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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.

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.

I support small businesses and leaders to build healthy, effective ways of working, combining strong business foundations with emotionally intelligent communication.My work sits at the intersection of HR, mentoring and communication development, helping organisations navigate people challenges, reduce risk and make decisions with clarity and care.I’m the creator of Flo Right EQ™, a practical, real-world approach to emotional intelligence that supports clearer communication, stronger relationships and thoughtful accountability. It underpins how I work with individuals, teams and businesses, not as theory, but as skills that can be applied when it really matters.Based in Andover, Hampshire, I work with clients across the UK and internationally, supporting organisations through mentoring, training and people support, both online and in person.

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.

Andrea Mein DeWitt is an author, sought-after speaker, and dynamic leadership coach who teaches high-performing leaders to see and step into their power, potential, and truth. She is the CEO of Andrea DeWitt Advisors, where she coaches heart-centered working professionals who are feeling the call to chase a dream, create something new in their lives, or transform something that's no longer working. Andrea's mantra is, "It is only when we dare to look inside ourselves that we find the truth to light our way forward." She encourages her clients to find their courage by stepping out of their comfort zone, which Andrea believes is the portal that will help them maximize their power and potential in both their personal and professional lives. Andrea's career path has taken her through diverse roles, from educator, mentor, and facilitator to speaker, coach, and author. As she moved through each role, she took advantage of the opportunities to learn, gain new skills, and become a better version of herself. After more than 30 years as a successful academic, Andrea bravely shed her cloak of education and took the courageous and transformational leap into the world of coaching. Her own life transitions allowed her to modify, revise, and rewrite her life. These are the skills she transmits to her coaching clients as she inspires them to take control and become the best version of themselves. Her 2022 book, Name, Claim & Reframe: Your Path to a Well-Lived Life, helps readers on a path to self-discovery, enabling them to access their personal power and potential in a way that aligns with their truth through the Name, Claim, and Reframe® (NCR) model. Her new follow-up workbook, Name, Claim & Reframe Workbook: Your Companion Guide to a Well-Lived Life, set to be released on April 30, 2024, offers an in-depth introspective extension for readers to harvest their own insights using NCR®. Andrea holds an M.Ed. in Reading Leadership from UC Berkeley and is a Professional Certified Coach through The Co-Active Training Institute and The International Coaching Federation.

Anna Runyan is a Career Coach, Career Development Expert, Professor of Career Development and founder of Classycareergirl.com(http://www.classycareergirl.com ). Anna is the voice for women who want to find careers they love and get ahead. Since getting her own career unstuck, Anna has helped hundreds of professional women find meaningful and purposeful careers. Anna started her blog, ClassyCareerGirl.com, in March 2010 to document what she was learning during business school at UCSD and at her full-time consulting job at Booz Allen Hamilton. After just a few months, Classy Career Girl was named one of “The Top 50 Up and Coming HR Blogs for Career Development” and Anna quickly discovered her “passion project.” Recently, Anna’s site was picked as one of “Forbes Top 100 Websites For Your Career” and her career and office fashion advice was featured in People Stylewatch magazine. Anna is also a featured guest expert on Fox 5 New San Diego and San Diego 6 News. Anna is also a professor of Career Development, Journalism and Management at DeVry University, and the creator of popular programs like the Get Unstuck Bootcamp (http://www.loveyourcareerformula.com/ ) and the Get Ahead Club (http://getunstuck.classycareergirl.com/classy-career-girls-get-ahead-club/ ).For more about Anna Runyan and some photos, you can go to http://www.classycareergirl.com/media/

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/

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.

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.

Rachel Beohm has worked for over ten years in the communications field. She trains executives, HR professionals, speakers, and job seekers to present themselves powerfully through the use of nonverbal communication skills so they can achieve their goals. She coaches clients one-on-one in downtown Portland, OR, provides blogs and other resources online, and delivers workshops and keynotes across the country. Rachel is active on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Medium. She also blogs regularly at her website: www.rachelbeohm.com.

Phil Rosenberg is known all over America and abroad as "The HR Doctor." He is a human resources and public administration leader with more than thirty years of successful practical, field tested experience in making HR work for the organization and every one of its employees and clients. He has served as Director of Human Resources, Chief Labor Negotiator and Critical Incident Coordinator for Broward County, Florida, one of America’s largest county governments. He has served in the same capacity for the Cities of Miramar, Florida, Santa Barbara, California, and Miami-Dade County’s Public Health Trust. In California’s Central Valley, he served as Director of Human Resources and as County Chief Administrative Officer for Stanislaus County.Phil is the author of over four hundred nationally published articles and the four hundred page book, “Don’t Walk by Something Wrong!” He has well over two decades of experience teaching masters and doctoral students in three universities, as well as being a frequent conference keynote presenter and seminar leader. These have included multiple presentations in the United Kingdom and the Republic of South Africa. In addition, he had the honor of being keynote speaker at the first ever All-Ireland Human Resources Conference in late 2007. Phil has conducted seminars all across the United States on a huge array of HR issues, including Workplace and Personal Security, Creating a Compelling Place to Work, HR Innovation, Liability Reduction, Management and Supervisory Accountability, as well as many other motivational and innovation-centered presentations. He is a compelling, humorous presenter in demand as a trainer and leader in public and private organizations.His work has included decades of innovative leadership and accountability for Affirmative Action programs, Employment and Training administration, risk management, internal affairs investigations, violence and disaster management intervention and incident command experience, leadership development, information systems implementation, and employee assistance programs.

Gershon Mader is founder and President of Quantum Performance Inc, a management consulting firm specializing in generating total alignment and engagement in organizations.His work has encompassed a broad range of industries including banking, telecommunications, manufacturing, entertainment, real estate and retail.Based on his work with over 60,000 people, Mader co-authored the best-selling business book The Power of Strategic Commitment. The book offers readers practical tools, proven methods and meaningful case studies garnered from a broad range of global companies.In addition, Gershon has written articles on leadership and management for the Drake Business Review, Chief Learning Officer magazine, Human Resource Executive magazine, and MWorld – The Journal of the American Management Association.