Traci Brown
Becoming a body language expert and a professional speaker on the subject is not something that Traci Brown would have ever guessed she'd be doing. Her first career was bike racing. She raced for 12 years and had quite a successful career winning three US Collegiate Cycling Championships and earning a spot on Team USA. Through sports she became keenly aware that the mind was the primary factor which determined her success. Traci is a high energy, high-content speaker who is sure to motivate, educate and entertain the audience. She enjoys using the body language and unconscious persuasion skills she teaches in her presentations in all sorts of business negotiations, with personal clients and has even adapted the skills to talk herself out of an embarrassing number of traffic tickets. Traci holds a business degree from the University of Colorado and is a certified master practitioner of Neuro Linguistics, Hypnosis and Hawaiian Huna. She’s the author of two books: Mastering Magical Persuasion and How to Make Money, Have Fun and Love What You Do. Traci is a member of the National Speaker’s Association. Public sector clients have included the town of Avon, the town of Broomfield, several appearances for the city of Greenwood Village, and many personal clients from the town of Frederick.

Shari Caudron
Shari Caudron is a coach, author, and founder of The Narrative Group, a company that helps thought leaders understand, organize and communicate their unique ideas and expertise. She was the keynote speaker for the kick-off to 2011-12 Englewood Leadership Institute. Find out more about her at www.TheNarrativeGroup.com

Paula Friedland
Paula Friedland is a corporate trainer, licensed clinical social worker, certified life coach, and public speaker. Her background includes extensive work in the Employee Assistance (EAP) field as a management consultant, and trainer, as well as a phone counselor and executive coach. She has delivered numerous trainings to many city and county municipalities, as well as library districts, public service and transportation entities, hospitals, and government agencies. Currently she has a private coaching/consulting/training practice, where she coaches individuals and groups, and also designs and delivers trainings to companies on a vast array of topics. Paula has a dynamic presentation style that is combined with a strong component of inspiration as well as a comprehensive knowledge base from which she draws her content.

Richard Gerstberger
Richard has over 35 years of professional experience in local government, including Director of Public Works, Utility Operations Director, and Engineering Manager. He also served as project manager for the AWWA Research Foundation and has taught management and organizational development at the university level.

Chris Hutchinson, MBA, is Founder and CEO of Trebuchet Group – a high-energy organizational improvement firm that helps teams get the breakthrough performance everyone deserves. He served 8 years as and United States Air Force officer. Chris has over 20 years of experience as a leader, facilitator, leadership mentor and coach of leaders and teams in military, public, and private companies and not-for-profit organizations.

Charles Jones
Charles Jones is a cognitive scientist specializing in the application of emotional intelligence in the workplace.  His theories and techniques have been incorporated into personal mastery, leadership development, and coach training programs in a wide range of companies including Capital One, GE, Motorola, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, and Nokia Siemens Networks.  An inspiring speaker, Charles has presented to the Society for Human Resource Management, the American Society for Training & Development, and the Organization Development Network.  Articles on Charles’ innovative approaches have appeared in Fortune, Leadership Excellence Magazine, and The Economist.

Sean Kearney
Sean Kearney is the owner of Patternhunter Inc., a Colorado-based consulting firm specializing in innovative approaches to human performance technologies, social networks, predictive analytics and cooperation science. Sean began his career in the public sector in the mental health field and government-funded psychological research. Since then, his work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Rocky Mountain News and Computer World and clients include AT&T, Best Buy, IBM, Time Warner Cable, and the US Army. An avid blogger since 2000, Sean edits Node Magazine which University College London professor / Guardian literary critic John Sutherland calls “the future of literary criticism” and scifi legend William Gibson describes as “cheap A.I.”

