Kris Boesch
Kris Boesch is the CEO and Founder of Choose People, a company that transforms company cultures, increases employee happiness and boosts the bottom-line. The Choose People 360° Culture Audit is based on over 1000 hours of research conducted with the Industrial Organizational Psychology Department at Colorado State University. She is also the author of Culture Works: How to Create Happiness in the Workplace. Prior to Choose People, Boesch was the CEO of Exodus Moving & Storage. Under her leadership Exodus became the largest mover in Northern Colorado with a turnover rate nearly 40% less than the industry average and a bottom line twice that same average. Kris has been featured as a workplace culture expert in Inc., Entrepreneur and Forbes and was recently named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers for 2018 by Inc.
Kris Boesch is the CEO and Founder of Choose People, a company that transforms company cultures, increases employee happiness and boosts the bottom-line. The Choose People 360° Culture Audit is based on over 1000 hours of research conducted with the Industrial Organizational Psychology Department at Colorado State University. She is also the author of Culture Works: How to Create Happiness in the Workplace. Prior to Choose People, Boesch was the CEO of Exodus Moving & Storage. Under her leadership Exodus became the largest mover in Northern Colorado with a turnover rate nearly 40% less than the industry average and a bottom line twice that same average. Kris has been featured as a workplace culture expert in Inc., Entrepreneur and Forbes and was recently named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers for 2018 by Inc.
Angela R. Garmon
Angela R. Garmon leads ARG Coaching & Consulting Group. She is a speaker, trainer, and a life enthusiast who has a passion for people. Her desire is to use her 20 years of business experience to assist others through their journeys. With an extensive background in change management, she is able to do this with ease. Her time spent in the hospitality industry taught her the importance of culture and how to anticipate people’s needs. She coupled her passion for people with her strong business acumen to designed Leadership CORE
360°. A training program that equips leaders with the tools they need to be successful. Past roles Angela held:
in the companies she serves. Along with her experiential knowledge, Angela holds a bachelor’s degree in management and a master’s degree in human dynamics. She has a Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Additionally, she is a certified coach, credentialed through The CaPP Institute. Angela remains active in the community. She is President Elect for National Association of Women Business Owners, Phoenix Chapter. Also, Angela is an adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University where she educates students in the area of hospitality operations management.
Angela R. Garmon leads ARG Coaching & Consulting Group. She is a speaker, trainer, and a life enthusiast who has a passion for people. Her desire is to use her 20 years of business experience to assist others through their journeys. With an extensive background in change management, she is able to do this with ease. Her time spent in the hospitality industry taught her the importance of culture and how to anticipate people’s needs. She coupled her passion for people with her strong business acumen to designed Leadership CORE
360°. A training program that equips leaders with the tools they need to be successful. Past roles Angela held:
- • Finance Director
- • Lead Six Sigma Green Belt (Project Management)
- • Hotel Transition and New Build Teams
in the companies she serves. Along with her experiential knowledge, Angela holds a bachelor’s degree in management and a master’s degree in human dynamics. She has a Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Additionally, she is a certified coach, credentialed through The CaPP Institute. Angela remains active in the community. She is President Elect for National Association of Women Business Owners, Phoenix Chapter. Also, Angela is an adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University where she educates students in the area of hospitality operations management.
Julia D. Novak, President
Julia established The Novak Consulting Group in September 2009. Her reputation and experience as a consultant who offers practical and implementable recommendations are grounded in more than 15 years of active service to local governments where she worked in Fort Collins, Colorado; Lexington, Massachusetts; Rockville, Maryland; and was city manager of Rye, New York. She is a practitioner first, who has expanded her knowledge and expertise as a consultant for hundreds of organizations across the United States.
Julia has extensive experience as a facilitator and trainer. She has worked with both elected and appointed officials from jurisdictions throughout the United States to conduct goal setting, develop strategic plans, and prioritize service delivery. She has conducted training for elected officials as an individual trainer and through the National League of Cities and a consortium of cities in California. Topics included leadership style and evaluating appointed officials. Her list of governing body clients includes more than 70 jurisdictions in 23 states.
Julia is an established thought leader in the areas of governance and administration. In April 2002, Julia was one of 20 practitioners who participated in the ICMA-sponsored symposium on the future of local government administration. Her response to Dr. James Svara’s paper, “City Council, Roles, Performance, and the Form of Government,” is included in the ICMA-published book, “The Future of Local Government Administration.” Public Management Magazine has published multiple articles that she authored and co-authored, including "Preparing Councils for Their Work," co-authored with Dr. John Nalbandian; “Permission to Manage” which discusses the importance of using data to manage local governments; “Dreams That Make a Difference” on the value of community based strategic planning; “Civility,” and most recently, “Using Data in Police Management.” In 2010, Julia served as a trainer for a USAID Initiative in Baghdad, Iraq to develop the capacity of local advisors and councils in Iraq to engage in strategic planning, project management, policy analysis, and policy advocacy.
In 2000, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) awarded Julia its Assistant’s Excellence in Leadership Award for her work in building community and increasing organizational capacity as deputy city manager of Rockville, Maryland.
Julia has been a speaker at national conferences for the ICMA, National League of Cities, and American Society of Public Administrators. She has been a featured speaker/trainer for many state associations, including Ohio, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, the Metropolitan (D.C.) Association of Local Government Administrators, and the Illinois Assistant Municipal Managers Association.
Julia earned a bachelor’s degree in government and politics from George Mason University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. Julia was in the first class of individuals certified by ICMA as Credentialed Local Government Managers and maintains that designation. Julia is a Master Facilitator of the popular Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator and is certified to administer several other Level B psychological assessments, Apter Motivational Styles Profile, and the Strength Deployment Inventory. She also is trained in popular level-A assessments, including the Thomas-Killman Conflict Modes Inventory and the Human Element-B.
