Alethia Tucker is a Human Resources consultant, coach, author and speaker. As a Human Resources expert, she focuses on identifying areas in need of improvement with the vision to develop and implement successful action plans. She has a successful background of being both a strategic HR planner, and a highly capable daily hands-on HR professional.  She is currently the Director of Human Resources for a woman-owned small business.

Alethia is the visionary behind Jolease Enterprises, an organization designed to equip and empower individuals to reach their full potential in the areas of personal and career development and physical, spiritual and mental awareness aimed to foster self-esteem and enhance creativity while teaching various life skills that will improve the quality of life. 

Alethia is the author of 50 Things I’ve Learned on My Way to 50. The book provides a glimpse into Alethia’s life, sharing valuable lessons she learned as she approached middle age.  She manages to find revelation in life’s experiences and shares the knowledge she has acquired through story and scripture. Her stories will cause you to reflect, make you laugh, and help you to see the value and the joy in life’s journey no matter the age.  She holds Journey Shares to encourage women to gather, share their stories and provide the valuable insight that’s unearthed when women share lessons from their journeys.

I will generally be speaking about my story with Passion Maps, how I came to find Passion Maps, how I got involved, and how my current program is guiding me in terms of my personal and professional life.

Deanna Burgart is an experienced speaker, trainer, engineer and mentor that has a talent for identifying gaps and providing solutions to systemic, organizational and transformational change. Her firm, Indigenous Engineering Inclusion Inc, is committed to innovation and transformation with industries and Indigenous communities through industry and inclusion training and engineering consulting. Indigenous Engineering Inclusion Inc. is built on a strong foundation of mentoring and sustainability.



Deanna brings over 20 years of experience and education in oil, gas, renewables and pipelines and is passionate about global energy transitions and the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People. She helps STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) focused organizations move forward in operationalizing Indigenous inclusion and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. She has recently worked on an initiative as an instructor and subject matter expert to Indigenize curriculum through a pilot project with SAIT and Innotech Alberta, training 60 Indigenous students in Pipeline Monitoring. She has also worked with the National Energy Board assisting with their Indigenous Advisory Monitoring Committees.  

Her lived experience as a child expatriate in Singapore, First Nations adoptee and Indigenous youth mentor has developed her love for finding cross-cultural collaboration opportunities between youth, government, Indigenous communities and industries. She believes that cross mentoring and the fact that everyone we meet has something to teach and something to learn from us will create innovative opportunities for all to grow.

 

She was so inspired by that experience, she continued to speak to youth – and still does today. She was a mentor with the Association of Professional Engineering and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) Aboriginal mentoring program, a mentor with Indspire, Rivers to Success, a mentor with Power to Choose, a Aboriginal science camp.

Jeff took over the reins of the Glendale Chamber in July 2013, has served on the Chamber’s Board of Directors since 2003, and is a past Glendale City Council member. He heads up a finance and consulting company called Thunderbird Capital and coached high school football for several years.

Jeff is the current Chief Operating Officer for the Chamber and has been a member of the Chamber’s Board of Directors since 2003. He also runs a finance and consulting firm called Thunderbird Capital and is a former Glendale City Council member.

Commissioner Lora L. Thomas, District III - Douglas County

Lora Thomas is a third-generation Colorado native who grew up in Denver. Her life story is about overcoming personal challenges as a single mother, and extraordinary career achievements serving in the Colorado State Patrol and as Douglas County Coroner before her election as County Commissioner. Lora does not just talk the talk, but walks the walk when it comes to limiting government spending and keeping government lean and efficient. As Douglas County Commissioner, she has brought dynamic, effective leadership to Douglas County, and residents know her door is always open to listen and learn from all of Douglas County residents.  Lora knows that leaders do not solve problems by dictating, but by listening!