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Stacy Miller is a marketing assistant at Career Igniter. She has experience in HR and has insight on career trends. Her wealth of information and experience she has gained since graduating college has helped in development of the career tools at Career Igniter.

Tim has served seven North Carolina Towns in the past 22 years in positions ranging from Building Inspector, Public Works Director, and Planning Director to Town Manager. He is a member of ICMA and the North Carolina City and County Manager’s Association. Tim earned his Masters in Public Administration from North Carolina State University while working full time. He also is an AICP certified planner and holds level three inspection certificates in all trades for the State of North Carolina. He is married to Betsy Holloman and they have two children, Michael age 9 and Abbey age 7. Betsy is currently working on a Masters in middle school education to teach math and science. In addition to serving his municipality, Tim is cub master for Pack 270 and is a member of the Topsail Island Kiwanis club. Tim enjoys working with people and the fact that every day as a Town Manager is different. Serving as Town Manager offers him a way to influence and shape the community. Encouraging others to consider public service is a high priority and he utilizes graduate students and interns when possible to allow them to gain experience and complete projects that benefit the community. He plans to stay in city and county service many more years and possibly serve outside his home state of North Carolina.

CTI was founded in 1992 by three of the earliest recognized luminaries in coaching – Laura Whitworth, and Karen and Henry Kimsey-House – whose earlier collaboration with Thomas Leonard gave rise to coaching as an industry. To date, more than 35,000 coaches, consultants, managers, and new career explorers have been trained through CTI. CTI-trained coaches come from varied backgrounds such as entrepreneurs, CEOs, scientists, medical and technical specialists, parents, educators, therapists, and community leaders. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, CTI is the largest and oldest in-person coach training school in the world and the only program to teach CTI's ground-breaking Co-Active® Model of coaching. CTI is also the very first organization accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). CTI's founders, along with Phil Sandahl, are co-authors of the industry bestseller, Co-Active Coaching, now in its third edition with 100,000 copies sold.

Ralph Jacobson is the founder of The Leader’s Toolbox. He work was recognized by NACo which gave his client the Innovation in Leadership Training Award for the Year. Leadership Excellence Magazine has ranked him in the top ten independent leadership developers/consultants in the country. He has written two books, Leading for a Change: How to Master the Five Challenges Faced by Every Leader, and just published, Getting Unstuck: Using Leadership Paradox to Execute with Confidence. He can be reached at ralph@theleaderstoolbox.com.

Ryan is a passionate writer who likes sharing his thoughts and experience with the readers. Currently, he works as a digital marketing specialist, you can check his website. He likes everything related to traveling and new countries.

Ryan Pennington is a firefighter-paramedic from Charleston WV and a Firehouse.com Contributing Editor. He is an international speaker on firefighting and emergency response in Hoarding Conditions.

Rayanne Thorn is VP of Communications & Branding for Evenbase, a global digital recruitment group and part of A&N Media. The Evenbase portfolio includes over 60 recruitment sites in 55 countries, with aggressive plans for further expansion. Rayanne's specialties include US language and customs transition, content creation, and social marketing.

Rebekah Dorworth is the president of Kyra Solutions, a trusted government partner specializing in the art and science of digital transformation and modernization. With decades of experience assisting clients in the public sector, Kyra Solutions understands the pain points government agencies face and provides forward-thinking solutions that help capable employees carry out their best work. In her role at Kyra Solutions, Rebekah drives operational excellence by executing the strategic vision. She has been with Kyra Solutions for more than six years.

Richard Schwartz is a tech lover and a productivity addict. He likes spending time trying the newest technologies on the market and designing websites. He is also an editor for TemplatesAssistant.com, a website that delivers free templates for making everybody's work easier.

A catalyst for conversations that matter, relationships that work and results that inspire, Susan Mazza serves leaders and their organizations as a Leadership Coach, Change Agent and Motivational Speaker. Named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders by Trust Across America in 2013, she is known for her ability to bring clarity to complex issues, as well as transform theory and ideas into effective action and results. With a passion for unleashing the human spirit at work Susan has cultivated a culture of leadership and accountability in organizations around the world. As a master facilitator she also has extensive experience transforming dysfunctional groups into collaborative teams. One of the founding Members of The Lead Change Group, a non-profit, global leadership community, Susan also Co-authored The Character-Based Leader: Instigating a Revolution of Leadership One Person at a Time. With her unique understanding of human systems, she has worked successfully with many types and sizes of organizations and with people around the world including: Fortune 500, small- and medium-sized businesses, non-profits as well as K-12 schools and their districts. Her clients include: Prudential Financial, Tyco, AT&T, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Lucent Technologies, Smart Business Advisory & Consulting Group, The Morris School District, Del Sano Construction Company, REWCO, Inc., Heller CD, The Morristown Partnership, and The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, Weaving Influence. The Entrepreneurial Development Center as IRSC, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Susan also actively supports the Women’s Business Center at FIT.

Confidant, Author, and Speaker. Former President AT&T Global Services, President Lucent Government Solutions, President & COO Opus360, President & CEO The Balance & Stretch Center Inc.

Ryan Ayers is a researcher and consultant within multiple industries including information technology, education, and business development. Always up for a challenge, Ayers enjoys working with startups as well as Fortune 500 companies. When not at work, Ayers loves reading science fiction novels and watching the LA Clippers.