Born and raised in the industrial Midwest, Raymond is a graduate of Indiana University Northwest with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He has spent a combined eight years in the classroom, both in Nevada and Indiana, covering everything from Head Start to wielding and automotive. Raymond has Roberts Syndrome, and is one of approximately one hundred fifty people in the world with this disability. He has run for public office, been a radio show host, representative member of his Leadership class, board member of the transit authority, and chairman of the board of a cannabis non-profit organization. Throughout all this, Raymond has remained a consultant for the last twenty-five years focusing on disability issues, politics, and public transportation.

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Kimberly Galbe is a recent graduate of the UNLV School of Architecture Masters program, where she focused on issues of the contemporary built environment. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Kim moved to Las Vegas in 2013 to pursue her undergraduate studies with the aim of one day becoming a licensed practitioner. As part of her academic role, Kimberly has worked as a graduate teaching assistant throughout her two years of graduate school. Her work as part of the UNLV Urban Design Studio has taken Kimberly to various competitions over the last year. In the Spring of 2017, Kim was awarded the Michael Alcorn Scholarship for excellence in communication and graphic representation. In November, she participated in the the 2017 UNLV Grad slam 3MT competition where she was shortlisted as a finalist. Currently, Kimberly works as a Job Captain for Las Vegas based architecture firm Ed Vance & Associates Architecture. In her free time, Kim enjoys singing, spending time with her family, and walking her dog, Nala. In the near future Kim plans to start taking exams to become a licensed architect.

A Visiting Lecturer at UNLV’s Greenspun College of Journalism and Media Studies teaching Social Media Strategies and Public Relations, Benjamin Morse moved to Las Vegas at the start of 2018. Born in Boston, Morse attended Connecticut College before relocating to the New York/New Jersey area where a lifelong love of super heroes and the comic book medium led him to a decade working at Marvel Entertainment in various capacities, including Editorial Director of Digital Media. He currently lives in Henderson with his wife, Megan, their 10-month-old daughter, and their puppy, Gypsy.

Corey Padveen is an industry-leading marketing data expert with extensive experience building strategies and working with brands in a variety of industries to execute measurable growth campaigns. He is a partner at t2 Marketing International (t2marketinginternational.com), an award-winning marketing consultancy that has worked with some of the largest brands in the world over its 30-year history.

Corey’s background in economics is focused largely on econometrics – economic statistics – which has allowed him to develop unique, first-of-their-kind approaches to analyzing marketing data and identifying new opportunities for t2’s clients. He has pioneered the concepts of social equity, which has provided a basis for an expansive study on new media measurability, and ResponsiveBranding, a proprietary concept which leverages vast amounts of market data to develop more effective strategies.

The highly in-demand nature of Corey’s expertise has led to him speaking at conferences, summits, and corporate events all over the world. He contributes regularly to a variety of online and print publications, including Search Engine Journal, Social Media Today, Gambling Insider, iGaming Business, and is the primary author for t2’s corporate blog, as well as his personal blog, CoreyPadveen.com. He sits on a number of advisory boards, including the global Ampersand Advisory Board for Gaming, thanks to his Millennial expertise, and is the author of “Marketing to Millennials For Dummies” as part of the For Dummies series for Wiley. He is Google AdWords and Analytics certified and studied Economics at McGill University in Montreal.

On a personal side, Corey loves dogs, tries his best to impress the world with his cooking on Instagram, collects antique and handcrafted shoehorns (of all things), enjoys artisanal, small-batch gins, and like any good Montrealer, is a big fan of the Montreal Canadiens.

Karessa Royce is a 22-year-old Las Vegas native. She is currently earning her Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Karessa is spunky and vivacious. She is a lover of dancing, helping others believe in themselves, and providing a good laugh. She values time spent with her family and embraces life change(s).

Cynthia Sanford has been the registrar at the Clark County Museum since 2013, where, for the last six months, she has been processing thousands of items left at memorials for the 1 October shooting in Las Vegas. Previous to 2013, she worked as a registrar and collections manager at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. Cynthia has a Master’s degree in Anthropology with a certificate in Museum Studies, and has been working in museums for approximately 20 years.

Writer, Coach, Atypical HR Guy

Tim Toterhi is not your usual CHRO. He’s passionate about slashing bureaucracy, rethinking old thinking, and sneaking away from the heard. As an ICF certified coach and Project Management Professional (PMP) who has worked in the trenches with teams in the Americas, Europe, and Asia he craves fewer forms and more function.

Tim is the author of The Introvert’s Guide to Job Hunting: How To Outshine the Competition and the upcoming book: The HR Guide to Getting and Crushing the Job of Your Dreams. He has been quoted in several leading publications such as Fast Company, Forbes, and the HuffPost as well as profiled in the book Magnificent Leadership.

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Dr. Trichas holds a PhD in the field of Human Resources Marketing and Management and, currently, is a professor at the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus and associate lecturer at the Open University of Cyprus. As a scholar, he has conducted a number of studies investigating psychology of communication, and he is considered as a world class expert on attention management, leadership, facial expression analysis, and deception detection. His research is published in top scientific journals such as the Leadership Quarterly. Finally, Dr. Trichas has collaborated with several prestigious universities and organizations such as Stanford University, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, and the FBI National Academy Associates Cyprus as professional development consultant and visiting lecturer.