Karen Cygal is Senior Vice President, Product Strategy and Development for Worldwide ERC®. She has over 20-years in the industry as a mobility leader whose expertise includes consulting, product and business development, data and analytics. Prior to joining Worldwide ERC® she was with Mercer, where in her most recent position as Global Product Leader for Talent Mobility, she led all mobility data product groups. In this capacity, she also chaired the overall mobility practice, which included technology and product development. Earlier positions in the company grew her experience in tax and economic research and mobility consulting. Before Mercer, Karen held positions with ORC Worldwide as Senior Consultant and Director of Economic Research. Karen holds a Master of Arts in Economics from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematical Economics and Political Science from St. Peter's University.

Ed Hannibal is an advisor and leader of mobility and talent transformation projects around the globe, with two decades of experience. Ed consults with clients on international pay practices as well as international HR issues. He led the global mobility compensation business for a large HR consultancy.

Ed has worked with clients in over 13 countries and in many industries including: Automotive, Financial Services, High Tech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, and Engineering and Construction. He has spoken at many industry forums, and is quoted frequently in the media on global human resource issues.

Ed holds a Master of Science in Industrial Relations in Global HR Management; a Bachelor of Economics and the Worldwide ERC® Global Mobility Specialist designation.

Lynn Shotwell is President and CEO of Worldwide ERC, the world’s leading association for professionals engaged in global talent mobility. A visionary leader with expertise at the intersection of international employment law, global talent mobility and corporate social responsibility, Lynn has worked with companies and governments to advance policies to facilitate global talent mobility. Prior to joining Worldwide ERC, Lynn served as Senior Vice President, Global Outreach and Operations for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and as Executive Director of the Council for Global Immigration. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of World Education Services and is co-chair of the Business Advisory Group to the Global Forum on Migration and Development. Lynn received her JD from the University of Michigan and BA from Michigan State University and holds GMS and SHRM-SCP certifications.

Prior to joining Worldwide ERC^®, Peters led workplace immigration policy strategy for nearly eight years at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). While at SHRM, she served on the CEO’s Culture Club and was a member of the organization’s senior management team. Before SHRM, Peters was the Director of Government Affairs at the Council for Global Immigration, leading its public policy efforts and the Board’s policy committee for many years. She has also served as a policy chair for the U.S. immigration advocacy coalition Compete America and SHRM’s employer immigration compliance coalition. Earlier in her career, Peters practiced immigration law at a Washington D.C.- based law firm and served as an attorney and policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Justice’s legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service. She was a Presidential Management Fellow and received her J.D. and M.P.A. from Syracuse University’s College of Law and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, respectively. Peters also currently serves on the Women in Government Relations leadership team as chair of its membership and engagement committee.

Nino Nelissen is managing director with EMG, Executive Mobility Group, based at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. Nino is a tax lawyer that graduated from Maastricht University, and worked as an expatriate tax lawyer for the past 27 years in the Netherlands, Washington DC and Tokyo, Japan. Nino started his career in the Big 4 environment, and resigned as a partner in one of the Big 4 firms to found EMG, a business that integrates Tax services, Immigration services, Destination services, HR consulting services and Move manager services. In addition, Nino is a partner in Vydenz, a company offering expansion services to companies wishing to expand in Europe.

Dale Collins, Chief Strategy Officer and EMEA Managing Director, returned to Graebel in 2015 to drive leading-edge ideas that are inspired by clients. He previously held leadership roles at Graebel from 2000 until 2007.

Mr. Collins’ past experience includes serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Santa Fe Relocation in the EMEA region, and Chief Executive Officer at Interdean Relocation Services. He’s lived and worked in the UK, Italy, St. Thomas, France, Cote d’Ivoire, and the US.

Mr. Collins is a Senior Certified Relocation Professional (SCRP), and has his Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) Worldwide ERC certifications. He earned his MBA from Regent University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics from Texas A&M University.

Additionally, Collins has been an adjunct professor of business at Saint Xavier University, previously served as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Abidjan, and in 2016 served as the Chairman of the Board at Worldwide ERC.

Jurga has been practising international immigration law for 15 years. She has significant experience in servicing international clients dealing with global scale corporate immigration advice and strategy. Jurga deals with all immigration matters including highly complex corporate and personal immigration matters. She gives strategic business advice to international clients, develops innovative services, regularly engages with the UK Government, the European Commission, and the Mayor of London, advises think tanks and is a frequent voice in the media as an immigration expert. Jurga is also highly experienced when it comes to business evacuation and continuity issues. Jurga was recently awarded Editor Choice at the City Wealth Power Women Awards and is continuously recognised in Who’s Who as ‘’a commercially astute practitioner known for her efficient handling of global immigration cases.”

Azmina Aboobaker manages the US immigration program at Facebook. Prior to moving in-house, she practiced immigration law for 10+ years and covered a full range of complex corporate and family immigration matters. In addition, she has extensive experience advising multinational corporations and high-growth start-ups on the development and management of highly-scalable immigration policies and programs, compliance matters, and due diligence.

Jay N. Hershman concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and relocation law,
including compliance and corporate and business organization. He also holds the designation ofSenior Certified Relocation Professional from the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council(WERC).

Mr. Hershman is a member of the Connecticut, Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bars,and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court in the District of Connecticut. He alsoholds a Massachusetts real estate broker license.

Mr. Hershman is currently the Chair of the WERC Real Estate and Mortgage Forum and has seen a member of the Forum since its inception. He has served as a speaker at numerous eventsand training sessions throughout the United States discussing real estate and relocation.

Mr.Hershman is a member of the American, Connecticut, and New Haven County Bar Associations. Additionally, Mr. Hershman has been a member of the Cheshire Fire Department since 1992 and held the rank of Assistant Chief. Mr. Hershman served as the President of the Waterbury Area Fire Chief’s Association.

Patrick McManamy is admitted to practice law in Georgia. He is a member of the Georgia Homebuilders Association and Atlanta Board of Realtors. McManamy McLeod Heller, LLC is a leading Atlanta based title and closing law firm specializing in Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Relocation, REO, Default and Bulk Sales, and Corporate Entity Formation. We have five offices located conveniently around Metro Atlanta, and we are able to serve your real estate needs throughout the entire State of Georgia. Our highly-skilled attorneys and devoted staff are committed to providing exceptional service at each step of every transaction. Constant communication, extraordinary teamwork and positive attitudes are the cornerstones of this commitment.

McManamy McLeod Heller, LLC is a leading Atlanta based title and closing law firm specializing in Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Relocation, REO, Default and Bulk Sales, and Corporate Entity Formation. We have five offices located conveniently around Metro Atlanta, and we are able to serve your real estate needs throughout the entire State of Georgia. Our highly-skilled attorneys and devoted staff are committed to providing exceptional service at each step of every transaction. Constant communication, extraordinary teamwork and positive attitudes are the cornerstones of this commitment.

George Powdar has over 35 years of experience in the relocation industry and joined Altair Global in May 2008. He is currently responsible for Altair’s reporting services group and, as the company’s appointed Data Protection Officer, plays an integral role in maintaining Altair’s global compliance practices. George has been a key resource in development and execution of Altair’s global expansion strategies, implementation of our compliance program, including SOC II, GDPR and most recently, CCPA regulations. George holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting.

Jeffrey H. Margolis (Jeff) began his career with SIRVA in 1996 as Assistant General Counsel of a relocation management company in Cleveland, Ohio that was acquired by SIRVA in 2002 and formed the basis of SIRVA Relocation. He has held several leadership roles on the legal team and became General Counsel in 2013. He is responsible for all legal and compliance matters for the company and manages it’s legal team. Margolis’ philosophy for the legal team is to work closely with the operations and account management teams at SIRVA to achieve effective and compliant results by helping clients understand the issues and challenges they face—and thus achieve optimal solutions.

Margolis continues to engage in industry activities, including participation as Vice-Chairperson of the Worldwide ERC® Regulatory and Compliance Forum. Prior to joining SIRVA in 1996, he served as a law clerk in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, and then served for almost eight years as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor in Cleveland, Ohio. Margolis has also worked in private practice, focusing on real estate. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan and his Juris Doctorate degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio.

Craig is a Vice President of AECC Mobility in Mt. Prospect Illinois. AECC is a privately held, specialty provider of U.S. and global financial and closing service administration to the employee relocation and talent mobility industry

Involved in relocation since 1981 Craig holds a BS in Accounting from DePaul University, a CPA accreditation, and an Illinois Real Estate Broker’s License.

Craig has achieved the professional designations of Senior Certified Relocation Professional (SCRP) and Senior Global Mobility Specialist (SGMS) from the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council. He has received both the Meritorious Service Award and is a two-time recipient of Worldwide ERC’s Distinguished Service Award. Since 2002 Craig has been a member of the Public Policy Committee and now serves on Regulatory & Compliance, the Real Estate & Mortgage forums and is the acting Vice Chair of the Tax forum of the Government Affairs Committee.

Jennifer loves working on puzzles and that's how she feels about some the global tax issues she handles for clients. While clients’ projects may look similar on paper, she feels that every employee is unique, bringing her a different challenge to puzzle out. She has lived in Europe two separate times and credits those experiences for helping her appreciate the needs and concerns of international assignees.

She has more than 25 years of experience in expat and foreign national tax preparation and consulting. She joined Global Tax Network in January 2011 and serves as Managing Director for the Great Lakes region. She started her career with Arthur Andersen, and then joined Ernst & Young where she served for over 14 years.

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Drake University in 1991, and a Master's degree in international business with an emphasis in German from Pepperdine University in 1994.

She is an IRS Enrolled Agent.

A REALTOR® and Certified Relocation Professional®, Chuck Garrett is the Senior Vice President of Brokerage at Corcoran Pacific Properties in Hawaii, where he oversees the Elite Pacific’s Marketing, Listing Concierge, Brokerage Administration, and Business Development groups, including corporate relocation and broker-to-broker referral programs on Kauai, Oahu, Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii. Chuck is active in both local and national real estate/relocation organizations including the Residential Real Estate Council and the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council. He is a past president of the Hawaii Real Estate Business Institute and current executive board member and Vice President of the Relocation Directors Council.

Harold Decena earned his Texas real estate license in 1991 and has been in the relocation arena (brokerage-side) since 1996 when he joined the Relocation Department, for then, William Rigg, Realtors, which was acquired by the NRT in 1999 to form Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - DFW. In 2011, Harold served as the Relocation Director for BHHS Drysdale Properties serving California’s Bay Area, East Bay, Central Valley, and Western Nevada. The Ebby Halliday Companies in 2017, provided Harold an opportunity to explore other areas of brokerage, specifically serving under the Market Department as the Business Alliance & Programs Manager. Harold joined Ebby Halliday’s Corporate Real Estate Services Division as Operations Manager in late 2018 and became the Relocation Director in July 2020.

Horst is a highly experienced Human Resources Executive with proven record enabling business performance through the leadership of people and culture in international environments of expansion and transformation. Horst’s expertise specializes in building and leading high-performance teams, defining differentiated talent models and creating a culture of engagement, agility, and innovation.

