The Leadership SIG is a community for talent development professionals who want to intentionally grow as leaders while expanding their impact within their organizations and the profession. Through interactive learning experiences including workshops, executive panels, educational sessions, and collaborative discussions, members will develop the leadership capabilities to lead themselves, guide others, advance their organizations, and champion the future of talent development.
What does the future of leadership require from us as Talent Development professionals? Join us for an engaging conversation exploring the signals and shifts shaping our profession and the way we lead. Featuring the voices and perspectives of Talent Development leaders from across the region, this event will bring together an executive panel and facilitated roundtable discussion to explore how we can move beyond responding to change to intentionally shape what comes next for ourselves, our organizations, and our profession.
By the end of this session, you’ll have:
- New perspectives on the shifts and signals shaping our organizations and profession
- Practical ideas you can apply immediately in your leadership and talent development work
- Questions to help you think differently about your role and influence
- Connections with Talent Development leaders from across the region
Moderator:
Melinda Gilliam is the Founder and Impact Partner of Melliam LLC and brings more than a decade of experience in learning and development, specializing in leadership development, coaching, facilitation, and organizational learning strategies that help individuals and organizations grow with intention. She holds a B.A. in Education, an M.S. in Counseling and Adult Development, and the Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential. Guided by the belief that learning is one of the greatest forms of care, Melinda is passionate about creating people-centered learning experiences that inspire growth, strengthen leadership, and create lasting impact.
Melinda Gilliam - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-gilliam/
Panelists:
Sarah Keimig's career path has been anything but linear—it’s been a series of zigzags that have shaped how she lead and how she sees opportunity.
Today, as a Senior Culture Partner and internal consultant, she works across the organization on culture strategy, BRG program design, leadership development, and team dynamics. Her experience also includes four years designing and facilitating Inclusive Leadership learning for over 800 leaders.
She's a mother of four and a veteran, and she loves building bridges, solving problems, mentoring others, and helping people see what’s possible. Above all, she tries to remain a student of her environment—always learning, staying curious, and growing alongside the people around her.
Sarah Keimig - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-keimig-3348112b/
Barrett Evans is Deputy Executive Director of Learning & Development at Sound Transit, where he leads the capability and leadership development infrastructure behind America's busiest light rail system. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of talent, learning, and organizational transformation, Barrett has held senior L&D and HR leadership roles at Ford Motor Company and Macy's Inc., guiding large-scale workforce transformation and consistently moving L&D from support function to strategic driver.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrettevans/
Mariasol Hill is a talent development and business leader at Microsoft who is passionate about helping people and organizations grow through change. As a Director of Business Programs within the Microsoft Commercial Business organization, she leads talent development and learning initiatives designed to strengthen leadership capability and prepare teams to accelerate customer outcomes .
Mariasol has spent her career building global programs that bring together learning, talent strategy, community, and employee experience. From leading large-scale early-in-career programs to shaping development experiences for leaders, she is especially interested in how talent leaders can move beyond delivering programs to becoming strategic partners who help organizations anticipate and shape change.
Her leadership philosophy centers on clarity, curiosity, and creating the conditions for others to thrive. She believes the best leaders do more than navigate the future. They help design it by creating future leaders.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasolhill/
Bobby Humes
Bobby Humes - https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachbobby/
Impacting Organizational Capability, Future Readiness, Change Management, Developing Professional Capability, Collaboration & Leadership
