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 CONTENT LEADERS

 

Bailey Kasten, CAE

Chief Data Officer | Design-Build Institute of America

Bailey serves in her new role as Chief Data Officer at an organization that strives to have some of the most forward thinking, innovative, caring and committed members in the design and construction industry. She is a proud graduate of American University in Washington, DC, and has over 13 years of association management experience. Bailey is the proud mother of two young children and the grateful recipient of child life services herself. When not at work, you can find her either playing outside with the kids, working in her beloved gardens, or helping with her family business, a chocolate company. 

 

Bart Berkey
Founder | Most People Don't, LLC

Formerly a Ritz-Carlton Global Executive and Recruiter, Bart now shares his observations and experiences on human excellence and differentiation from the past 32 years in order to help improve and enhance behaviors for individuals and for organizations.  As a motivational storyteller, he shares real life stories through “Messages That Matter” that provide applicable takeaways and actionable ideas. Recognized as “The Top Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing”, he also is a best-selling author whose book resides in the top 1% of sales on Amazon

 

His core message, “Most People Don't™” is the foundation to encourage improvements in behavior.  Organizations  that “do” have greater engagement.  Individuals that “do” have stronger relationships.  Those that “do” obtain more success.  While it is “Easy to BE, it is better to BECOME”.  We all know what we “should do” to live, lead, sell, and service better.  Learn from Bart on how to use his trademarked tool to move your “should do’s” into the “done” category.

 

Bryan Panhorst
Director of Event Services| Greater Richmond Convention Center

Bryan is a skilled venue event logistics professional, with over 15 years' experience in public facility operations.  Currently he serves as the Director of Event Services for the Greater Richmond Convention Center, the largest Convention Center in Virginia.

 

Clare K. Levison, CPA, CGMA
Owner | Inspired Responsibility

Clare K. Levison is a certified public accountant and national financial literacy spokesperson for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She has appeared on major radio and television networks across the country and has served as a member of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) Board of Directors. She was named one of the 2010 Top Five CPAs Under Thirty-Five by the VSCPA. Clare has more than a decade of corporate accounting experience and is also an active volunteer, serving as PTA president, Girl Scout leader, and Sunday school teacher. She lives in Blacksburg, Virginia, with her husband and two daughters.

 

Richard Mosley
Director of Catering Sales | ARAMARK

Richard Mosley has 10+ years’ experience in restaurants, 8+ years in corporate catering sales & event  management  with national & international events.  He is now the Director of Catering Sales for Aramark at The Greater Richmond Convention Center with 750,000 feet of space to create in. Richard has also been a corporate trainer and opened venues as well to help them set the current corporate standard or raise the bar for the client-at-large.

 

Tracy Betts
CEO & Owner | Boldr Strategy

Tracy Betts has spent the last two decades leading multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-moving digital economy.  Ms. Betts works on the premise that the most valuable resource to any organization is human creativity, imagination and original thinking.  Her focus is on pulling the wisdom from Association teams to enable them to plan for and thrive in the future economy. 

 

Vivian J. Paige, CPA, CGMA
Instructor/Columnist/Activist/Accountant| Vivian J. Paige, CPA, PC

Vivian is a senior lecturer of accounting at a local university and the president of Vivian J. Paige, CPA, PC, an accounting firm she established in 1986. She also maintains a political blog, which carries her name, and is the source of information and commentary for local, state and federal issues. She is a frequent guest on local radio, television and various forum panels as a citizen’s voice on political and racial issues, and writes a regular column for The Virginian-Pilot. She is a co-founder of Norfolk United Facing Race, a non-profit organization which deals with the issues of race, reconciliation and responsibility. She was a founding board member and former treasurer of the Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement. Currently, she serves on the board of directors of the ACLU of Virginia where she is a member of its audit and finance committees, and on the board of the Hampton Roads Tax Forum. She is also a member of the National Organization for Women, the League of Women Voters, and a silver lifetime member of the NAACP.

 

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