Andrea Brockmeier, PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, BRMP, CSPO, IIBA-AAC, ECBA, Watermark Learning

Andrea is the Director of Project Management for Watermark Learning, an Educate 360 brand. Andrea is an experienced trainer, facilitator, speaker, and project manager with over 25 years of business experience. Andrea contributes to certification and skills development curricula in project management, business analysis, agile, and leadership. She speaks at PMI® and other professional conferences and is an active volunteer. She enjoys practicing what she teaches and is passionate about creating pragmatic learning experiences that create better outcomes for students’ projects and their organizations. Andrea approaches each professional engagement as an opportunity for everyone in the room to learn together.

 

 

 

Ben Chan, PMP, P.Eng, CMC, ASM

Ben is a Project Leadership Coach helping to transform project managers to elevate their approach to deliver exceptional outcomes through authentic leadership. He believes that by integrating critical-thinking, a strategic mindset, and management consulting skills with project delivery frameworks, project managers will be able to realize better results for their project and their career. At his core, Ben loves to help people discover how they can “level-up” and make their ideas become tangible.

As a coach, project leader, and a management consultant, he has over 15 years of experience in various industries, including Fintech, Banking, Energy, Government, and Software, while leading a variety of project types such as Strategy Development, Software Implementation, and Business Process Improvement. His drive and unique approach to project delivery has made him a highly sought after coach and project leader.

In addition to his work, he is also the VP of Professional Development for PMI Southern Alberta Chapter (SAC) and hosts the project leadership-focused podcast, the Organized Chaos Café.

Ben graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. He also holds certifications for Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Engineer (P.Eng), Agile Scrum Master (ASM), and Certified Management Consultant (CMC).

 

 

 

Dr. Brandon Olson, PMP, College of St. Scholastica

Dr. Brandon Olson holds a PhD in Information Technology with a specialization in Project Management and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Dr. Olson is a Professor and director of the Master of Science in Applied Data Analytics and Graduate Certificate in Project Management programs at the College of St. Scholastica. In his role at St. Scholastica, he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Data Analytics, Information Systems, IT Leadership, and Project Management. Dr. Olson has several published works and presents on topics in data analytics, project management, portfolio management, and knowledge management. In addition to his scholarship and work at the college, Dr. Olson serves as a consultant in the areas of project management, project governance, and data analytics.

 

 

Candida Tocci, BA, PMP, President, PMI Southern Alberta

Candida Tocci B.A., PMP®, is a Project Management Consultant with over 20 years’ experience as a Senior Project Manager and Project Leader. She holds a Bachelor of Arts for the University of Calgary in Sociology. She is currently the President of the PMI Alberta Chapter. She also has served on the PMISAC Board of Director’s as VP of Volunteer and Administration for 4 years and currently in the role of VP of Marketing Sponsorship. She was also a volunteer for over 16 years with PMISAC in various capacities. She is currently a Project Management Consultant with The City of Calgary and teaches the Applied Project Management Certification course at The Southern Alberta Institute of Technologies (SAIT). 

She is also the founder and president of WomenIN an all inclusive community organization that works to support, empower, and lift each other up. Their goal is for "A future of equal opportunity for all". They work hard to ensure that we all work together to build stronger humans of the future. They celebrate all, women, men that support them.

 

Christopher Ebbert

Equipped with a wealth of knowledge garnered from a diverse technology background, Christopher Ebbert continues to set standards and forge new pathways in cutting edge software architecture, engineering and development. Dedicated to structured and elegant engineering, Ebbert is an evangelist for Agile processes who understands the nature of engaging employees in the shared goal of implementation and accountability. A strong leader with a passion for technology, his experience has found him responsible for the leadership, architecture, direction and execution of ground breaking software products for organizations ranging from established industry leaders to innovative start-ups.

 

 

 

Dave Harry, PMP, CSSBB, CB-PMO, LBC CSM, Black Belt and CEO, Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC

Dave a.k.a "The Process Whisperer" is a retired U.S. Navy helicopter pilot.  He is currently a Black Belt trainer and CEO of Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC in Greeneville, TN.  Following his military career, Dave taught Lean Six Sigma “Belt” and Project Management classes for various companies including KMPG Consulting, Northrop Grumman, Rolls-Royce Energy LLC, the University of Tennessee, Training Modernization Group Inc., Simplilearn, and Six Sigma Development Solutions Inc. Dave often presents on Project Management, Six Sigma, PMOs, Toyota Kata, Team Dynamics, and Team Excellence and is a regular Keynote speaker for the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society. Dave attended the 2022 PMI Global Summit in Las Vegas.

