Alenda Durr is Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UScellular.  She leads the DE&I strategy and recently served as HR business project lead to develop and implement the company’s hybrid work model.  Alenda brings more than 25 years of HR experience in the disciplines of DE&I, compliance, HR business partnership and talent acquisition. Her work has focused on HR business partnership, policy development, workplace investigations, building inclusive engagement and leading change initiatives.  Alenda holds a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.S. in Human Resources from Loyola University Chicago.

Josh has been in the consulting profession 26 years, working mainly in technology and governance serving global energy clients. He started at Andersen Consulting and joined KPMG in 2000. Josh and his teams help clients assess, assure and enhance technologies, operations, and risk management capabilities to assist and improve business ventures. He serves as a resource and global delivery model leader for the Technology Risk Service network, a team of approximately 500 professionals in the US, India, and Mexico. Josh is a member of the Somos KPMG Advisory Board, the KPMG Advisory “Getting Here” lead partner, the Culture Council lead partner in the KPMG Houston Office, KPMG Houston’s liaison to the French-American Chamber of Commerce, and Leadership Council member of Posse Foundation’s Houston site. Josh is born and raised in Houston, TX, is a third-generation Mexican-American, the middle child of three boys, and is married to Teri who has two professions in both acting and accounting.

Nicole Johnson is a Senior Director on the Advisory team at Seramount. She is a seasoned executive who brings over 30 years of a unique blend of corporate and nonprofit experience in finance, multicultural marketing, and DEI. Her strategic, customer-centered, mission-driven, and bottom-line-focused approach allows her to develop and implement strategies that help companies reach untapped markets, deliver culturally appropriate messages, increase inclusive behaviors in their leaders, and positively impact the company’s revenue stream.

Her most recent role was as the Senior Director of DEI at the American Red Cross, where she supported efforts related to Employee Resource Groups, Leadership Development, and Community Engagement. Nicole has built diversity departments for both ARAMARK and Wyndham Worldwide and is proud to see that both are thriving and award-winning. As a result, she has acquired critical knowledge and experience on how to build a diversity department from the ground up. Nicole has also led multicultural marketing efforts for Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T and the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Feeling compelled to share her lessons learned with her fellow DEI practitioners, she launched a boutique consulting firm and was soon dubbed “The Newbie Navigator” as she guided new leaders on their journey to establishing this critical function in their organizations as well as avoiding the pitfalls.

Nicole has a passion for giving and has served on various boards and advisory committees, including the Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance, Dress for Success, the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Barnes Foundation, the American Red Cross, and others. She has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences, including Odyssey Network Business Retreat, Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference, The Pennsylvania Diversity Council, and The Forum on Workplace Diversity, to name a few. She’s also shared her knowledge as a visiting professor at Temple University and Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Nicole has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Rutgers University. She is an avid furniture up-cycler, will gladly loom knit you a hat in your favorite color, and is an advocate for everyone to grow their own food. Her first real job and real love is her role as a proud mother and life coach to her two children, Social Justice Advocate Sierra and Lacrosse All-American Bryce.

As a senior product designer with a Master’s in Experience Design, Danielle integrates a background in communications, marketing, and even sculpture to craft innovative solutions that are not only functional but also visually compelling. With a knack for combining strategy with creativity and using an empathetic approach, Danielle has excelled in roles at top organizations like University of Virginia, Capital One, and LinkedIn. Currently at Under Armour, Danielle has worked on enhancing their digital products, including MapMyRun and eCommerce platforms.

Danielle’s passion extends beyond design; serving as co-chair of the LEAD (Leading and Empowering Asian Development) ERG and council member of the CCO DEI Council at Under Armour, she advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion. This blend of professional accomplishments and DEI leadership underscores Danielle’s dedication to creating impactful and inclusive experiences.

Rodney T. Marshall is a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion professional, currently serving as Engagement Director at the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington DC. With expertise in corporate communication, project management, program development, and strategic planning, Rodney leads a team in various DEI initiatives, including learning, team member engagement, analytics, and DEI communication.

Prior to joining the Red Cross, Rodney served as Assistant Director of D&I at Hilton Worldwide, where he co-managed diversity programming, forged key diverse partnerships, and promoted inclusive practices across the organization’s vast network of owned, managed, and franchised hotels.

Residing in Miami, Florida, Rodney holds dual Bachelor’s Degrees in Mass Communication and Public & Interpersonal Communication as well as certifications as a Partnership Broker and Inclusive Leadership Facilitator and Coach.

As Global Director of DEI, Muhsinah leads the implementation of the DEI strategy in our Global Wealth and Asset Management (GWAM) segment, develops the framework for DEI community partnerships that deepen our community ties, enhance our brand, and the overall colleague experience. Muhsinah also works in partnership with the sustainability team to tell the story of DEI efforts in our annual ESG report.

Prior to joining the DEI team, Muhsinah Nuriddin became the first employee to represent Manulife/John Hancock in the CEO Action for Racial Equity fellowship in August of 2020. Muhsinah was selected for this incredible opportunity by John Hancock’s CEO, Marianne Harrison for her commitment to transform the workplace through equitable policies, practices, and targeted professional development. As a CEO Action for Racial Equity fellow, she joined forces with 240 leaders from 100 of the 2,000+ companies committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Her work focused on the implementation of scalable public policy at the state, local, and federal level with the goal ending racial disparities in the United States.

