & Workplace Experience
Coinbase
As the Director of Employee & Workplace Experience at Coinbase, I’m responsible for shaping how employees engage, connect, and thrive in a remote-first world. My work focuses on creating a world-class experience for employees, whether they’re collaborating remotely or in our offices. I lead initiatives that redefine workplace culture, blending flexibility with connection, and enhancing overall employee satisfaction.
Prior to Coinbase, I led the Employee Experience team at Meta’s Reality Labs during a period of hypergrowth, where the organization expanded tenfold in just three years. My role was to build and scale onboarding programs that not only maintained company culture but also accelerated knowledge sharing and speed to productivity, ensuring that employees could quickly contribute in a rapidly evolving environment.
At Amazon, I worked on creating operational efficiencies through learning programs, taking the business from 0 to 1 in key areas. I broke the mold on traditional learning methods to reduce costs while maintaining engagement. Later, I helped launch a company-wide onboarding tool, along with an innovative machine learning-based learning product that scaled to thousands of employees globally.
I began my career at Microsoft, where I honed my skills in learning and development. It was here that I first understood the deep connection between company culture and employee loyalty—learning that the best teams are those where employees are willing to go the extra mile because they truly believe in what they’re building.
Angela Cheng-Cimini
Senior Vice President, Talent and Chief Human Resources Officer
Harvard Business Publishing
Angela joined Harvard Business Publishing as CHRO in 2021. She brings 30 years of experience across multiple sectors and company life stages, spearheading efforts to develop a talent roadmap that supports the business strategy and creates a deeply engaged and diverse workforce. In addition to sitting on the Alumni Board of Directors for Cornell University, she is a member of CNBC’s Workforce Executive Council, a body of CHROs dedicated to advancing the practice of HR; is Board Director for the T. Howard Foundation, an organization dedicated to increasing diversity in the media industry; and serves as an advocate for the AAPI community for several nonprofits.
Mick Clancy, SPHRi
Global Head of People Product
Kraft Heinz
Mick Clancy is the Global Head of People Product at Kraft Heinz. He leads the new People Product Management capability to drive HR transformation—including integration of generative AI, agile methodologies, and defining cutting-edge HR service delivery models. With a focus on driving efficiency and innovation, Mick has played a pivotal role in enhancing the employee experience and aligning HR capabilities with business goals. A recognized thought leader in HR transformation, his expertise spans talent management, workforce optimization, and the future of work. Mick’s forward-thinking approach positions him as a key voice in shaping the HR landscape for the AI-driven era.
Prior to Kraft Heinz, Mick spent 17 years at SWIFT, holding various roles within both the IT and HR functions, concluding his tenure as the Head of HR and Agile for the Americas.
Mick currently lives in Chicago, with his wife of 19 years and their two sons (16 & 13).
Colleen Earl
Corporate Director, Enterprise Performance Management & Culture
Lockheed Martin
Colleen M. Earl has more than 26 years of HR professional experience and is currently the Corporate Director of Enterprise Performance Management & Culture for Lockheed Martin. In this role, she is responsible for leading OneLM culture transformation, organizational surveys and employee engagement insights, performance management for the enterprise, and domain expertise for change management.
Prior to her current role Ms. Earl served as Director, Workforce Solutions & Total Rewards for Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (MFC). In this role she led a team of more than 30 HR professionals to transform the way HR operates, enable better business decisions, and increase competitiveness by evolving and connecting data, knowledge, and processes in alignment with the HR People Strategy. Team responsibilities and specialty areas included: Strategic Workforce Planning, HR Operations, Total Rewards, and People Analytics & Technology.
In addition to HR Center of Expertise roles, Ms. Earl has held many HR Business Partner leadership positions supporting both technical and business functions. Ms. Earl was the HR Director for all of the MFC Orlando based Lines of Business supporting over 6,000 employees in some 28 states and 12 countries. This employee population includes the largest concentration of wage-determined Service Contract Act employees within Lockheed Martin, ~250 employees represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM), over 400 US deployed OCONUS employees, and ~800 Ampthill UK citizen employees. She was also the MFC Orlando HR Site Lead (at 6,500+ employees this is Lockheed Martin’s largest site location in Florida) for more than six years. Prior to rejoining MFC, Ms. Earl effectively shaped a new role in the corporation as the HR Director, Employee Relations focusing on the Company’s positive employee relations and engagement strategy and also led Total Rewards & Performance Management for Enterprise Operations. Ms. Earl also served as chief of staff for the CHRO of Lockheed Martin and has experience as an HR Site Lead Manager.
Ms. Earl has working knowledge of six different Lockheed Martin business units/locations spanning four business areas (MFC, RMS, EO/EBS, IS&GS). She has strong HR generalist skills as a result of roles of increasingly larger scope and has also shown great agility to lead HR Centers of Expertise. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin and early in her career, Ms. Earl worked for General Motors as a Production Foreman supervising more than 40 UAW represented employees.
