My work emphasizes fostering workforce transformation and aligning human capital strategies with organizational goals to achieve operational excellence.

In previous leadership roles at prominent federal agencies, I contributed to workforce planning, employee engagement, and compliance with federal employment laws. My commitment to equity, diversity, and data-driven decision-making has consistently empowered teams and connected employees to opportunities that maximize their potential while supporting organizational growth.

I am thrilled to be home in Philadelphia and look forward to connecting with professionals connected to local governments, non-profits, higher education and other mission focused industries!

TJ Espey is a purpose-driven leader, strategist, and advisor with nearly three decades of experience transforming organizations, developing people, and leading meaningful change.

An Army veteran and retired federal leader, TJ has held key leadership roles with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of the Navy, and Food and Drug Administration, where she led complex, multi-billion-dollar initiatives and advanced organizational transformation, customer experience, workforce development, and modernization efforts.

Today, as Founder of Gadal Group, LLC, TJ brings together expertise in organizational development, leadership, human-centered design, business strategy, and behavioral insight to help organizations and individuals move forward with greater clarity, purpose, and impact.

TJ holds advanced education in counseling psychology and business management, is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute, and has received multiple awards for leadership, innovation, and public service. Known for connecting strategy with people and purpose with action, TJ is passionate about helping others recognize their potential and confidently step into what’s next.

Tamura, known as “Tami,” is a federal trainer for the United States Government, a global empowerment speaker, a certified Mentor and Team Coach, and an award winning facilitator with an electrifying personality and heart for people. She is a 2x Best Selling Author and the Host of "The Power UP" Podcast. Her influence, extensive expertise, and powerful engagement have earned invitations to speak on major stages around the globe, virtually and in-person.

Highly recognized as one of the most influential voices in empowerment and inspirational speaking, Tami is part of the National Speakers Association and delivers powerful speeches, educational presentations, and insightful panel perspectives to large global audiences. Renowned events include the U.S. Dept of HUD's Empowerment EXPO, the U.S. Veterans Administration's Housing Forum, Fulton County Sheriff's Office sponsored events: Atlanta HOPE and H.Y.P.E., the World Business and Executive Coach Summit (WBECS), Georgia's Community Health Empowerment and Education Conference, Washington DC Mayor's HIV/AIDS Symposium, Kennesaw State University's annual National Homelessness Awareness Week, and the White House's LET'S MOVE! Campaign, to name a few. She is a certified Law Enforcement Chaplain serving alongside law enforcement responding to mental health emergencies and crises.

She is also an Author for several publications and is a guest professor for many distinguished institutions of higher learning. Tami is a highly motivated, resolutions driven leader with integrity. She’s received accolades and awards from several community advocates and government officials including former President Ronald Reagan, President Joe Biden, Sheriff Ted Jackson, Chief Markus Jones, and former District of Columbia Mayors Marian Barry and Anthony Williams for her outstanding leadership and advocacy for those in need. Tami’s excellence has afforded her many honors including the prestigious “Secretary's Award” one of the highest honors for a federal employee, the appointment of Special Advisor to the District of Columbia’s Mayor’s Committee on Persons with Disabilities, and the highly esteemed global recognition of “Top Facilitator” by WBECS and Coaching.com for her impact in the global coaching community.

Cardell Johnson is an Acting Director in GAO’s Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) team. He oversees work on the federal government’s management of public lands and water resources, including national parks and forests, mineral resources, coastal and marine resources, endangered species, water supply, and National Weather Service programs. Prior to joining GAO, Cardell served as the Director of Quality Assurance at USAID’s Office of the Inspector General, where he developed the organization’s first quality assurance framework.

Cardell also worked at the EPA as a senior budget analyst and Director for Performance Improvement in EPA’s Office of the Inspector General. Cardell earned a master’s degree in public administration from Indiana University–Bloomington, School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Cardell earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Alma College.

Creative and strategic design leader with a proven track record of bringing brand, product, and organizational visions to life through immersive experiential and digital solutions that elevate customer experiences and redefine employee engagement. Adept at building high-performing teams, designing scalable processes, and engaging with executive leadership. Formerly with Walt Disney Parks, Universal Creative, and Accenture, leading design at the intersection of innovation and impact—from pioneering VR roller coasters to reinventing roadside assistance for truckers. Proven rainmaker behind key partnerships, including Accenture’s Dept. of Energy digital transformation, generating $1M+ in year one revenue.

Stephanie Krell facilitates the hard conversations. She believes in managing continuous transformation by utilizing a *Change Evolution* approach to develop readiness and an experimental culture. As a practitioner, she works with leadership and their internal teams of product and experience organizations to develop alignment, foster relationships, and utilize resources at their fingertips to dismantle legacy mindsets and processes and activate real progress in real time by collaboratively reinventing new ways of working.

Stephanie promotes taking a RECIPROCAL MINDSET- the belief that the belief that WE is better than ME, and that a healthy ecosystem that improves holistically is more resilient, future-proof, balanced, and happy. She takes a reciprocal approach to her work by improving cultures, building partnerships, and looking outside of own interest to the betterment of society.

