Timothy Fair is the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Burlington Stores, Inc. In this role, he is charged with embedding and infusing a comprehensive and coordinated diversity agenda throughout the organization’s corporate, merchandising, and distribution Centers. 

Most recently, he served as the inaugural Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion at LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. In this role, he provided vision, direction, and a framework that leveraged diversity, equity, and inclusion to improve institutional effectiveness, advance equity, and accelerate a more inclusive culture. Prior to this position, he served as Chief of Staff and Deputy to the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Auburn University, where he led strategic initiatives including recruitment and retention initiatives targeted at increasing demographic diversity throughout the institution, launching faculty training institutes on inclusive teaching, and hosting an annual conference bringing together individuals across industries to explore effective diversity and inclusion strategies, foster learning and stimulate innovation.

Earlier in his career he held roles as Assistant Dean of Students at Cornell University and Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Mississippi State University. He has also served as a course facilitator and instructional designer for eCornell’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate program, working with professionals from across the globe to expand their cultural acuity and professional skills in inclusion and diversity management. A native of Wisconsin, he holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and a master’s and Ph.D. from Mississippi State University, both in public policy & administration.

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Kyndra Joi, native of Charleston, SC and now local of New Orleans, LA is a Wellness Consultant, Cultural Bearer, Children’s Author, Social Worker, Mindfulness Facilitator, Certified Herbalist, Emcee, Recording Artist and serves as the ED for The Pathways Program.

Within the last 18 years, Kyndra has earned her Master of Social Work degree from Illinois State University, studied African culture, Psychology, and dance in Legon, Ghana, obtained her Herbal Extract Specialist certification through the Michigan Institute of

Natural Health, obtained her Ministry License through Greater St. Stephen FGBC and a certification of Mindfulness through School of Positive Transformation.

​Kyndra has used her experiences in individual and family Community mental health to develop cultural and wellness curriculums/ workshops to assist with the betterment of the total man. With a focus on communities of color, Kyndra aids participants in identifying mental barriers, learn the importance of forgiveness and facilitates through implementation holistic approaches through mindfulness and meditation to assist with the increase of positive mental health.

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Kelly Lockwood Primus, was appointed Chief Executive Officer in December of 2020 after successfully transitioning the merger of Leading Women into Leading NOW’s stable of brands. In her role as CEO, Kelly oversees strategy, research development and client relationship management to help Leading NOW’s clients reach their global diversity goals. Prior to this appointment, Kelly was CEO & President for Leading Women, and was with the organization since 2013.

Before joining Leading Women, Kelly was a member of the executive team for WFF, a national non-profit women’s leadership organization. As Vice President for Marketing & Communications, Kelly was instrumental in returning the organization to prominence in the foodservice industry as the authority for women’s leadership development, and drove participation in the organization’s live and virtual events to “sell-out” status. Before working in leadership development organizations, Kelly was a member of the executive team at Primo Water, a publicly held CPG company, in the role of Vice President, Marketing & Communications. Recruited pre-IPO, Kelly was challenged with articulating the brand promise, creating the brand communication strategy and instituting integrated marketing campaigns to drive retailer and consumer brand preference. Within less than a year, the organization went public, had acquired multiple new retail partners including Walmart, and the company’s products were featured in leading trade publications as a product category to watch. While a resident in North Carolina, Kelly was a mentor to students at the Wake Forest University Graduate Women in Business Program, a panelist at their Women in Leadership Conference and a judge at the Wake Forest University Schools of Business Annual Marketing Summit MBA Case Competition. Before joining Primo, Kelly was charged with developing The Goodwin Group’s global business and marketing strategy to expand the integrated marketing agency’s revenue opportunities within the pharmaceutical and medical association industries when she took on the role of Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Utilizing research to identify a unique market opportunity, Kelly reconstructed the organization’s service offerings resulting in new customer acquisitions and a revenue increase of 100%. From 2000 to 2006 Kelly held marketing & communication roles of increasing responsibility at the $700M privately-held consumer products company, The Holmes Group, Inc. (acquired by Jarden Corporation) culminating in the role of Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Lighting Division Business Unit. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Kelly also participated in Executive Leadership Programs at Boston College and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

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Katrina Kibben is the Founder and CEO of Three Ears Media, a firm dedicated to teaching recruiters how to be better writers. For most of Katrina's career, she has been a marketer living in a recruiter's world - listening to both sides of the talent equation to understand the real issues and find solutions. Today, she uses her technical marketing know-how and way with words to teach recruiters to write by helping both established and emerging brands develop and deliver a unique recruiting voice that makes the right people apply. Katrina has spoken at events around the world and written for Fortune, The Chicago Tribune and many other digital publications. She currently resides in Boulder, Colorado.

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