Currently, Horst is the Vice President, HR Talent Management for IBM. In this role, Horst is responsible for the IBM Career & Skill portfolio including performance management and Internal career mobility. Horst leads a large international team and ecosystem of partners who together drive digital transformation to create consumer grade experiences for IBM’s global workforce.

Prior to this role Horst held several executive roles supporting IBM’s global business lines and key markets. During his tenure with IBM’s AI & Public Cloud business, he helped accelerate transformation by redesigning all aspects of this fast-growing organization’s people agenda and management system. Previously, Horst led the IBM Human Resources organization in Greater China Group (China, Hongkong & Taiwan) during a time of significant turnaround, and Central and Eastern Europe where he was responsible for all aspects of HR across 17 countries, including Russia/CIS & Turkey.

During his more than 20 years in IBM, Horst’s career has spanned different international HR management roles in both mature and emerging markets. Working and living in 7 different countries (Germany, England, France, Spain, USA, Czech Republic, and China) has allowed him to gain in-depth understanding of business dynamics, talent markets, government regulation and cultural differences.

Horst holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie in Nuremberg, Germany.

Brian is the Executive Vice President, The Americas, at Altair Global. In this role, he has ultimate responsibility for service delivery, global product development, business-to-business solutions and client management in the Americas region. In addition, he supports the regional leads of Altair’s four U.S. offices as an expert resource. Brian reports directly to Altair’s President and Chief Operating Officer and works onsite in Walnut Creek. Brian graduated from Hayward State University in California with a Bachelor of Science in Business. He obtained his Certified Relocation Professional (CRP), Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) and Global Mobility Specialist-Talent (GMS-T) designations from Worldwide ERC®.

Aisha Ghori Ozaki is a manager on the enterprise-wide Inclusive Diversity team at Allstate (since 2015) where she is responsible for communication, marketing, training, education and metrics. Aisha is a frequent presenter and facilitator on diversity, equity, inclusion, access and justice as well as professional development topics and is devoted to ensuring that all individuals feel welcome, find their passion and contribute toward creating an inclusive environment. Prior to joining Allstate, Aisha worked in higher education for almost 18 years. Aisha holds both a master’s and bachelor’s degree in Sociology from DePaul University and is certified in the administration and interpretation of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and the MBTI.

Heather is responsible for the overall strategic leadership and management of the global mobility function within Merck. The role requires subject matter expertise in global mobility programs and works closely with key functional stakeholders, including HR, Legal, Tax, Payroll, Finance, Procurement, etc. as well as third party suppliers and consultants. Responsibilities include ensuring policies align with company business and talent strategy, maximization of program effectiveness, minimization of cost, ensuring compliance and ensuring customer satisfaction. Heather has over 20 years of industry experience, and has been at Merck for over 10 years. Throughout her career, Heather has had short term assignments to Singapore and Switzerland.

Kathy Connelly has been in the real estate industry for over 30 years and with her current company for nearly 27 years where she serves as a member of the company’s executive leadership team. Kathy oversees management of the company’s corporate operations including agent licensure, legal compliance, relocation, property management, new business development, client relations, international destination services, e-business, and business partner relations such as home warranty and insurance. Under Kathy’s leadership the company’s relocation department has assisted numerous Fortune 500 and other companies with group and individual moves to and from metro Atlanta and is the recipient of numerous performance awards.

Kathy Is a former partner in the ownership of the company (Prudential Georgia Realty) before the sale to HomeServices of America in 2013. She serves as Qualifying Broker for both BHHS Georgia Properties (1600 associates) and Referral Associates of Georgia (350 associates) operating in 26 local markets/offices with concentration in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. The Company is ranked #5 among the global network of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Companies consisting of over 50,000 sales associates in nearly 1500 offices around the world.

Kathy earned the Senior Certified Relocation Professional (SCRP) and Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) designations and is a 3-time recipient of the distinguished service award from Worldwide ERC®.

Kathy is Past-President of both Relocation Directors Council (RDC®), and the Metro Atlanta Relocation Council (MARC). She currently serves as a member of the advisory council for the MARC organization as well as RMC clients.

In his role as the Vice President of Content and Marketing at Keeping Current Matters (KCM), David Childers has kept his finger firmly on the pulse of the real estate industry for more than 20 years. David regularly contributes the current industry and market insights through various webinars, podcasts, and videos with the aim of helping real estate professionals establish themselves as their market’s definitive “go-to” resource.

Tine is Executive Vice President of Fidelity Residential Solutions, its Inspection subsidiary and Property Services division. Tine’s background in the national/regional title agent/underwriter field, as well as her years focused on relocation title, closing, inspections and appraisals, drive her Leadership role with an eye on the strategic growth of the companies. Her responsibilities within FRS encompass new product development, sales management and an emphasis on the customer experience through delivering enhanced service offerings that benefit our customers. She is a sought after speaker at various national and regional real estate related conferences for her expertise in RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) compliance relating to U.S. real estate transactions. Tine holds her SCRP and SGMS designations and has been a Meritorious Service Award recipient. Additionally, Tine serves on panels and committees for Worldwide ERC® and is a published contributor to Mobility magazine.

BHHS Indiana has been my work family since 1989 - starting at the 'switchboard', followed by nearly every position in the company. Finally landed in the Relocation department in 1998 and will stay until they kick me out. We have 14 offices throughout Central and southern Indiana. Real Estate has been the perfect way to channel my passion for Indiana and all it has to offer. I lead a team whose goal is to relieve some of the stress and burden of the moving process by providing experienced, specially trained Real Estate Agents.

Diana grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley and had a successful career at Hewlett-Packard. She truly found her passion when she made a career switch to Real Estate. She dedicated 12 years as the Relocation Director for Intero Real Estate HQ, and is now building a successful Relocation program with the Intero-East Bay franchises as their Relocation and Business Development Director. Diana has been a featured panelist and speaker at many industry-related events.

Prior to founding Influence in 2010, Rob excelled in the real estate and relocation industry for nearly a decade. Rob has sat on the board for Junior Achievement and Hale Centre Theatre and currently serves on one of the boards for the Intermountain Research and Medical Foundation for Intermountain Healthcare. Rob has also hosted several episodes of HGTV's House Hunters and has two young sons, Canyon and Crue, who share his sense of adventure.

Steve Burson hails from Christchurch, New Zealand, but has lived more than half his life in Asia, predominantly in Japan, but now in Singapore. He is the CEO of Relo Network Asia that provides DSP services across 17 countries in Asia. Steve creates mobility solutions that professionally help people to function in their new location, fast, so they can concentrate on their business wherever they go in Asia.

CERC is the leading provider of research, professional education and information to the relocation industry in Canada. CERC also works with governments to effect change to legislation and regulatory practices to better facilitate the movement of talent. Prior to joining CERC, Stephen had his own consultancy practice providing strategic planning and communication services. He has an extensive management background in both the private public and sectors, association management, human resources and government relations. Stephen is a regular speaker at human resources management and talent mobility industry conferences. He also writes for several industry journals and magazines. His articles are featured in national print and he is often called upon by the media for comments about mobility and migration.

Lata Patel, is the founder and Managing Director at IOS Relocations a
leading and very successful relocation company in India since 1994. Lata has a Masters in Marketing, is GMS certified, and has extensive experience in client and team management which she strongly brings to IOS Relocations. IOS Relocations, headquartered in Mumbai India, with a dual headquarter in Dubai, the UAE is a leading corporate relocation and property services organization, providing end to end relocation solutions to individuals and business houses. Today, IOS Relocations is recognized as an industry leader providing varied and differentiated service lines including Relocations, Logistics, Immigrations, Temporary Accommodation and other related services. IOS Relocations has over 500+ corporates that have been serviced over the past 26 years.

Matthew works in our Global Operations department as Director, Client Services. He is responsible for all operational functions of the Global Relocation Service team, which provides employee services and monitors compliance with client policy. Matthew began his career in the relocation industry when he joined Altair’s Pacific Service Center in Walnut Creek, California, in 2014. Matthew holds the Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) designation from Worldwide ERC©. He has also earned an MBA and a master’s degree in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University.

As Vice President, Client Services, Linda is the client’s single point of responsibility for all transactions and is accountable for overall program strategy, policy issues, training and other services. Linda joined Altair’s Global Headquarters and Central Service Center in Plano, Texas, in 2018, and brings decades of global mobility industry experience to her position at Altair. Linda began her career in relocation in 1991, transitioning from an onsite role at a client site to a corporate client role in 2009. Linda earned a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Loyola University, both in Chicago. In addition, Linda holds both the Senior Certified Relocation Professional (SCRP) and the Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) designations from Worldwide ERC®.

As a Manager, Global Mobility for Adobe, Tricia Sirois is responsible for several programs including U.S. immigration, global immigration and global relocation. In her program and operations management role, Tricia leads the team that oversees the various complex aspects of immigration and relocation matters for Adobe’s globally mobile employees. Tricia obtained her Bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in English from UC Santa Barbara in 2010 and then began her career in Human Resources working in Talent Acquisition.

Andreas Strohschein is the Head of Talent Mobility and Immigration, NA for Genentech. With more than 15 years of experience in Global Mobility and International Business, he is a dedicated HR leader with expertise in transforming, improving and optimizing global mobility programs. He studied management and economics in Germany and Australia (Diplom Oekonom, which is a master’s equivalent). He has lived and worked in Germany, Czech Republic, Turkey and the United States. Andreas has also been awarded for being a talent champion, building a high performing organization and delivering operational excellence.

For over 25 years, Andrew Kittell has progressed as an enrollment management and corporate relations professional establishing and representing American and international schools in Europe and the Middle East. He holds degrees in education and educational administration from Springfield College and the Johns Hopkins University, respectively. His additional postgraduate study was at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business and Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy. Andrew Kittell is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts (FRSA). His work today as the U.S.-based director of corporate relations for the London-headquartered, four-campus ACS International Schools system combines direct corporate outreach, philanthropic initiatives and partnerships, and North America-wide public relations.

Elizabeth Sawyer is CEO of Bennett International Education Consultancy, a firm providing support to relocating families and to their employer corporations all over the world. Bennett International consists of a team of over 70 consultants around the globe who provide expert counsel on best-fit schools for relocating children. Prior to entering the world of relocation, Elizabeth taught high school English, French and Spanish in U.S. private schools for over ten years. An international hybrid herself, she grew up overseas until the age of 12 and was educated in five different education systems, all of which contributed to her finding her niche in the blended worlds of relocation and education. Elizabeth earned her BA in English and French at Williams College and her MA in English at Villanova University. She is a frequent speaker on Education & Relocation and has presented at numerous venues in the U.S. and in Europe.

