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Program Guide Table of Contents
YOUR 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Christine M. Pallatto
Board President – Executive Committee
Director of Human Resources and
Organizational Development
Global Fund for Women
May Speck, SPHR
Past President – Executive Committee
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Wageworks, Inc.
Natalie Bybee, PHR
HR Director
The Bay Company
Tony Deblauwe
Senior HR Business Partner
Hortonworks, Inc.
Rosella Giannella Derickson
Performance and Culture Strategist
Stanford University
Eugene Dilan, Psy.D.
Founder and President
Dilan Consulting Group
Dr. Salvatore V. Falletta, GPHR
Associate Professor and Program Director
Human Resource Development
Drexel University
Carolyn Rashby
Special Counsel
Miller Law Group
Gene Tange
CEO/Founder
Pearl HPS
Paul A. Vagadori
Vice President, Human Resources
Lahlouh, Inc.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONTENTS
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
MONDAY, APRIL 28
8:00am - 5:00pm
. . . PHR/SPHR Certification
Review (began Saturday)
8:30am - 4:00pm
. . . . . . . . HR University
10:00am - 4:00pm
. . . . . . . . . HR Hack II
12:00pm
. . . Registration & Conference Bag Pickup
12:30pm
. . . . . . . . . . Conference Kickoff
with Shari Harley, our Emcee!
12:45pm - 1:00pm
. . . . . . . . . . . Break
1:00pm - 2:30pm
. . . . . Concurrent Sessions
2:30 - 2:45pm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
2:45 - 4:00pm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Concurrent Sessions
4:00 - 4:15pm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
4:15 - 5:45pm
. Keynote - joe gerstandt, Session
Sponsored by ClearPath Workforce Management
5:45 - 7:00pm
. . . . . . Community Reception,
Sponsored by ABD Insurance & Financial Services
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
7:30 - 8:45am
. . . . . . . . .Sunrise Sessions
8:45 - 9:00am
. Break, Daily Breaks Sponsored by
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
9:00 - 10:30am
. . . Keynote - Tamara Kleinberg
10:30 - 10:45am
. . . . . . . . . . . . Break
10:45am - 12:15pm
. . . . Concurrent Sessions
12:15 - 1:45pm
. . . . . . . Networking Lunch,
Sponsored by The Vita Companies
1:45 - 3:00pm
. . . . . . . Concurrent Sessions
3:00 - 3:20pm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
3:20 - 4:35pm
. . . . . . . Concurrent Sessions
4:35 - 4:50pm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
4:50 - 6:15pm
. . . . . Keynote - Peter Cappelli,
Session Sponsored by Castlight Health
6:15 - 7:30pm
. . . . . . Community Reception,
Sponsored by Berliner Cohen
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
7:30 - 8:45am
. . . . . . . . .Sunrise Sessions
8:45 - 9:00am
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
9:00 - 10:15am
. . . . . . Concurrent Sessions
10:15 - 10:45am
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Break
10:45am - 12:15pm
. . . . Concurrent Sessions
12:15 - 1:45pm
Networking Lunch,
Sponsored by Jobvite
1:45 - 3:00pm
. . . . Keynote - Lamont Gilbert,
Session Sponsored by Halogen Software
Grand Prize Drawing,
Sponsored by Ultimate Software
Conference Concludes
YOUR 2014 REGIONAL LEADERS
EAST BAY REGION
Jolene Huey, PHR
CONTRA COSTA REGION
Open
GREATER TRI-VALLEY REGION
Lisa Crossett
Regional Vice President, Nelson Staffing
Jacqueline McCormick, SPHR
Vice President of HR, Fremont Bank
MARIN REGION
Jennifer L. Gotti, SPHR
Human Resources Manager, Brayton Purcell, LLP
NAPA REGION
Kelley Hartman
Regional Vice President, Nelson Staffing
NORTH BAY REGION
Kelley Hartman
Regional Vice President, Nelson Staffing
PENINSULA REGION
Courtney Meyer, PHR
President/Managing Partner
Menlo Partners Staffing Inc.
SACRAMENTO
Lauren Neves, SPHR-CA
Vice President of HR, United Labor Bank
SAN FRANCISCO REGION
Michele O’Brion, SPHR
Sr. Workforce Development Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Katie Slick, SPHR
District Director of Human Resources, Kindred Healthcare
SANTA CLARA REGION
Jaime Orendac, SPHR-CA
Human Resources Consultant, CBIZ
SANTA CRUZ REGION
Mark Yogi, SPHR
Assistant Director, Employer Relations, UC Santa Cruz
SOLANO/YOLO REGION
Sonia Olton, PHR
Senior HR Generalist, West Yost Associates
