Monique Akanbi, SHRM-CP is a Field Services Director with the SHRM activating its comprehensive strategy and initiatives with SHRM Affiliates and Members.

Ann M. Alexander is an attorney with the firm of Alexander & Associates, Inc., in Reno, Nevada. Since beginning private law practice in 2000 she has worked directly with Nevada schools and school districts to develop policies and procedures, conduct staff training, and provide advisement and litigation services in a variety of student-specific and employment cases.  

Becky Bruch is an attorney with Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg, practicing primarily in the area of management-side employment law, labor law, and civil rights defense, in federal and state courts, as well as before state and federal administrative agencies. 

Diaz Dixon is the President and owner of Performance Driven Consulting.  His focus is on evaluating and implementing strategies that increase sustainability, diversity, and impact. 

Charity Felts is an attorney with a background in Human Resources, and currently serves as the Assistant General Counsel at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Scott Husbands has worked for 25 years as a paralegal, litigation support analyst, law clerk and attorney, and currently serves as the Senior Deputy Attorney General in the Personnel Division.  

Karyn Jensen has worked in Human Resources for over 20 years and is the founder and President of The Human Resource Connection, offering human resources solutions to employers in the Northern Nevada area. Her specialties include management training, recruitment and placement, employee relations and legal compliance.

Renée Mayne is an independent, neutral labor and employment arbitrator and mediator, based in the Sierra Foothills. She is also an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University, where she teaches human resources, labor relations, and conflict resolution.

Brett Sutton is an attorney and managing partner of Sutton Hague Law Corporation. He has nearly thirty-five years of legal practice experience and is licensed to practice law in both Nevada and California.