Originating from NY, Betsy started BK Appraisal Services in September 2006 after apprenticing with a small appraisal firm. She received the SRA designation from the Appraisal Institute in July 2015 and the AI-RRS in 2017. Prior to working in the real estate industry, she processed home equity loans for a local Credit Union. In the past 20 years, she has held numerous positions in management and customer service. Professionalism and customer service are the keys to her success.

Betsy enjoys helping people and building relationships; this business allows for both. The relationships made through networking and everyday life are rewarding. Her experience in the finance world allows for easier understanding of mortgage transactions and keeps her well-informed of the changes in the market. This allows for understanding on all sides of a financial transaction, from the borrower to the lender to the investor.

Charina P. Garcia is the Strategy and Innovation Partner at WR Immigration and manages the firm’s Northern California offices. She represents and advises many Fortune 500 and start-up companies, as well as individuals on both employment and family-based immigration matters. She presents at many industry conferences on the intersection between law and technology focusing on the firm’s technology – WRapid™, a centralized, cloud-based technology and Enterprise Resource Planning solutions software powered by Salesforce.

Charina was appointed to the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). In addition, Charina currently serves as a Board of Director for Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) and is a 2019 FWN100 Award recipient: 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World.

Charina earned a JD from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley majoring in Economics and a minor in Asian-American Studies. Throughout her career, Maria has actively participated in pro bono work, assisting local immigrant communities with DACA, Asylum, and Naturalization applications. She is a native Russian speaker.

Betsy Welch is SVP, Strategic Engagement, for Cornerstone Relocation Group, with offices in each global region; it is a subsidiary of Atlas World Group. Betsy has more than 20 years of experience in the employee mobility industry, having held management positions with several RMCs and in Fortune 500 companies. Betsy served as a board member of Worldwide ERC and has previously been a speaker at ERC and FEM conferences. Betsy’s professional mobility experience started as a home sale consultant and having worked her way through valued learning experiences and new professional opportunities, she and the other panelists have distinct points of view on the role of women in the global mobility field.

Tiana Sanchez is an Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author and CEO of an organization training and development firm in SoCal. For over 17 years she has served innovative companies across the U.S. and has delivered keynote presentations to top leaders in Corporate and Higher Education. Since 2012 she has delivered engaging presentations on topics like the UPside of Failure and The Future of LeadHERship to largely diverse audiences across the U.S. with a core message on RESILIENCY and EQUALITY. Tiana was a recipient of the 2018 “Woman of Distinction” award for promoting equity for women and girls everywhere. In her spare time, she is the curator and host of a global podcast, like a REAL Boss, that has inspired thousands of listeners in over 70 countries!

Joan McCarthy Mack is a 20-year veteran of the global relocation, temporary housing, and insurance housing industries. She is the Vice President of Global Supply Chain for Synergy Global Housing, responsible for the strategic direction, vision, and growth of its award-winning supply chain program. Before Synergy, Mack created, launched, and led Oakwood Worldwide’s first insurance housing division and the BridgeStreet Worldwide global operations and supply chain teams. Mack is the only two-time winner of the CHPA’s Individual of the Year (2010, 2020).

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 Spouse/Partner Assistance, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, and Lancôme. Susan has developed e-learning courses on strategic business development and collaboration for Worldwide ERC (WERC) and the European Relocation Association (EuRA). Additionally, Susan is a Consultant for The Acceleration Project (TAP) where she provides pro bono business coaching to women and minority-owned small businesses entrepreneurs.

Michele Bar-Pereg is an entrepreneur with over 45 years in relocation practice.

Michele is British, living in Amsterdam. She is past President of EuRA (European Relocation Association) and past owner of the pan -European, Foursquare Relocation Group. Currently founder and Chief Relocator of the online service TZUZA.com.

Michele re-designed the relocation experience by providing a global network of local experts to support a new generation of assignees and families who shop for relocation as one would buy any online product. She is an innovator and serial entrepreneur. She is a team player and loves her work among the amazingly bright people I have met whose careers and lives have been disturbed by a relocation. Helping them make better lives and careers wherever they are placed. And it’s these people she has come to make the centre of her business model for her newest venture TZUZA,

Her career came about because of being a very reluctant and initially unhappy expat and then teacher for 8 years in the International school system of The Netherlands. Giving her the ideas, experience and background to open her 1st relocation company in 1984. She has not stopped since then. Michele has regular conversations with professionals in and around the relocation service market all across the globe. From their local viewpoint and knowledge she builds up a picture of what happens locally and how relocation services can best be offered in each location.

Michele is now in her early 70’s and works almost full time developing her latest Company. She has a close and loving family and has been married for 50 years. She loves to be with her children and grandchildren all living nearby in Amsterdam. She is an avid music lover and is truly missing the concert scene because of todays pandemic. She thinks of herself as agile and flexible and still hopes to inspire new generations of relocation families in the art of transitioning well.

Lynn Shotwell is President and CEO of Worldwide ERC, the world’s leading association for professionals engaged in global talent mobility. She is a mission-focused, visionary leader with unique expertise in the intersection of international employment law, global talent mobility and corporate social responsibility. For over two decades, Lynn has helped top organizations create global workforces by developing education and networking programs for HR, immigration and mobility professionals, as well as advancing public policy by building coalitions with key stakeholders in the U.S. and abroad.

Prior to joining Worldwide ERC, Shotwell served as Senior Vice President, Global Outreach and Operations for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR professional society. Earlier in her career, Lynn served as Executive Director at the Council for Global Immigration (CFGI)/American Council on International Personnel (ACIP), where she drove significant growth and led the organization’s merger with SHRM in 2018.

Shotwell currently serves as co-chair of the Business Migration Advisory Group to the Global Forum on Migration and Development, and as chair-elect of World Education Services.  Lynn received her JD from the University of Michigan and BA from Michigan State University and holds GMS and SHRM-SCP certifications.