Jan Mak, Global Mobility Policy and Income Tax Advisor at Cargill Incorporated. Jan has over 15 years of experience working on cross-border employment situations, at Cargill's Total Rewards team and PwC's Global Mobility services teams in Australia, the Netherlands and the US. At Cargill Jan is currently responsible for the development of cross-border assignment policies and procedures, the Global Mobility governance process, capability building, as well as managing Cargill’s Global Mobility tax program in the Americas region. Jan has also given guest lectures at universities on cross-border taxation of employees, as well as written several publications on topics related to cross-border assignments. Jan has an M.A. degree in Tax law as well as an LLM degree in International and European Taxation.

Ryan Carrell, CRP, GDS, is Director of Relocation Services, Regional Manager and Partner with Carpenter Realtors in Indianapolis, IN. Early in his 27-year career in the relocation industry, Ryan held operations and client service positions within relocation management companies prior to joining Carpenter. Through the years, he has served the industry as a member of the Worldwide ERC U.S. Advisory Council, Chairman of The Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ Relocation Advisory Council, and the Board of Directors for the Relocation Director’s Council. When not in the office, you can usually find Ryan at his son’s basketball games or thinking about that round of golf he should be playing.

Senior Manager of Stryker Global Mobility since January 2011, Jack Jampel brings his mobility expertise and business-building results to Stryker Corporation. Jack is responsible for managing the company’s relocation program as well as providing strategic direction and implementation of new policies in support of Stryker’s hiring, talent management and retention objectives. Prior to joining Stryker, Jack worked for Wyeth Pharmaceutical for 19 years where he managed the Global mobility program as well as held a variety of other leadership positions in HR. Jack is currently president of Delaware Valley Relocation Council. Jack was also a recipient of a Meritorious Service Award for his many contributions to the Worldwide ERC®.

Jim is Senior Manager, Talent Mobility at WestRock Company, a $19B, 50,000 employee paper and packaging company based in Atlanta, Georgia. He oversees WestRock’s mobility program which encompasses domestic and international relocation, assignment management and immigration. He is President of the Greater Richmond Relocation Council. He is an active member of Worldwide ERC, having served on the U.S. Advisory Board, the CRP Certification Review Board, as well as on various task forces and conference planning committees. He has been an instructor of the GMS-T accreditation class and served on the GMS-T program design committee. He is a two-time recipient of WERC’s “Distinguished Service Award”. Jim earned a BS in Psychology from the City University of New York and a MS in Human Resources Management from Rutgers University. He is certified in German language proficiency by the Goethe Institute-Munich. He has earned the SCRP and SGMS-T and has received his Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) and Senior Certified Professional (SCP) designations from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Diane Whitcomb has been the Head of International Mobility for CHANEL US for over two years. She has worked in the mobility field for over 25 years and has previously led the mobility function at Ralph Lauren and worked in other mobility roles at Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Additionally, Diane has held client-facing mobility roles with Prudential Relocation (now Brookfield).

Becky Woods, GPHR, SHRM-SCP is Sr. Director, Global Mobility at ADP and has over 14 years of experience in the talent management and global mobility industry. Prior to joining ADP in 2017, she was Director, HR Operations at News Corp and previously at Immedis (formerly Expaticore) and BGRS (formerly Prudential Relocation). She is a Board Director for the Haven Adolescent Community Respite Center and Chair of the NYC SHRM Global HR Special Interest Group. Becky earned her B.A. from Amherst College, her M.B.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and has lived and worked in multiple countries.

Alben joined Graebel in 2018 as senior director of business intelligence, focusing specifically on data analytics. Prior to joining Graebel, Alben worked for eight years in HP Enterprise, including positions in corporate mobility, talent acquisition PMO and workforce planning. He has also held positions in lean consultancy and statistical consultancy. Alben focuses on understanding data, generating findings and developing action plans to help the business assess their programs and projects, define ROI and be proactive in resolving challenges. Alben earned his Master of Science degree in industrial engineering.

Prior to joining Graebel in 2018, Lucy worked over 10 years in the relocation industry supporting and building mobility programs in both the EMEA and APAC regions. Lucy spent the last five years in Singapore supporting the growth of mobility programs in a number of new and established markets for companies in the technology and pharmaceutical sector. Lucy is an avid traveller and an advocate of face to face communication for building strong partnerships within client relationships. This includes building alignment and support within both the mobility team and with key business stakeholders.

Kaitlin Nygren joined the relocation industry right out of school, starting first in destination services and later joining the Servicengine team in 2015 as a project manager. At Servicengine, Kaitlin specializes in training partners on the best system configuration options, using design thinking and industry expertise to map out the best possible process. Prior to relocation, Kaitlin interned at the Department of State in the Africa Bureau and worked in event coordination at a non-profit trade association. Kaitlin earned her B.A. in International Affairs from Seattle Pacific University in 2010 and her Master’s degree in International Relations, with a concentration in International Business/Consulting, from Northeastern University in 2016.

Kate Muller is currently the Mobility Manager, North America, at BASF, the largest chemical company that creates chemistry to help solve the world's problems. In this capacity, Kate leads a team ensuring that BASF offers best in class services for domestic relocation, international transfers, immigration and business travel management for the North American region (United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America). Kate is passionate abound continuous learning and development; making an impact across multiple industries (healthcare, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, research & development, technology, etc.) within a variety of Human Resource disciplines (labor relations, employee relations, operations, talent development, workforce planning, etc.). Kate’s enthusiasm and determination over the past 10+ years has contributed to business growth and added strategic value across multiple organizations.

Liesl Hlavacek is the Senior Global Mobility Consultant for Principal, a Fortune 500 global financial investment management and insurance company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa that strives to give people the financial tools, resources, and information to live their best life. In her role, Liesl is responsible for the strategy and execution of the global mobility programs – including assignments and relocations on a domestic and global scale. She continually provides her expertise and thought leadership to optimize the customer experience through tools, benefits, and technology. Prior to joining Principal in 2019, Liesl led the global mobility program at American Express and provided global mobility consulting services to her clients at Deloitte Tax LLP. She brings over 12 years of experience in the industry and holds an active GPHR certification. Liesl received her Bachelors of Business Administration Degree from The University of Iowa. She works remotely out of her home in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area.

Shaina is currently the US Immigration Lead at Thales, a global defense, aerospace and cybersecurity company. She joined the company as a Human Resources Generalist in 2013 and quickly transitioned into leading the immigration and relocation efforts for expats and permanent transfers entering the U.S. Shaina’s work has harmonized and improved the onboarding, repatriation and overall assignment experience for expats and transferees. Prior to joining the Thales group, Shaina worked for a number of U.S. and global companies including Ingram Micro, a fortune 100 company where she developed and honed her business acumen. She has spent the 13+ years of her career refining her immigration skills by working with organizations ranging from small, privately held, start-ups to global titans of industry with highly complex structures. Shaina is an active member of the BAMM, SCRC and Worldwide ERC®.

Dave Mayes is a Tax Principal in KPMG’s Global Mobility Services (GMS) practice. Based here in Boston, he leads the New England and Upstate New York GMS practice. Over his 20 year career with KPMG, he has focused on the expatriate tax and mobility arena, serving clients in a variety of industries from financial services, tech, retail, professional services and insurance. He advises clients across the global mobility space including cross border treatment of incentive compensation plans, business traveler tax reporting and withholding, global mobility program administration and policy design.

Kshipra Thareja is a Tax Managing Director in KPMG’s Global Mobility Services (GMS) practice. Kshipra has nearly 20 years of experience in helping companies with their global mobility strategy, structure design, policy development, process alignment, and optimization. She has worked with a broad spectrum of clients ranging in size and industries advising them on all matters related to global mobility starting with program design and setup for regular expatriate assignees, business travelers, contingent workers as well as project-based workers to ongoing payroll and individual compliance.

As Senior Vice President and Managing Broker of Corporate & Consumer Business Services, Karen manages the company relocation business, Internet consumer activity, license holding company and develops corporate business relationships. Karen began her real estate career after graduating from the University of North Carolina with a degree in Special Education. After six years of teaching, she entered the field of real estate and received recognition as one of the top agents in Charlotte, NC. After relocating with her family to Atlanta, her career in Relocation began.Karen has also served as past president of the Relocation Directors Council, a national organization and twice as past president of the Metro Atlanta Relocation Council, currently serving on their Advisory Board. She is a recipient of the SCRP, Certified Relocation Professional designation, the GMS-T, Global Mobility Specialist designation and has been named as one the Top Relocation Professionals in the US.

Craig Partin is a temporary housing specialist with 28+ years of experience in the hospitality industry. At Synergy Global Housing, he has overall responsibility for the revenue generation and growth of the company by leading large teams of global business development managers and directors, as well as a full marketing team. The teams for which is responsible are in the Americas, APAC and EMEA. Craig was bestowed the Certified Relocation Professional and Global Mobility Specialist designation by the Employee Relocation Council and the Certified Corporate Housing Professional designation by the Corporate Housing Providers Association. In 2013, the Corporate Housing Providers Association named him the prestigious Tower of Excellence industry professional of the year. Craig is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising and Marketing. He lives with his husband and two French bulldogs, splitting their time between Minneapolis, MN and New York City.

In 2004, Mark launched Strong Coaching & Training to help creative companies, teams, and individuals do their best work through high-impact training and executive coaching. Mark’s world-class programs are highly magnetic and results oriented…focused on providing clients with actionable tools they can use immediately to improve their work performance, get to better ideas and maximize sales opportunities. Mark spent 20+ years working at boutique and global ad agencies such as Fallon and McCann in many roles ranging from Chief of Staff, Director of Business Development, Director of Account Management and Director of Learning. Over the years, Mark has sold and managed successful relationships with Fortune 500 clients including MasterCard, BMW, Pepsi and Starbucks. As a coach and trainer, Mark has significant credentials from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC), Corporate Coach U and The Institute of Coaching at McLean/Harvard Medical School.

Mark Bicocchi is the Senior Manager of Global Mobility at Hilton, one of the world’s leading hospitality corporations, at its Corporate HQ in McLean, VA. He oversees the Domestic and International relocation program, which houses more than 500 International assignees and transfers globally, and 500 Domestic moves annually, both on the Corporate and Hotel Operations sides of the business. Mark has 15 years of Global Mobility and relocation experience – prior to Hilton, Mark served as Regional Team Lead for the Global Mobility team at Lockheed Martin, in Rockville, MD, for 10 years. Prior to his shift toward Mobility and Expatriate administration with Lockheed Martin, Mark worked in the Risk Management department at Marriott International, Inc., in Bethesda, MD, for 5 years, where he started his career after college. Mark graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD in 1999 with a BA in International Business, and an MBA (also from Mount Saint Mary’s U) in 2008. He obtained the GMS certification in 2017 and remains an active member of the ERC forums, specifically in Richmond and the greater Washington area. Mark is fluent in Italian and Spanish, and has a passion for both hospitality and International HR.

Elizabeth Messier has been the Vice President of Corporate and Relocation Services for Residential Properties Ltd. in Providence, Rhode Island for the past 22 years. Under her direction, the company has earned Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s prestigious designation, Relo Quality Certification. She has also served two terms on LRE’s Relocation Advisory Council. She has earned her CRP designation, and is a member of ERC and the Relocation Directors Council. Liz has served on the board of managers for the New England Relocation Association. She is a licensed realtor in both RI and MA.

