Executive Education

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Members and sponsors guide the Roundtable’s activities.

• Tony Bridwell, SVP, Chief People Officer, Ryan LLC
• Adrianne Court, Chief HR Officer, Tealium
• Gary Eisenstat, Sponsor Representative, Ogletree Deakins
• Linda Irby, EVP and HR Director, PlainsCapital Bank
• Beth Loomer, Director, HR, Methanex
• Amy Messersmith, Chief People Officer at Builders First Source
• Maryam Morse, EVP HR, Andrews Distributing
• Anna Kay Rice, HR VP of Operations, Frontier Communications
• Sherry Vidal-Brown, Chief HR & Communications Officer, Invited
• Kiel Werking, Sponsor Representative, Holmes Murphy

Membership

Membership for the SMU COX HR Roundtable is limited to the key senior HR person in an organization or company. Members are selected on the basis of their stature in the Human Resources community as well as the reputation of the recognized organizations they serve.

Benefits of membership:

Peer to peer networking and dialog on strategic issues related to human capital and the business; deep and intimate exposure to business leaders, executive practitioners, and thought leaders in relevant fields; affiliation with Cox School of Business

Annual dues are $575.

To join as a member or learn more, contact Sheri Moore at shmoore@smu.edu or 214.768.9113

Sponsorship

A Place at the Table
Join a select group of HR service providers who bring thought leadership and insight to a dynamic group of HR Executives.

Why Sponsor the Roundtable?
Sponsors of the HR Roundtable will have access to a forum of leaders in the human resources field. As a sponsor, you will build relationships with select HR executives, you will be a part of discussions regarding strategic people issues.

Intimate Size and Senior Level
The Roundtable, hosted and administered by SMU, is limited to an organization’s senior HR person. This intimate group of senior level managers meets three times a year on the SMU campus in Dallas. And every year, the group gathers for its annual conference. Sponsor representatives are included in all meetings as well as the annual conference.

2022 Meetings

Meeting Dates: 

• March 3, Thursday  - Campus - 5-7PM – Roxann Griffin, Department of Labor – Advancing Women in the Workforce:
  Trends, Insights, and Recommendations  - Invite coming this week
• March 29, Tuesday – CONFERENCE – Campus – 9am – 3pm Keynote:  John Coyle, Design Thinking Author and US Olympian – Applying Design Thinking to current HR Challenges
• May 19, 2022 – Offsite – Lunch Program (DRC Economic and Employer Update) Economy in Brief: Indicators for the Dallas Region + Tools and Trends for Attracting Talent in the Dallas Region. Guest Speakers: Eric Griffin & Jessica Heer Dallas Regional Chamber. 
• August 25, 2022 – Offsite 5-7PM
• November 17, 2022 – Hosted by Ogletree and Deakins Dallas Office, 5-7PM
• Holiday Event – December 13, Tuesday – Luncheon 12-1:30 Offsite

In this session, you will learn: -
• Why VR is a game-changing platform for behavior change training
• What are the key benefits in using VR for learning and development, particularly when it comes to learning new skills
• Best practices for building content in VR and what critical tenets to follow

Annual Conference

2022 Conference: Tuesday, March 29, 2022

HR by Design (Thinking)

A preliminary schedule is below:

This event will be held at Collins Center. Contact Sheri Moore at 214.768.9113 or shmoore@smu.edu for more information. 

Past Speakers

Jennifer Moss (author of The Burnout Epidemic-The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It) keynote speaker and workshop, David Salyers (author, Remarkable, former CMO, Chik-Fil-A), Jerry Magar (People Systems Consulting), David Horsager, (CEO, Trust Edge Leadership Institute), Harolyn Watts (Assistant VP, Corporate Diversity/ HR, State Farm), Mike Ullman (CEO, JCPenney), Bill Blase (formerly SVP, AT&T), Pam Patsley (CEO, MoneyGram), Shawn Achor (author on positive psychology and happiness), Richard Boyatzis (Case Western Reserve, emotional intelligence), Dave Ulrich (University of Michigan), Robert Moran (Author of Managing Cultural Differences), Raj Sisodia (author of Firms of Endearment, and leader in Conscious Capitalism)

Current Members