This is the latest list of speakers* for the Staying On Track program:

Welcome:

• Kathy Andrus, Vice President Career Management Services, Right Management
  
• Pat Berg. CEO, Career Partners International
• Stan Brown, Board Chair, Minneapolis Job Support Workshop; President, Stan Brown + Associates
• Nancy Burke, Senior Vice President, Director of Professional Services, Lee Hecht Harrison
  

Human Resources and the Screening Process

• K.C. Foley, formerly Senior Vice President Human Resources, Cambell-Mithun, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Analysts International:  moderator
• Sarah Beaty, Recruiting Manager, General Mills
• Mel McCaa, Director Human Resources, Silicon Graphics; previously Human Resources, Cray Research
• Debra Mormile, SPHR, Senior Employment Counselor, HIRED; previously Director of Recruiting, Snyder Drug Stores

Marketing and Sales and How We See the World of Work and Selling Oneself

• Brahim Zabeli, Board Member, Minneapolis Job Support Workshop; Sales Director, Becton Dickinson:  moderator
• Thea Keamy, Vice President Retail Cheese and Marketing Services, Land O' Lakes
• Dave Recker, Director Marketing and VPI Energy Solutions Business, Cummins Power Generation; formerly General Manager, Culligan Water; Board Member Minneapolis Job Support Workshop

Trends in IT and the Web, the Internet and Whatever is Coming Next.  Impacts on Job Seekers

• Dave Rienstra, Director of Sales, Jargon Software:  Moderator
• Marina Kerbel, Director of Information Architecture, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
• Raghav Singh, Senior Consultant, A List
• Steve Zielinski, Chief Engineer Software & Electronics, Eaton Hydraulics

Mind and Body Health and How that is Essential to Effective Job Search

• Deborah Fisher, Psy.D., L.P., APA Public Education Coordinator - Minnesota Psychological Association; Medical Advanced Pain Specialists; Adjunct Professor, Capella University; Education Chairperson for Minnesota, American Psychological Association
• Gary Schoener, M.Eq., LP, Executive Director, Walk-In Counseling Center
• Dawn M. Ulrich, M.S., Licensed Psychologist/Director Mankato Mental Health Associates, P.A.

The Challenge of Maximizing Productivity in the Workplace

• Nancy Burke, Senior Vice President, Director of Professional Services, Lee Hecht Harrison

Manufacturing, Engineering and Science in Today's Challenging Environment

• Mike LaHaye, Sales Engineer, Le Croy; previously Electrical Engineer, Rosemount Controls; Board Member, Minneapolis Job Support Workshop:  moderator
• Doug Gwost, Senior Principal Scientist, Medtronic, Neuromodulation Division
• Don Hewitt, President, Katek Corp.
• Steve Zielinski, Chief Engineer Software & Electronics, Eaton Hydraulics

Finance/Accounting and Administration

• Steve Strande, CPA, Strande Consulting; Previously Peat, Marwick, Mitchell; Tonka Toys; Miller, Meester:  moderator
• Belinda Dorau, CPA, MBA, Senior Director of Finance, Prime Therapeutics, previously on finance recruting team at Best Buy

Entrepreneurship:  Starting Your Own Business

• Stan Brown, President, Stan Brown + Associates, LLC; Board Chair, Minneapolis Job Support Workshop:  moderator 
• Shannon Hedren, Hedren Computers, LLC
• Mark Price, Founder and Managing Partner, M Squared Group
• Susan Zoff, Business Communications & Essential Services, Z Essentials

The Keys to Strengthening Interviewing Skills

• John Wetzel, Ph.D., Managing Director, Minneapolis Job Support Workshop; Vice President, Right Management:  moderator
• Susan Dezenski, Career Commpass; previously Human Resources Manager, Lifetouch
  
• Doug Franchot, President, Franchot & Associates (retained executive search)
  
• Scott Slater, Managing Director, Business Consulting, Schwab institutional, previously Senior Vice Presient, Personal Trust Services at American Express Financial Advisors
• Doug Franchot, President, Franchot & Associates (retained executive search)
  

Concluding Remarks

• Pat Berg, CEO, Career Partners International
• Nancy Burke, Senior Vice President, Director of Professional Services, Lee Hecht Harrison
• John Wetzel,  Ph.D., Vice President, Right Management

We thank our Corporate Sponsors:    

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*Speakers, panelists and moderators are subject to change.