Presenters

Our Staffing World 2023 presenters represent a broad range of perspectives and expertise.

Ellen Verhaagen

Analisa Gutierrez

Therese Gopaul-Robinson

Chandler Waldis

Michelle Harbarcuk

Will Graham, TSC, CSP, CPC

Mark Agostinelli, vice president, The Davis Co.

Mark Agostinelli

Yemi Akisanya, vice president, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and people experience, Axon

Rachel Anevski, founder and CEO, Matters of Management LLC

David Barthel, vice president of sales, AkkenCloud

Thomas Blomberg, senior vice president—national sales, Fundamental Care Staffing (Coterie Advisory Group)

Thomas Blomberg

Ashley Bowlin, chief growth officer, Tracker ATS & CRM

Alexis Campbell

ClearEdge Marketing

Matthew Carson, president, Evoove

Garrick Cooper, president, North America, Empresaria Group PLC

Cody Cope, TSC, CSP

Cody Cope, TSC, CSP

Shea Cunningham, director of sustainability, ASGN Inc.

Shea Cunningham

Dominique Dawes

Lawrence Dearth

Stephen C. Dwyer, Esq., senior vice president and chief legal and operating officer, American Staffing Association

Stephen C. Dwyer, Esq.

Miechia A. Esco, M.D., Ph.D., RPVI

Jeremy Falendysz, partner and managing director, UHY Corporate Finance

Jeremy Falendysz

Matt Fisher

Kathy Gans, head of sales North America, Beeline

Rob Geist, director of sales, SimpleVMS

Bob Goldberg, partner, Taylor English Duma LLP

Natasha Hemmingway, sales coach and consultant

Natasha Hemmingway

Victoria Hill, director of diversity and social Impact, Advanced Group

Tom Hunley, senior product marketing manager, Crelate

JJ Hurley, CEO, GDH Consulting; Inc

Tom Kosnik, president, Visus Group

Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum

Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum, Esq.

Mike Krzyzewski: Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Duke University

Mike Krzyzewski

Brian Leslie

Janice Litvin, award-winning wellness speaker

Matt Lozar, director of recruitment marketing, Haley Marketing Group

Toby Malara, Esq.

Jonathan Marcer, commercial director, Professional Advantage Software Solutions Inc.

Jonathan Marcer

Will Matthews, president, Matthews Performance Group

Kelly McCreight, chief executive officer, Hamilton-Ryker

Kelly McCreight

Patrick Morin, partner, Transact Capital

Julie Murphy, vice president of marketing, Commercial Funding Inc.

Stacy Napoles

Michael Napolitano, partner, Citrin Cooperman

Michael Napolitano

Jeff Neumann, vice president, product marketing, Global Enterprise and Salesforce, Bullhorn

Jim Paretti, shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Adnan Patel - Crowe

Steve Pedersen, chief legal officer, Medical Solutions

Marianela Peralta, general counsel, Allegis Group

Marianela Peralta, Esq.

Mike Perrone, chief revenue officer, Prodoscore

Derek Pittak

Ashwarya Poddar, founder and chief executive officer, ConverzAI

Ashwarya Poddar

Thad Price, chief executive officer, Talroo

Christopher Ryan

Krista Ryan, professional speaker and workplace performance coach, KfG Coaching LLC

Brittany Sakata, Esq., general counsel

Brittany Sakata, Esq.

Reshma Saujani

Jeremy Schiff, founder and chief executive officer, RecruitBot

Sean Smalley, director, business services sales, Billtrust

Brittany Smith RN, BSN, remote travel recruiter, travel division, HealthTrust Workforce Solutions

Brittany Smith RN, BSN

Jeff Staats

Tim Varone, regional sales director, Options Plus

Marc Villella, president and chief technology officer, GryphonHR

Keith Weightman, vice president, Bullhorn

Keith Weightman

Andrea West, SVP, operations, Curative

Vanessa P. Williams, SVP, general counsel and assistant secretary, Kelly

Vanessa P. Williams

Maggie Williams, VP, operations, WorkForce Unlimited

Maggie Williams

Mark Winter, principal and chief executive officer, WinSource Group

Paul Zikopoulis, artificial intelligence expert and Vice President of Cognitive Data Systems for IBM

Paul Zikopoulos

Cooper is president, North America for Empresaria Group, named by Staffing Industry Analysts in 2022 as one of the fastest-growing staffing firms in the U.S. He has more than 27 years of experience in the staffing solutions industry providing support to clients across information technology, engineering, scientific, health care, and professional roles. Possessing extensive experience in leading teams in operations, recruiting, and sales, he is adept at delivering effective and innovative talent solutions to clients.