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Chief People Officer

Qualtrics

Recognizing that human capital is the key driver of corporate success is paramount, and the experiences of employees are what differentiate good companies from great ones. Julia leads the People team at Qualtrics, powering exceptional experiences for employees and has reshaped how the organization views and partners with the People function. The People organization encompasses Talent Attraction, Talent Brand & Belonging, HR Service Delivery, HR Technology & Insights, Total Rewards, Talent Management & Engagement, and Real Estate and Workplace Experience.

Previously, Julia served as Vice President of Employee Experience at Adobe, where she played a critical role in delivering exceptional people strategies focused on leadership and employee development, compensation planning, and organizational design, as well as talent and succession planning. Julia has also held leadership positions in HR at Symantec, Intuit, Yahoo!, Solyndra, and Align Technology [Invisalign], and began her professional career as an Employment/Marketing Communication Specialist & New College Graduate at Applied Materials.

Julia is a member of the SHRM Executive Network and earned her degree from ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.

Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer
Topgolf

Susana Arevalo is the Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer for Topgolf Venues and acting principal financial officer for Topgolf, a tech enabled global golf entertainment company.  She has been with Topgolf since 2023 overseeing financial and strategic planning and business analysis. Prior to Topgolf, Susana served as Vice President of Finance at Wingstop, a publicly traded restaurant company, where she oversaw all areas within the finance department, including financial planning, business analysis, and investor relations. Before that, Susana held various roles within finance at Pizza Hut and Yum Brands, the parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC.
 
Susana received a B.S. in Economics from Universidad Centroamericana ‘Jose Simeon Cañas’ in El Salvador, her home country, an M.B.A. from ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Illinois University, and a M.S. in Management from Grenoble Ecole de Management in France. She resides in Dallas where she enjoys staying active with her two dogs, traveling, and advancing her crocheting and bookbinding skills.

Senior Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Execution

Avocados From Mexico

Stephanie leads the commercial strategy and execution for the Shopper, Trade and Foodservice areas for Avocados From Mexico. Under her leadership and strategic vision, her department is responsible for driving Mexican avocado demand and has accelerated it significantly, reaching record levels. Stephanie is currently responsible for leading the strategy, marketing and annual agenda for retail trade, shopper and foodservice for Avocados From Mexico, which supports over 150 grocery and mass retail accounts, more than 50 foodservice operators and 200 distributors and importers of Mexican avocados in the United States. As a bilingual professional with over 25 years of marketing experience in domestic and international markets, Stephanie has extensive experience in a vast array of industries including consumer packaged goods, entertainment and retail.

Director of Learning and Development
Remington Hospitality

As a strategic and passionate Director of Learning & Development, Beverly brings over 25 years of corporate experience driving talent development, employee engagement, and organizational performance. She has built and led full-cycle L&D programs from the ground up—designing curriculum, facilitating learning, and measuring impact across leadership development, frontline training, and change management. Her career includes two decades at Southwest Airlines, where she spearheaded initiatives like the President’s Council and launched enterprise-wide programs. Currently at Remington Hospitality, she leads learning strategy with a focus on innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and cultural excellence. She is recognized for her ability to align learning and development with business objectives and excels at developing programs that foster engagement, prepare employees for future roles, and support the retention of top talent.

Vice President, North America Finance

Toyota Motor North America

Colleen Bloch serves as Vice President of North America Finance at Toyota Motor North America, where she leads the development and execution of enterprise-wide financial strategies. Her scope includes shaping the company’s ideal profit structure, capital planning, labor cost analysis, financial volume forecasting, cash flow projections, and balance sheet oversight. She works in close partnership with manufacturing leadership to enhance cost efficiency, collaborates with Sales and After Sales executives to optimize revenue and incentive strategies, and advises IT and Enterprise Strategy teams on high-impact investment decisions. A key focus of her role is advancing Toyota’s evolution from a traditional automotive manufacturer to a modern mobility company. 

Colleen began her career at Deloitte & Touche and is a Certified Public Accountant. She joined Toyota Motor Sales in 1996 as an Internal Auditor and has since held senior leadership positions across Business Planning, Competitive Intelligence, and Financial Planning & Analysis. She is widely recognized for her dedication to mentorship and talent development, and is passionate about coaching high-performing teams. 