Joining @properties in 2008, Kevin drives company growth through developing programs and partnerships focused on marketing, technology, and coaching and training, focused on the specific needs of agents, brokers, and franchise partners

Kim Taylor is the Vice President of Relocation and Referral Services for LIV, Sierra, and Summit Sotheby's International Realty. Managing relocation services at each company, Kim works closely with both local corporations and national relocation management companies, providing mobility services at the highest level. She oversees a five-person relocation team and over 250 relocation trained agents, assisting corporate transferees, military families, and Affinity program participants moving into or out of the states of Colorado, Nevada, Utah and California. Kim has specialized in relocation services for over twenty years; first as a top producing real estate agent, then as a relocation and referral team leader. Kim holds both a Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) and Graduate REALTORS Institute® (GRI) designation, is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, Colorado and Michigan Association of REALTORS®, and the Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®. She graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

Mona is a proud 8th Generation Texan. Early in her real estate career Mona networked and volunteered to increase her client base and sphere of influence. Over a few years she found herself on staff as a Political Consultant and Campaign Manager in a full-time capacity. Successfully working in several campaigns, Gubernatorial, Texas Railroad Commission and U.S. Congressional. After 10 years she returned to the private sector and began working with Prudential Relocation in Houston and managed the Minute Maid onsite center and worked in the Shell Onsite Center. After 10 years with Prudential, Mona moved to an inhouse account, Halliburton, where she served for 10 years as the Broker of Record and Sr. Team Lead. With a turn in the economy, Mona was offered a position in Dallas with Coldwell Banker Residential and served as the Relocation Director for 4 years. She was eager to make the move to Dallas, having always lived in Houston. Family followed which made the move even better with new little grandbabies close by. Today, Mona serves as Relocation Director for Coldwell Banker Apex, the #1 Woman Owned Coldwell Banker in the U.S. with 20 offices, serving 5 different markets in Texas. The Relocation industry has been a passion for Mona over the last 26 years.

Fergus is Advancement Director and a Board Member at ACS International Schools, a group which educates over 3,700 students aged 2- 18, representing over 100 nationalities, at schools in the UK and Middle East. Fergus joined ACS in 2004 as Head of Marketing & Admissions, a role he held for 12 years before he became Advancement Director in 2016. He is responsible for driving ACS’s strategy for marketing and communications, development and admissions. Before joining ACS, Fergus spent over 15 years working in a number of senior Marketing and Business Development roles for blue-chip organisations. Fergus is passionate about the power of education for transforming lives and emanates this enthusiasm in everything he does. He has spearheaded the successful expansion and development of ACS as one of the leading international school providers in the UK and has played an instrumental role in the opening of ACS’s thriving new campus in Qatar.

Tonya Hamilton serves as the Vice President of Relocation and Business Development for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty in Nashville, Tennessee. She has a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from Auburn University and a M.B.A from Cumberland University. Tonya has her SCRP and GMS designation from Worldwide ERC and has served on Worldwide ERC’s Board of Trustees for the Foundation, on Worldwide ERC’s Charitable Committee for the Foundation and as the 2012 Chairman of the YP40 Committee for Worldwide ERC. She is an active member of Relocation Directors Council as well as served as past President of Tennessee Relocation Council. Awards under her direction include the North American Group Move Support Award and being named Prudential Relocation’s 2007 Corporate Services Director of the Year. In 2009 she was selected as one of Nashville Business Journal’s Top Forty Under 40 and in 2011 she became an owner/partner at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty. She is proud to say that Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty is 100% women owned, is an active member of Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and has been named as one of the top 50 companies from 2017 to 2019 in the over 1,400 offices and 50,000 real estate professionals in the network.

LaMonica Hummel, CRP, GMS-T, SGDS, Vice President, Relocation Director/Director of Business Development for Windermere Relocation covering Western Washington, California, Utah, Oregon and Colorado. LaMonica has been involved in the relocation industry since 2000, with Windermere, Prudential, Cartus and Mayflower. LaMonica has earned the Certified Relocation Professional (CRP), Global Mobility Specialist - Talent (GMS-T), Global Destination Specialist (SGDS) designations and holds a Managing Broker’s License for the State of Washington. Prior to joining the relocation field, LaMonica was Vice President of Human Resources, for OUM Insurance Company. She is a member of; Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (WERC), Relocation Directors Council (RDC®) Puget Sound Relocation Council (PSRC), Portland Relocation Council (PRC), Southern California Relocation Council (SCRC), Bay Area Mobility Management (BAMM), Rocky Mountain Relocation Council (RMRC), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Lake Washington Human Resource Association (LWHRA) and currently serves as President for the Puget Sound Relocation Council.

Angela is responsible for the overall management of key Fortune 500 client accounts across the Asia and Middle East regions. She oversees the different functional groups within SIRVA supporting her portfolio, ensuring proactive consultation and consistent governance to our clients and Mobility partners. Angela’s extensive international experience gives her great insight on the evolution of Mobility as a discipline, and as an enabling function aligned to her clients’ business strategies. Her gravitas and executive presence come from a long career with top Financial institutions, working closely with senior leaders. Her current portfolio includes businesses from the O&G, Consulting and Manufacturing industries.

Julia is Relocation Services Manager, overseeing a team of 3 Full time Consultants and 10 field consultants, ensuring quality delivery of service and customer satisfaction. Working closely with Local clients to satisfy there requirements and provide high standard of service for their relocating employees. Prior to Joining SIRVA, Julia worked for a property developer for 5 years starting out as Sales Person and then being promoted to Sales Manager after two years, managing a team of 6 people, Julia was responsible for motivating the sales team and overseeing all sales.

Steve Studley is the CEO of Hasson Company, Realtors. He graduated from the University of Portland with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management. Prior to working at Hasson, Studley was the direct sales manager for Wynn’s ITW in Azusa, California, where he worked with several major accounts, such as Chrysler, General Motor, Mercedes Benz USA, and more. In 2008, Studley joined Hasson and eventually took on a role identifying growth opportunities within Washington and overseeing operations for the Vancouver branch. In 2015, Studley built a small real estate team of his own, at Hasson, and in January 2018, he became CEO of the company. For Steve, it's all about the personal connection, and as leader, he's committed to this value as it relates to employees, brokers and clients. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, coaching soccer, giving back to the community, and spending time with his two daughters.

Since re-joining SIRVA in July 2014, Jessica has spearheaded our analytics strategy as a member of our Account Management Leadership team and now leads our Business Intelligence Practice as a member of the SIRVA Technology team, reporting directly to the SIRVA CIO. Jessica leads a global team that is versed in both business process and the latest in data integration approaches and visualization tools. Further, the team is focused on how we can leverage more external factors – BIG DATA for more advanced analytics.

Nitzan Yudan is the founder & CEO of Benivo - an award-winning technology company winning 9 industry awards in the last 18 months. Benivo developed an innovating platform to significantly reduce the costs of relocation and improve the employee experience. Benivo has over 50 clients including Google, CGI, GE, ExxonMobil, Hertz, Bloomberg, Bayer, and Verizon. Nitzan Yudan is an active promoter of equal opportunities to employees regardless of their financial background or origin, a popular speaker at business school, nominated and won personal and company awards including the Global Mobility Professional of the Year 2019 (AMERICAS), Rising Star in Global Mobility (AMERICAS and EMEA), and was invited to the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament to speak about the importance of welcoming employees.

Matthew Goodwin is a professor of politics and known expert on geo-political volatility. He is also Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. He is the author of six books including the 2018 Sunday Times bestseller, National Populism. Matthew has consulted hundreds of organizations around the globe on issues relating to political volatility.

Susan R. Ginsberg founded SRG ADVISORY as Managing Principal. She integrates companies’ vision and purpose, advising organizations to innovate in a changed world. Helping individuals and businesses create strategies through proven methodologies to achieve business growth. Drawing from more than 30 years of experience leading a diverse portfolio of organizations, industries, and geographies in global mobility and retail. She has previously lead teams at School Choice International, REA, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, saks.com, and Lancôme. Susan has developed e-learning courses on strategic business development and collaboration for Worldwide ERC ® and the European Relocation Association (EuRA). Additionally, she mentors women and minority-owned enterprises with the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) and The Acceleration Project.

With over 25 years of experience in the field of Global Mobility, Bernadette joined Messer America’s, as Head of Global Workforce Mobility this past March. She was formerly Head of Global Mobility for the Linde Group. Messer Group and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII (CVC) acquired most of the North American gases business of Linde, as well as certain Linde business activities in South America. Bernadette holds both the GMS-T and CRP designations from Worldwide ERC. And the SHRM-CP designation from the Society of Human Resource Management. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. and is completing her Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University Krieger School in Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. She is also a State Licensed Residential Real Estate Appraiser in the State of New Jersey. Bernadette is three years into her second term as Councilwoman in her hometown of Ridgewood, NJ. She is a Board member of the Ridgewood Public Library and Council liaison to the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce. Bernadette currently resides in Ridgewood, NJ with her husband Michael and their three children.

Grady L. Crosby is a Corporate Officer of Johnson Controls and is responsible for leading Johnson Controls’ global diversity and inclusion strategy, sustainability thought leadership, LATAM government relations strategies, and its philanthropic endeavors, in order to enhance enterprise business objectives and maintain the company’s commitment to social responsibility, community involvement and the environment. In this role, Crosby continues to drive Johnson Controls’ commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce as well as partnering with a diverse vendor/supplier base aligned with company values. In addition, Crosby also leads the Johnson Controls enterprise sponsorship capability. Crosby joined Johnson Controls in 2011 as vice president and global general counsel for the Power Solutions business. In that position he supervised all legal operations associated with that business and served as a member of the company’s senior legal leadership team providing support to the Johnson Controls General Counsel. Crosby holds a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University. He serves on several prominent boards, including Froedtert Health, Wisconsin Policy Forum, U.N. Global Compact Network USA, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, VISIT Milwaukee, and Travaux. He is also a member of the internationally recognized Executive Leadership Council.

Melissa Myer is Director, Global Mobility, Total Rewards at Mastercard. In her role she is involved in the strategic development of the Global Mobility function through policy design/implementation (lump sum and core/flex), technology and process improvements, as well as monitoring trends and best practices. She also functions as a strategic advisor to the Operations & Technology and North America Markets business units on people movement, immigration, and taxation. Melissa managed a successful phased transition of repeatable and transactional Global Mobility tasks to a shared services center and continues to provide operational oversight to this team on policy governance and relocation exceptions. Prior to joining Mastercard in March 2014, Melissa was an Assistant Director, International Programs at Ernst & Young where she directed a team that provided mobility support for long-term and short-term structured international mobility programs for career development and busy season resources. Melissa also held leadership roles at Goldman Sachs as a Global Mobility Senior Assignment Manager and HR Business Partner during her 12-year tenure.