Julia established The Novak Consulting Group in September 2009. Her reputation and experience as a consultant who offers practical and implementable recommendations are grounded in more than 15 years of active service to local governments where she worked in Fort Collins, Colorado; Lexington, Massachusetts; Rockville, Maryland; and was city manager of Rye, New York. She is a practitioner first, who has expanded her knowledge and expertise as a consultant for hundreds of organizations across the United States.
Julia has extensive experience as a facilitator and trainer. She has worked with both elected and appointed officials from jurisdictions throughout the United States to conduct goal setting, develop strategic plans, and prioritize service delivery. She has conducted training for elected officials as an individual trainer and through the National League of Cities and a consortium of cities in California. Topics included leadership style and evaluating appointed officials. Her list of governing body clients includes more than 70 jurisdictions in 23 states.
Julia is an established thought leader in the areas of governance and administration. In April 2002, Julia was one of 20 practitioners who participated in the ICMA-sponsored symposium on the future of local government administration. Her response to Dr. James Svara’s paper, “City Council, Roles, Performance, and the Form of Government,” is included in the ICMA-published book, “The Future of Local Government Administration.” Public Management Magazine has published multiple articles that she authored and co-authored, including "Preparing Councils for Their Work," co-authored with Dr. John Nalbandian; “Permission to Manage” which discusses the importance of using data to manage local governments; “Dreams That Make a Difference” on the value of community based strategic planning; “Civility,” and most recently, “Using Data in Police Management.” In 2010, Julia served as a trainer for a USAID Initiative in Baghdad, Iraq to develop the capacity of local advisors and councils in Iraq to engage in strategic planning, project management, policy analysis, and policy advocacy.
In 2000, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) awarded Julia its Assistant’s Excellence in Leadership Award for her work in building community and increasing organizational capacity as deputy city manager of Rockville, Maryland.
Julia has been a speaker at national conferences for the ICMA, National League of Cities, and American Society of Public Administrators. She has been a featured speaker/trainer for many state associations, including Ohio, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, the Metropolitan (D.C.) Association of Local Government Administrators, and the Illinois Assistant Municipal Managers Association.
Julia earned a bachelor’s degree in government and politics from George Mason University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. Julia was in the first class of individuals certified by ICMA as Credentialed Local Government Managers and maintains that designation. Julia is a Master Facilitator of the popular Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator and is certified to administer several other Level B psychological assessments, Apter Motivational Styles Profile, and the Strength Deployment Inventory. She also is trained in popular level-A assessments, including the Thomas-Killman Conflict Modes Inventory and the Human Element-B.
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Tiana Sanchez
Tiana Sanchez is CEO of an Organizational Training and Development firm, a Best-Selling Author and Global Podcast host. For over 17 years she has been in the trenches serving as Corporate Trainer and Business Consultant to top leaders in the public and private sectors across the U.S. to foster a more confident and competent workforce in the new economy. Cultivating more human-centric cultures ONE company at a time, Tiana Sanchez International, LLC, a certified Women Business Enterprise, helps companies recoup a percentage of the billions lost due to turnover, reduce the loss of top talent, and retrain managers to increase their effectiveness 10-20%. TSI, LLC has served innovative enterprises including Mercedes Benz, Activision, and a U.S. Government Agency. Named 2018 "Best Executive Coaching Program” by HR.Com, the largest online destination for HR professionals with over 1M subscribers worldwide, TSI, LLC provides world-class leadership programs, specialized keynote presentations, and training seminars. Bachelor studies in Psychology and Business Management and completed certificate programs with American Management Association (AMA) and Ken Blanchard Companies. Her books Undefeatable and The UPside of Failure can be found on Amazon.com. |
Jeri L. Williams, Police Chief
Jeri L. Williams was appointed Police Chief of the Phoenix Police Department in October 2016. She oversees the largest police department in the State of Arizona responsible for providing law enforcement services to the fifth largest city in the United States, which spans more than 519 square miles and has a population of 1.6 million people. Chief Williams oversees a staff of nearly 4,000 employees and manages an annual budget that exceeds $600 million.
Chief Williams is a 30-year law enforcement veteran and an accomplished police executive. Under her leadership, the Phoenix Police Department is advancing a number of progressive strategies essential in contemporary law enforcement. Previously, she served nearly six years as Police Chief in the City of Oxnard, California where she advanced police-community relationships and oversaw the implementation of police body-worn cameras. Chief Williams began her law enforcement career with the Phoenix Police Department. She retired as an Assistant Chief after 22 years of service.
Chief Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Arizona State University and a Master’s degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. She is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) and the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP).
Jeri L. Williams was appointed Police Chief of the Phoenix Police Department in October 2016. She oversees the largest police department in the State of Arizona responsible for providing law enforcement services to the fifth largest city in the United States, which spans more than 519 square miles and has a population of 1.6 million people. Chief Williams oversees a staff of nearly 4,000 employees and manages an annual budget that exceeds $600 million.
Chief Williams is a 30-year law enforcement veteran and an accomplished police executive. Under her leadership, the Phoenix Police Department is advancing a number of progressive strategies essential in contemporary law enforcement. Previously, she served nearly six years as Police Chief in the City of Oxnard, California where she advanced police-community relationships and oversaw the implementation of police body-worn cameras. Chief Williams began her law enforcement career with the Phoenix Police Department. She retired as an Assistant Chief after 22 years of service.
Chief Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Arizona State University and a Master’s degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. She is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) and the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP).
