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Annual Conference Speakers

Stephanie Anderson
Breaking Down Silos: Focusing on Cross Functional & Intentional Interactions
Thursday, May 18 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hiring & Retaining Employees: Gaining the Competitive Advantage to Attract and Retain the Top Talent
Friday, May 19 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Stephanie Anderson is an experienced business strategist who helps organizations grow by creating and executing strategies that achieve their goals, engage their teams, and positively impact their communities. She has worked with organizations of all sizes from small start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in leadership and consultant roles, in addition to being a small business owner and social entrepreneur herself. Stephanie spent nearly ten years of her career in the nonprofit sector, working to create sustainable solutions to real-world problems, including launching over 200 female entrepreneurs into business in Ethiopia. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts from Evangel University as well as a certificate in Women’s Entrepreneurship from Cornell University.

Jen Hamilton, RN, BSN, CEN, RNC-OB
The Power of Small: Creating Small Connections that can Change Everything
Thursday, May 18 | 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Jen Hamilton is a labor & delivery nurse from North Carolina who accidentally found TikTok fame during the pandemic by sharing her real, authentic, hilarious thoughts on healthcare, motherhood, and life. She's been featured in news outlets like Daily Mail, the New York Post, and Good Morning America. Jen is passionate about making healthcare better for patients and healthcare workers and travels the country sharing her positivity and grit with fellow healthcare workers.

Don Harkey
Breaking Down Silos: Focusing on Cross Functional & Intentional Interactions
Thursday, May 18 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hiring & Retaining Employees: Gaining the Competitive Advantage to Attract and Retain the Top Talent
Friday, May 19 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Jen Hamilton is a labor & delivery nurse from North Carolina who accidentally found TikTok fame during the pandemic by sharing her real, authentic, hilarious thoughts on healthcare, motherhood, and life. She's been featured in news outlets like Daily Mail, the New York Post, and Good Morning America. Jen is passionate about making healthcare better for patients and healthcare workers and travels the country sharing her positivity and grit with fellow healthcare workers.

Kerri Burchill, Ph.D.
Author, Coach, Facilitator and Leader, North Star Coaching
Tough Conversations are not Conflicts: A Model for Nice People to Deliver Tough Conversations
Thursday, May 18 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Leading out of the ASKhole^TMTrap
Thursday, May 18 | 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Kerri Burchill is a highly regarded author, coach, facilitator and leader, with over 25 years of engaging leaders. With an appreciative lens, Kerri supports leaders implement structures that drive desired behaviors and outcomes. Her wide breath of experience working in three countries and diverse industries offers insight into human behavior, out-of-the box stories that inspire, entertain, and develop leaders. Kerri relies on evidence-based insights throughout her keynote presentations, leadership development and facilitation experiences.