Ian is a Partner in Fragomen's London office where he focuses on UK immigration. Ian has worked in immigration for 15 years, and has been with Fragomen since 2011. He manages a large team that supports businesses across a range of sectors, including IT, energy, professional services and London's burgeoning tech community. Ian also manages Fragomen's UK Government Strategies Practice. He works with decision makers in and around government, helping key people understand how the immigration system can better support business. He also works with Fragomen's Strategic Migration Forum to ensure that messages to government are consistent and compelling.

Ashli Aldrich has more than a dozen years of experience managing Immigration Programs. She currently manages the Global Immigration Program at Netflix in Los Gatos; she specializes in innovative, data-driven program design with a unique focus on operational efficiency paired with strategic partnerships. She previously worked with Uber as a Global Immigration Manager. She also worked with Bloomberg in various roles, first as an expert in US Immigration, and in 2014 she relocated to London to manage the EMEA Immigration Program. Ashli has a Master’s degree in Global Talent Management from NYU. In her personal life, she is an avid reader and a foodie.

El señor Carvalho Pinheiro, de nacionalidad brasileña, fue nombrado Subdirector General y Director Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo a partir del 1 de marzo de 2020. Hasta la fecha de su nombramiento ocupó el cargo de Representante Especial de la OIT ante las Naciones Unidas y Director de la Oficina de la OIT para las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. El señor Carvalho Pinheiro se incorporó a la OIT en 2005 como responsable del Programa de Protecci6n Social del Centro Internacional de Formación de la OIT en Turín. En 2007 fue transferido al Departamento de Seguridad Social para posteriormente ejercer el cargo de Consejero Principal del Director General de la OIT, de 2009 a 2012. Posee amplia experiencia en las actividades de la OIT dentro y fuera del sistema multilateral, así como sólidas bases en economía, ciencias políticas, administración y políticas públicas, y evaluación de programas y proyectos sociales.

Mr. Carvalho Pinheiro, a Brazilian national, was appointed Deputy Director General and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Labor Organization as of March 1, 2020. Until the date of his appointment, he held the position of Special Representative of the ILO to the United Nations and Director of the ILO Office for the United Nations in New York. Mr. Carvalho Pinheiro joined the ILO in 2005 as head of the Social Protection Program of the International Training Center of the ILO in Turin. In 2007 he was transferred to the Department of Social Security to later serve as Principal Counselor to the Director General of the ILO, from 2009 to 2012. He has extensive experience in ILO activities within and outside the multilateral system, as well as solid foundations in economics, political science, administration and public policies, and evaluation of social programs and projects.

Michael has been in the moving and relocation industry, internationally since 2011. In his current role he oversees a client success model across the USA, Europe, Middle-East and APAC. He is fluent in three languages mainly English, Chinese, Korean with a working knowledge of Egyptian Arabic and Dutch. Since joining the industry, his primary responsibilities included managing corporate business teams, client relations, account implementation, client growth strategies, people management and digital marketing. Michael received his Bachelor of Arts in Cross-Cultural Studies from Nyack College, NY and a Non-Degree program at the graduate extension school with Harvard University in Fundamentals of Organizational Sustainability. He is certified in the Lean Six Sigma methodology as well as Google Adwords for online advertising. Michael has served in the Non-Profit sector with Habitat for Humanity and local charitable organizations such as People 4 Pets and River of Hearts.

Peter Arpin is the fourth generation of Arpin family members to run the company first established in 1900 by his Great Grandparents. He assumed his current responsibilities heading up the company’s international division in 1989, and also runs its Alaskan and Canadian divisions. During his tenure at Arpin, the company has grown from a single company with annual sales of $5 million, to a group of eight companies with revenue in excess of $200 million. Peter also serves as a member of the company’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. In 2008, Peter became President of a new Arpin Group company, Arpin Renewable Energy (ARE). ARE is responsible for all internal environmental auditing across all Arpin Group companies. Those companies combined together to install a 175kW solar system on Arpin's main warehouse, which today generates approximately half of the energy necessary to operate the company’s entire 110,000 sq. ft. campus. Arpin purchases the balance of its energy supply from companies certifying the source as pure renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass, etc.), resulting in a net-positive energy output and zero carbon emissions.

Dr. Jennifer Clifford is a natural resource economist specializing in economic valuation and economic incentives. She teaches in the Economics and Environmental Science Departments at the University of Massachusetts and is also on the faculty of the Sustainable Recovery from Disasters Department at the McCormack Graduate School. She is also a lecturer for the Fundamentals of Organizational Sustainability program at the Harvard Extension School. Ms. Clifford has worked on environmental projects throughout Central America, most recently in Chiapas, Mexico, and in Asia including Beijing and Surabaya. Ms. Clifford received a PhD in economics, master's in economic policy and planning from Northeastern University, and a bachelor's in business administration from the University of Massachusetts.

Global nomad, half French - half Vietnamese, I relocated to Boston in 2017 after 8 years spent in China and Brazil. I have been growing my career as HR Leader at Schneider Electric. I have led transformations as Business Partner, in Talent Management and Talent Acquisition. I am a passionate data-driven HR enthusiast inspired by future oriented and innovative businesses. Since June 2018, I lead HR for our North America region. I love challenges, being part of a high performing team and helping create inclusive and people centered organizations.

As relocation director of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, Leigh Massey Hayes is responsible for the overall management of the company’s relocation and referral department. Under her direction, the department has grown to be a profitable branch of the company that includes corporate relocation, broker-to-broker referrals and all web and lead generation sources. Across her career, Leigh has held positions at real estate brokerage firms, as well as on staff at Worldwide ERC®. There, she was instrumental to the organization's goal of developing business models and best practices for the industry. Returning home to Atlanta in 2009, Leigh was delighted to rejoin her former brokerage owners at their new company – Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty. Leigh is a native of Atlanta, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in International Business from the University of Georgia, and is a licensed real estate broker. She is a past president of the Metro Atlanta Relocation Council and currently serves on its Advisory Committee. Leigh has also served on several Worldwide ERC committees, holds its CRP designation, and is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Award.

Menno Bart is Public Affairs Manager at the Adecco Group. As such, he is responsible for managing the Group’s relationship with global and European policy makers, and for representing the Group in institutional settings covering topics like the future of work, (youth) employability and skills. Menno is a Board Member of the World Employment Confederation, the industry federation representing the HR services industry. In addition, he is closely involved with employment and social policy topics working via BusinessEurope, the International Organization of Employers, and Business at OECD. Menno also acts as Co-Chair of the GFMD’s Ad Hoc Working Group on the impact of COVID-19 on Migrants, Migration and Development. Previously, Menno worked as a lobbyist in Brussels for the World Employment Confederation, and as a consultant for Russchen Consultants. Menno is a former diplomat for the Dutch government in Prague and on Aruba. Menno is currently based at Adecco Group’s headquarters in Zurich.

Kimberly Barkoff,CRP, is the Executive Director of the Referral and Relocation Services Division for Brown Harris Stevens and, Halstead Real Estate. As of September 2020, Halstead Real Estate merged with their sister company Brown Harris Stevens. The combined companies have 55 offices and 2500 agents throughout all of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Hamptons, Metro and Essex County New Jersey, Fairfield County Connecticut and Palm Beach, Florida. Kimberly has more than 20 years experience in New York City Real Estate including, Property Investment and Property Management. Kimberly joined the Relocation world as a Coordinator in 2003, when she initially started working at Halstead. She is honored to be the Chairperson for Leading RE Companies of the World Relocation Advisory Council, a member of NY Council of Relocation Professionals, Employee Relocation Council, Relocation Directors Council and, also serves as Vice President on a Manhattan co-op board for over a decade.

Andrew Walker, is the global leader of Total Rewards and Mobility within EY’s Talent Executive and serves as the Vice-Chair, Finance of the Worldwide ERC Board of Directors. EY Mobility moves over 4,000 staff annually between 600 different home and host country combinations. EY Total Rewards oversees the management of compensation, benefits, recognition and work-life effectiveness programs for 300,000 staff in 150 countries. Andrew has worked in the mobility and reward fields for over 30 years and has previously lead teams at Worley, Thomson Reuters, Goldman Sachs and Principal. Additionally, he has held client-facing roles with Mercer and Prudential While presently based in greater New York, Andrew has previously worked in London, UK and Des Moines, IA

Leon Fresco is an immigration attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office where he focuses his practice on providing global immigration representation to businesses and individuals. He also represents clients in administrative law and government relations matters and has extensive appellate, commercial litigation, and legislation experience.

Kathy has more than 25+ years of experience in global relocation, real estate and account management. As Director of Global Advisory Services, Kathy works with current and potential clients to ensure that their mobility programs are providing the support and governance necessary to align with defined organizational and talent objectives and priorities. Mobility programs, policies and procedures are designed to fit the needs of each account. Her experience provides a depth of knowledge that enables her to blend talent management, program governance and mobility objectives with operations excellence to support a client’s vision of mobility support. She has been responsible for supporting clients thru program transformations resulting from mergers, acquisitions and divestments. Kathy holds both the CRP and SGMS designations from Worldwide ERC®. She is a 2020 ERC Meritorious Service Award Winner and a two-time recipient of SIRVA’s Leadership Award in Client Centric Performance.

Meredith Kennedy is Vice President of Global Account Management at Dwellworks. Meredith’s career in the global mobility industry spans 20 years, during which time she has gained valuable management experience in both operational and client services positions. Her previous positions at Dwellworks include three years as Vice President of Destination Services Operations and eight years as the Director of Destination Services Supply Chain Management. For the past eight years Meredith has managed Dwellworks global client services team at Dwellworks. She most enjoys collaborating with coworkers to develop new service solutions in response to emerging client trends. Meredith has earned her CRP and her GMS-T. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Studies from the University of Michigan. Meredith enjoys coaching youth soccer and watching her three children play sports. When there is time to relax, she and her family love spending time at their cottage in northern Michigan.

Sebastien Besson is the CEO and Partner at Intouch Relocations. His experience in managing operations spans over 20 years and includes regional leadership roles in the Hospitality and Relocation industries. He joined Intouch Relocations in 2005 and has been instrumental in leading the company’s rapid growth and expansion across the Middle East and Africa. Sebastien has been an expat since the age of three, living in several countries including U.S.A., Thailand, India, U.A.E., Libya, Argentina and France. Sebastien’s time in the Middle East has helped him grow to understand and appreciate the uniqueness of the region and its culture. He is passionate about the setting of ever higher standards of professionalism for the expatriation process in the region. Sebastien lives in Dubai with his wife and young son. He enjoys traveling, outdoor activities and discovering new cultures with his family.

Michèle Bramstoft has managed Copenhagen Relocations since 1998, offering Immigration & Relocation Solutions in every Happy corner of the Danish Kingdom. Copenhagen Relocations is accredited with the EGQS and have been since 2010. Their ‘Team Happy’ envisions ‘Happy Transferees’ because when the customer/client is happy, so are they! Michèle’s relocation story started in Saudi Arabia, making her a certified 3CK [3rd Culture Kid]. Little did she know that this experience would lead her to be the first Danish/American President of EuRA! (Be sure to send your short stories to her for the EuRA eBook!). Home is where the heart is; Michèle calls Denmark home because that is where her two most treasured accomplishments, her Danish husband and daughter, are! An avid reader and health and food enthusiast, she loves hosting friends and family at home where she fully embraces the Hygge lifestyle offered in delightful Denmark.

