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Nicole Jarvis-Miller

Nicole Jarvis-Miller is responsible for creating innovative, enterprise-wide programs to attract, hire and retain the best talent. She is also committed to creating an environment where all 70,000+ team members feel welcome, valued, respected and heard, through diversity initiatives and …

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Paul Kane

Paul Kane is the Executive Vice President/CEO of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County.  The HBA is the trade association of over 2,800 members serving the residential construction industry throughout Wake County, North Carolina, and has the largest membership …

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Rita Lawrence

Rita Lawrence is the Talent Acquisition Specialist at ABB. She is a seasoned Talent Acquisition professional with experience leading and developing staffing/recruiting operations with expertise in Vendor Management Services, RPO, and Corporate recruiting. She is a results-driven Talent Acquisition leader …

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Vic McCormick

Vic has over 13 years of experience conducting needs assessments, designing, developing, and implementing customized training courses within workforce development and the biotech/pharmaceutical industry. He provides subject matter expertise in the following areas: workforce development, employability skills training, program management, …

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Shawnice Meador

Shawnice Meador (she/her) is the Senior Director of Global Talent Management at Wolfspeed, a semiconductor company headquartered in North Carolina.  She leads a team responsible for strategic talent programs and services across Wolfspeed, including talent pipelining, leadership development & succession …

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Jerilyn Meckler

Jerilyn Lanham Meckler is managing director of Ankura’s Advanced Human Capital practice. She has extensive experience in the complete breadth and depth of human resource functions, strategy and execution. Areas of focus include evaluating human capital practices and HR structure, …

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Jerry Pedley

There is a relatively small segment of leaders in the business world; individuals who seem able to build relationships, trust, and rapport with almost anyone, and then able to broker the relationships and make connections between people, creating partnerships and …

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Danielle Sardo

Danielle’s work experience spans over 20 years, in all areas and departments of HR, including merger & acquisitions, Engagement & Diversity initiatives, and Global HR Process/Systems implementations. With the opportunity to live and work in 3 different countries (Brazil, Sweden, …

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Melissa Short

Melissa Short leads Transitions LifeCare’s talent strategy efforts. Transitions LifeCare is a not-for-profit provider of hospice, home health and palliative care services in seven NC counties. The organization employees about 480 compassionate and dedicated people and served over 7500 patients …

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Jill Straight

Jill Straight is the Director of Client Services at Dorcas Ministries, a nonprofit human services agency in Cary, North Carolina.   Jill oversees the delivery of crisis services, including a robust food pantry, workforce development programs in IT, healthcare, and biotech, …

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