Marlene Van Es is the Co-Founder/Principal Attorney at Trellis Legal LLC. Marlene Van Es received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Malia Mills is head of her own company, Malia Mills. While the company focuses on swimwear design, it bills itself as a beauty company and the company\'s mission is \"to produce collections of items which inspire women to look in the mirror and see what is right instead of what is wrong.\" In 1993, Mills won the Vidal Sassoon Excellence in New Design award for her innovative designs. Prior to starting her own business, Malia Mills worked as an assistant designer for Jessica McClintock, Inc. Malia Mills is a graduate of Cornell University.
Jacie Stivers is the founder and owner of Commercial Investment Real Estate, based in Florida. In addition to running her own company, she is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). A CCIM is a recognized expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate.
Distinguished Senior Advisor and Board Director with broad experience in top leadership roles in Fortune 50 global Consumer, Technology and Retail corporations including Gap Inc, PepsiCo, Disney, Xerox and Sun Microsystems. Deep expertise in Human Resources, C-Suite Leadership Development & Succession Planning, Communications & Risk management, Public Policy, Workforce Development, Employee Engagement and Diversity & Culture strategies. Currently Vice Chair of Skills for America\'s Future Advisory Board at the Aspen Institute, working directly with senior White House leaders, Community Colleges and corporations to build skilled workforces and close the skills-employment gap. Senior Advisor at the Boston Consulting Group, focused on Consumer, Technology and Public Sector Practice areas. Senior Advisor for the G100 Network and Talent Consortium, an an active network of CEO\'s, CHRO\'s, Chief Strategy Officers, and other senior members of world-class companies focused on leveraging human capital to drive business results. Former member of the Board of Directors of Sapient, a global digital technology marketing firm and served on the Compensation Committee. Board Director at TalentSky, a professional skills networking company. Previously was the Chief People Officer and head of Corporate Affairs at Gap Inc. for over 10 years. Led the company\'s human resources, internal and external communications, government and public affairs, social and environmental responsibility, and Foundation teams responsible for supporting 136,000 employees, serving customers in 90 countries.
<p>Kai Robertson has over 20 years of experience in the food industry and has spent the last eight specifically focused on promoting more sustainable business practices. This has included helping companies understand their environmental footprint, strengthening relationships with stakeholders, and speaking frequently to industry and executive audiences about why sustainability matters to the food industry.</p> <p>Most recently, Kai was Director, Business & Industry, Food and Agriculture Sector at World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Prior to joining WWF in 2006, Kai was at Conservation International's Center for Environmental Leadership in Business as Director of Food & Agriculture where she directed the day-to-day management of CI's relationship with Wal-Mart and was heavily involved in shaping Wal-Mart's environmental sustainability strategy. Before CI, Kai directed private sector initiatives at the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an organization dealing with pesticides and food safety, farm policy and other key issues related to public health and the environment. She also spent eight years at the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), the leading supermarket trade association in the U.S. Kai began her career in investment banking.</p> <p>Kai Robertson has an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.</p>
<p>Debbie Marquardt is the Global Franchise Marketing Director for Procter & Gamble Professional, the away-from-home division of Procter & Gamble that provides cleaning products and solutions for the Foodservice, Hospitality and Building Cleaning & Maintenance businesses. </p> <p>Debbie Marquardt has worked at P&G for more than 15 years on a variety of marketing assignments on Crisco, Jif, Charmin, NA Marketing Innovation and P&G Professional. </p> <p>Marquardt graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Education and then from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern with a Masters of Business Management in Marketing and Finance. </p>
<p>Lori Mousseau is the Campus Recruiting Manager with Ernst & Young and has been with the firm for six years. During her career with EY, she has recruited Experienced and Campus candidates for Advisory, Assurance and Tax. Currently, she focuses solely on campus recruiting from a variety of schools in Michigan and Northwest Ohio. </p> <p>Mousseau also serves on the advisory board at Michigan State University's placement office. Prior to her current role, Lori served as the Advisory Campus Recruiting Leader for EY's North Central Sub Area locations. She assisted in implementing and strategizing with leadership on the new Advisory transformation.</p> <p>Lori Mousseau graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree. </p>
<p>Joy J. Martin is known as the HR Insider. She has worked with the Career Changer Company and with some of the top financial services, advertising and professional services consulting companies in the world including HSBC, IBM, Bearing Point, J. Walter Thompson and others. With her background as a Corporate Recruiter and HR Manager, Joy shares the inside scoop on what it really takes to get hired. Joy is exceptionally positive, supportive and compassionate as she helps individuals uncover their lifeâ€[TM]s passion, find work they love and navigate the current challenging job market and hiring process. </p> <p>Joy Martin is a graduate of Colgate University.</p>
<p>Lauren Berger is called "The Intern Queen" after completing 15 internships during her 4 years at college. Berger is CEO of Intern Queen Inc., an internship destination site where employers find interns and students connect with internships - all with the personal touch of "The Intern Queen". Lauren was just named #5 on BusinessWeek's Annual "Top 25 Entrepreneurs 25 and Under" List. Her website currently gets approximately 25,000 unique visitors each month. The site also features Lauren's Blog: I AM INTERN - providing internship advice for employers, students, parents, and professors. She has recently placed students with The Academy Awards, NBC Universal, Nielsen Business Media, Clear Channel, and many more.</p> <p>Lauren Berger graduated from The University of Central Florida (Orlando) in 2006.</p>