Raman Narula is a people’s person and a keen golfer, which makes him an elite communicator! Raman’s expertise with identifying key problem areas and strategically building optimal solutions is the result of combining over 20 years’ experience in the service industry, an innate comprehension of customers' needs, and the entrepreneurial ability to identify long term business opportunities. These of talents have been the key to the success of Formula Group. Today, after establishing Formula Group as a well recognised and respected brand in India, Raman is leading the Company with a clear vision to provide Formula’s customers the Highest Quality of service. In 2003, Raman spearheaded the start of the Formula Corporate Solutions, with the support of Mitsui India. He has been instrumental in conceptualizing the “Single Window Solution Model” for Relocation and Corporate Services catering to MNC’s & RMC’s, and has established an organisation with a strong foundation, having Pan India offices and a talented team on board.

Lissa Workman is an innovative Global Mobility and HR leader with over 20 years progressive experience specializing in policy development, process transformation, and service delivery. With a broad global HR and client services background orientated toward both strategic and tactical roles, Lissa has been on both the corporate and service provider side of the business. Currently, Lissa is Head of Global Mobility at NCR Corporation, transforming the mobility function to meet the evolving needs of the global organization as it moves to a software and services led, hardware enabled organization.

Elaine joined SIRVA in 2010 as Vice President, Sales. In 2013 she was promoted to Senior Vice President, Global Sales and in 2018 assumed responsibility for Strategic Accounts & Global Support Services. Over the course of her 30-year career in corporate relocation management, she has helped organizations find creative solutions to maximize the results of their global mobility spend. This includes developing new relocation management programs, optimizing their current programs and working through the analysis needed to select a suitable supplier. Elaine uses her experience, distinct leadership skills and insight to work with SIRVA support functions to create competitive and efficient client program designs for clients of all sizes including multi-national organizations. She is globally responsible for new client implementations, global advisory services, proposal and presentation services and sales operations. Elaine studied Education at the University of Illinois Chicago. She held the CRP designation from Worldwide ERC® from 1999-2017 and is a member the Bay Area Mobility Management and Pacific Northwest Relocation Councils.

Michelle is a relationship management and business development professional with more than 20 years of experience in the relocation industry. Previously a small business owner, she began her relocation mortgage career in 1998 when she accepted the role of Home Mortgage Consultant with WFHM’s Corporate Mortgage Programs group. She has been with Wells Fargo ever since, holding subsequent positions in client services and account management. In her current role, Michelle is responsible for new business development and managing national relationships with relocation management companies. Michelle is a member of Worldwide ERC, a Certified Relocation Professional (“CRP”), has served on the board of the Minnesota Employee Relocation Council (MERC), and often speaks at relocation industry events.

Bill Paxton is the COO & Treasurer of The Paxton Companies, a fourth generation family-owned business whose core value focuses on leadership in the industry and in the communities they serve. Bill Paxton’s career in the moving and storage industry began over thirty years ago. His early years at Paxton were designed to learn the family business by working in each department to see the operation from all angles. He became a packer, crew leader, and certified driver before moving into management at Paxton’s Elon, NC facility. Over the ten years that followed, he served as the Elon Director of Business Development, Operations Manager, Branch Manager, and finally Vice President of Operations. In 2003, he moved back to Virginia to assume the role of Vice President of Move Management and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2007, a position he holds today concurrent with Treasurer of Paxton Van Lines, Inc. As the Paxton Companies continue to grow and expand as a global service provider, so does Bill’s commitment to maintaining the highest industry standards. His dedication to this mission is exemplified through his involvement in community and industry organizations, in addition to his service at the Board level. Presently, he sits on the Board of Directors to the Atlas World Group and is Chairman for the Board of the American Moving & Storage Association.

Craig is responsible for overseeing Sterling Lexicon’s worldwide network of preferred suppliers and the real estate inventory programs. To provide the greatest value for Sterling Lexicon’s clients, he oversees the processes, selection criteria and evaluation metrics to manage and measure the global supply chain as well as ensure best in class personnel and structure to reduce marketing time and loss on sale of inventory homes. Craig has more than 25 years of experience in the relocation management industry. He joined Sterling Lexicon nine years ago and previously worked at another relocation company for 17 years in various service groups and multiple US locations.

As Senior Vice President and National Program Leader, Debbie is responsible for the Wells Fargo Relocation Mortgage Program, the Corporate Mortgage Benefit Program, and the Team Member Mortgage Program. Debbie has more than 30 years-experience in home lending, leading business to business sales, client account management, consumer direct sales, operations, marketing, and strategic planning functions. Debbie is a Certified Relocation Professional and has been actively involved in regional and national Worldwide Employee Relocation Council organizations. Ms. Holiday is a previous member of the WERC US Advisory Council and earned a Meritorious Service Award from Worldwide ERC in 2020.

• Joined ADP 1999
• Current NC Broker of Record, ADP Real Estate Services, LLC
• Licensed NJ broker for 30 years specializing in Home-Sale Marketing, Relocation and New Construction
• Past President, Charlotte Mecklenburg Area Relocation Council (CMARC)

Tonya L. Hamilton, SCRP, GMS, VP, Relocation & Business Development, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty

Tonya Hamilton serves as the Vice President of Relocation and Business Development for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty in Nashville, Tennessee. She has a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from Auburn University and a M.B.A from Cumberland University. Tonya has her SCRP and GMS designation from Worldwide ERC and has served on Worldwide ERC’s Board of Trustees for the Foundation, on Worldwide ERC’s Charitable Committee for the Foundation and as the 2012 Chairman of the YP40 Committee for Worldwide ERC. She is an active member of Relocation Directors Council as well as served as past President of Tennessee Relocation Council. Awards under her direction include the North American Group Move Support Award and being named Prudential Relocation’s 2007 Corporate Services Director of the Year. In 2009 she was selected as one of Nashville Business Journal’s Top Forty Under 40 and in 2011 she became an owner/partner at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty. She is proud to say that Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty is 100% women owned, is an active member of Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and has been named as one of the top 50 companies from 2017 to 2019 in the over 1,400 offices and 50,000 real estate professionals in the network.

Sarah Young is the Director of Real Estate Services and Policy Oversight at the National Association of REALTORS® in Washington, DC. Sarah works on federal legislative and regulatory policy strategy for NAR and serves as a liaison to senior executives at large residential real estate firms and their affiliated mortgage companies. Previously, Sarah covered policy issues for NAR including FHA mortgage insurance, VA home loans and Rural Housing programs as well as valuation issues. Prior to joining NAR, Sarah worked as a budget analyst for the Fairfax County, VA Office of Management and Budget and as a professional staff member for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. A native of Chicago, Sarah received her B.A. from Hamilton College and a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

Mark is the firm’s partner for the Asia region based in Fragomen's Singapore office. He has practiced for over 20 years with leading local and international law firms providing corporate, employment and immigration law advice and services to local and multinational corporations in the Asia Pacific. Today, Mark practices exclusively in the field of corporate immigration law services for the region, providing comprehensive immigration consultancy services and overall immigration management to local clients.

Becky is the Managing Partner responsible for Fragomen's practice in China, supervising a team handling inbound visas and work permits. As the leading professional in the increasingly complex area of China immigration, she is experienced in assisting multinational corporations, financial institutions, and other global employers with employment-based immigration and investor visas. Becky also advises clients on immigration-related compliance as well as strategies for the transfer of expatriate workforce into China and throughout the country.

Pamela Stewart, CRP, HR Manager at Allstate Insurance Company, currently manages the corporate relocation and mobility program – a critical component in Allstate’s Enterprise Resource Strategy ensuring that the company gets the right talent to the right place. In addition, she leads the AskHR Operations team, which includes consultants in training, communications, technology support, quality review, workers’ compensation, and the Executive concierge service. Pam has been with Allstate for over 18 years in a variety of roles within Human Resources and other business areas.

Patty Olson is the Relocation Director for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Innovative Real Estate with four offices in the Denver Metro area, servicing the entire front range from Fort Collins to Denver to Colorado Springs. Patty has been on the Real Estate side of the mobility industry for over 11 years of her 25+ years in Real Estate and prides herself on top notch customer service, response time and group move management. She currently holds the CRP, GMS and SGDS designations

Based in Fragomen’s New York office, Austin is the Chairman of the Executive Committee. Over the course of his career in immigration, Austin has served as staff counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on immigration, citizenship and international law and as an adjunct professor of law at New York University School of Law. Most recently, Austin appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee's Social Security Subcommittee to discuss how to enforce immigration laws at the worksite effectively. He also has testified before the immigration subcommittees of the House and Senate to discuss a variety of business immigration related topics, including the H-1B and L visa programs and corporate immigration compliance. Austin is the founding co-author of a renowned series of immigration handbooks that provide information on the best practices and latest developments in business immigration, published by Thomson Reuters/West. Austin earned his Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve School of Law and Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University.

Carmita is a member of Fragomen’s Executive Committee and a Partner at the firm’s New York office. She practices corporate immigration law and represents top global financial services organizations and leading law firms. Carmita has significant experience in helping international businesses manage and better understand international assignments and the employment of professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis in the United States. She works with companies to decrease the burden on human resources personnel while implementing cost-effective strategies for management of large-scale foreign national employee populations while ensuring compliance with immigration laws, Department of Labor regulations and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services programs. Carmita earned her Juris Doctor from The George Washington University School of Law and Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Providence College. Carmita speaks English and Spanish.

Scott is the Managing Partner of Fragomen’s Boston office and a Managing Director of Fragomen Immigration Services India Pvt., Ltd. He has practiced exclusively in the field of corporate immigration and nationality law for more than 25 years. Scott provides multinational corporations with strategic counseling on all matters of U.S. immigration and nationality law, regulation, policy and compliance. He is a Board Member of the American Immigration Council, the British American Business Council of New England, and the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs. Scott earned his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University.

Diana is a Partner based out of Fragomen’s São Paulo, Brazil office. She has comprehensive experience in corporate and business immigration, with a focus on advising companies on immigration procedures, practice and policy in Brazil. She has assisted national and multinational companies with the preparation and filing of temporary visa applications for trainees, local hires, individuals on secondment, technicians and offshore workers. She also assists corporate and family-based clients with permanent resident applications. Diana actively liaises with government officials in Brasilia, Distrito Federal regarding the development of and changes to immigration law and policy. Diana earned her MBA from FIAP, Specialization in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and Licentiate Degree, Attorney at Law from Universidade Braz Cubas. She also graduated from the University of Oxford’s Oxford Program on Negotiation. Diana speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Enrique is the Managing Partner of Fragomen’s Florida office. He has significant experience managing immigration compliance programs for companies and institutions from a wide range of industries. He also provides legal counsel to entrepreneurs and high net-worth individuals regarding investment-based immigration, including the EB-5 Program. Enrique has served as Special Counsel on Immigration to U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), where he was the Senator’s principal advisor on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744) that was approved by the U.S. Senate. Enrique has lectured nationally, regionally and locally on immigration matters to various groups. Enrique earned his Juris Doctor from Cornell University School of Law and Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University, magna cum laude. Enrique speaks English and Spanish.