In addition to her work responsibilities, Colleen serves as the Executive Advisor for the Toyota Asian American Society in Alliance (TAASA), supporting its mission to celebrate and empower the Asian and Pacific Islander community. She is also an active member of the Orchid Giving Circle, a philanthropic organization committed to advancing social and economic equity for women, girls, and families in Texas. As a board member of the Toyota USA Foundation, she contributes to the strategic direction of the foundation’s investments in STEM education for students and teachers nationwide. 

Colleen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resourced Officer 

7-Eleven, Inc.

Treasa Bowers serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for 7-Eleven, Inc. In this role, she leads the company’s talent strategy, overseeing talent acquisition, talent management, training and development, total rewards and employee relations.

Treasa began her career at 7-Eleven in 1983 and over the next three decades was promoted to roles of increasing responsibility within Operations and HR. She most recently served as Vice President of Human Resources.

Treasa currently serves on multiple non-profit boards including CSN’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board, Scholarship America and the Global Leadership Enhancement and Mentoring Network. Treasa is a graduate of the Human Resources Institute at Villanova University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and management from Kennedy-Western University.

Vice President of Business Operations

Thomson Reuters

Claudia is an accomplished executive with more than 25 years of experience leading organizational transformation and operational excellence in the technology sector. As Vice President of Business Operations at Thomson Reuters, she orchestrates people, processes, and strategy to ensure digital products are intuitive, accessible, and impactful for users worldwide. Claudia is recognized for her ability to drive large-scale change by building high-performing teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration and promoting a culture of innovation.
 
Throughout her career, Claudia has held pivotal leadership roles at Fortune 100 companies, where she guided teams through complex operational shifts and championed initiatives to improve user experience at scale, in digital and service industry. Her approach centers on empowering diverse talent, advancing inclusivity, and leveraging data-driven insights to enhance both customer and employee experiences.
 
Claudia is committed to mentoring the next generation of leaders and is active in organizations that promote professional development and community engagement. She holds an MBA from the University of Dallas and a BS in Business from the University of Missouri-Columbia. In addition to her professional pursuits, Claudia is passionate about organizational development and strategic planning in the nonprofit sector.

Chief Human Resources Officer, loanDepot

As chief human resources officer, Melanie Graper leads all aspects of the company’s human capital function with a focus on building organizational capability, elevating the employee experience, and fostering a culture that attracts and inspires top talent. With over 25 years of HR leadership experience, including extensive work on a global scale in both public and private companies, Melanie’s passion is driving cultural and organizational transformation through impactful, outcome-based strategies.

Prior to loanDepot, Melanie served as chief human resources officer at CoreLogic, where she deployed a human capital strategy to support agility, long-term growth, and the evolution to a more empowered culture that achieved national recognition as a Great Place to Work. Before joining CoreLogic, Melanie held senior leadership positions at the Irvine Company, J. Walter Thompson Worldwide, Mattel, and Glaxo SmithKline.

Melanie graduated from the University of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ California with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration. She serves on the board of directors of the American Heart Association, Western region, and was honored by HousingWire as a “Woman of Influence” in the U.S. housing industry.

Senior Director of Frontline Experience and Development

PepsiCo Foods North America

Alison Hansen is a Senior Director of Frontline Experience and Development at PepsiCo Foods North America. In this role Alison drives career growth, development strategy and overall experience for field and frontline employees.

Alison started her career at Accenture in human performance consulting. She spent 10 years at global consumer goods company Mary Kay Inc. in learning, change leadership, and marketing. She joined PepsiCo in 2015 as a director in the PepsiCo global learning center of excellence, Pep U. There she led learning strategy for five global functions and created a team focused on improving the global learner experience at PepsiCo, including launching PEP U Degreed.

In 2020, Alison joined PFNA leading broad-based leadership capability programs including CORE, PFNA’s flagship leadership experience, and created a portfolio of innovative offerings for thousands of CORE “graduates” to continue building skills. She launched PFNA’s first Advanced Strategy Program, modernized popular training programs such as DiSC, and served as a LeAD and Accelerated Leadership Program coach. She was instrumental in creating Leadership and Talent and Learning Portals, and managed regular communication about development and career programs for all employees. Alison led a new team to create an innovative Global Business Services (GBS) onboarding experience for new hires in Hyderabad and beyond. Most recently, she led GBS, Sales and Supply Chain learning teams to create best-in-class onboarding for designate new hires and key roles, including launching refreshed Supply Chain new employee orientation, and innovative ways to build in-role capability.
 
