William Marks – Facebook Community Development Manager

William joined Facebook in November 2018 after serving 22 years in the Navy and Department of Defense Intelligence. His role as Facebook regional manager for community development in the Western U.S. brought him to Oregon, Utah and New Mexico with the goal of building relationships and partnerships in Facebook’s data center communities.

On behalf of Facebook, William has administered more than $10 million in grants to more than 200 hundred schools, charities, small businesses, and non-profits - from science competitions, to local food pantries, to national organizations like the Boys & Girls Club and United Way. During the COVID pandemic, William coordinated nearly $3 million in immediate relief to businesses, parents, teachers and community support organizations.

Originally from Amsterdam, NY, Marks attended Amsterdam High School, graduating in 1992. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. in 1996, receiving a commission as a Naval Officer, then retired from active-duty in 2018 as a commander.

In his final military assignment, Marks was the senior spokesperson for DoD intelligence issues, leading media engagement for global intelligence issues, and special projects for the Vice President and Ambassador Nikki Haley.

Marks was Chief of Media for the U.S. Navy from 2015-2016, directing the Navy’s engagement with national and international journalists, including crisis communications during an international hostage situation, a mass shooting, and roll out of the Navy’s $160 billion budget proposal.

As communications director for the Navy’s Indo-Asia-Pacific Fleet from 2013-2015, Marks led communications for the Navy’s largest numbered fleet, interacting with 35 maritime nations across 124 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean. His team at 7th Fleet was awarded the Navy’s Thompson-Ravitz award for best crisis communication plan during the search for missing flight MH370 in 2014, giving 182 on-the-record interviews over the 30-day crisis. It was his sixth time receiving the Navy’s highest award for public affairs.

From 2011-2013 Marks was spokesperson and public affairs officer at the U.S. Naval Academy, leading a department focused on community development, media relations, and social media. During his tour aboard aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln from 2009-2011, his team was awarded best internal communication program in the Navy, best overall communication program in the Navy, and best newspaper in the fleet.

During his first assignment in the Pentagon in 2004, Marks was named Director of Navy Community Relations, and in 2005 was named lead spokesperson for environmental, medical and legal issues. Additional assignments include graduate school at San Diego State University, assistant director for Navy personnel communication, and Executive Officer onboard “Old Ironsides” in Boston. At sea, Marks served aboard USS Gettysburg (CG 64) and USS Spruance (DD 963), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). While on Spruance he was named a U.S. Atlantic Fleet “Shiphandler of the Year.”

Tony Child – Change Management and Motivational Speaker

As a world-renowned speaker, coach, and trainer, Tony Child is one of the leading experts on human performance and change management. There is a process to change at a deep subconscious level and Tony engages everyone he teaches to dive into the process. He is most widely known for his development of the 3 Levels of Gratitude and his work with NFL athletes as they leave their playing careers.

 Tony is the CEO and Founder of Elevated Worldwide. He graduated summa cum laude from Utah Valley University in Speech Communication. He has been coached and mentored by top thought leaders John C Maxwell, Bob Proctor, Dr. Paul Scheele, among many others.

Trent Savage – Chief Human Resources Officer for Mountain America Credit Union

Trent Savage has over 20 Years of progressive HR and global experience with industry leading companies. He is currently serving as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Mountain America Credit Union. Prior to joining Mountain America, he led HR for inContact, a local tech company that he helped transition through its acquisition to NICE. He also worked at Amazon.com, where he led HR for the Americas Customer Service organization. In this role, he managed an organization of over a 150 HR professionals providing support across 8 domestic and international locations. Prior to Amazon, Trent worked at eBay as the Senior HR Director for Global Customer Services and at Procter & Gamble, where his most recent assignment was based in the Philippines leading HR for P&G's Asia Region Shared Services business.

 Trent plays an active role outside of MACU contributing to business, the HR profession and non-profits. He currently serves in the following positions:

•         Chair of the BYU HR/OD Advisory Council

•         Board Member for Courage Reins, a non-profit

•         Executive Committee Member of CUNA HR, an executive committee supporting Credit Union HR

•         Board Member HR Executive Roundtable, a committee established to build HR capability in Utah

 Trent has also been recognized in the industry for his contributions:

•         Utah’s HR Disruptor of the year Award – recognized by Utah Business Magazine/SHRM in 2020

•         Ascendant Leader award recipient – recognized by Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management as an up and coming contributor to the field of HR

 Trent is passionate about effectively partnering with business leaders to provide clarity of purpose and strategic direction, design and align the organization to enable the strategy and to build/sustain a high performance, diverse work culture. One of his unique strengths is to help organizational leaders identify their competitive value to help differentiate their organization’s in the marketplace while doing the same for the HR processes he oversees. He cares deeply about building a strategic HR function that moves beyond carrying watermelons at the company picnic! Trent is a graduate of Brigham Young University's undergraduate and MBA programs. He resides in Alpine, UT with his wife Jamie and his 4 children.