Bo is a Partner in Fragomen’s Washington, DC office, and leads the firm’s Government Strategies and Compliance Group. He regularly guides clients through complex immigration strategy challenges and represents clients in large-scale federal audits and investigations. Bo served as General Counsel of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) during two administrations, advising the Commissioner of the INS, the Attorney General of the United States, the White House, other Executive Branch agencies, and the U.S. Congress on all aspects of U.S. immigration law. He also has extensive federal litigation experience, including several years as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. He has testified in Congress on many occasions, both during government service and in private practice, and has advised the Department of Homeland Security as part of a Homeland Security Advisory Committee Task Force. Bo has served as an expert witness and as amicus curiae in federal litigation over immigration issues. He also maintains a robust pro bono practice, with a focus on asylum and related protection issues. Bo earned Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Tulane University. He has taught immigration law courses at the University of Michigan School of Law, the Georgetown Law Center, and the Washington College of Law at American University.

Leonor is a Partner at Fragomen’s Costa Rica office, where she focuses her practice on corporate immigration matters in Latin America. Since 2007, Leonor has provided counsel to various corporations and is in charge of supervising the firm's service delivery in Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure that each client’s international personnel transfer program is successfully implemented and supported. She actively participated in the opening of Fragomen offices in Costa Rica, Mexico and Brazil and our Member Firm Network offices in Chile, Colombia, Peru and Panama. Leonor has experience in international trade matters as a negotiator for labor issues and as a former member of Costa Rica’s international trade agreements negotiating team. Leonor earned her M.A. from Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and J.D. from University of Costa Rica, with academic honors. Leonor speaks English and Spanish.

Murtaza is a Partner at Fragomen in the UAE and is responsible for the provision of outsourced corporate migration solutions throughout the Middle East and Africa. He has extensive knowledge of immigration and related HR regulations in the UAE and works with a number of multinational companies to effectively manage and provide large-scale outsourced corporate migration programs. This includes the design and outsourced execution of business processes tailored to the UAE’s particular requirements and best practices. Murtaza graduated as an Associate Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and earned his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from University of Durham.

Dennon has over 15 years of global mobility experience in both the corporate and consulting environments. Currently, he is the Senior Global HR Business Partner at Bell in Fort Worth, Texas where he manages the international relocation, business travel and immigration programs. Previously, he was with Sabre in Southlake, Texas where he facilitated domestic and international relocations as well as the domestic disability program. Prior to that, he was a global mobility consultant for Ernst & Young where he managed international engagements for clients in the technology, banking and pharmaceutical industries.

Jennifer Fisher has served the Global Mobility Industry for over 13 years and has traveled the world working in global immigration based in London, Dubai and the US where she managed global mobility immigration programs for Fortune 100 customers. Today, she serves as the Texas Account Executive for ATB Furnished Housing where she focuses on developing partnerships throughout Texas, conducts apartment inspections, provides client support, and deploys marketing strategies to help drive the growth of the organization. Jennifer is the co-programs committee chair for the North Texas Relocation Professionals, a regional chapter for Worldwide ERC® and has served as a board member since 2018. She is instrumental in planning, organizing and executing valuable meetings and content for mobility members in the north Texas area.

Mark Gronke, CRP/GMS, is a Distinguished Service award recipient and President of Fidelity Residential Solutions (FRS). His responsibility includes FRS, Fidelity Inspection & Consulting Services (FICS) and Fidelity Residential Property Services Division (FRPSD) with six national production offices and approximately 100 employee. He is charges with setting the company’s strategic direction and to facilitate its growth. With over 20 years of experience in relocation and real estate, he has worked in the government, relocation management and real estate service sectors across title/closing, appraisal, inspection, supply chain management, property management/rental and corporate housing. Mark enjoys traveling with his family. He is an avid skier, an active volunteer for several charities and a coach of youth basketball. He is a Certified Relocation Professional and has received a Distinguished Service award from Worldwide ERC®.

Sharon has over 20 years’ experience in the Global Mobility industry. For 15 of those years she ran the Global Services Division of a major real estate company in New York City and then she switched focus to global destination services. Sharon's industry background includes roles as a corporate relocation account manager, award-winning marketer and a global brand ambassador, cultivating relationships and a solid understanding of the complexity faced by cross-border transfers. She has been an active participant on planning committees and boards in several international real estate and relocation industry associations and is a regular speaker on country-specific topics for all 17 countries in Asia and general topics like Building a Global Mindset and the Asian Century. Sharon's current role as President of RELO Network Asia brings together all her passions of cross-border mobility, continuous learning and working within a culture of compassion and teamwork to make successful moves happen across the Asia Pacific region. She is an ENTJ-A and her top 5 strengths are: Achiever, Command, Futuristic, Input and Strategic.

Laura has 15+ years of progressive experience at the cross-section of immigration law and corporate mobility. As the Director of Global Mobility and Immigration at Salesforce, Laura delivers a highly effective global program through innovative solutions, and she continues to grow and lead a team of dedicated specialists globally.

Ryan is the US Immigration Operations and Strategy Manager for IBM Corporation, operating within the HR Global Mobility Organization. Ryan leads a global team responsible for the delivery of H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3, O-1, J-1, and Permanent Residency programs for all IBM US inbound immigration. Ryan is responsible for partnering with HR Talent Acquisition, Legal, Government Affairs, and Global Mobility. Ryan joined IBM in 2013 working in US Immigration Operations. Ryan focuses on technology, data, and monitoring trends to navigate a dynamic United States immigration environment. Ryan is also dedicated to the personal aspect of supporting employees' personal lives and concerns through delivering quality immigration support. Recently, Ryan has held numerous speaking engagements within IBM in the United States to guide and inform senior leadership on recent changes and how the US Immigration Operation within IBM is adjusting to ensure continued success

Meredith Singer is a Government and Regulatory Affairs Executive for IBM, where she serves as a Capitol Hill and federal agency lobbyist. She is responsible for advancing IBM’s legislative and regulatory priorities in human resources policy, ie., immigration, diversity and inclusion, labor/employment, benefits and skills development. She regularly lobbies the U.S. Congress and Administration officials; interfaces with senior company leadership; builds consensus, creates and executes strategies for all U.S. HR policy priorities in close coordination with IBM’s myriad business units; writes legislative language, Congressional testimony and regulatory comments; and actively creates and leads many coalitions and trade associations. She also manages both grassroots and grasstops policy campaigns and communications. In addition, Meredith has managed IBM’s advocacy for nationwide intelligent transportation and automotive solutions, as well as appropriations for basic research at federal agencies, such as NIST, NSF and DoE. She currently chairs the US Chamber of Commerce’s Immigration Committee; is a board member of the Public Leadership Education Network; is an advisory board member of the Coalition for the American Dream; and is on the Executive Committee of Compete America, among other positions. Meredith has a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in East Asian Studies from The George Washington University. She also is an internationally certified Les Mills™ BODYPUMP instructor.

Tad has been at the forefront of our industry for over 30 years. He started out as a ‘Buyers Agent’ as a result of which he joined the ARP (Association of Relocation Professionals) as a founder member in 1986 taking over its administration in 1987. In 1998, Tad was the driving force behind the formation of EuRA, which has become a leading force in global mobility, holding the ‘European International Relocation Congress’ annually and latterly the ‘EuRA Global Congress’ in South Africa, Dubai, Goa and in Ho Chi Minh. EuRA celebrated its 20th Anniversary at our conference in Dubrovnik two years ago.

Andrew is tax counsel to U.S. Senator John Cornyn (TX), who is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Andrew advises the Senator on a number of policy issues including tax, budget & appropriations, economics, pensions, banking, and Social Security. His Capitol Hill experience includes working for U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (Minn.), the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (IA), and the National Commission on Restructuring the IRS. Andrew received his law degree from George Mason University School of Law, a MA in Economics from Johns Hopkins University, and a bachelor's degree from Ohio University.

• Chartered Accountant by profession
• 10+ years’ experience in global mobility.
• Certified Global Mobility Specialist by Worldwide ERC®
• Currently working with Genpact as Assistant Vice President – Mobility, leading the tax function
• Prior experience includes EY

As HPE’s Senior Director of Corporate Affairs, Shawn leads the company’s US Federal lobbying team and coordinates its advocacy efforts before the US Congress and the Administration in Washington, DC. Shawn brings to HPE over two decades of public policy and regulatory experience, specializing in tax and economic policy, US public sector procurement matters, workforce and immigration issues, and intellectual property rights protection. As an advocate for the technology industry, Shawn has served as the chairman of the Information Technology Industry Council’s tax committee from 2015-2020 and as Co-Chair of Compete America’s lobbying committee during consideration of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Shawn joined Hewlett Packard Company in May 2005 as a Manager of Government Relations. Prior to HPE, he started in public policy advocacy as a government relations analyst and eventual shareholder at two internationally recognized law firms and also served as the state director and an aide to two U.S. senators. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1995 from Marquette University. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and three sons.

Prisco leads the Global Mobility group for eBay, Inc. as they design and implement the immigration, relocation, and individual tax policies/processes for the global organization. They provide mobility services to US domestic and international new hires, transferees, commuters, rotations, and all temporary international expatriate assignments. In addition, Prisco manages the Senior Executive program which provides relocation, home sale, and home purchase programs for all senior executives, VP and above. Prisco began his career in Global Mobility as a Senior Tax Manager with a Big 4 accounting firm prior to joining eBay in 2015. His formal education is in Business Administration with concentrations in financial management, accounting, and taxation. Originally from Mexico City, he currently lives and works in San Jose, CA.

Christine brings her client relations expertise and business-building results to Douglas Elliman as Executive Vice President of Global Relocation and Referral Services. Christine is responsible for global strategic design and implementation of programs to increase business opportunities, while forging relationships with customers, corporate clients and brokers alike. Christine spent 15 years on the Prudential team prior to joining Douglas Elliman. During this time Christine acted as Director, Prudential Referral Services for the USA, Canada and Mexico, Director, Business Development for Prudential Home Connections, USA, an employee affinity program. Other positions included management of the Northeast Broker Network; Team Leader of Appraisal/Inspection and Real Estate Services. Prior to her career in relocation, she spent nine years as a Financial Manager for several smaller companies, handling various aspects of financial and strategic planning. Earning her CRP designation in May 2000, and GMS designation in 2007 and SGDS designation in 2014, Christine holds a BS in Business Management from Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, Connecticut. She has also acted as the President of NYCorp for two consecutive terms and is currently still actively involved on the board. Christine is also an active member of WERC and is sits on the board of RDC.

