Meet the Panel
Jamie Ousterout
Chief Experience Officer, The Diversity Movement
Jamie is a Certified Diversity Executive and Chief Experience Officer at The Diversity Movement where she creates employee-first, inclusive workplaces for both clients and The Diversity Movement’s internal employees. Jamie graduated from Cornell University in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in English and history and has since worked in a variety of client service, project management, and operational roles. She is also founder and owner of Stabilimenta, an operational strategy consulting firm. She serves on the board for Raleigh City Farm and volunteers as an alumni admissions ambassador for Cornell University.
Laura Woodland
EAP Counselor, Workplace Options
Laura Woodland is an EAP counselor with WPO. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Carleton College, Certificate of International Liberal Studies from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Master of Business Administration from University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, and Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy from Alliant International University, San Diego. She has assisted multiple agencies in roles consisting of utilization manager, clinical assessment and documentation reviewer, assessor, case manager, business operations specialist, and therapist/counselor. She believes in empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds to find effective solutions that lead to positive outcomes while incorporating a multifaceted, family-cognizant, systemic and individualized approach, factoring in cultural, national, gender and sexuality, and socioeconomic backgrounds to help individuals achieve their goals.
Ryan C. Warner, Ph.D.
CEO, RC Warner Consulting
Dr. Ryan C. Warner is a globally-recognized speaker, award-winning consulting psychologist, and military Veteran. As the Chief Executive Officer of RC Warner Consulting, Dr. Warner enhances organizational performance by amplifying inclusion and mental wellness in the workplace. Leveraging his expertise in human behavior, team dynamics, and organizational inclusion, Dr. Warner empowers high-performing teams to achieve success by cultivating a positive and fulfilling work culture where all employees thrive.
Ruby Brown-Herring
CEO, RBH Wellness Solutions
Ruby is the CEO of RBH Wellness Solutions, where she assists businesses, government agencies and nonprofits with creating employee well-being strategies that support mental health at work while improving belonging, engagement, and retention. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work from UNC Wilmington and a Master of Education in Student Personnel Services from the University of South Carolina. Ruby has over 20 years of experience in program management, adult, and higher education. She is also recognized as a state and national leader in corporate well-being and community mental health education that helps organizations build the foundation for a healthier workforce.
Bill Church
Executive Editor, The News & Observer
Bill Church is executive editor of The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC, and a recruiter and leadership trainer for McClatchy, The N&O’s parent company, He is a longtime editor and a former vice president of news for two different news companies. During his time as executive editor, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune was named to Editor and Publisher’s list of 10 Newspapers that Do It Right, and won the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting. Church is a former national president of the Associated Press Media Editors, a 2016 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard and a two-time Pulitzer jurist. He is a longtime member of the Asian American Journalists Association and a recipient of the national Robert G. McGruder Diversity Leadership Award. He holds a B.A. with Distinction in economics from the University of Oklahoma and an M.S. in administration from Central Michigan University. He has taught college-level courses in marketing and media/culture.
