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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.

Josh Weiss-Roessler is a professional resume writer who has written hundreds of resumes, cover letters, and thank you letters for candidates, including those seeking jobs in the public sector. He lives and works in Austin, TX, with his wife, son, and two adorably destructive dogs.

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.

Neil Reichenberg is the former executive director of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR). He worked for IPMA-HR, for almost four decades until his retirement in June 2020. He is an adjunct instructor at George Mason University teaching a graduate public human resource management class, writes a twice monthly public policy/legal column for the Human Resource Certification Institute, and speaks on human resource issues. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and New York Law School and has been admitted to the Bar in New York and the District of Columbia.

Laura Fields is an educational writer who tries to give high-quality resource material to teachers and students alike. She deems it important to try and improve the ways of studying and teaching in order to reach a higher level of comprehension and understanding among students.

Aubree Watson has been successfully balancing her work-life responsibilities since 2019. She lives with her 8 cats.

Randy A. Burba is the Chief of Public Safety for Chapman University. He has served in this capacity since 2005 and he is responsible for all law enforcement related functions, parking, transportation services, fire & life safety, and emergency management for the university. Randy obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Cal Poly University and is a graduate of The University of Southern California’s Delinquency Control Institute. Randy believes that learning is a lifelong endeavor and he continues to learn from his colleagues and the community he serves. He believes that solving problems is the core of community policing and his motto is, “Never be so constrained by your job description that you stop looking for ways to say yes; if you must say no, say it with compassion for the customer’s crisis, real or perceived, and provide options”. He began his career in 1986 at the University of Southern California. In his 33 years of campus law enforcement he has had the opportunity to partner with many diverse groups to solve problems within the local community, including building a house in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity as part of a community policing outreach. He has served as President for The International Association of Campus Law enforcement Administrators (IACLEA); President of The California College and University Police Chief’s Association (CCUPCA); Chair of the Board for Crime Survivors; he is member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP); The American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS); and The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP). Randy resides in Orange California with his wife and two daughters.

Lottie is a freelance writer who contributes to a number of websites, writing about topics that are close to her heart. When she's not sitting in front of her laptop, she enjoys spending time exploring the great outdoors with her husband, two daughters and their German Shepherd.

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Gloria Martinez loves sharing her business expertise and hopes to inspire other women to start their own businesses and seek promotions in the workplace. She created WomenLed.org to spotlight and celebrate women’s achievements.

Kelly Barcelos is a progressive digital marketing manager for Jobsoid – Applicant Tracking System. She is responsible for leading the content and social media teams at work. Her expertise and experience in the field of HR enable her to create value-driven content for her readers – both on Jobsoid’s blog and other guest blogs where she publishes content regularly.

John Eldridge was a member of the Vancouver Police Department for twenty-six years. He followed that with an eleven-year second career at WorkSafeBC (the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia) where he led a team investigating fatal accidents in the workplace.  He wrote Second Careers for Street Cops as a guide for law enforcement officers looking for a second career. Through his job search and transition into a career after policing, John realized the lack of second career information available specifically for police officers. Second Careers for Street Cops is his down-to-earth, practical advice for street cops who want to move on to a new work life after their law enforcement careers. John lives in Vancouver and can be contacted through his website, http://secondcareersforstreetcops.com/ or follow him on Twitter @copsecondcareer.