2025 Speakers Bios

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Dr. Gardere is known as the “America’s Psychologist” he is an author, public speaker and has appeared as a contributor on the FOX network, the Today Show, MSNBC, and CNN. He is also a contributor to several books such as the latest one “ The Causes of Autism”. Dr. Jeff as he is famously known is one of the most widely sought-after experts in the field of mental health.  He has a private practice in New York City and is an Associate Professor and Course Director of Behavioral Medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in NYC. He is also an ordained Interfaith Minister with a Doctorate in Divinity from The New Seminar.

Dr. Nicole Eull is a psychologist, speaker, consultant, coach and author. She has served in health care for over twenty years, from

frontline practitioner to health care executive, and is a passionate

advocate for the well-being of health care professionals. She teaches

professionals to harness the pillars of interpersonal wellness to create

mentally healthy workplaces. Her trainings are humorous and engaging with practical and effective takeaways. She is the author of Well To

Do: A Guide to Take Charge, Set Goals and Improve Your Health and

the founder of MySkillRx.com where she encourages physicians to

“give a skill, not a pill.”

Laura A. Davis is the CEO & Founder of Laura A. Davis & Associates, Inc. an Atlanta-based transformational leadership, team development, executive coaching, and Diamond award-winning DiSC assessment firm founded in 1995. As a Master Facilitator and ICF Master Certified Coach, Laura has helped thousands of leaders and teams become more emotionally intelligent, cohesive, and high-performing. Laura and her team have a proven track record of assisting leaders and teams to build alignment, trust, cohesiveness, and effective communication and collaboration to achieve their desired results. Her firm’s approach to transforming cultures creates greater employee empowerment and engagement, retention, and employee and customer satisfaction as well as high performance regardless of industry. Laura prepares leaders to be more resilient and agile for the new world of work using the latest neuroscience research, validated assessment tools, and accelerated learning methodologies. 

Romy is a nutrition professional, health educator, and professional speaker specializing in the design, development and implementation of strategic employee wellness programs. Romy has over twenty years of wellness consulting experience, as well as program management, and nutrition, fitness and health education. She is a culture and engagement leader, creating awareness to improve organizational culture and performance.   

Romy is a Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR), certified personal trainer (ACSM, NASM), and National Board-Certified Health and Well-being Coach (NBC-HWC). She holds an associates of science degree in Dietetics, a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and a master’s degree in education. She has taught nutrition at Arizona community colleges part-time for over 18 years. Early in her career, Romy provided group, individual and family nutrition and fitness counseling. She was a media spokesperson appearing on local TV nutrition segments and competed in eight amateur fitness and figure competitions between 1996 and 2005, earning three Ms. Fitness Arizona titles.  She was named Arizona Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered of the Year in 2009. 

Dr. Allen earned his Ph.D. in Community Psychology from New York University. He is President of the Human Resources Institute, LLC, a research, publishing, and consulting firm that focuses on the creation of supportive cultural environments. Dr. Allen has assisted several hundred government, business, and community settings to bring about lasting and positive culture change. 

Dr. Allen has authored more than 50 books, journal articles, training manuals and software titles. His most recent books are We Flourish, 103 Challenges for Manager-Led Wellness, Leading for Purpose, Culture Change Planner, The Social Climate Toolkit, The Cultural Analysis Toolkit, A Family Guide to Wellness, Kitchen Table Talks for Wellness, Bringing Wellness Home, Wellness Leadership and Healthy Habits, Helpful Friends.

In 2020, he co-founded HealthyCultureNow a training and podcast company with a mission to add a culture of well-being toolkit to organization’s wellness programs. 

He also directs the Healthy Culture Research and Education Foundation. Dr. Allen serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Health Promotion. 

He has served as on the Board of Directors of the National Wellness Institute, as a Senior Research Analyst at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and on the Vermont Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports. 

Judd has completed more than 30 New York City Marathons, multiple Ironman distance triathlons and long-distance cross-country ski races. He lives in Burlington, Vermont and Montreal, Quebec. Further information about Judd’s work is available at www.healthyculture.com and HealthyCultureNow.com.

Joel Bennett, PhD is President of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems (OWLS), specializing in evidence-based wellness and e-learning to enhance organizational health and employee well-being. Since 1985, his programs have reached nearly 250,000 workers worldwidAn award-winning leader in workplace wellness, he serves on the National Wellness Institute’s Board and continues to train facilitators and deliver keynotes on resilience and organizational well-being.

Workplace Wellbeing Expert | Founder, Wellbeing Think Tank  Chase Sterling is a passionate advocate for workplace wellbeing, blending storytelling, science, and  humor to empower audiences to create workplaces where everyone can thrive. She is the Founder  and CEO of Wellbeing Think Tank, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit known for amplifying experts over  influencers and providing free educational events that support individual and organizational  wellbeing. As Principal Consultant at HHP Cultures, she helps organizations implement  evidence-based strategies that drive meaningful culture change.  With over 20 years of experience, Chase has spoken internationally and presented for SHRM,  Disrupt HR, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Harvard, NASA and many  more.She often reminds audiences: “When it comes to wellbeing at work, all you need to do is…  everything.”  Chase’s expertise is rooted in leadership, consulting, and education, with a background that includes  roles at Cigna, Google, Wounded Warrior Project and the University of Dayton. She has been  published in The American Journal of Health Promotion, contributes to the Harvard Flourishing at  Work program and represents the business and industry sector for the U.S. National Physical  Activity Plan.   A U.S. Army veteran, Chase holds an MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology with a focus in  Occupational Health Psychology, a BS in Exercise Science, and multiple industry certifications. She  currently resides in Portland, Oregon, with her cat, Fizz.