Martin leads Bristol’s “Thought Leadership” efforts, offering insightful support to Bristol clients worldwide including policy review and development. He also oversees Bristol’s publications and newsletters, authoring topical articles and white papers, leading mobility conferences, and more. Martin has over 30 years of Global Mobility experience, holding senior roles in corporate mobility, management consulting and service delivery. Now in his sixth year with Bristol, Martin previously held the position Senior Vice President of Operations, responsible for leading Bristol’s service delivery teams and ensuring operational excellence across the globe. Prior to joining Bristol, he was Director of Global Mobility for a major global mining corporation, VP of Client Relations for a leading relocation management company, and nearly twenty years as senior consultant and general manager at ORC Worldwide (now Mercer), one of the world’s leading international mobility consultancies. In his career encompassing such diverse roles as senior consultant, client relations and service delivery leader, head of sales, marketing and communications, general manager and director of corporate relocation programs – as well as having relocated professionally six times himself – Martin brings a comprehensive understanding of mobility from all angles.

Raj enjoys partnering with his clients and providing responsive and personalized service, regardless of the size of their business. He joined Global Tax Network in 2004 as one of the firm's first employees; one of his proudest achievements has been helping this dynamic company grow. With more than 20 years of experience in tax, Raj serves as a Director for the West Central region. Previously he was with PricewaterhouseCoopers in their International Assignment Services practice area in the Minneapolis office, and with Ernst & Young in their corporate tax services area in Kuwait. Raj earned his undergraduate degree with honours in accounting from Hansraj College, Delhi University, India. He holds a Master of Business Taxation from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a Chartered Accountant and is an inactive member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Lynn is currently Director Global Mobility and Equity Programs for Infor, a global software company serving customers in 194 countries… Lynn is responsible for Infor’s global mobility function situated within the Tax Department. Her responsibilities include identifying and maintaining an inventory of global travel, assisting HR and Payroll with assignment agreements and compensation reporting, estimating the tax cost of global assignments, determining hypothetical withholdings and gross-ups to payroll, and working with our 3rd party consultants to provide tax consultation and tax return preparation services to Infor’s global employees. Prior to her current role Lynn was formerly Senior Manager of Corporate Tax at Deloitte, Senior Manager - Tax Services at Cherry Bekaert, and Senior Analyst within International Assignment Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

As lead for Bristol’s Global Compensation and Information Systems teams, Katie fosters creative thinking, increased integration of services and enhances the end-user experience for our Clients and Customers. She has 25+ years of mobility experience as a leader in customer service, finance, compensation, IT and implementation. Katie brings with her an expertise fueled with passion for service, innovative thinking and solutions that balance with best practices and program compliance. Katie is an active member of Worldwide ERC® as a panel participant, presenter and committee member. She holds both CRP and SGMS certifications and is a recipient of the ERC Meritorious Award. Having started her career in late 1994 as a member of Prudential Relocation’s Client Services Team, Katie has seen mobility through many lenses including government contract audit, expense management, implementation services, global compensation, consulting, business development and IT solutions.

Marc Krebs, CRP, has 30 years of experience in the Relocation and Real Estate industries, including the past 10 years working for Coldwell Banker Realty in Arizona. Marc has served on the Board of Directors for Relocation Directors Council (RDC) for the past five years and is the current President of RDC.

Bob Gallucci is the Senior Vice President of Client Engagement, where he is responsible for leading and growing Hilldrup’s relationships with our relocation management company (RMC) partners. He supports sales and marketing efforts as they relate to RMCs as well as develops best practices and processes for providing outstanding service to these RMC partners. Bob has over 33 years of experience in the transportation industry. A recognized expert in corporate relocation and client relations, Bob has been inducted into United Van Lines’ Masters Club Inner Circle, one of the transportation industry’s top honors, several times. He has a proven track record of providing innovative solutions to a variety of clients throughout his career. He is a long-term member of the Employee Relocation Council where he earned his Global Mobility Services (GMS) designation. Bob holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Sacred Heart University.

As Practice Leader, Advisory Services, Laura works with some of the world’s leading companies to help them build, manage and benchmark workforce mobility policies that make it faster, easier and more cost-effective to deploy critical talent anywhere in the world. She spearheads research projects and in-depth surveys to fortify our collection of program benchmarking data and utilizes her first hand knowledge of policies and industry practices to advance policy reviews and new policy development. She is also responsible for researching and writing comprehensive white papers and research reports.

Laura brings more than 20 years of global mobility experience to her role, with special focus on international assignments, global workforce mobility program development and implementation, cross-cultural training, compensation and tax strategies. She has spent her entire professional career in global workforce mobility and assignment management consulting with special focus on outsourcing, cost reduction, change management, cross-cultural training, program implementation and global tax and compensation. Prior to joining Weichert Workforce Mobility, she held such roles as Senior Manager at KPMG, where she helped Fortune 500 companies create and maintain stronger international assignment policies, and Director of Global Account Management at Hewitt and Cartus, where she focused on new client implementations, HR transformation initiatives, and tri-regional service delivery models. She has complemented her professional endeavors by living the expatriate experience first-hand, studying and working abroad in the UK and China.

Laura holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed coursework at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and Spanish and has earned the Global Professional in HR (GPHR) designation from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

As relocation director, she is responsible for the growth and development of sales leads by establishing corporate business partnerships and connecting referral clients within the exclusive Sotheby’s International Realty global network. Tess is an innovative mobility industry strategic thinker with a competitive business mindset. Her commitment is to provide top-quality referral service to their partners, clients and associates. Being highly mindful of the importance of participation, networking and education, Tess regularly attends mobility conferences. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Relocation Director’s Council and actively contributes as a member of Worldwide Employee Relocation Council. Professional accreditations include Broker Associate, Certified Relocation Professional, Global Mobility Specialist, and she holds a Bachelor of Science from Texas Christian University.

Kathy joined Graebel in 2011. In her current role at Graebel, Kathy leads an incredible team of Global Category Managers responsible for all relocation services. Kathy also has oversite for the Partner relationships in the Global Relocation space. Prior to working in relocation, Kathy had spent many years as a comptroller and purchasing agent for a large manufacturer, which was followed by a successful 16-year career in lending, real estate and running her own mortgage brokerage firm. Kathy acquired a great deal of knowledge regarding FAR and the Federal and Joint Federal Travel Regulations working with several government clients. While at Prudential, Kathy transitioned into the corporate side of the relocation industry and worked on some of Prudential's larger clients. Kathy holds the Worldwide ERC®’s designation as a Certified Relocation Professional (CRP®️) and is active in EuRA and many local ERC® organizations. While very passionate about her career, she is especially smitten by her beautiful grandchildren and enjoys spending quality time with family and friends. Another passion that pulls at her heart strings is dog rescue, and she has fostered a great many disadvantaged pups over the years, with at least five of those as foster fails, she is now the proud owner of 5 dogs!

With a rich background in global mobility consulting and client account management, Janet possesses a passion for interacting with and assisting clients. Her 30+ years of industry experience includes strong proficiency in consulting services, where she advises corporations on industry best practices. She has led research teams conducting industry benchmark studies, spoken at prestigious industry events, and authored numerous published articles and white papers. Janet earned Worldwide ERC’s Senior Certified Relocation Professional (SCRP) and Senior Global Mobility Specialist-Talent Management (SGMS-T) designations and has won multiple industry awards. She has served on The Americas Strategic Council for Worldwide ERC® and is Vice President of the Delaware Valley Relocation Council.

A Global HR professional for over twenty years, Julie has spent most of her career working in the public sector covering all aspects of mobility and employee compensation. She joined Sealed Air Corporation in 2015 where she has responsibility for global mobility, domestic relocation, and immigration as well as Executive Compensation, including equity administration, and incentive and sales compensation design. Throughout her career she has led global tax, policy and other key initiatives for mobility and compensation departments. Having begun her mobility career on the service side, she provided tax services and consulting to multinational organizations. Julie currently holds the position of President on the Charlotte Metro Area Relocation Council (CMARC) Board of Directors. She has presented at international and regional forums and Webinars on topics such as the future state of Global Mobility, Mobility transformation, strategic Mobility initiatives, and equity taxation issues. Her greatest accomplishments, however, are being a mother to three incredible children and her 17 year marriage to the best husband in the whole world.

Cori Beaudet, SCRP, SGMS-T, is Director of Talent Deployment for Abbott and has been in the mobility industry for over 20 years working for both corporations and Relocation Management Companies. Cori is experienced in both US and Canadian domestic relocation as well as cross-border international mobility. Cori obtained her BA in Speech and Communications from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in 2000 and she currently lives in southeastern Wisconsin with her husband, two baseball-playing boys and two cats.

Ann is the Relocation Director for Leading Edge Real Estate and manages and operates the Relocation Division with offices throughout the Boston, Greater Boston and Metro West area. Ann has over 25 years of real estate and relocation experience. Ann has earned her CRP (Certified Relocation Professional) and GDS (Global Destination Services) designations and is a member of the Relocation Directors Council (RDC), and the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (WERC). Ann is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the Relocation Directors Council (RDC). Additionally, she has served as an appointed member of the Brookfield Global Relocation Services Relocation Advisory Council, the Prudential Relocation Advisory Council and was a Mentor for the Northeast Prudential Real Estate Affiliates.

Charles “Chuck” White has been involved in the moving industry since 1994 when he went to work for Executive Moving Systems in Woodbridge, VA. Previous to that Chuck worked as a high school teacher and football coach in Maryland and Northern Virginia. During his time serving as Director of Sales & Marketing at Executive he was elected to a volunteer position on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Movers (IAM), formerly known as the Household Goods Forwards Association of America (HHGFAA). He served on that Committee for four years and in 2005 he joined the IAM staff as their Director of Government & Military Relations. He held that position for 10 years and in 2015 Chuck was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President for the organization. In January, 2019, Chuck became the President of IAM. Chuck holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland – College Park and a Masters of Education (MEd.) from George Mason University. In 2013 Chuck earned the designation of a Certified Association Executive (CAE). Chuck is married to Becky and currently resides in Springfield, VA. He has two daughters – Breiana, 28 and Mikayla, 26.

Stuart Anderson is executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, an Arlington-based, nonpartisan public policy research organization focusing on trade, immigration, and related issues. From August 2001 to January 2003, Anderson served as executive associate commissioner for policy and planning, and counselor to the commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Before holding those positions, Anderson spent 4.5 years on Capitol Hill on the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, first for Senator Spencer Abraham and then as staff director of the subcommittee for Senator Sam Brownback. Prior to that, Anderson was director of trade and immigration studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., where he produced reports on the military contributions of immigrants and the role of immigrants in high technology. He has an MA from Georgetown University and a BA in political science from Drew University. Anderson has published articles in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and other publications. He is the author of the book Immigration (2010), part of the Greenwood Guides to Business and Economics series.

Barbara Leen is a U.S. Immigration Attorney with a focus on business immigration for Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2017, Barbara worked at the Department of Justice and in Congress, focusing on immigration law and policy. She has taught immigration policy at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.