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Ever since recovering from depression at just 12 years old, Kevin has felt a ‘calling’ to help inspire others. He initially worked in Student Affairs at several colleges, most recently serving as Dean of Students for High Point University. While working on campuses, Kevin began his research on self-efficacy leading into speaking and writing opportunities. Since his first presentation nearly 20 years ago, he now speaks professionally full-time and has presented leadership keynotes, workshops and retreats for 1,150+ organizations in all 50 states and several countries. Over 1,000,000 people ranging from student to CEO have been in his audiences. His engaging, humorous and authentic presentations help re-energize and uplift the human spirit so individuals can overcome challenges, envision new possibility and build stronger teams. Kevin is also the author of several best-selling books, holds a Doctorate degree in Leadership, is a sailboat captain and TEDx speaker. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his amazing family and - fun fact - lived his childhood dream of meeting Bob Barker and winning BIG on the television game show, The Price is Right! Learn more at www.KevinCSnyder.com.

John Burrows is a senior lecturer in leadership at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, and an associate fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. Previously, he was on the faculty at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

In these roles, Dr. Burrows teaches strategy, leadership, negotiations, decision-making, and organizational psychology to graduate students and senior executives in open enrollment and custom executive-education
programs.

Before entering academia, Dr. Burrows held senior roles in sales and marketing at a number of enterprise software companies, including Siebel and Oracle, and was a partner with the consulting firm Accenture. In these roles, he negotiated, sold, and implemented complex, multi-national, multi-million-dollar projects around the globe.

Dr. Burrows also has significant experience in the public sector. A native of the United Kingdom, he came to the United States during his “gap year” to volunteer at the Southern Center for Human Rights and the
Mississippi Capital Defense Resource Project, in which role he claims notoriety for visiting every county seat in Mississippi, and Death Rows in two States (Mississippi and Florida).

Later, while pursuing his undergraduate degree, he interned with other anti-death penalty groups as well as a Washington, D.C., based think tank, the Cato Institute. Then, as a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen’s Office of Government Service, he also led business process re-engineering and IT strategy engagements with the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He also served as an advisor to Houses for Africa, a Cape Townbased organization seeking to close the affordable housing gap in line with urbanization to drive housing development in Africa.

Dr. Burrows currently serves on the advisory board of Profitable Ideas Exchange (PIE), which builds communities of senior executive to tackle many of the world’s greatest challenges, and consults with clients across industries and geographies.

Dr. Burrows received a Ph.D. and M.B.A. with Honors from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and an A.B. in psychology from Vassar College.

Lynn Heckler has served as PSCU’s Executive Vice President and Chief Talent Officer since May 2011. In this role, she is responsible for advancing PSCU’s strategic human resources initiatives, including diversity, equity and inclusion, talent acquisition, learning and organizational development, corporate insurance, facilities and more.

Since joining PSCU in 2001, Lynn has created a culture of inclusion, leadership development and engagement throughout the organization. She is a well-known thought leader on DEI and is a sought-after speaker within the credit union industry.

Lynn has more than 30 years of human resources management experience. Prior to joining PSCU, she served as vice president, Human Resources at Bankers Insurance Group. Previously, she held human resources leadership positions at Vision Twenty-One and AAA.

Lynn serves as the Communications Committee Chair of the Governing Board of the CU DEI Collective, of which PSCU is a founding organization, committed to creating inclusiveness within the credit union movement. Lynn is also a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the Suncoast Human Resources Management Association (SHRMA), where she served as a past president of the organization. She currently serves on the Leadership Team for the Tampa Bay Chapter of Women in Electronic Payments Network (WNET). Lynn also has 10 years of board service with Lighthouse of Pinellas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the blind and visually impaired community, including two years as board chair. She is a strong advocate for children in foster care and animal-related causes and charities.

In 2016, Lynn earned her Certified Innovation Executive (CIE) designation from the CUES Strategic Innovation Institute. In 2015, she was recognized by the HR Florida State Council as the HR Florida Professional of the Year.

Lynn holds a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts and a certificate in Strategic Human Resource Management from the University of Michigan.

Cullen Coxe joined ALM First Financial Advisors in 2003. As a Senior Director for the firm, Cullen works with clients to develop successful balance sheet strategies and enhance their overall performance. This includes working closely with clients to develop long-term, holistic partnerships and interpreting full balance sheet risk analytics and risk positioning to determine the best opportunities for clients to achieve their financial goals.

Cullen coordinates internal collaboration to deliver analytics and timely reporting to assist clients throughout the entire process from strategy development through implementation and post-execution analysis. He provides advice and insights on loan pricing, loan transactions, investment portfolio management, funding strategies, hedging and more with the assistance of our experienced team.

Cullen has a bachelor’s degree in business with a major in economics from the University of Oklahoma.