Dr. Bonnie Snyder is a writer and counselor specializing in school success and career issues. She has worked as a higher educational professional and as a college career counselor, and she is also the author of The Public School Parent's Guide to Success: How to Beat Private School and Homeschooling, available at publicschoolsuccess.com. She is a graduate of Harvard University, Virginia Tech, and The Pennsylvania State University. You may contact Dr. Snyder at bonnie@bonnieksnyder.com.

Dr. Ira S Wolfe is an author, writer and the founder and president of Success Performance Solutions. Dr. Wolfe has led his workforce consulting firm to national prominence, helping organizations find and hire the right employees, align people with business operating objectives, and identify high-potential leaders.  He is interviewed regularly for dozens of business and trade publications, including The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeekOnline, and business cable news shows discussing workforce trends, employee hiring and retention strategies. He is also the author of several books including Perfect Labor Storm Fact Book, Perfect Labor Storm 2.0: Why Workforce Trends Will Change the Way You Do Business, and Understanding Business Values and Motivators as well as dozens of articles.

Ira has been the featured keynote at a wide variety of conferences, conventions, association meetings and Chamber of Commerce audiences, reaching thousands of business leaders and human resource professionals every year. His clients include small and mid-sized businesses, private equity and public companies, major trade associations and consulting firms, non-profits and universities.  

Dr. Wolfe is a graduate of Muhlenberg College, University of Pennsylvania, and will complete his Masters in Leadership from Duquesne University in December 2008.