Gia Suggs EdD, MPH, MA is an Organization Development Consultant. She manages a private practice, is a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Olivet Nazarene University, and serves as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Dr. Gia combines her educational accomplishments and professional consulting experience to ensure she remains current in both the academic and business worlds. She brings her comprehensive consulting knowledge to the classroom setting and shares her academic acumen with professionals and business organizations.

Through her private practice, Dr. Gia Consulting, her clients benefit significantly from her 20 years of experience as an organization development professional, adult learner expert, and skilled instructional designer.

She has developed, designed and delivered more than 1,000 business learning courses for the public health, food service, private equity, manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, non-profit, government, academia, associations, commercial banking, financial services, sales, and social service industries (including Fortune 500 companies).

Dr. Gia has a proven track record of effectively assessing organizational needs, developing and implementing recommendations for improving outcomes, and evaluating results. Highly engaging and extremely influential, Dr. Gia works with identified partners to design and apply highly successful organization development interventions.

Bob Van Baren received his Master of Arts degree in Leadership from Bethel University in 2015. In 2016, he received a StrengthsFinder Coaching Certificate from Strengths Strategy, and in 2017 he became a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. Bob is working as a Leadership Coach & Founder at Vision 2-10, Homewood, Il., where he is planning and delivering programs for elevating the skills and leadership qualities of business leaders, based on the requirement of a business. He possesses experience in designing, delivering, and growing custom coaching and talent development initiatives. Bob is pursuing a Certificate in Employee Training and Development from Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Il., while also working towards becoming a Certified Associate Professional in Talent Development from the Association of Talent Development.

Elaine Hand is an HR Consultant/Trainer and owns Innerview LLC. She started her company in 1995. She works with companies as an HR advisor for HR law issues, as well as hiring right, assessments, leadership, management, team building, Value based Diversity, and harassment training. She has been working with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce for the last several years as their customized trainer to allow the advantage of having workshops designed for your organizations’ specific or general needs. She facilitates five HR forums quarterly throughout the state of Illinois for both the Community Bankers Association and the Illinois Chamber. Elaine has been honored with numerous awards including the National Volunteer of the Year for the YMCA, the President's Award for the Chamber of Commerce, and United Way Volunteer of the Year. She has served on the Board of Directors of the United Way, Crime Stoppers, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, and the YMCA.

Rick Lochner is the President of RPC Leadership Associates, Inc. where he helps business owners, corporate and non-profit leadership teams and individual professionals make leadership a way of life. As a certified veteran-owned business, RPC Leadership Associates, Inc. helps their clients align their businesses to enjoy sustainable success on their terms. Rick is the author of several books, including, "The Missing Piece for Corporate Leaders," published in November 2017; "The Missing Piece for Non-Profit Leaders", published in May 2016; and "The Missing Piece for Entrepreneurs," published in May 2015. He also is the author of “I’m Just Sayin’… - Revelations for Making Leadership a Way of Life,” published in 2014, and “I’m Still Sayin’… - More Revelations for Making Leadership a Way of Life,” published in 2019. Rick is an Adjunct Professor at Aurora University teaching a variety of graduate and undergraduate topics, including Leadership, Organizational Communications, Managing Conflict in the Workplace, and Strategic Management.