Stephanie is a passionate entrepreneur and expert facilitator. Her background culminates from a mix of Disney's Toy Box Training and Fjord's Design Thinking Methods which is based in human-centered design philosophy. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Stephanie worked in Theme Parks designing hotel and ride experiences and has over a decade of consulting expertise. She dedicates much of her time to mentoring young professionals navigating their career journeys and is a connector for other driven and highly ambitious women. She is also an experienced speaker, workshop leader, moderator, panelist and emcee. Stephanie holds a B. Arts. Sc. from Drexel University and an M.A. in Design Management from Savannah College of Art and Design.

I am a leadership mindset coach from working class roots who believes leading others is a fundamentally human-centered practice. My work rests on the simple premise that truly elite leadership capabilities are the human ones: demonstrating courage of character in crisis, meeting challenges with curiosity and intellectual humility, and leading from the clarity of core values real leadership requires.

That belief is built on 20+ years leading organizational learning and talent development inside some of the world's most recognized brands, including Sony Music, Godiva, and Ralph Lauren. In 2023, I started my private practice, Elite Capabilities (formerly Cultural Compass Coaching and Consulting), to empower other first-generation professionals and people leaders at all levels to align their mindset with their true core values, not ones they inherited.

I hold an MA in Adult Learning, and have achieved the ACC credential from the International Coaching Federation. I’m certified in trauma-informed coaching and more than ten methodologies, including the Leadership Potential assessment (Korn Ferry) and TriMetrix HD assessment. My thoughts on human-centered leadership and creativity were published in the 2024 book Brilliant Leadership (Routledge Press) and its follow-up, Disruptive Leadership, releasing in summer 2026.

Today, I’m a trusted coach and talent development partner for organizations including Sony Music Entertainment, Comcast, Big Loud, Turner Construction, Pet Krewe, and CVS.

I’m a complexity scientist by training, a self-taught technologist by necessity, and somehow I ended up building people analytics programs for the U.S. Army. It turns out that being slightly out of place everywhere is actually a superpower.

For over a decade, I’ve been translating the language of data into something HR professionals can actually use — not just in federal agencies, but in any organization trying to figure out how their people data can drive better decisions. My work lives at the intersection of talent management, AI, and the very human question of what makes work work.

I’m the author of Data-Driven Talent Management (Kogan Page, 2024), a practitioner-focused book built on nearly a decade of real-world implementation experience. I’m also a doctoral candidate at the University of Miami Herbert Business School, where I’m researching human-centered AI integration in the workplace — because I believe the way we bring AI into organizations matters just as much as the technology itself.

When I’m not doing any of that, I’m writing The Talent Code on Substack, speaking at conferences, and trying to convince HR audiences that data isn’t actually scary. (Success rate: improving.)

Brian is an organizational change management and technology transformation leader with more than 14 years of experience helping federal organizations successfully navigate complex programs, cloud modernization, workforce transformation, and enterprise technology adoption. He specializes in organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, program integration, strategic communications, workforce upskilling, and leadership development. A Prosci-certified change practitioner with an MBA, Brian has led readiness, communication, training, resistance-management, and adoption efforts for Microsoft 365 implementations, cloud initiatives, developer-platform migrations, learning programs, and other large-scale organizational changes. He is known for translating complex technical initiatives into practical strategies that leaders, employees, and cross-functional teams can understand and execute.

In addition to his federal leadership experience, Brian is building a fractional organizational change consulting practice that helps organizations align their people, processes, leadership, and technology during periods of transformation. He is also a professional speaker, facilitator, and trainer whose topics include personal branding, leadership, networking, change leadership, professional confidence, and overcoming imposter emotions. As the founder of Brian Adrian Photography, he provides corporate photography, executive branding, event coverage, and visual storytelling services throughout the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. Brian brings a unique combination of transformation strategy, facilitation, communication, learning design, executive presence, and creative storytelling to every engagement.

Max Wyche currently serves as the Director of Human Capital Business Development & Client Engagement at YRCI. In this leadership role, Max is charged with growing and guiding YRCI’s Human Capital Consulting practice, helping federal agencies strengthen their workforce strategies and implement innovative HR solutions. Max retired from the Senior Executive Service in September 2025. With more than 25 years of experience in federal Human Capital management, including executive roles with the Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service, Department of Army, Department of Defense. He also served in numerous Director and leadership roles with Department of Air Force. Max has led large-scale HR operations and transformation initiatives for workforces of more than 100,000 employees. Max is a Presidential Rank Award recipient, who is recognized for driving organizational change, building high-performing teams, and advancing workforce modernization through innovative HR and technology solutions.

Max holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University and a Master's degree in logistics management from Georgia College & State University. He is also a graduate of the Air War College, Senior Military Education, Air University, at Maxwell Air Force Base.

Experienced strategy professional with a distinguished history of working in the insurance and non-profit industry. Business development professional skilled in Strategic Planning, Product Development, Team Building, Customer Service, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Accounts Receivable.