Dave has served several terms on the Boards of both the American Society for Quality Lean Enterprise Division and the IISE Operational Excellence (Lean) Division. Dave is currently on the Board of his local ASQ Section, and Secretary of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Nashville Chapter, and on the Governing Board, IISE Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) Body of Knowledge (BoK). In addition to Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certifications, Dave is a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), holds Lean Bronze Certification from the SME/Shingo/AME, and is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM®). Dave is also a Toyota Kata “Geek” and teaches several Toyota Kata introductory classes. He has also been an ASQ International Team Excellence Awards Final Round Judge. Dave is or has been a member of more than a dozen PMI Chapters including Richmond VA, Northern VA, Tidewater VA, Washington DC, Chattanooga TN, Knoxville TN, Nashville TN, Columbus OH, and Colombo Sri Lanka.

 

 

Dawn Mahan, Founder, PMOtraining.com

Founder of PMOtraining.com and its divisions the Project Guru Academy and The Project Gurus. Before leaving a project leadership role in the Fortune 500 in 2009, she was a Fortune 500 PMO leader, a Senior Business/IT Consultant, Assistant Actuary and Biostatistician.

Today she is an international speaker, award-winning consultant and inventor of the ProjectFlo® Process Learning System, which uses gamification, design thinking and storytelling to make learning PMI’s complex process fun.

She coined the term “Projectland” and her work has been featured in the international press such as MarketWatch, Morningstar, Yahoo! Finance. She is author of the upcoming book: Welcome to Projectland, has a home in the Florida Keys and loves chocolate with sea salt.

For Credentials, Presentation History, Video & Speaker Sheet see:

https://www.pmotraining.com/speaking

 

 

Dawn Nicole McIlwain, Co-Founder & COO, Skilldora

Dawn Nicole is the Co-founder & COO at Skilldora, an Al EdTech & eLearning company whose 1st in the US to launch & earn accreditation for an eLearning platform using all Al Digital Human Instructors. Speaker, Published Author and Philanthropist, Dawn Nicole brings an unrivalled track-record for helping world class organizations deliver more business value and gain more outcomes in less time. With a background in Al-eLearning, Business Agility and Building Globally Accredited Programs, Dawn Nicole brings advanced execution strategies & innovation to the table.

 

 

Dr. Tony Prensa, Ph.D.

Dr. Prensa is a highly accomplished executive and Certified PMO Professional with extensive experience in project management, information systems, and technologies. With a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership and a major in Information Systems and Technologies, Dr. Prensa has a proven track record of delivering multiple technical and business projects on time and within budget. He is adept at reengineering business processes and IT infrastructure with business visions to drive profitability, efficiency, and growth within the organization. Dr. Prensa is an Authorized PMO Instructor, a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and has ITIL IV certification.

As a skilled communicator with strong influencing and problem-solving skills, Dr. Prensa has a demonstrated ability to lead team members and external business contacts including stakeholders such as consultants, partners, and vendors. He ensures that all processes comply with regulatory requirements and IT governance practices. Dr. Prensa has also taught project management for several universities in the country, including Virginia Technical University, Grand Canyon University, Colorado Technical University, University of Phoenix, and currently teaching for Walden University. With more than 25 years of teaching experience in various formats, face-to-face and virtual, Dr. Prensa has developed techniques to connect with learners and students in the most efficient way.

Dr. Prensa has been involved with the Project Management Institute for more than twenty-five years. He served as a vice president of PMI Puerto Rico Chapter from 1998-2000 and volunteered in many activities to promote project management. Dr. Prensa also participated in writing PMP exam questions workshop in Dallas, Texas in 2002 and has helped hundreds of project management professionals to get prepared for the PMP exam. Dr. Prensa's extraordinary people skills and his commitment to putting people first make him an excellent leader, collaborator, and contributor to any organization.

 

 

Heather Tibbles-Vasilev, Senior Partner, Focus Performance Systems Inc.

Executive coach, Heather Tibbles-Vassilev, PMP is on a mission to help leaders and teams thrive as both people and business leaders. Combining a 25+ year background as a business leader in medical devices & drug development with expert level expertise in decision making, problem solving, and personal & team effectiveness tools, Heather works as a Senior Partner at Focus Performance Systems (FPS), Inc. 

She combines her unique triad of optimized systems thinking skills and leadership experience; authentic, direct and trust-building coaching style with proven decision making, problem solving and personal effectiveness tools to bring a holistic view to her clients. 

Prior to her work at FPS, Heather held a variety of executive, management and program management positions in medical devices and drug development organizations. Her roles included the full range of professional and management experiences, from staff scientist to program manager to Vice President of Program Management, and this collective experience allows Heather to connect so effectively with leaders and teams at any point in their journey. 

