Judy Bodenhamer is president of Revenue Resources, LLC. Her marketing and sales experience spans 20 years, 17 years of which she spent in leadership roles at Fortune 500 organizations. Bodenhamer earned her MBA from Cleveland State University. She creates customized strategies designed to stimulate top-line revenue growth, while enhancing the organizations’ leadership performance in the areas of management, marketing, sales and e-business.

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 Holly Bognar, Ph.D., of Synergy Solutions, has developed and facilitated professional development programs in leadership, team building and emotional intelligence for employees in private, public and nonprofit organizations including ASW Services, Aultman Hospital and Heinz Frozen Foods for more than 10 years. She earned her doctorate in public administration from The University of Akron.

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   Deborah Easton, a communication skills consultant for 25 years, provides audiences with practical advice for utilizing effective communication skills. Her techniques for one-to-one interactions and group communications provide positive results. She has conducted training for organizations such as First Energy, Hyland Software and Summa Health System. Easton has been instrumental in numerous special projects, including developing performance evaluation systems and facilitating cultural change. She earned a master’s degree in speech communication and taught communication courses in Kent StateUniversity’s Department of Communication Studies and Graduate School of Management. 

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 Sandra L. Hodge, president and CEO of HodgEnterprises Inc., has more than 10 years of executive-level management experience providing training, consulting and organization interventions to Fortune 500 organizations and others, including Prudential DeHoff Realtors, Maximus and Buckeye Protective. Hodge’s training and facilitation experiences cross from senior-level executives to the hourly associate. She is an experienced facilitator and national speaker in team development and behavior, diversity, process and talent improvement and customer care. She holds an executive M.B.A. and a master’s degree in urban studies from Concordia University.

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  Bob Jewell is the founder and CEO of the OMEGA Leadership Group and has 25 years of hands-on experience in many business environments. He has provided leadership development and project management training and consulting services to organizations such as Toyota, Federal Express and Aultman Hospital, among others. Jewell has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from The Ohio State University and is certified as a Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute.

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 Susan Joseph gained her 19 years of experience as a human resource professional at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and during her current position as human resource manager at Roadway Express Inc. She is a past president of the Akron Area Society for Human Resource Management and received her bachelor's degree in English literature from The University of Akron.

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 Roger Mann is chairman of Eastern Ohio Region of Huntington Bank. Mann has been in the banking industry for more than 32 years, starting his career with San Diego Trust and Savings Bank and LaJolla Bank and Trust Company. He is the past chairman of the United Way of Central Stark County Fund Drive and serves on the boards of Mercy Medical Center and Stark Development Board. He earned his master's degree in business administration from National University in San Diego, Ca.

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 Michael Mathe, president of Innovative Quality Services Company, Inc., has 25 years of industrial experience in quality, purchasing, operations and materials management, which includes 12 years of quality system design and development. Mathe has consulted with such companies as Ohio Packaging, Gregory Industries, Weaver Leather, Fastener Tool and Supply, Fire-Dex Inc., Amazon.com, Seaman Corporation and many others. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cleveland State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Baldwin-Wallace College.

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 Patricia Meglich-Sespico, SPHR, is a former human resources practitioner with more than 20 years of experience in industry. She has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits, career development and policy development and implementation. Meglich-Sespico has broad teaching experience. She has served as an instructor at John Carroll University, Lakeland Community College, The University of Akron and Kent State University and has facilitated the SHRM Learning System® program for several years in the classroom, via distance learning and online. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and her MBA from Cleveland State University; she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Kent State University.

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 Marti Peden, president of Peden and Associates, has been a human resource development consulting specialist for 25 years. With particular expertise in the area of conflict resolution and mediation, she has consulted with organizations and trained employees in conflict management skills. She has worked with Chrysler, First Energy, Aultman Hospital, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and a variety of city, county and state organizations. She holds a master’s degree in counseling and education from Kent State University.

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 Chris Perrow, president of Perrow Systems, has shared her prioritization and organization expertise with scores of organizations including Athersys, Inc., Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, ABC Trucking and OfficeMax, among others. A former district manager at The Drackett Products Company, Perrow holds a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College.

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 Bob Skillman, CQE, CQA, RAB, Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Master Sensei, is an engineer with 35 years of experience. Since 1997 he has been training and certifying Black Belts in Six Sigma and Lean Production Methods. Prior to starting his career as a trainer, consultant and coach, Skillman worked in positions ranging from engineering to executive corporate management. Now he focuses on coaching manufacturing, service, transactional and medical providers in the methods proven to achieve true wealth, prosperity, impeccable quality and competitive positioning in world markets.

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 Scott Tackett is a human resource and management training specialist. With 32 years of experience in both operations and human resource management, he was employed in a human resource capacity for the past 20 years at Denman Tire Corporation where he last served as vice president of human resources and administration. His responsibilities included employee/labor relations, recruitment, hiring and retention, all human resource related policies and procedures for both union and non-union environments, safety and health programs and numerous leadership development programs for supervisors through mid- to upper-level management. Tackett also served in an hourly and supervisory capacity in production operations. For Kent State University, Tackett facilitates public and contract training programs for organizations in both the private and public sector, with a focus on "real world" application. In addition, he is an adjunct professor, teaching management and business courses at Kent State Trumbull. He earned his bachelor’s degree in human resource management and his master’s degree in organizational leadership from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa.

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