Dr. Steven Jones is CEO of JONES, a leadership development, diversity, and organizational change consulting firm. He brings over 29 years of growing his business into a successful company making a positive global impact. Dr. Jones leads a dynamic team of highly skilled consultants that provide coaching, consulting and training services with clients such as Toyota, Honda, Qualcomm, Sempra Energy, Solar Turbines, Harvard University, University of San Diego, State University of New York, Francis Parker School, and Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.

Maxine Price is a seasoned and experienced Human Resources professional specializing in Talent Acquisition, Diversity Recruiting and a Culture of Inclusion. She is a HR business partner who is regarded as a valued, collaborative and trusted member of the senior management teams of organizations and client’s businesses. Participating in the strategic business decisions, she has developed HR and Talent Strategies to support business goals, including identification of talent requirements, and aligning workforce and HR practices. Maxine has a proven performance record for learning and assessing organizations and partnering with leadership on delivering bottom-line results. Additionally, in her role as a Business/Career/Life Coach, Maxine works with individuals to reach their optimum success in all areas of their businesses, lives, and careers through coaching.

Cecil A. Shelton is a Talent Acquisition Consultant at Sharp Healthcare with 17 years of progressive experience in human resources management in the areas of organizational development & human capital development. Proven delivery of successful Human Resources strategies to small to large companies by developing better recruitment programs and strategies. He has also coached Youth and High school football for over 25 years and Member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Angel Mason Broadus, the President and Founder of Puzzle Pieces Marketing has nearly 20 years of experience in strategic marketing, market segmentation, market development and social networking/ marketing. As a seasoned marketing professional, Angel excels at developing strategic marketing and market development campaigns, generating leads, deploying programs, and accelerating revenue with limited marketing budgets.

As a result of her successful development of creative and unique marketing campaigns, entrepreneurial drive, and commitment to community involvement, Angel received honors as a 2016 San Marcos Boys & Girls Club – Champions for Youth Award Winner, 2010 San Marcos Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of the Year and a 2010 nomination for the San Diego Business Journal’s, Women Who Mean Business Award.

Paul D. Woodard is an associate attorney at the law firm Butterfield Schechter, LLP. He practices in the areas of employee benefits, ERISA litigation, business law and litigation, real estate law, tax, and estate planning. Paul graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. in Business Administration Financial Services and received his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law.