Ann Kingdon with Kaiser Permanente
Ann Kingdon has worked with Kaiser Permanente for the last 24 years; for the last 19 years, she has worked in Women's Health and Primary Care.  Ann started as a Registered Nurse while getting her education as a Nurse Practitioner.  For two years now, she has been working in Employer Health and Wellness within the Population and Prevention Service department at Kaiser Permanente.  An individual's health is dependent on many factors.  Ann believes that we need to look at the total patient when delivering care, which includes family, work, and social support systems.  Her passion is Primary prevention and educating patients and staff on how to encourage lifestyle change.  In her free time she enjoys cycling, gardening, and spending time wth her family, especially her new 6-week-old granddaughter.

                                                     
Chris Liberti
Chris Liberti has worked with teams and organizations, both public and private, to coach and train these groups in driving balance, unity and alignment, while establishing clear focus on goals. Prior to his work with McGhee Productivity Solutions, Chris worked in public education at community colleges and universities in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, helping establish team unity and alignment while driving key goals and growth in different divisions.

Jennifer Long
Jennifer is Managing Partner for i2i Workforce, a leader in recruiting, interim placement, executive skills development and performance coaching. Jennifer is a seasoned professional consultant with a 25-year track record in organizational development, training program/events design, production and delivery as well as engineering and refinement of her proven coaching methodology.  Jennifer has designed and developed learning programs and events for large organizations such as British American Tobacco, AT&T, United Artists, Ford Motor Company, MGM Mirage and Northrop Grumman in additional to programs for mid-sized and high-growth business and non-profits. She is considered an industry expert in corporate coaching and has written and contributed articles to industry trade publications such as the ASTD Infoline series as well as Chief Learning Officer magazine. Jennifer has presented at the Chief Learning Officer Summit, Linkage Organizational Development Summit, Conference Board, and the International Game Developers Association among others. Her work with public and non-profit organizations include program development and coordination for Quota International, U.S. Catholic Church, Oblates, and Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book.

Karen Main
Karen Main is an award-winning speaker, writer, teacher and consultant specializing in the design and delivery of innovative leadership development programs.  Her work has been awarded recognition from Mountain States Employer’s Council, Rocky Mountain ASTD, IPMA-HR and the Asch Center @ The Harvard Kennedy School.  She is a graduate of DU and certified by Harvard in “The Art & Practice of Leadership Development.”   Currently she is the Training Specialist for the City of Englewood and owner of Innovations In Training, a Denver-based consulting firm.   Karen is a popular speaker on topics related to leadership development and management skills.  As a certified mediator, Karen provides assistance to help repair broken relationships and coaches employees and executives.  She is active in the training industry and is currently President-Elect of the Rocky Mountain chapter of the American Society of Training and Development.   At first glance, you wouldn’t necessarily guess that she is a bit of a daredevil, but Karen completed her second plunge into the icy waters of the Boulder reservoir on New Year’s Day, 2012, and, successfully finished the Tough Mudder extreme course in 2011.  She focuses on setting & achieving personal goals and brings that same passion and enthusiasm to her work with clients and students. 

Chuck Passaglia
Chuck Passaglia is an employment lawyer in Denver, Colorado. He also founded and manages Employment Law Solutions, Inc., a human resources consulting firm, which specializes in conducting workplace investigations and training the entire workforce in critical employment law compliance matters, including managing employees’ absences and protections under the anti-discrimination laws. Previously, he was a litigation associate with Moye Giles in Denver and in-house employment law counsel for Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. He is a regular contributor to human resources publications and a lively and entertaining presenter at national and local conferences. He is proud to say that he has spoken at every Summit for Professional Growth.

Tara Powers

Tara Powers, a business acceleration specialist and development expert, partners with clients to enable strategic success and business growth by developing emerging leaders and teams to achieve peak performance. Through her coaching and training, Tara has helped hundreds of leaders enhance their performance and effectiveness in a variety of areas, including building business acumen, leading teams, customer relationship management, and building positive work relationships. Tara has also developed a process to ensure ROI on corporate conferences or large group strategy sessions. Tara’s style is described as innovative, and highly interactive, and clients continually remark on her enthusiasm, energy, and thoughtfulness in a learning environment. Tara’s experience includes working with public sector organizations such as: Boulder Chamber of Commerce, Broomfield Chamber of Commerce, City of Ft. Collins, NIST, DRCOG, Longmont United Hospital, Boulder Community Hospital, Pitkin County Government and many more.

