2020

As Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Tim Short is responsible for ensuring KeyedIn customers not only successfully implement KeyedIn software, but also that they achieve their long-term business objectives and form a lasting partnership with the KeyedIn team. In executing those responsibilities, Tim leads teams of experienced professional services consultants, support technicians, training and education practitioners, and customer success managers. Tim brings 20+ years of project and portfolio management experience to KeyedIn. Having led global, cross-functional project management offices (PMOs) at businesses such as Twinlab and CHG Healthcare, Tim has a keen sense of the struggles IT and portfolio management leaders face in fulfilling their demanding roles. With that knowledge and experience, Tim has been instrumental in growing the KeyedIn customer experience organization into a world-class team of PPM domain experts who are deeply invested in the success of KeyedIn customers. Prior to KeyedIn, Tim held leadership positions in customer experience, professional services and portfolio management at Workfront, CHG Healthcare, Twinlab and Robert Half International. Tim studied business at The University of Utah, and holds a Masters Certification in Project Management from Villanova University.

Joanna is a results-oriented program, project management and change leader with a history of leading highly successful teams in enterprise-level and global environments. She has a proven track record of championing new customer-focused technology offerings that promote business development and optimal functionality across multiple digital platforms. Joanna leverages a career history of tactical project management, analytical, and organizational expertise to pioneer transformational digital solutions that garner substantial results—enhancing brand visibility, driving revenue growth, and expanding key metrics. She is currently the Senior Vice President of Program Management and Operations at Centro. Prior to joining Centro, she was Director of Digital Portfolio Management at Weight Watchers International.

An accomplished PMO Director and people leader, Sherry James, PMP has been actively engaged on the speakers’ circuit for well over 10 years. Her presentations have taught audiences next-generation leadership, corporate mental health, suicide prevention, and leadership development. Ms. James created the non-profit #2020Lives Changed, Inc to touch 2020 lives by facilitating difficult conversations regarding mental health and suicide prevention. As the Founder and CXO of Phoenix Speaks, Inc, Sherry James is an online coach, trainer and keynote speaker on topics such as: • Race in America: The Mental Impact of 2020 • PMO Leadership: The Three Ring Circus of Stakeholder Management • Managing Your Mental Health While Leading Virtual Teams • Developing Next Generation Leaders • Servant Leadership for Corporate Leadership • Diversity and Inclusion Best Practices • Building a Mentally Healthy Program Management Office Speaking Event Snapshot: SpeakUp! AmazonPrime Show (Now Live!) With Your Mind in Mind-Instagram Podcast #ShelterInPeace-Instagram Series PMI Dallas Board Member (VP, Professional Development) National Diversity Leadership Conference Tulsa University University of Texas-Dallas Digital Transformation Panelist

Over the past 2 decades, Christoph has continuously worked to improve the effectiveness of organizations while improving the work life of those involved. Experiences include strategy development, strategy execution, agile transformation, product development, Post-Merger-Integration, economics research. Today, Christoph is a Managing Director at SaaS company Meisterplan, which he joined in 2015. Prior to that, he worked as a Management Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and ran a FinTech company, 3C.

Rick works with leaders who see big changes and projects as opportunities to engage people in the changes that will affect them. These leaders know that change can actually boost morale and commitment to the organization and the work. He calls his approach Change without Migraines™! His opinion has been sought by NBC Nightly News, CNBC, BBC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Industry Week, The Economist, Nation’s Business, Fast Company, The Washington Post, Investor’s Business Daily, many trade and business publications and broadcast media. His other books include Beyond the Wall of Resistance, Why Don’t You Want What I Want?, Feedback Toolkit, Building Capacity for Change Sourcebook, and Caught in the Middle. He helped Karl Berger write The Music Mind Experience which was published in 2020. (Rick is also a dedicated amateur jazz musician.)

Author and international keynote speaker David Dye gives leaders the roadmap they need to transform results. David works with leaders around the world who want to achieve breakthrough results without losing their soul (or mind) in the process. He gets it because he’s been there: a former executive and elected official, David has over two decades of experience leading teams, building organizations, and working with Boards of Directors to transform their effectiveness. He is the award-winning author of: Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results Without Losing Your Soul, Courageous Cultures (Harper Collins 2020), The Seven Things Your Team Needs to Hear You Say, and Glowstone Peak – a book for readers of all ages about courage, influence, and hope. Known for his optimism, for making difficult concepts understandable, and for moving leaders to immediate, practical action. David’s keynotes and training programs help leaders across industries to increase their influence, solve common leadership frustrations, and improve productivity through practical leadership inspiration. David has a BA in Political Science from the University of Colorado and a Masters Degree in Management from Regis University. He and his wife, Karin Hurt, are dedicated to their philanthropic initiative, Winning Wells, which provides clean water wells to communities struggling with access to safe water throughout Southeast Asia. David lives outside of Washington, DC. He loves the meditation of a hiking trail, the reward of high mountain peaks, and is proud of the impact his children are having around the world.

Author and international keynote speaker Karin Hurt inspires transformational change. Recently named on Inc’s list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers and American Management Association’s 50 Leaders to Watch, Karin Hurt helps leaders from around the world achieve breakthrough results without losing their souls. Karin has over two decades of experience in customer service, sales, and human resources. She’s the award-winning author of: Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results-Without Losing Your Soul, Overcoming an Imperfect Boss, Courageous Cultures (Harper Collins 2020), and Glowstone Peak – a book for readers of all ages about courage, influence, and hope. A former Verizon Wireless executive, Karin transformed customer service outsourcing (96M calls/year) to reach parity in quality with internal centers and developed a leading sales team that won the President’s Award for Customer Growth. Her keynotes inspire leaders with proven and practical leadership techniques developed over her rich career as an executive, speaker, and strategic advisor. Karin has a BA in Communication from Wake Forest University, an MA from Towson University in Organizational Communication, and additional graduate work at the University of Maryland, where she teaches in the Executive Education program. She and her husband, David Dye, are dedicated to their philanthropic initiative, Winning Wells, which provides clean water wells to communities struggling with access to safe water throughout Southeast Asia. Karin lives outside of Washington, DC. She knows the stillness of a yogi, the reflective road of a marathoner, and the joy of being a mom raising emerging leaders.

Marquise Vilsaint, MBA, PMP® is known for partnering with organizations to help them find clarity in the midst of chaos. As featured in the online published profile “Celebrating Women in Project Management 2020”, her superpower is Harmony. Harmonious Project Management is an approach which factors emotional intelligence, leverages soft skills, and the fostering of genuine relationships with project teams. Her method of leveraging productive personality traits has resulted in the success in the deployment of several complex and involved enterprise initiatives across the nation.

Anu is the President and Founder of Capala Consulting Group, LLC where she specializes in Executive coaching and Agile Transformations. She is also an Enterprise Agile Coach and Certified Scrum Trainer® – providing education and coaching, consulting services to clients across the United States. An IT professional with over 25 years of industry experience, Anu holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from Osmania University in India and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.