Presented by: West Alabama SHRM

Hosted by: Hillcrest High School

Keynote: Dana Duckworth, Vice President Supply Chain - AFFLINK

Target Audience: Leaders in West Alabama

Location: 300 Patriot Parkway, Tuscaloosa, AL

Registration Costs:

$150 General Attendee

$125 Three or more attendees from same company

$100 WASHRM Member

Ed Zwilling, Attorney at Law

Topic:  Understanding How the ADA Applies to You.

Ed went to college at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where he majored in English, and attended Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, AL.

While he has been practicing law for approximately 30 years, He has spent the last 20 years largely engaged in the representation of people with disabilities.

He enjoys helping people enforce their civil rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Fair Housing Amendments Act, and various other state and federal civil rights laws against discrimination on the basis of disability.

Russell DuBose, Vice President of Human Resources, Phifer Incorporated

Russell DuBose, Vice President of Human Resources, Phifer Incorporated, Tuscaloosa Alabama. After graduating from the University of Alabama, Russell worked for the Alabama Department of Labor for ten years as a career center manager. In 2000, Russell joined Phifer Incorporated as a Human Resources Recruiter. Russell was promoted to HR Director in 2017 and again to Vice President of Human Resources in 2021, Russell enjoys broad HR duties: developing strategic policy; serving as the human capital lead for corporate business development and acquisition; healthcare; compensation and benefits, talent management, workforce development and corporate training; workers’ compensation and employee relations. He is a certified human resources professional, HR business partner, healthcare advisor and graduate of the University of Alabama. Russell served 37 years in the United States Army in both active and reserve status. He retired at the rank of Colonel, and held a variety of command and staff assignments at the company, battalion, brigade and division levels. He is a graduate of the Royal Canadian Forces College, Army War College and National Defense University. Russell is active in community services. He currently serves on the Alabama State Workforce Board, West Alabama Regional Workforce Council, West Alabama Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Alabama Employer Healthcare Consortium Board Chair, and the Business Council of Alabama. Russell has been married to his wife Kelley for the past 30 years and they live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Their son Jackson is currently serving on active duty in the United States Navy.