Mark Douglas is the principal owner of LCPtracker, Inc., a privately held company and leading software solution.

Dr. Giovanna Brasfield has over 18 years of experience in the California market in the fields of diversity & inclusion, leadership, public information distribution, outreach, and political involvement.  With her experience, Dr. Brasfield currently is the Southern California District Outreach and Diversity Manager for Hensel Phelps Construction.

Governor Jerry Brown appointed Eric Rood as Chief of the Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) by Governor Jerry Brown in August 2018.  Eric was the Chief of Public Works for the California Labor Commissioner and served in various roles for the Labor Commissioner and State Board of Equalization.

For 7+ years. Lauren has worked side-by-side with industry professionals in an effort to help build out, enhance and put to practice best in class safety programs. Her belief is that safety is a profit center and that the best investment a company can make is an investment in making their teams safer. She is passionate about uniting safety and operational teams in an effort to achieve truly holistic safety programs where ‘boots on the ground’ and leadership stakeholders are equally empowered to play a role in complying with and contributing to safety programs woven into everyday construction operations.

Ms. Cross received her B.B.A in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She earned an Economic Development Finance Professional Certificate from the National Development Council, Associate in Commercial Real Estate Certificate from Marquette University, and Contract Compliance Administrator Certificate from the American Contract Compliance Association.

Deborah Wilder is the President of Contractor Compliance and Monitoring Inc. (CCMI), a nationally recognized prevailing wage compliance consulting company. Deborah is licensed to practice law in both California and Oregon and before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2019, Khalia joined Swinerton Incorporated in the newly created Director of Compliance role, where she is responsible for developing and executing strategies regarding compliance operations in the areas of labor, EEO, and MBE/WBE/SBE. Before joining Swinerton, she was the Compliance Manager for the Office of Equal Opportunity at the Washington State Department of Transportation. The office is responsible for ensuring that regulations regarding equity and inclusion are followed on all state and federally funded transportation projects.

Erin Volk is the Vice President of Workforce & Community Development for the Associated General Contractors of California (AGC), which represents more than 1,000
construction companies and construction related firms throughout California. Erin joined AGC in 2010 as the Executive Director of the Construction Education Foundation and in 2015, she was promoted to Vice President for the Association providing leadership and strategic direction to statewide workforce development and various programs and services that comprise the operations arm of the organization. She currently holds seats on AGC of America’s Student Chapter Taskforce and the National Governing Board of Directors for Women in Construction Operations (WiOPS).

Christa J. Schott is a highly respected and knowledgeable Labor Compliance and Prevailing Wage expert who founded Alliant Consulting 17 years ago and has helped clients across the county with project oversight, monitoring, labor compliance training, bid package and contract language and the creation of labor compliance programs.