 

 

Jeanine Parolini, Ph.D., MA, MBA, Bethel University

Dr. Jeanine Parolini is the MBA Program Director and an Associate Professor for Bethel University, St Paul, MN. Her experiences include 12 years in corporate strategic sales and consulting, 9 years in key staff positions at 2 large non-profits, and 23 years in consulting, coaching, and teaching. Her passion is to invest in principled leaders and learning organizations. Through her work, she has developed thousands of leaders in hundreds of organizations throughout the world. Jeanine coaches leaders, teams, and organizations to be continuous learners, self-aware, trustworthy, responsible, collaborative, empowering, and innovative. She speaks and writes on a variety of topics involving effective leadership, teams, and organizations. To support PMI’s focus on “Your Most Important Project: You,” Jeanine will share insights from her ground-breaking book chapter on integrating emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence, which is in the process of being published.  

 

 

Jeff Lee, CSP-SM, CSPO, CLP, SPC, PMP

Jeff is a Partner at agilityIRL, focusing on coaching at the team and leadership levels as well as training individuals and organizations. He takes pride in his ability to help teams reach their full potential while helping the organization support team success.

Jeff spent 10 years as a PMP-certified project manager, managing large programs for a variety of Fortune 500 clients.  In 2011, he pivoted his career to focus on Agile development, working as a Scrum Master and Program Manager in Agile environments. In that time, he has worked on and with Agile teams in a variety of industries and environments.  He has seen Agile work in industries as diverse as medical device manufacturing and online retail. 

Now as an Agile coach and trainer, Jeff is able to tie together all that experience, plus an undergraduate degree in Operations Management, to help focus organizations to see the full picture.  Once teams and organizations to see the full system that they are operating within, they can identify their true constraints and opportunities and unlock their full potential.

Kate Anderson

Kate Anderson is an energetic and trusted technology leader with over 15 years leading technology products, projects & people. Driven by the excitement of a complex problem and a bias for action and experimentation to figure out the right way forward, Kate balances 'let's get the work done' with 'let's do the right work'. Having spent 15 years in tech driving difficult projects to closure, across education, hospitality and advertising, their current focus is on Design Systems. Kate’s skill They live in San Diego with their wife, 2 dogs, horse and a snake. When not in the office, Kate can be found leading a group of heroes as a dungeon master for D&D.

 

 

Kim Essendrup, CEO, RAIDLOG.com

Kim Essendrup's experience and knowledge come from over 20 years of managing critical project initiatives and delivery teams. He is the CEO and co-founder of RAIDLOG.com, a partner of project management consultancy, The Kolme Group, and co-host of the Project Management Happy Hour podcast. He also recently published his second book, “The Ultimate Guide to RAID Log.”

Kim’s professional focus is on coaching and equipping new leaders to successfully deliver challenging, high value initiatives. He not only enjoys the challenge of project delivery, but also the challenge of martial arts as a practitioner of Balintawak Eskrima. 

Lynn Shannon, B.Ed, Dip.Sp.Ed., DASSM, PMP, PMI-PBA, Member, PMI Board of Directors

Lynn Shannon is a dedicated professional leader with extensive management experience leading media and digital transformation programs for large Canadian companies, including Thomson Reuters, Torstar, Rogers Communication and Sun Life Financial. She trains project managers and business analysts, and facilitates the creation of project management offices (PMOs) while leading change initiatives to achieve corporate objectives.

Born in Montreal, Canada, Ms. Shannon is a former president of the PMI Toronto Chapter. Drawing upon her business experience, she is a popular instructor who has inspired thousands of learners with her passion for project management while developing and delivering leadership and project management courses at the University of Toronto. This is Ms Shannon’s first year of a three year term on the PMI Board of Directors. 

Mike Stuedemann, PMP, PMI-ACP, CST, CLP, CARS™

Mike Stuedemann is a seasoned veteran and Agile pioneer having personally led multiple adoption efforts in numerous organizations of varying kind, size and station. Mike is one of only ~250 Certified Scrum Trainers on the planet; a world-class athlete in the Scrum world, he is a consistently highly rated trainer, coach and consultant.

 

 

NK Shrivastava, CEO, RefineM

CEO of RefineM and Enterprise Agile Coach, NK is a pioneer in Project Management & Agile transformations. In last 30 years of his career, he has helped thousands of professionals, in companies large and small, learn and implement best project management and Agile practices.

NK is a seasoned and engaging speaker. He enjoys sharing his learnings at international, national, and regional conferences and training engagements. His speaking engagements include PMI Global Conference, PMI Seminar World, PMI chapter professional development events including a keynote presentation, and numerous RefineM public courses and corporate engagements. A natural storyteller, he draws from his decades of experiences to help audiences absorb and retain concepts and leave feeling inspired with specific action items to lead change in their organizations.

Patrick Nowick

Inspiring and empowering people to realize their greatest potential is something Patrick Nowick is passionate about.

Patrick delivers a distinctive blend of knowledge and relatability to his lectures because to his extensive training and experience in leadership, personal growth, and professional development. He captivates listeners with his personable and captivating speaking style, making an impact that lasts, and kindling a desire for positive change.

