Anthony Palombit is a senior consulting partner at Hermann International where he is responsible for the design and delivery of custom, whole-brained thinking workshops on topics such as team dynamics, leadership development, personal development for individual contributors and change management. He has over 20 years of corporate and consulting experience in change and implementation management, organizational development and organizational effectiveness. He has extensive expertise in the roll-out of large-scale process re-design and technology programs alongside six years of international experience in Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. His client list includes Playtex, Eli Lilly, RR Donnelley, British Telecom, and Standard Chartered Bank.

Biray Alsac, M.S., is a fitness technologist and international speaker on topics regarding interactive technologies (such as exergaming, web 2.0 and social media tools) as they relate to exercise and health promotion. As a consultant, she helps fitness and wellness companies, health club owners, personal trainers and health organizations enhance their online efforts and improve their professional initiatives. She has consulted for various health organizations from IDEA Health and Fitness Association and Virginia Piper Cancer Center, as well as, presented for Microsoft and Washington Employers group. She helps her clients understand the impact social media and online technologies have on the decision-making process of their consumers and potential clients.

Donna M. Stringer, Ph.D., is co-founder and President of Executive Diversity Services, an organizational development firm in Seattle, Washington. She is a social psychologist with specialized training in administration from Harvard University and cross-cultural communication from leading interculturalists at several universities in Europe and the United States. Following many years as an executive in public organizations, Donna now applies her experience to developing and implementing solutions that help organizations fully value and benefit from the diversity of both their employees and clients.

Donna combines her education and experience to design practical, innovative solutions to organizational challenges that increase the cultural competency of the organization and its executives, managers and employees. She developed the Inclusive Circles Process™ that has benefited her diverse clients including United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, the University of California and Wake Forest University, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, American Red Cross, PepsiCo International, and the Catherine T. and John D. MacArthur Foundation.

Donna has published professional articles and books in the areas of diversity training, cross-cultural communication, gender differences, values, cultural competency and organizational development. Her most recent books are 52 Activities for Exploring Value Differences (2003) and 52 Activities for Improving Cross-Cultural Communication. She is a faculty member at the Intercultural Institute and an adjunct faculty member at three universities.

Steve Schnapp

Steve Schnapp is a Senior Education Coordinator for United Fair Economy (UFE), an organization aiming to raise awareness about the implications of class divide. Steve helps design and develop UFE’s popular economics education workshops and materials, and has led workshops and presentations in the U.S., Canada, and Ireland. He draws on 40 years of experience as a community-based organizer, educator, and activist in New York City and the Greater Boston area.

Steve studied popular education with Dr. Jane Vella and has led numerous Training of Trainer workshops for teachers and community-based educators, human service workers, organizers, and social justice activists. He also taught Community Organizing at the Boston University School of Social Work and Springfield College / School of Human Services, in the 1990s. Before coming to UFE in October 1998, Steve directed the Management and Community Development Institute at the Lincoln Filene Center for Citizen Participation at Tufts University.

Steve earned a B.A. in anthropology from the City College of New York in 1969 and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Boston University in 1981. Steve gets support and encouragement from his lifelong partner, Honey Schnapp, and his daughters, Tania and Jessie.

Sharon Klun is the Director of Work /Life / Wellness Initiatives at Accenture — which includes creating a strategy for cultural change in areas of work / life, generational leadership, wellness, and career flexibility. Under her leadership, Accenture has achieved placement on the Working Mother Top 100 and Fortune Top 100 Lists — in addition to the Sloan Foundation’s award for Business Excellence, the Conference Board's Moving into the Future award, and WorldatWork’s Innovative Excellence award for programs such as Future Leave and Transforming Organizational Culture. Sharon is often quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Business Week, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review — she also serves on various organizational boards.

In addition to national speaking engagements, Sharon received two State gubernatorial appointments and was profiled in the PBS special Running Out of Time. Ms. Klun received her degree from Concordia University, is a graduate of the U.S. Military Justice School, and served 13 years in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals division.

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Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi is CEO of Herrmann International, the company that originated the Whole Brain® Thinking approach with the development of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®) assessment tool 30 years ago. Based on extensive research on thinking and the brain, Whole Brain® Thinking solutions are used by nine out of ten of the Fortune 100 to help them achieve better results through better thinking.

As CEO of Herrmann International, Ann has worked with organizations across industries and sizes, providing Whole Brain® research, tools and expertise to enable them to capitalize on diverse thinking styles and build cognitively diverse teams for enhanced problem solving, innovation and business outcomes.

Having resided in Europe for 13 years, Ann brings a global perspective to the company. Since joining Herrmann International USA 20 years ago, her personal goal is to promote a better understanding of how individuals and organizations think and become more effective, as well as to enhance learning and communication technologies worldwide through the application and development of the Whole Brain® concept.

A thought leader in her field, Ann has written for and been interviewed by a variety of media outlets, sharing her insights into how thinking styles impact productivity, creativity, problem solving and overall business results. With her Whole Brain® approach to presenting, she is an engaging and in-demand speaker, providing keynotes and educational sessions for Fortune 500 companies and industry associations around the world.

A contributor to a number of scholarly and industry journals and handbooks, she is currently completing a new book, “The Era of And,” which will provide leaders with a blueprint for greater success in the 21st century, based on what we know about how the brain and business work.

Ann is an ISA (Instructional Systems Association) and Eureka Ranch board member, a member of the SmartBriefs on Workforce Advisory Board, an advisor to the American Creativity Association and Innovation Network, a founder of the Hickory Nut Gorge Community Foundation and serves on other non-profit and for-profit boards. In addition, she is a faculty member for the Institute of Management Studies.