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What does it take to turn a people strategy into measurable organizational impact?

Organizations do not transform through strategy alone. Transformation happens when people, culture, leadership, and organizational capabilities are aligned with business priorities.

Join ATD Houston and the Houston Organizational Development Network for an engaging panel discussion featuring leaders with expertise in talent management, learning, organizational effectiveness, and transformational change

Our panelists will share real-world experiences, practical strategies, and lessons learned for connecting people initiatives to organizational goals. Participants will leave with actionable insights for translating talent investments into meaningful outcomes and creating the conditions for successful transformation.

Learner Objectives: Identify and apply practical strategies that connect talent initiatives to business goals, strengthen organizational capability, and demonstrate the value of people investments.

Meet the Panelists

Montoya Warner Mays, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Senior Director of Talent Management, Community Health Choice

Montoya Warner Mays leads strategies across talent attraction, employee learning and experience, and employee engagement at Community Health Choice. She is passionate about developing leaders, strengthening workplace culture, and creating meaningful employee experiences that improve organizational performance.

Don Becker
Talent Development Expert, Oxy

Don Becker is an instructional designer and talent development professional with more than 25 years of experience spanning K–12 and higher education, corporate learning, workforce development, and entrepreneurship. He is passionate about transforming big ideas into practical talent solutions that help people thrive and prepare organizations for what is next.

Jerold Jeansonne, PhD
Value Realization Lead, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Jerold Jeansonne is an internal organizational effectiveness consultant and Value Realization Lead at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Drawing on extensive experience in organizational change management and process improvement, he partners with cross-functional teams to evaluate current and future processes, assess organizational value, and support strategic decision-making.

Kathryn Tees

Kathryn Tees serves as Associate Vice President in the Transformation Change Office at Memorial Hermann, where she supports organizational transformation and change initiatives that align people, processes, and strategic priorities. She enjoys connecting with leaders who are shaping the organizations of the future