Cancelled: 2020 VMS Professionals Annual Conference

Cynthia Moore manages Allstate’s $100+ million contingent labor program, called the Spare Hands Network. Spare Hands is supplier diversity award winning contingent labor program reaching 58% diversity spend in 2019. Since arriving at Allstate in 2016, Cynthia has been responsible for driving supplier optimization, creating a new MSP strategy, implementing Fieldglass multi-MSP functionality, Fieldglass SOW and integration of multiple systems with Fieldglass including SailPoint and Talent Connection. In 2018, she finalized two RFP’s to select new suppliers for Call Center, Admin/Clerical & Light Industrial as well as Payrolling, IC Compliance and management of Allstate’s retiree program. Cynthia is responsible for contingent labor/external workforce across the enterprise, operation of the Fieldglass system including sourcing contingents and data integrity in Fieldglass.
Prior to Allstate Cynthia spent six months creating Discover’s Supplier Diversity program, ran and completed multiple LEAN initiatives and managed Risk and Controls in Global Procurement. She originally joined Discover as the Sr. Manager for Professional Services Management in 2007. In that role her responsibilities included managing a team responsible for all offshoring, consulting, staff augmentation vendor and engagement relationships. Successes included the implementation of a contractor tenure policy and overall program to mitigate co-employment risks across the organization, development of a non-employee policy to drive awareness of how resources should be leveraged, and centralization of all non-employee resources in the VMS tool which helped not only in identifying resources but identified savings opportunities and reduced risk as well as on boarding time by 80%.
Before Discover she was the Team Lead for Alternative Workforce at TransUnion where she was responsible for establishing Centralized Vendor Management at TransUnion LLC. She was instrumental in the selection and management of TransUnion’s web based vendor management system.
Prior to joining TransUnion, Cynthia was a successful sales, project and operations manager for a variety of IT consulting environments. As an account manager/area sales manager, Cynthia exceeded revenue and gross profits expectations on numerous occasions and received several sales awards for her efforts.
Lastly, Cynthia is co-founder and Vice President of a national user group called VMS Professionals. This group was founded in 2001 and continues today. As co-founder, Cynthia works closely with Karen Wilson (co-founder and President) to lead Chapter meetings and has created and managed the last 16 annual conferences.

Karen Wilson is President and CEO of MAKE Corporation, a professional services and staffing company with offices in Chicago and Dallas. Over the course of her career, Karen has established herself at the forefront of contingent workforce management through her thought leadership and staffing services industry involvement.

Karen has been an active member of TechServe Alliance for more than twenty years, completing an eight year engagement on its board of directors in 2012 as chairman. She is proud to be currently serving on the Government Affairs committee.  Karen is also president of the board of directors for VMS Professionals, a national association which is comprised of companies that use contingent workers and has a mission to advance the industry and establish best practices in the acquisition and management of contingent labor. MAKE is the only staffing company that is a member of VMS Professionals, and Karen is a trusted and respected voice for the contingent services and staffing industry.

As MAKE’s owner and CEO, Karen’s passions lie in three key areas:

• Providing an open and rewarding work environment that encourages both employees and consultants to achieve their personal and professional best
• Driving growth and professional development in the professional services and staffing industry
• Exceeding client expectations

Demonstrating that you can run a successful business without sacrificing integrity, Karen believes anyone can make a difference by treating people the right way and giving back to their communities.

Karen and her husband Steve are active supporters of a number of charities including Special Olympics of Illinois where Karen is Chair of the Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and Feed My Starving Children. Karen and Steve are the proud parents of four grown children and four grandchildren!

Megan represents and counsels employers throughout the country on a wide range of employment matters. She provides extensive advice to clients on leave and absence management, policy development and review, employee trainings, reductions in force, performance management, discipline and discharge, conducting internal investigations, human resources compliance auditing, and various other areas.

Megan represents clients in single-plaintiff litigation matters related to employment discrimination claims under Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family and Medical Leave Act, and similar state discrimination laws, as well as wrongful discharge, retaliation, sexual harassment, and breach of employment contract claims in both state and federal court.

Her strong litigation experience also provides Megan with the unique ability to provide practical, sound business advice, while also helping clients position themselves to defend or avoid litigation altogether. She is also regarded for her vast knowledge in the leave and accommodation space, regularly speaking and publishing on this topic.

Megan is a go-to counselor for many firm clients, and the dedicated counselor for a handful of clients. On a day-to-day basis, she independently advises nationwide employers of all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, on various employment matters. Megan had the honor of being selected by a firm client for a four-month secondment, during which she regularly counseled the business’ key stakeholders on US and international employment matters, and reported directly to the client’s general counsel. She has also advised more than 100 clients all around the country on various state and federal employment law matters.

Megan takes a practical, proactive approach to help clients avoid the litigation process altogether. She also deploys the firm’s expansive array of technology and innovative resources to help clients improve their employment policies and practices, providing a consistent approach to managing these complex matters.

At Seyfarth, Megan enjoys collaborating with the deep, talented bench of individuals to counsel and advise clients, and provide strategic solutions to all types of employment matters.

Dawn McCartney is the Vice President of Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council at SIA, leading and overseeing the CWS Council and SIA’s Certification & Training, including the Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP & SOW) accreditation program, and CW Workshops. Responsible for identifying, developing and implementing cutting-edge research and strategies for the end users of contingent labor, McCartney, who joined SIA in 2012, has been an integral part of the SIA team with ongoing contributions to the rapid development of the CWS Council and in her role advising CWS Council members globally—amounting to more than $100 billion in contingent spend—in managing their extended workforce programs.
With over 13 years of frontline experience working on both the supplier and buyer sides, her expertise on the buyer side includes contingent workforce policies, procedures and the implementation of contingent workforce programs including VMS and supplier selection, and a previous role as the Global Workforce Manager for McDonald’s Corporation. A highly-regarded industry speaker, Dawn frequently shares insights, thought leadership and best practices globally across the workforce solutions ecosystem.

Luke has been with Southwest Airlines for over 16 years and currently serves as a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition.  In this role, he leads the Sourcing Team, Campus Reach Team, and a Programs Team that all focus on building talent pipelines for Southwest.  Campus Reach recruits for and manages a nationally recognized college internship program, direct college hires, and influences college curriculum to build skills directly aligned with careers at Southwest.  The Programs Team focuses on talent acquisition strategy, recruitment marketing, military recruiting, and K-12 initiatives.  The K-12 initiatives are designed to engage and inspire students at all levels to consider careers in STEM and aviation and build essential skills in preparation to join the workforce.  The team has launched more than 40 high school internships in ten locations across the country as well as opportunities for 3^rd-8^th grade students to get hands on experience through Aviation Day events.

Luke is a graduate of Texas Tech University and lives in Flower Mound, TX.