Patrick's ability to connect with people on a personal level allows him to tailor his message to resonate with diverse audiences, regardless of their background or industry.

Patrick provides tangible advice, ideas, and practical insights that help people succeed in both their personal and professional life. He draws on his significant experience in a variety of leadership roles. He is renowned for producing thought-provoking material that will leave you motivated and equipped with the tools you need to thrive.

Whether he's speaking to a small team or addressing a large audience, Patrick Nowick leaves a lasting impression through his passion, authenticity, and ability to inspire positive change.

Paul Fjelsta, Founding Partner, accomplir® Inc.

Over forty years of consulting, Paul has assisted Fortune 1000 clients measurably improve quality, costs, and productivity through development and delivery of major change programs focused on business process improvement and management, business-driven technology deployment, and leadership development. 

Paul’s journey began in the 1980’s with a focus on applying Deming and Japanese TQC methodologies.  In the ‘90s, Paul joined The Rummler-Brache Group (RBG) delivering engagements utilizing RBG’s Best Practice Business Process Improvement & Management methodology (clients included 3M, Applied Materials, Brown & Root, Cargill, Chevron, Citibank, Haliburton, H-P, Imation, Kraft Foods, US Intelligence Community, and Toyota).   

Paul launched accomplir®, Inc. in 2003 to develop next-generation improvement toolsets integrating Behavior Science into process improvement and IT / digital deployment methodologies.  Over the last fifteen years, these toolsets have been used in numerous engagements to improve change initiative people-dimension outcomes, results and ROI.

Samir Penkar

Samir Penkar is the CEO of Simulation Powered Learning, which offers project management and agile training using real life simulations. He has been an agile proponent and has worked with Scrum teams, Kanban teams and managed Agile Release Trains. His other interests include healthy living, rucking and kite flying. An engaging speaker, Samir uses stories to bring concepts to life. 

Scott Savor, CEO/Founder, Uncommon Competitor LLC

Scott Savor is a leadership analyst and keynote speaker for highly competitive individuals, teams and companies who are committed to never stop improving. He has worked with NBA, WNBA, collegiate and high school championship coaches, players, and teams as well as executive leaders of small businesses and multi-million-dollar corporations.

Scott Welle

Outperformers are not born; they’re made. We ALL have the capacity to “raise our game,” and Scott Welle has spent more than 15 years helping people do this, personally and professionally. Scott’s 9 best selling books, articles, videos, podcasts and online programs inspire hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. He has a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology, is an adjunct professor at St. Olaf University and regularly consults with top performing executives, sales professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as elite athletes, all with one common goal: to OUTPERFORM. Fox 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul has called him a “Motivational Expert.” and he was recently named the 2021 Midwest Motivational Speaker of the Year.

For “fun” (and because he’s a little crazy!), Scott has completed 31 marathons, 5 Ironman triathlons, a 100-mile ultra marathon, and serves others by showing them how to tap into the mindset of challenging their self-limiting beliefs and aspiring to be their best every day.

https://scottwelle.com

Teresa Watry, Portfolio & Program Manager, Project Management Leader, Mentor

Teresa Watry is an IT leader in portfolio and program management, recognized for her expertise in managing the people side of change. She is a mentor, coach and speaker. Currently she is the Portfolio Manager for the IT Results Delivery Office at Rockwell Automation, a $32.4 billion global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation Previously a Portfolio Manager for Information Services at MGIC Investment Corporation, she managed planning and forecasting functions for the technology portfolio and supported business engagement functions and organizational change management. Teresa holds a degree in Behavioral Psychology and multiple certifications including: PMP, DASM, AMP and Prosci-Certified Change Practitioner. She is an active member with Women in Technology Wisconsin, and currently serves as the President of the PMI Northeast Wisconsin chapter. On a personal note, Teresa enjoys exercise, learning new things and going on adventures with her two sons. Talk to her about women advancing the project management profession, mentorship, and transformation.

Tina Nazier

As the national leader of Wipfli’s Construction and Real Estate Strategy team, Tina works with construction and real estate clients across the country to assist them in getting all they want out of their  business. From creating the ideal future vision of the company, to attracting and engaging the right workforce, and ensuring an efficient operation, Tina helps owners and top executives achieve their individual and company ideal future state. 

Tom Colosimo, Career Strategist, Colosimo Career Consulting

As a professional career architect/coach and recruiter expert with an extensive scope of business connections in the accounting, manufacturing, banking, service and retail industries, Tom offer strong expertise for successful career strategies. He is a sought after speaker on topics of networking, career-changing, impactful resumes and how to successfully work with recruiters.

Tom is a Career Strategist with a corporate foundation of 22 years in accounting, 7 years of agency and corporate recruiting experience and 11 years in career coaching. His experience in developing career pathways for many professionals based on his real-life development allows him to be a key strategist for you!