Employee Engagement Panel
Featuring Northwest-based experts across employment law, DEI, conflict resolution, and benefits
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | 11:30am - 1:00pm
Space is Limited
Learning Objectives:
Help HR managers better understand issues currently impacting employee engagement
Our diverse panel made up of Northwest-based experts across employment law, diversity/equity/inclusion, conflict resolution, and benefits will all offer attendees a unique approach and solutions to promote better employee engagement
HR managers will leave the meeting with attainable employee engagement goals and new tools/methods to solve employee engagement issues
Meet the Panelists:
Cassie Christopher, MS RDN, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Well-Being Consultant, Cassie Christopher Consulting
Cassie Christopher is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Workplace Wellbeing Consultant. She has a Bachelors of Arts in Business with a focus on entrepreneurship from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University. Cassie holds a Certificate of Training in Pediatric and Adult Weight Management and Obesity, and has completed post-graduate training in corporate wellness.
Cassie is a dynamic speaker and educator with a gift for humor and passion for wellbeing. In a world where people are routinely overloaded with information and feel they have little bandwidth for changing habits, Cassie helps her audiences personalize the education she provides so they can immediately implement her advice. Cassie is skilled at tailoring her presentations to be relatable for a wide variety of people and job functions, with extensive and varied speaking experience ranging from 1200+ viewers at T-mobile to break room functions for non-desk workers.
In her role as a wellbeing consultant, Cassie is skilled in identifying the needs of all stakeholders and creating solutions that support organizational goals and profitability while honoring the human need for connection, belonging and health. Cassie’s consulting work ranges from designing custom wellness programming, to redesigning onsite cafe menus, and supporting leaders to prevent burnout.
Carol Bowser, J.D.
Founder Conflict
Management Strategies Inc.
In 2002 Carol Bowser founded Conflict Management Strategies Inc. Since then she has helped leaders and organizations become conflict competent. Work that she loves. When asked “what is it you like about your work?” Her answer is simple “I love creating spaces where people can talk about what is important and giving them the tools to have those conversations. It is powerful stuff.”
Carol trains personnel at all levels on the skills to address and navigate through workplace conflict. Her style is highly interactive, facilitative, and designed so that participants can put the skills to immediate use in the workplace. Clients have called her highly engaging, AND highly knowledgeable.
After several years of practicing Employment Law, Carol decided to become an entrepreneur and work with organizations to prevent costly workplace conflict and share the gospel of “Managing Conflict— Empowering People.” She knows the difference between what employees perceive to be unfair and what is illegal.
Stefani Coverson
Founder & CEO
Jamii Pae
Consulting, LLC
Stefani Coverson (she/her) is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Senior Certified Professional (SHRM - SCP) with over 20 years of experience advocating for racial equity, social justice, and practicing human resources in the public, nonprofit, and higher education industries. She is also a Certified Facilitator in the Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations® Program. Additionally, she is a Qualified Administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI) and Intercultural Conflict Style® (ICS) assessment tools. She enjoys working with leaders and organizations to build inclusive leadership skills, develop intercultural competence, and facilitate authentic communication and dialogue around challenging topics.
Throughout her career, she has worked to embed equity and anti-racism practices into HR, leadership, and business strategies. By starting her HR journey in compliance and investigating, as well as facilitating resolutions to employment discrimination complaints, she brings a unique perspective as a DEI strategist and agent of change.
Her work in the DEI and HR space has also been featured in SHRM Magazine.
Keith Mayfield
President
Planit 401(k)
Keith Mayfield is President and “Chief 401(k) Advocate” at Planit 401(k). Keith believes in the importance of guiding sponsors and employees to more successful retirement plan and retirement income results. He brings over 25 years of 401k industry specific experience working with more than 1,000 qualified (401k/403b/457/DB/CB/etc.) plans to his firm, along with a genuine passion for providing exceptional qualified plan results for the plan sponsors and plan participants he serves.
Keith’s career experience spans most areas of qualified plan service, including roles at a Third-Party Administration firm, a sponsor support desk, a dedicated employee education specialist and a sponsor relationship manager. Keith spent nearly two decades wholesaling and directly coaching financial advisors on best practices of investment management, employee education, plan design and fiduciary consulting while helping those advisors better service their own 401k plans. He has been recognized 6 times for Presidents Club Level contributions to his teams.