Away from work, Alison loves to cook and spend time with her 9-year-old son Spencer and husband Mike. She’s a member of the Children’s Medical ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Complex Care pediatric advisory board and a Junior League of Dallas sustaining member. She has a dual bachelor’s degree – Journalism and Spanish - from Baylor University and a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution from ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Methodist University. She was a Fulbright Scholar, holds a Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional accreditation, and recently completed an eCornell HR Essentials certificate.

Chief of School Leadership

Dallas ISD

Tiffany Huitt is a visionary educational leader currently serving as the Chief of School Leadership for Dallas ISD, overseeing 230 campuses and 139,000 students. With over two decades of experience in public education, she has held pivotal roles, including Deputy Chief of Academics and Executive Director of schools.
Notably, she served as principal of the School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, where the campus consistently ranked among the top high schools in the nation, including recognition by U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek .

Tiffany began her career as a science teacher and has contributed to educational policy through service on multiple districtwide advisory councils and national panels. She holds degrees from Paul Quinn College and the University of Texas at Arlington and is pursuing a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Methodist University. Huitt is also a Past President of the Dallas School Administrators Association and a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Vice President Investor Relations

Southwest Airlines

Julia Landrum serves as Vice President Investor Relations at Southwest Airlines, where she is responsible for incorporating finance, marketing, and securities law compliance into effective communication between Southwest Airlines and the investment community. The Investor Relations Team closely collaborates with Corporate Communications, General Counsel, and many other departments within Southwest Airlines to enable consistent, transparent, and credible communication to the Company's Stakeholders. Since joining Southwest in 2016, Julia has served in several capacities, including Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis, where she led the FP&A function across the entire organization, helping to achieve targets, improve performance, and promote Southwest’s prosperity. Prior to joining Southwest Airlines, Julia served as Vice President Revenue for Studio Movie Grill and in leadership roles at The Home Depot, United Airlines, and Ernst & Young LLP.

While her professional passion is in the world of finance, Julia’s devotion to giving back to others reaches all facets of her life. Julia serves on ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Methodist University’s Women in Leadership Advisory Council where she empowers women leaders to further develop their leadership skills and understand more fully their influence and impact style by sharing her experience and insight as a female executive. Julia’s compassion and Servant’s Heart are a perfect fit for her role on the Board of The Southwest Airlines Employees Catastrophic Assistance Charity. The nonprofit organization has awarded more than $16 million to Southwest Employees in need of financial assistance during catastrophic events in their lives.

Julia holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Duke University and is a proud alumna of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Methodist University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Julia and her husband, Brian, as well as their two boys, Burke and Graham, and golden retriever, Maddie, reside in Dallas. You will find them catching a basketball game at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, volunteering at their church or boys’ school, or finding a new place to travel. With any spare time, Julia enjoys running with friends and has completed 10 marathons.

President

Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas

Currently, Beth serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas. Beth’s career spans 30 years in the nonprofit sector. Beth has led innovative initiatives locally and nationally and built top-performing teams to achieve ambitious goals.

Prior to her role at Girls Inc. Beth held leadership positions at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ for Nonprofit Management, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas.

Beth holds a master’s degree in social work administration from Arizona State University and a graduate certificate in executive business coaching from the University of Texas, Dallas.

Chief Customer Experience Officer

Care.com

Naaz Nichols is an accomplished executive with a strong record of progressive leadership in customer experience and trust & safety within high-tech and dual-sided marketplace environments. At Care.com, Naaz leads a global team dedicated to creating secure and seamless experiences for millions, driving initiatives that enhance trust, operational excellence, and customer insights. With a focus on delivering innovative, user-centered solutions, she ensures the platform meets the evolving needs of its diverse user base.

In prior roles at HBO Max, Avantax, and Academic Partnerships, she played a pivotal role in shaping strategies to boost engagement, improve retention, and drive customer growth. By aligning marketing, editorial, and operational efforts, she has consistently delivered measurable impact across industries. Earlier experience at Expedia, Nokia, and Match.com further cemented her expertise in scaling digital platforms, optimizing customer interactions, and fostering long-term loyalty. Recognized for a data-driven and customer-first approach, she combines innovation with strategic vision to deliver exceptional outcomes. She received her MBA from the Cox School of Business at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Methodist University and her BA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a proud – and busy – mom to two children.

Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing and Experience Officer

First Horizon Corporation

Erin Pryor is senior executive vice president and chief marketing and experience officer for First Horizon Corporation, overseeing corporate-wide marketing, client experience, product and omnichannel enablement. She leads a team responsible for developing and executing strategies that drive the bank's brand presence, performance marketing, customer engagement and product management.

With over 20 years of experience across the finance, banking and media industries, Pryor has a proven track record of success in organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. Prior to joining First Horizon, she directed the brand and go-to-market strategy for USAA Bank.

Pryor is actively involved in various industry associations and is a sought-after speaker on topics related to marketing strategy, the shifting CMO role and women in leadership. Her expertise lies in transforming marketing strategy, optimizing marketing operations and enhancing client experiences through innovative approaches.

Pryor holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and journalism from ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Methodist University. Additionally, she has completed certification in Finance for Executives from Kellogg, Leading Strategic Growth from Columbia Business School, and Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Vice President of Impact Innovation & Activation | MBA, MHSA, CCHW

McKesson

Niki currently serves at the Vice President of Impact Innovation & Activation for McKesson. A newly formed team, part of the Global Impact Organization, Niki leads the design and execution of strategies that deliver on McKesson’s commitment advancing health outcomes for all through developing innovative solutions which address health equity & community impact through data driven insights and rigorous academic outcomes. She works collaboratively with leaders inside and outside of McKesson create impact driven initiatives that create shared value for the company and the community. Key initiative areas include SDOH solutions & programs, access to care initiatives, community-based workforce development, disparity reduction through screenings & education in the community and more…

Niki has spent the last 15 years in healthcare. Prior to McKesson, she served as the Vice President of Community Health for Baylor Scott & White. While in this role, she also simultaneously led initiatives for the organization in Behavioral Health, Digital Health, and Primary Care Transformation. Key focus areas included the development and operationalization of the Texas Medicaid 1115 Waiver- DSRIP programs, establishing the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and creating care innovations for the Scott & White Health plan in the Medicaid and Medicare areas. Prior to transitioning her career to healthcare, Niki was in corporate finance at General Mills and Target Corporation.

She completed her undergraduate degrees in economics and political science and dual MBA and MHSA graduate degrees at the University of Michigan as well as an administrative internship at Yale New Haven. Niki also completed her certification as a Certified Community Health Worker at Texas A&M University and most recently earned certifications from Harvard and Yale Universities around ESG. She has received numerous accolades including Becker’s Hospital Review’s 66 Rising Stars Under 40, Dallas Business Journal’s Minority Business Leader Award, Modern Health Care’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders and she was also selected into Leadership Dallas.

Niki is passionate about building impactful and innovative programs to serve the most vulnerable patients and communities. She loves partnering in the development of catalysts that improve the quality of human life, health equity, and produce better outcomes for more people.

Niki resides in the DFW area with her husband and two children. She enjoys volunteering, cooking, Michigan football and serial ideating.

Vice President, Analytics

January Digital

Rebecca has been working in the Analytics & Marketing space for over 17 years and her professional motto is "Data Inspires Strategy." With a focus on processes and operations built upon the intelligent use of data, she prides herself in steering the strategic direction of the overall business. 
 
As VP, Analytics at January Digital, she leads a team of data engineers, data scientists, and analysts, supporting a broad range of brands, providing cutting edge attribution, incrementally testing, and AI-backed marketing performance analytics services.  
 
Rebecca is passionate about mentoring others and has been teaching at the university level since 2012, where she passes along her passion for analytics and marketing. She also serves as EVP of Analytics on the Board of Directors for the DFW chapter of the American Marketing Association. Outside of work, Rebecca is a mother, avid traveler, and sci-fi nerd. 

Chief People Officer

RATP Dev USA

Stacy Winsett is a C-Suite HR Executive known for producing winning results through true business partnership. She prides herself on being a servant leader, a people champion and change agent who quickly and efficiently partners to transform organizations. She brings diverse industry experience in national and global transportation/ airline/ transit, manufacturing, mining, oil & gas, and equipment rental industries in both public, private equity and Fortune 100 corporations. She is known for her strong employee and labor relations background.