Muhsinah’s commitment to development and advancement of racially and ethnically diverse employees, pushed her to launch the US chapter of Valuing the Inclusion of Black Experiences (VIBE) in April of 2020, an Employee Resource Group (ERG) that builds equity for black professionals, models inclusion as a value at our company, and amplifies the power of diverse perspectives. In her role as Director of DEI and Corporate Responsibility, Muhsinah worked closely with leaders across the organization to drive impact on our DEI initiatives and strategic goals. Prior to working in the DEI space, Muhsinah was a Training and Development Specialist on the Shared Services Training and Development team in our Tempe, AZ. One of the first employees onboarded in August of 2016, she trained customer service representatives that support our customers holding Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and other investments. In 2019, Muhsinah transitioned to the Retail Sales Team as a Training and Development Consultant, where she managed multiple projects and co-developed the training strategy for John Hancock Investment Management’s national salesforce.

Prior to her work in the financial services industry, she spent 13 years in the field of education as an English teacher, Leadership and Development coach, and Assistant Principal.

Rumbi Petrozzello is the Head of Strategy, Consulting at Seramount. Previously Rumbi was the principal of Rock Consulting and with Aon’s Cyber Solutions. At Aon, she directed the career-development arm of the company’s Women in Cyber program, also serving as a leader in the organization’s Asian and Pacific Islander employee resource group. Leveraging training on building racial equity, through Race Forward, Rumbi led Courageous Conversations on antiracism and racial equity and, as a certified facilitator, led sessions on activating allyship and leading inclusively. Rumbi is certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion though Cornell University.

A Past President of the New York State Society of CPAs, in 2021, Rumbi became the first woman of color elected to serve in that role in the organization’s 125-year history. In 2024, Rumbi joined the board of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), thus also joining the board of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). The Association is the world’s leading professional accounting associations, serving over 600,000 members.

Rumbi has been recognized and honored for her DEI work and has been on countless panels. She has also been interviewed by numerous news outlets such as The New York Times, New York Post, CBS, and The Rachel Maddow Show.

A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, in Massachusetts, Rumbi received a BA in economics, and then went on to the University of South Africa, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting science. She is a certified public accountant, is certified in financial forensics, and is a certified fraud examiner. Rumbi and her husband live in Arverne, New York, where he surfs and she runs. She also loves reading, podcasts, all manner of sport, and traveling. Rumbi dreams of becoming a Double Dutch skipper one day.

Michelle Rivera grew up on the Southwest Side of Chicago and currently lives in the Chicagoland area. She has served on the non-profit board of Latinas On The Plaza, an organization dedicated to the personal and professional development of women and girls of color. Michelle earned a PhD in Communication and serves as a media expert for Women’s Media Center. She has contributed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility progress across the public and private sector. Currently, she works as a DE&I Business Partner for Outreach & Engagement for UScellular Corporation. There her goal is to add value by partnering, collaborating, and executing actions that bolster an inclusive workplace culture for all. This work is important to Michelle because it is grounded in her core values—uplifting our shared humanity and centering equity.

Bridgette Scales is Managing Director on Seramount’s Advisory team. She is a diversity, equity, and inclusion expert with experience in sales and human resources. Bridgette joined Seramount from American Airlines in 2020, where she was the human resources business partner for customer experience. There, Bridgette was responsible for collaborating on people policies, talent management, career development, succession planning, departmental training initiatives, and aligning employee strategies with American Airline business goals.

Prior to her time at American Airlines, Bridgette spent 27 years at Proctor & Gamble. During her tenure at P&G, she was instrumental in developing and implementing strategies, programs, and processes across a complex and matrix organization. As a DEI practice leader for North America, Bridgette guided and counseled senior leaders on the integration of strategies that included awareness, cultural competency, leadership development, accountability and employee engagement. This led to better processes in the identification of high-potential employees, reduction in attrition rates of minorities, and increased DEI scores on the corporate employee survey.

Bridgette currently serves on the Global Advisory Board for the Women’s Leadership Forum within the P&G alumni network. She also sits on the She Runs It Foundation board’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Council and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

She has a BA from the University of Oklahoma, an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and a Senior HR Professional certification from HRCI.

Laura Sherbin is Managing Director of Consulting at Seramount. She is an economist who specializes in the creation of advantage through inclusion and diversity. Most recently, Laura was co-president at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) in New York City, a premier think tank and content provider that studies global workplace diversity.

Laura has co-authored several Harvard Business Review articles, including “How Diversity Can Drive Innovation,” “How Gen Y and Boomers Will Reshape Your Agenda,” and “Off-Ramps and On-Ramps Revisited,” as well as the Harvard Business Review research report titled “The Athena Factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering, and Technology.” She has also taught a Women and Globalization course at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

Laura built the rigorous data analytics machine and team that have been core to innovative approaches to measuring and tracking employee experiences. She is known as a leading expert in applying diversity and inclusion data to human behavior in organizations and using such data to quantify how workforce sentiments and satisfaction affect company bottom lines.

Laura holds a BS in math and economics from the University of Delaware and earned her PhD in economics from American University. She currently resides in Irvington, New York, with her husband, their four children, and their dog, Gus. Laura has always loved math and numbers, but when not working, she also enjoys baking, traveling, and meditating.