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Abby Kohut, who is known on the web as Absolutely Abby, has held positions from recruiter to Senior Director of Recruiting. Her website www.AbsolutelyAbby.com, her speeches, and her books teach candidates secrets about the job search process that other recruiters simply won't tell you. Abby has provided job search tips on Fox 5 Business News, NBC, CBS, ABC, LinkedIn, Forbes, USA Today, Monster, Careerbuilder, TheLadders, and on Bloomberg Radio. Abby was selected as one of "The Monster 11 for 2011: Career Experts Who Can Help Your Job Search" and is one of the “Top 100 Influential People Online” according to Fast Company Magazine. Since 2010, Abby has been on a mission to educate one million job seekers, and is currently driving around the USA speaking at job search groups, in order to accomplish that goal, which you can learn more about at www.AbbyAcrossAmerica.com.

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.

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.

Staci M. Zavattaro, Ph.D., is an associate professor of public administration and a research associate with the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management. Her books include Cities for Sale, Place Branding Through Phases of the Image, and Social Media to Government: Theory and Practice (edited with Dr. Thomas Bryer). She serves as the managing editor of the international journal Administrative Theory & Praxis. Her work appears in journals such as Urban Studies, Public Administration Review, Journal of Place Management and Development, Administration & Society, and Tourism Management. Zavattaro graduated from the University of Florida with a dual major in political science and journalism. She completed her graduate work at Florida Atlantic University. As an almost-native Floridian (her family moved when she was 2, so she claims Florida as home), she is excited to come to Orlando and work with the wonderful faculty here at UCF.

Christie Mims is a professional career coach and the founder of The Revolutionary Club [http://therevolutionaryclub.com], a Forbes Top 100 website for your career. She's on a mission to help you find Career Happiness, because frankly, you deserve it. Got some fears about making a change or need help finding your passion? Get free career help right over here: www.therevolutionaryclub.com.

Sabrina spent the last seven years of her corporate HR experience in a performance marketing company. She started as a Human Resource Manager in a call center in a small town and was soon promoted to Director overseeing seven call centers. A truly strategic generalist role, each day brought something new. During her tenure as Director, the company decided to branch out overseas. Sabrina was the lead human resource liaison to all international endeavors. In addition, Sabrina was responsible for all recruitment, training and development, succession planning (workforce management) and outplacement activities for each of the centers she managed. In 2011, Sabrina founded Acacia HR Solutions in an effort to help businesses with human resources and recruiting efforts. Most of her clients are small businesses who have no need for full time HR support or larger businesses who need to supplement the skillset of their current HR staff.

Danita Dyess started writing in 1992 when she landed a job at Creative Services, Inc., an advertising agency in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked with the director of communications and was introduced to the “Associated Press Stylebook.” She learned how to write proposals, press releases, correspondence and various documents for Fortune 500 companies in a fast-paced environment. In 1995, she started volunteering for two nonprofit organizations. As the English instructor for the Burma Students' Association, she edited term papers and theses for college students. She also co-wrote correspondence proposing conflict resolution in war-torn countries for professors. As the online course developer for the National Council for Support of Disability, she researched topics, interviewed experts and wrote online courses for a global audience. Improving the content led to increased enrollment. In 2010, her passion for writing resulted in working as a freelance writer. She has written thousands of articles, interviews, blog posts, career guides and online courses. Her byline has appeared in SZ Magazine, Houston Chronicle, etc. She is a ghostwriter for C-suite executives and her work has appeared on numerous career websites. She has served as a recruiter for various corporations. She is a volunteer writer for Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project. She will earn her bachelor’s degrees in communications with a certificate in journalism and psychology from the University of Phoenix in 2016. Since 2011, she has been the careers examiner for Examiner.com. She is the founder of Align Career Strategies and specializes in writing about human resources and career development.

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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.

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

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.

Stephanie Diana Eubank is a Silicon Valley Native recently relocated to the Central Valley of California. While finishing her Dissertation towards earning a Doctorate in Business Administration with a focus on Remote Work and Remote Leadership at Concordia University Chicago’s remote DBA program. Stephanie started her academic journey at California State University East Bay and moved on to Southern New Hampshire University where she completed her Masters in Operations Management with a focus in Project Management. While working towards academic goals she worked full-time in the financial world. Spending the last ten years working remotely within the financial industry as a National Subject Matter Expert in both Mortgage Compliance/ Condo Underwriting Compliance and Operational Organizational Development. Stephanie Diana Eubank is also currently working as a Business Instructor at California State University East Bay and California State University Stanislaus specializing in Operational Management. Stephanie has also started her own YouTube Channel to promote her business consultancy firm Wicked B of the West Consulting. Wicked B of the West is a owner operated consulting firm specializing in training companies how to train their remote leaders and helping to better understand their remote workers. Navigating the ever-changing trends in remote work as it evolves into the new normal of business. All her achievements would not have been possible without the work-life balance she has founded and championed in her research of remote work. Without remote work being a working mother, wife, and subject matter expert would be a much more insurmountable task. For more information on Stephanie Diana Eubank and her research see her blogs below: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wickedbofthewest Website: wickedbofthewestremoteconsulting.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WickedBoftheWestBusinessConsulting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wickedbofthewestconsulting/ Twitter: @SDEubank Blog: drstephaniebeardbaremoteresearch.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-diana-eubank-590b3757/