Emily Rickaby is Director, Shared Expertise and Strategic Projects for the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) at Ethisphere. In her role, she works with Ethisphere’s data and analytics team, members of the BELA community and other compliance and ethics professionals to foster collaboration and the sharing of best practices through the development of Ethisphere and BELA events, overseeing BELA working groups and directing the curation and publishing of relevant content resources and enhancing the BELA member hub experience in support of the BELA member community.
Emily has expertise in content development and instructional design in both the legal and corporate fields. Prior to joining Ethisphere, Emily worked for 8 years at Thomson Reuters in a Senior Content Development role for the West Legal Edcenter product. She also worked as a learning and development consultant for Wells Fargo and GE.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and a Master of Arts in Instructional Technology from the University of St. Thomas and a Juris Doctor from Mitchel Hamline Law School.
Eric is a Director on the Data & Services team at Ethisphere and specializes in the Ethics & Compliance program management, specifically the evaluation and implementation of corporate compliance and ethics solutions. His work includes evaluations of client programs, assessment of programmatic components, and operational thought leadership for clients.
Prior to joining Ethisphere, Eric has spent many years in the Insurance and Financial Services industry, primarily in Operations while concentrating on Quality Assurance and Compliance. Most recently, Eric was responsible for the Ethics Program at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America where his responsibilities included the Code of Conduct, Hotline and Investigations, Conflict of Interest, Training, Communications, and the advancement of the Company’s Culture.
Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History as well as a Masters of Public Administration from the University of North Dakota.
Jodie Fredericksen is Vice President of Data and Services for Ethisphere. Ms. Fredericksen specializes in implementing corporate compliance solutions for Ethisphere’s clients. Her work includes providing clients with ethics and compliance thought leadership, drafting and revising policies that meet the highest legal and ethical standards, and evaluating clients’ ethics and compliance programs.
Prior to joining Ethisphere, Ms. Fredericksen worked for NYSE Governance Services, a leading ethics, compliance, and risk assessment consulting company located in Phoenix, Arizona. Ms. Fredericksen began working for the company in 2008, when it was formerly known as Corpedia Corporation. While working for NYSE Governance Services, Ms. Fredericksen drafted and revised corporate policies and codes of conduct, conducted ethics and compliance benchmarking reviews and performed risk assessments.
Ms. Fredericksen’s background also includes in-house experience, where she served as the Director of Compliance for IHS, a public company located outside of Denver, Colorado. In this role, Ms. Fredericksen maintained day-to-day responsibility for the company’s ethics and compliance program. Her responsibilities included overseeing and managing the company’s compliance policies and procedures, developing and conducting compliance training, conducting risk assessments and audits, as well as internal investigations.
Ms. Fredericksen spent the first half of her career in private practice, serving as a litigator specializing in the securities and enforcement defense field. Her practice focused on defending corporations and executives in connection with investigations instituted by, or enforcement actions before, the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the vast majority of these cases centered on improper accounting allegations, many included aspects related to breakdowns in corporate compliance programs as well. Her responsibilities typically included conducting internal investigations, appearing before the Securities and Exchange Commission, and litigating cases in federal court.
Ms. Fredericksen received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa and was an editor of the Iowa Law Review.
Chelsie Dumenigo is the Senior Director of Ethisphere Experience, executing the production of Global Ethics Summits, Gala, roundtables, and webinars providing a platform for leaders to join together throughout the United States and around the world.
Chelsie is excited to expand her role as the Global Community Manger for the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance. In this role, Chelsie acts as the concierge for the BELA community, ensuring members have a smooth onboarding process, providing maximum exposure to BELA resources and benefits, and creating memorable experiences for each BELA member.
Previously, Chelsie was with Starwood Hotels in Tysons Corner, VA, where she was honored with the Starwood’s North America Division and North Region Best in Class Executive Meeting Specialist – MPSI Survey award and Starwood’s Win with Talent: Change and Innovation Leader.
Prior to Ethisphere, Mrs. Dumenigo worked with a local award-winning wedding and event firm in AZ developing and structuring pre- and onsite planning and marketing campaigns. Additional prior experience included managing and fully producing a local mud run and enhancing the exposure and membership of a non-profit charitable organization. Chelsie began her career with a private firm focusing on event production through logistics, budgeting, and marketing of popular and exclusive Arizona-based events.
Mrs. Dumenigo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and certifications in Special Events Coordination and Convention Sales and Meeting Planning from Arizona State University. Chelsie and her husband, along with their rescue dog Koda, live in Charleston, SC. Away from work, she enjoys spending as much time outside (mostly at the beach), traveling, and staying active.
Lauren Drake is the Vice President of People Operations at Ethisphere, where she manages our most important resource: our employees. She handles training, recruiting new members to our growing team, benefit administration, and all other employee related items.
Prior to joining Ethisphere, Lauren spent almost 15 years working in the HR field. She started her career working for a government contractor in Washington, DC and most recently worked for a PEO based in Phoenix, AZ. During her PEO experience, she provided a full range of HR services to nationwide clients in all industries and of all sizes, advising on employee relation issues, investigations, benefits, and policy changes.
Lauren has a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland and her passion for training comes from her M.Ed. in Secondary Education from Marymount University. Lauren is an east-coast native currently living in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and goldendoodles.