David Remson
David Remson has been teaching, training and learning about organizational effectiveness for 20 years. He has been an invited speaker in both the public and private sector world on topics ranging from generational issues to performance improvement. He holds a Masters Degree in Management and Organizational Leadership from Regis University. David’s personal mission is to tie social justice and equity in the workplace to business objectives.

Joan Sabott, Program Manager at CDR Associates
Joan is an experienced facilitator of complex decision-making processes, helping groups come to long-term and sustainable agreements addressing organizational, public policy and environmental issues. She has expertise in engaging diverse parties when making decisions and implementing improvements related to organizations, communities, land, natural resources, transportation and water. She also trains on these processes. Recent project experience includes: • Yellowstone Winter Use Environmental Impact Statement Stakeholder Engagement and Public Involvement • DRCOG Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Application Facilitation (successful grant application to US Department of Housing and Urban Development for $4.5M to the Denver region) • Weld County RE-1 School Board Public Involvement and Facilitation

Erin Seppers with Kaiser Permanente
Erin Seppers is a Senior Workforce Health Consultant at Kaiser Permanente.  She has been in this role for almost 6 years, and has worked with many employer groups in the Denver/Boulder region.  Her main role is to assist key leaders at organizations to find ways to create a healthier, more productive workforce.  On a personal note, Erin just completed her first full marathon in Estes Park in June.  She lives in Thornton with her husband and their three "babies" (three large dogs).

Laura Sneeringer, Program Manager at CDR Associates
Laura provides collaborative services including situation assessment and process design, facilitation, mediation, strategic planning and training. Her focus is on promoting organizational effectiveness and constructive multi-party environmental dialogues. In the organizational area, she helps groups improve coordination across departments or agencies and overcome challenges that involve relationship difficulties and structural issues such as budget constraints and changes in staff roles. She also facilitates dialogues on highly technical substantive topics within energy, transportation, water and other areas. She has worked with a wide range of stakeholders, including government agencies, the private sector, scientists and advocates. Recent project experience includes: • Coordination Planning Among the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department and its Volunteer Friends Groups • Coordination and Process Improvement among EPA and State Air Programs • Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

Michael Stanley
Captain Mike Stanley of the Aurora, Colorado Fire Department and founder of On Purpose Leadership is someone who knows exactly how to light a fire where you need it — and how to put out the ones you don't want! The Colorado native and 18-year fire safety and EMS veteran holds a Master of Education degree from Colorado State University and a B.S. degree in Organizational Leadership for Emergency Services from Charter Oak State College. He is also a founding member of the John Maxwell Team, a business coaching firm dedicated to inspiring, challenging and equipping leaders for success. With years of organizational leadership experience, teaching experience, numerous awards and published articles, and professional consulting work under his helmet, Mike brings a unique perspective to the field of business coaching and consulting.

Lisa White
Lisa White serves as the Membership Services Manager for the Colorado Municipal League (CML) and has been on the League staff since 2007. In this role she plans, directs, analyzes, and evaluates membership programs including communications, research, publications, and training. She also handles marketing, media, and public relations for the League. Lisa enjoys working for elected and appointed municipal officials across the state because she respects their dedication to making their cities and towns wonderful places to live. Prior to her position at CML, Lisa served as the Manager of Marketing and Public Affairs for Newport News/ Williamsburg International Airport, an airport in Southeastern Virginia that generated over a half-million passengers annually. There she managed the airport’s marketing, advertising, media, and public relations plans. She also assisted in successful air service development efforts to increase service from Newport News. Lisa graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a minor in Journalism from Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. She and her husband have two small children and reside in Highlands Ranch.