Quality Learning Experiences Tailored to Your Industry

Jami Yazdani is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 17 years of experience managing innovative projects and planning initiatives. After a diverse career spanning roles in business, libraries, and public higher education, including over a decade in leadership positions, she founded Yazdani Consulting and Facilitation in 2018 to help mission-driven organizations lead more impactful projects, teams, and planning. Jami has actively served on the boards of nonprofits and professional associations. She holds Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM) and Change Management certifications, as well as Master’s degrees in Technology Management and Library and Information Science.

Jessica Lyons is a high school English teacher in Indiana. she has served as a department head and a PLC leader during her nineteen-year teaching career. She wears several hats during her day; besides being a teacher, she is a mother and a writer. Her passion for language and storytelling has always been a driving force in her life, and her experience in the classroom gives her a unique perspective on how to communicate ideas effectively while still remembering what it is like in the classroom. Jessica holds a Master's in English from Arizona State University, along with a Master's in Curriculum Design from Indiana Wesleyan University and her administrator’s license.

Rick Verstegen is a partner with Boardman & Clark LLP in Madison, Wisconsin. He is a member of the School Law Practice Group and the Labor and Employment Group at the firm. Rick has extensive experience advising and representing public and private employers on labor and employment matters that include investigations, wage and hour, leaves of absences, privacy, discrimination, records, immigration, labor relations, contracts, and handbooks. Rick regularly provides training on these issues, conducts compliance reviews, drafts and negotiates contracts, prepares opinions, analyzes legislation, and represents clients in various proceedings before state and federal agencies.

Teri is president of Hindsight HR, which specializes in solving company “people problems” and providing big company-style HR service to small businesses. Teri has enjoyed consulting with employers on their problems and training managers and employees for over 20 years, meeting and working with employees from all types of businesses.

Wendy Sellers is a consultant, advisor, educator, and author with over 25 years’ experience in HR operations, downsizing, change management, strategy, corporate culture, coaching, supervisor & manager training, and leadership development in all size businesses in a wide variety of industries. In addition to her formal education (Master's in Human Resources, and Master's in Health Care Administration), Wendy is certified as an SPHR and SHRM-SCP as well as a Certified Internal Investigation Administrator, a DiSC certified personality style trainer, health/life insurance licensed, a Dale Carnegie course graduate, and is an active and past board member and volunteer for multiple non-profits.

John A. Rubino, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CBP, GRP, WLCP, is the founder and president of Rubino Consulting Services, a global human resources consulting company based in Pound Ridge, New York. His areas of expertise cover all areas of Human Resources program design. An internationally acclaimed speaker for SHRM and WorldatWork, John is the author of numerous human resources articles and is frequently quoted in professional publications. He holds BA and MBA degrees, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from WorldatWork. John works with a wide variety of organizations, and his consulting practice takes him all around the world.