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A native of Chicago, Illinois, Chasity Cooper is the community relations coordinator for the UNC School of Government’s online public administration program, MPA@UNC—an innovative degree for future public service leaders. She has written for a number of millennial career websites including HerAgenda.com, Careerealism, and AskAYoungProfessional.com.

Jody Michael is CEO and founder of Jody Michael Associates, a premier coaching company specializing in leadership development, executive coaching and career coaching. She is author of Leading Lightly: Lower your Stress, Think with Clarity and Lead with Ease. Jody is recognized as one of the top 4% of coaches worldwide and is an internationally credentialed Master Certified Coach, Board Certified Coach, University of Chicago trained psychotherapist, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

A private educator and seasoned web writer, Lesley contributes to publications on career, lifestyle, and self-development. Visit @LesleyVos on Twitter to say hi and see more works of hers.

Hasib is a foodie and an avid reader with the same voracious appetite. With years of experience as a professional writer, he likes to guide his readers on topics related to career and job searches. 

Devil Dog USA Inc.’s mission is to incorporate all these and guide Veterans through the process. One of our goals is to help Veterans before they discharge and guide them through their transition process while on active duty. With the help of others and our reputation, we will soon be able to help those in that capacity on a larger scale. We extend our hands to every organization and agency, will you? The CEO of Devil Dog USA is Gonzalo Duran. Born and raised in Bronx NY, he is currently attending Fordham University and completing his pre-medicine requirements. Gonzalo is an Iraq Veteran and served as a United States Marine Corps Sergeant for 8-years. His purpose for starting Devil Dog USA was simple; he had a hard transition coming out of the Marine Corps and now he wants to help his fellow Veterans so they don't have to face the hardship he did.

Logan Harper is the community manager for the George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services' online MPH@GW program — an innovative Master of Public Health degree designed to help public health professionals become leaders in the field.

Mariia Lvovych is a freelance writer and entrepreneur. Finding joy in the power of writing, Mariia often sits down with an amorphous idea of what she wants to say and then allows the natural flow and rhythm of her thoughts to guide what she comes to communicate. Being a contributed freelance writer to different publications, the breadth of her discourse is varied. However, she never strays too far from her main areas of interest: business, finance, and technology. Her byline has appeared in Small Biz Club, FrontiersIn, Small Business Can, Social Nomics, and Social Media Today. She is also the founder at Olma Writings and Get Reviewed, which aims to connect advertisers with influential bloggers who are interested in collaboration.

Gemma Hart is an independent HR consultant working remotely from as many coffee shops as she can find. Gemma has gained experience in a number of HR roles but now turns her focus towards connecting with a wider community and sharing her thoughts and advice on workplace wellness and engagement within companies.

Robert Denhardt is a Professor and Director of Leadership Programs at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Denhardt is well-known for his scholarship on the public service, public administration, organizational development, ethics, and leadership. His major books include The Dance of Leadership, The New Public Service, Theories of Public Organization, Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, The Pursuit of Significance, and In the Shadow of Organization, in addition to publishing over 100 articles in professional journals. Dr. Denhardt has served as president of the American Society for Public Administration and was elected a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration. He was a winner of the Dwight Waldo Award for Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship in Public Administration and the Charles H. Levine Award for teaching, scholarship, and service to the profession. Dr. Denhardt served as director of the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University before coming to the University of Southern California and has been a consultant to public and private organizations, including public universities.

Debra Wheatman is the founder and president of Careers Done Write. Debra, who possesses both Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC) designations, is globally recognized as an expert in advanced career search techniques. She has been featured in numerous leading online, print, and trade publications. She can be reached directly at debra@careersdonewrite.com. Feel free to visit her website at http://careersdonewrite.com/blog/ for valuable career advice.

Corey Hurwitz assumed the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of CareersInGovernment.com, Inc. in 2011. Ms Hurwitz's professional background includes serving as Director of Accounts for HotJobs.com during its start up years, Director of Special Events for JDate.com, and over eight years as a teacher in Southern California.

Dr. Joanie B. Connell is an organizational consultant and leadership coach who specializes in maximizing leadership potential. She works with companies to attract, develop, and retain top talent. She works with individuals to improve their success and happiness in their careers. She is also an author of a soon-to-be-released book called “Flying without a Helicopter: How to Prepare Young People for Work and Life.” As a consultant, Joanie develops leaders across generations. She coaches executives and youth at Flexible Work Solutions. She consults with organizations in a variety of areas, including executive leadership development, diversity, generations, flexible work arrangements, work-life balance, life transitions, character and ethics, team building, and virtual teams. Her clients are from Fortune 100 companies, not-for-profit, and government agencies and high tech, biotech, healthcare, finance, legal and other industries. As a professor, she teaches/has taught business and psychology students of all ages at the Rady School of Management at the University of California San Diego, the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant International University, and in the Masters in Human Behavior program at National University. Joanie earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in Engineering from Harvard University. Joanie is available to consult, coach, present keynote speeches, and make media appearances. She also likes to write guest blog posts.