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Shannon is a Banking and Capital Markets partner based in Charlotte. He is currently on tour with PwC’s National Quality Office. In his current role, Shannon oversees the Firm’s internal quality inspections for audits of banks and broker dealers. During his 20+ year tenure with the Firm, he has served several of the Firm’s largest financial services clients. These clients include several of the Firm’s largest banking institutions, insurers and corporate investment management advisors. In these roles, Shannon has provided accounting and financial reporting advice on a range of topics such as consolidation accounting, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, allowance for loan loss, mortgage servicing rights, and repurchase reserves. Additionally, he has led his engagement team through the design and execution of the audit strategy to address some of these institutions’ most significant risks. Shannon has previously worked in PwC’s Los Angeles and Memphis offices, and has completed two tours in the Tokyo, Japan office. Shannon lives with his family in Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree and a Master of Accountancy degree, both from the University of Mississippi.

Kacey is currently responsible for leading the execution and implementation of key DEI programs and initiatives. A significant portion of her role owns relevant processes that support external awards & recognition, ADT data and insights, as well as support other strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Synchrony, Kacey consulted with HR partners and senior leaders to embed DEI strategic initiatives into talent processes and business operations at TIAA. For the last nine years, she has held roles of progressive responsibility within DEI including program coordination, Employee Resource Group management, and strategy creation for Belk and TIAA. Kacey is based in Charlotte and has two dogs, Cooper and Desi. In her free time, she enjoys attending concerts, music festivals and traveling. Her favorite travel destinations to date are Bali, Indonesia and Naxos, Greece.

Der Vang is an accomplished Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practitioner with over 12 years of experience dedicated to advancing equity for all. As an educator by training, she believes that authentic connections and transformative practices are the key to creating meaningful change. Growing up as the child of Hmong refugees from Southeast Asia, Der’s upbringing instilled in her a deep sense of resilience and a determination to uplift and advocate for all marginalized communities. Currently, Der serves as the Senior Director of DEI Enablement and Governance at TIAA, a financial services company dedicated to helping those who serve others achieve retirement security. In her role, she works as a strategic partner to enterprise Chief Human Resource Officer teams to enable Culture & DEI strategies and programs into the lines of businesses.

Nelson is a Senior Director in the EY-Parthenon Transaction Strategy and Execution, focusing on the consumer sector. He is passionate about driving transformational change across the operations, supply chain and growth agendas of clients, helping them develop strategies related to end to end supply chain transformation. Nelson lives with his family in Charlotte, NC, and holds an MBA from Emory University, and Bachelor of Science from University of South Carolina. Nelson has also served on the Ascend Southeast leadership team in the past.