Twanda E. Young, a retired US Army Brigadier General and the author of the inspiring leadership books "Destiny Exposed: Leading Ladies" and "Dare to Lead Differently…16 Bites for Bold Leaders."

Her background includes more than three decades of expertise in top executive leadership positions within the military, as well as a strong proponent for enabling executive leaders to realize their full potential and alter their mentality.

The founder and chief executive officer of LT3 Leadership Solutions, a company that specializes in the management of conflicts and the development of leaders.

KENNEDY I. HAWKINS, MBA, JD, LLM

Has been a CEO | COO | PRESIDENT| VICE PRESIDENT

He orchestrated Transformational growth and was a turnaround healthcare leader with a proven track record of growing a “mom & pop” healthcare startup by increasing revenue 2,614% and shepherding its evolution into a complex, nationally recognized organization. The company was the Recipient of multiple “Oregon Top Workplace,” “Best of the Willamette Valley,” and Innovation awards. He drove the successful acquisition and integration with one of the largest publicly traded companies in the Physical Therapy industry USPH.

A servant leader, public speaker, and recognized thought leader with multi-dimensional background at the intersection of business, law, and taxation.

He is currently the Director-Executive of the Development Center at Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management

And is the owner of Kennedy Hawkins Consulting which provides Fractional Or Interim CEO/COO | Managing Director | Management Consultant services

He is the former President/CEO of PT Northwest which he held for 21 years which is now part of US Physical Therapy. He took the organization from 3 service locations to 27 including 12 outpatient facilities, 2 hospitals, 3 universities, 3 minor league sport teams and 6 high schools.

He built a national clinical learning community involving organizations like Intermountain Healthcare, Advent Health, Boston University, Mountain Land Rehabilitation, Hartford Healthcare, and University of Pittsburg Medical Center

He has a long history with National Association of Rehabilitation Agencies including be the Past President of the organization.

Laura Hassner, MBA, is a faculty member at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and is the Executive Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley and the co-founder and co-director of the Berkeley Changemaker program, a set of courses that shape tomorrow’s leaders through critical thinking, collaboration, and communication with guest faculty like Secretary Janet Yellen. Today, Laura is known for helping women align their startups with larger social missions to close the gender gap in raising capital. An expert in turnarounds, she is a former Big Five consultant and financial advisor. She has also taught in a highly-challenged urban school and spent a decade innovating new products and programs for a national nonprofit."