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P. Lamont Ewell is a retired City Manager and author of the book, “Reaching For The Gold.” He is currently working in partnership with Clark Wurzberger, Senior Vice President of the Mercer Group to present one-day seminars on how to successfully prepare for an interview. Visit Reachingforthegold.net

Jeffrey Morgan, President of e-volve IT Services has been providing independent consulting services to County and Municipal agencies since 1993. Jeff has worked in nearly every business sector including Department of Defense, Federal, State and Local government, Insurance, Publishing, Manufacturing, Medical, Transportation, Small Business and Non-Profit and has provided services for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies with 50,000 employees.  Jeff holds a Master of Arts (1992) from the University of California, Riverside and is also a graduate of the Defense Language Institute (Korean, Honor Graduate 1986), the US Army Electronic Warfare School (Distinguished Graduate, 1986), and the US Army Intelligence School (1986). Find me at: Information Technology Governance for Executives: http://blog.e-volvellc.com LinkedIn Profile: http://linkedin.com/in/evolvejsmorgan

Dr. Michael Falkow is an interdisciplinary and versatile executive leader with 30 years of hands-on software and systems engineering, project management, business development, collegiate teaching, and senior executive-level municipal administration experience. Dr. Falkow spent the first half of his career in the private sector as a computer scientist and senior project manager implementing medium-to-large scale solutions across a variety of industries, including banking and mortgage lending, insurance and finance, healthcare, the legal field, and local government. He spent the second half of his career at the City of Inglewood, California, serving first in the information technology and communications department as director and then serving as assistant city manager for 12 years until he retired at the end of 2018. Since 2014, Dr. Falkow has been teaching part-time for the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Humanities and Social Science at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Falkow earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Science from California State University, Fullerton in 1990 and 1994, respectively. In 2013, Dr. Falkow earned his Master of Arts in Security Studies, Homeland Defense and Security from the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey where he received the Outstanding Thesis Award for his thesis entitled, Does Homeland Security Constitute an Emerging Academic Discipline? Finally, Dr. Falkow recently earned his Doctorate in Policy, Planning and Development from the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California in December of 2020 where he published his dissertation entitled, A Framework for Good Local Governance: Achieving Prosperity in an Increasingly Complex Environment. www.falkow.com

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.

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.

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.

Chip R. Bell is a renowned keynote speaker and senior partner with the Chip Bell Group. Prior to starting CBG in 1980, he was Director of Management and Organization Development for NCNB (now Bank of America). Dr. Bell holds graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University and the George Washington University. He was a highly decorated infantry unit commander in Viet Nam with the elite 82nd Airborne and served as a guerrilla tactics instructor on the faculty of the U.S. Army Infantry School. He is the author of such best-selling books as The 9 1/2 Principles of Innovative Service, Managers as Mentors, Managing Knock Your Socks off Service, Take Their Breath Away, Wired and Dangerous, and his newest book, Sprinkles: Creating Awesome Experience Through Innovative Service. He has appeared on CNBC, CNN, ABC, Fox Business Network, Bloomberg TV; his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Entrepreneur, USA Today, Fast Company and Businessweek. He can be reached at www.chipbell.com.

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. 

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.

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.

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.