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April White

President and Founder of Trust Relations,

Trust Relations was founded by public relations veteran April White, who has more than 18 years of industry experience counseling and implementing campaigns on behalf of clients across numerous industries, from Fortune 100 companies to startups. April worked at the world’s best agencies in New York City, including Weber Shandwick, Edelman, Rubenstein Public Relations and Spong, before starting her own firm, and has represented an impressive roster of clients and their executives over the course of her career. Among the clients she has counseled are MasterCard Worldwide, MetLife International, Sotheby’s International Realty, Hyatt, Rosetta Stone, Petco, American Standard, The Dannon Company, YellowTail Wines, Sealed Air and eMusic. April received her B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from Iowa State University and continued studying integrated marketing communications at Columbia University in New York City, in the M.A. program in Strategic Communications.

Debra Eckerling

Corporate Consultant

Debra is a freelance writer (First for Women, Women's World, Social Media Pulse, Lioness) and a LinkedIn Profile Writer for Vengreso. She has experience working in education, tech, social media, business, and publishing, and speak on goal-setting, productivity, writing, networking, and social media. She is also the author of "Write On Blogging" & "Purple Pencil Adventures;" creator of Write On Online; host, the #GoalChat Twitter chat, #GoalChat Live show, and The DEB (short for determine your mission, explore your options, and brainstorm your path) Show podcast; and VP of the Women's National Book Association-LA Chapter.

Krysta Rives

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Krysta is a passionate academic leader with experience in post-secondary and community program development, curriculum design, and strategic planning to achieve accreditation outcomes. She also has program development and teaching experience online, hybrid, and in the traditional classroom. Lastly, she is a champion for occupational therapy assistants and an active volunteer leader in the occupational therapy profession. She is also an owner of OTA Coach.

Maxine Johnson

CEO and Founder of W.I.F.E Boss Academy

Maxine L. Johnson is an author, co-author, certified life coach, transformation specialist and expert speaker serving professional women who are purposed to lead. Featured in USA Today as one of the Top 15 Entrepreneurs to watch in 2021, Yahoo Finance, New York Daily, Medium, Kivo Daily, "Speak that Talks" Talk Show, Total Transformational Radio and Keynote Speaker for Canon, Inc (VA). An experienced HR Practitioner where she has over 25 years of HR experience, she is the CEO and Founder of WIFE Boss Academy, home of The Influential Female where she coaches professional women who are unfulfilled in their careers and help them discover they are purposed to lead. She is passionate about encouraging and inspiring women to be their best selves. Over the years, she has worked with women globally, helping them find positive change. She is known for creating the “The 5 Critical Components for Creating Global Communities of Change.”

Nicole Shir

Nicole has studied conflict resolution & business. She has her masters in industrial-organizational psychology. Nicole is an advocate for equity, especially in regard to disabilities. She is an author, speaker, coach, and consultant. Through Nicole's studies and research, she saw that personality and communication were not connected. She realized that people communicate who they are if we listen we can find ways to resolve conflict, connect and communicate more effectively. So enjoy listening, and discovering your unique puzzle piece that is part of the picture of this world.