Ms. Earl is a graduate of the Lockheed Martin Human Resources Leadership Development Program (HRLDP). She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Management from the University of Michigan and Master of Business Administration from Georgia Southwestern State University. She holds various internal and external professional HR certifications and has completed HR executive programs at both Darden University and the University of Michigan. Ms. Earl is also a graduate of the Leadership Orlando program through the Orlando Economic Partnership. She proudly serves as a board member for the Central Florida Hope Center which provides job placement, food pantry, counseling and immigration services to the local community.
Karen Guzicki
Vice President, Advisory Services
Human Capital Institute (HCI)
Karen Guzicki is the founder and principal consultant for the Guzicki Group. As an Organizational Development and Talent Management consultant, Karen loves to draw on her past experiences, current research and love of problem solving to help companies achieve success through the power of their people. She has an extensive background working for and consulting with companies across a wide range of industries and geographies; In the last year alone, her work took her to 7 countries across 4 different continents. In addition to her consulting practice, Karen serves as a faculty member for the Human Capital Institute where she facilitates learning events and supports corporate clients.
Tyrese Manigault
Manager of Employee Engagement
NASCAR
Tyrese Manigault is a leading figure in employee engagement and organizational culture, serving as the Manager of Employee Engagement for NASCAR. With a focus on driving innovation and enhancing workplace culture, Tyrese excels in developing strategies that align with business objectives and foster sustainable growth.
A graduate of Valdosta State University with a degree in Communication and Public Relations, Tyrese combines strong communication skills with strategic business acumen. Tyrese was also honored with the 2024 Winning 10 Award (Black Sports Business Symposium) and the 2024 Twenty Under Forty Award (Florida Black Expo). Outside of his professional role, he is dedicated to public service, youth mentorship, and chaplaincy, reflecting his commitment to making a positive impact both within and beyond the workplace.
Jasmine Park
Vice President of People, Culture & Inclusion
Indianapolis Colts
Jasmine Park has served over 20 years as a human resources professional in the greater Indianapolis area, and currently holds the role of head of human resources and diversity, equity & inclusion for the Indianapolis Colts. She is the first person designated to overseeing the organization’s front office people, culture & inclusion strategy for the Club.
While leading the team’s comprehensive HR and DEI functions in alignment with the advancement of the organization’s Mission and Core Values, Jasmine is committed to attracting, retaining, advancing and supporting a broadly diverse workforce of the highest level of excellence that thrives in an inclusive workplace culture.
Prior to joining the Colts organization, Jasmine was charged with bringing enterprise human resources, payroll, benefits and compensation into alignment with the strategic and operational goals for KAR Global/OPENLANE and Blue Horseshoe/Accenture.
Cultivating a high-performing culture based upon the foundation of teamwork and trust is her passion, and she is dedicated to driving positive business outcomes with empathy, empowerment, and humor.
Jasmine earned her Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University-Bloomington. During Jasmine’s free time, she enjoys spending time with her family; actively hiking through state and local parks; immersing herself in reading sprints and running marathons; and of course, cheering on her favorite professional football team “Go Colts!”.
Joan Peterson
Vice President, Master Facilitator & Leadership Coach
Bluepoint Leadership
Joan is a highly skilled facilitator and coach with over 15 years of hands-on experience working with leaders at all levels and in many different industries. She is noted for her passion for what she does and for her energetic and interactive facilitation style. Her feedback typically includes the words: engaging, excellent, enthusiastic, informative and professional. She is equally adept at working with front line emerging leaders as she is with executive teams.
Joan is noted for her unique workshop design and delivers measurable results by inspiring participants to build on their strengths to improve their bottom-line results.
Her growing renown as a facilitator is equaled by her growing reputation as a Thought Leader and a respected authority on what it takes to deliver a learning experience that will last the test of time.
Her areas of expertise include helping organizations, teams and individuals, understand how to lift the performance of others, how to improve team execution by way of innovation and creativity, and how to create an aligned and engaged organization that is primed to deliver on its vision.
She has a BA in English and a Masters Degree in Organizational Science from Villanova University. She has also earned professional accreditations from DDI, Career Systems, Lominger LTD and Right Associates.
Jarrett Waddy
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
AAA-The Auto Group
Bio coming soon!
Reggie Willis
Chief Diversity Officer
Ally Financial Inc.
Reginald (Reggie) Willis is the Chief Diversity Officer at Ally Financial and has responsibility for all diversity and inclusion activities at the company, including enhancing and implementing diversity and inclusion framework, partnering with stakeholders across the organization and in the community, and ensuring these activities are coordinated and align with the overall corporate strategy.
Willis joined Ally Financial in December 2011 to build and implement the Bank’s policy and governance program. Since then he has held positions in operational risk and third-party supplier management. Prior to joining Ally, Willis held different leadership roles with Willis Towers Watson, Bank of America, and The Remi Group.
Willis is a Certified Executive Coach, holds an executive Master of Business from Queens University in Charlotte and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, from the College of The Holy Cross. He has recently been named to the Queens University Board of Trustees and will serve a four-year term beginning July 1, 2022. Willis also serves on the board at the Dilworth Center and Dress for Success Charlotte.
Willis has lived in Charlotte for the last 20+ years with his wife Carla and two children SJ and Rosalyn.