Experts Bringing Practical Knowledge to You

John J. Matchulat, of counsel in the Nashville office of Baker Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has devoted his career to the practice of labor law. Prior to entering private practice 18 years ago, he worked with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for 18 years, primarily as a Trial Specialist and Supervisory Attorney. His extensive experience in this area provides the basis for advice and representation of management in all industries on labor law matters and disputes subject to jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act. He also represents employers exclusively in matters arising under OSHA, the Immigration and Nationality Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Surface Transportation Assistance Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Service Contract Act and WARN. He further provides counsel in disputes arising under the numerous state and federal employment statutes, and appears before the U.S. Department of Labor, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, plus U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, arbitrators, and state agencies.

Marta Daglow is the founder of Daglow Consulting Group, an HR services consulting firm that for the last 16 years has provided independent guidance to companies and individuals on key HR, recruitment and retention issues. For smaller clients, Marta serves as "an HR Department for companies that don't have HR Departments." For larger firms, she provides high-level expertise in Recruiting, Retention, Interviewing, Sexual Harassment Training, Employee Relations Training, Diversity & EEOC Compliance, Leadership & Organizational Training, Transition Support, and other key HR initiatives. Daglow's client list includes Web 2.0 and Game Companies: Pogo, Zynga, Slipgate Ironworks, Roblox and Technorati, Ltd.; Blue Chip firms 3M, Clorox, Duty Free Shops, IBM and PG&E; financial institutions Education Finance Partners and Federal Home Loan Bank; consultants Drake Beam Morin, and other top firms. Prior to founding DCG in 1992, Marta worked in prominent HR roles for top companies including Charles Schwab, Burlington Northern Air Freight and Chicago Title Insurance Company.

Lynne Waymon is CEO of Contacts Count, the nationwide training and consulting firm that specializes in professional and business networking. She's a nationally-known expert and the co-author of Make Your Contacts Count (2007, NY, American Management Association). In keynotes and workshops she gives professionals in corporate, government, association, university, and non-profit audiences, practical strategies for getting things done through networking, negotiating, and alliance building. Her strategies, in print and in person, are recognized nationwide as state-of-the-art. Recent clients include Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, Kraft Foods, DuPont, PricewaterhouseCoopers and many others. In 2002 Lynne received the highest award given by the National Capital Speakers Association for excellence on the platform.

Brent Ballow specializes in labor and employee relations matters in his position of counsel to Miller & Martin, PLLC, of Nashville. His advice, training and representation includes traditional labor matters, discrimination cases, the Fair Labor Standards, Family Medical Leave and Americans with Disabilities acts, privacy issues, workers' compensation, policy development, employment contracts and non-compete issues. Brent has been responsible for over 60 representation or decertification elections. He is a 1985 graduate of the University of Tennessee MBA program and is a 1988 graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Mark Floyd has more 23 years of experience in labor and employment matters. He has acted as a private practitioner and in-house counsel representing a wide variety of industries. Mr. Floyd is currently in-house counsel for Corrections Corporation of America. His previous experience includes private practice with the firms of Miller & Martin, Jackson Lewis, and King & Ballow, and in-house counsel for Browning Ferris Industries. He is a 1983 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Edward Grandi is the executive director of the non-profit American Sleep Apnea Association, located in Washington, D.C. The association is dedicated to reducing injury, disability and death from sleep apnea and enhancing the lives of those affected by this common disorder. Mr. Grandi has authored a number of articles on sleep apnea for various health publications and serves as a spokesperson for the association. Prior to joining the ASAA, Mr. Grandi served as the development director for two Washington-based non-profit organizations. Before entering the non-profit sector he worked for 25 years as an insurance executive, specializing in insurance and risk management for non-profits. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Johns College in Annapolis, Maryland.

Dr. Steven Lockley is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard University. He is also a Harvard Medical School Associate Neuroscientist, Division of Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Lockley is an Honorary Associate Professor in Sleep Medicine, Clinical Sciences Research Institute at the Warwick Medical School in the United Kingdom. His research interests include the development of circadian rhythm sleep disorders. He has worked in the development of interventions that reduce extended duration work hour, fatigue and medical errors in hospital residents, and the implementation of large-scale occupational fatigue management and sleep disorders screening programs in several police forces nationwide.

Dr. James Stocks practices Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary in Overton and Tyler, Texas. He graduated from the University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and has been in the profession for 29 years. Dr. Stocks is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Center at Tyler. He holds a specialty in Med-Pulmonary (Adult). He is a member of the American Board of Sleep Medicine.

Sara Czaja, Ph.D. is a faculty member at the Center on Aging at the University of Miami. Her research focuses on Technology and Aging. She is widely published in the field of aging and has written numerous book chapters and scientific articles. She is also active at the national level in promoting aging research. Dr. Czaja served as the Co-Chair of the Committee on Aging and Human Factors of the National Research Council/National Science Foundation. She also served as the Chair of the Technical Group on Aging of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. She is the Co-Chair of the upcoming meeting of the International Meeting of Gerontechnology.

Neil Charness' research interests involve age and human factors and age and expert performance. His research is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging) and from a supplement to the NIA grant from NIOSH. Dr. Charness served as Editor for the Psychology Section of the Canadian Journal on Aging/revue canadienne du vieillissement, and on the Editorial Boards of Psychology and Aging, Psychological Bulletin, and Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, and as Chairperson of the Editorial Board for Gerontechnology.

Guy Danielson is a neurosurgeon practicing in Tyler, Texas. He has served as Chief of Neurosurgical/Neurology Section at Mother Frances Hospital and Chief of Neurosurgical Section at the East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas. Further, he has instructed hands-on spine workshops and served on the Advisory Board for Texas Back Institute and Biomedical Research. Dr. Danielson is active in clinical studies to improve technology associated with the nervous system.