Terry McKenna
Program Leader
Principal
CSC, Inc. & EPS, Inc.

NACS welcomes Terry back as the facilitator of the 2011 Forum. Terry will be leading several breakout group exercises in addition to lecture-style segments. Terry is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker and consultant to Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller regional chains. Principal and co-founder of Employee Performance Strategies, Inc. (EPS) & Convenience Store Coaches, Inc., Terry helps companies become the customers' brand of choice by becoming the employer of choice.

Terry is a well-known and respected author on a wide variety of topics. Terry writes a monthly column for National Petroleum News (NPN), Tobacco Retailer, and Sabah Business, the largest business Publication in Turkey. Terry was featured in The Wall Street Journal for his expertise in brand differentiation, as well as the Harvard Business School corporate training video: “Benchmarking Outside The Box”, for his leadership role in the development and implementation of a national customer service strategy while employed at ExxonMobil Corporation. Internationally, Terry led the development and implementation of a customer service strategy that achieved ISO-9002 certification for convenience stores for ExxonMobil’s Singapore marketing affiliate.

Steven M. Bernstein
Regional Managing Partner
Fisher & Phillips LLP

Steve Bernstein is the managing partner of the Tampa office. He maintains a traditional labor practice in which he represents employers throughout the United States in both state and federal courts, as well as before the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and other state and federal agencies. In the process, Steve has played a primary role in advising clients in response to union organizing campaigns, unfair labor practice charges, corporate campaigns, collective bargaining, and economic work stoppages. He also has acquired a sophisticated level of expertise with regard to advising clients on compliance with the WARN Act, USERRA, the FMLA, and the ADA. A significant portion of Steve's practice is devoted to the implementation of preventive employee relations programs that include supervisory training as well as the development and administration of effective human resources policies and practices. Previously, Steve worked for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and with the Minority Staff of the U.S. Senate Labor Committee. Upon graduating from law school, Steve was named Outstanding Labor and Employment Law School Student by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar, and has been listed by the Labor Relations Institute (LRI) as one of the "Top 100 Labor Attorneys" in the U.S. since 2006.

Corey Fitze
Director, Government Relations
NACS

Corey Fitze is Director of Government Relations for the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) where he represents the association before Congress and the Administration on a wide range of issues including labor, taxation, and climate change. He analyzes legislation, develops policy and political strategies, and works with the membership and other organizations to achieve favorable outcomes on issues affecting the petroleum and retailing industry. Corey joined the association in 2010.

Prior to joining NACS, Corey served as the Political Director for 3 Dog Consulting, ltd. He also worked for the National Republican Congressional Committee as the Field Finance Director for the 2004 Congressional cycle. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder and is originally from Tunkhannock, PA.

Josh F. Norris
Associate
Fisher & Phillips

Josh Norris is part of the employee benefits practice group for Fisher & Phillips in their Atlanta office. His practice focuses on a wide variety of employee benefit matters, including welfare compliance issues, cafeteria plans, retirement plans, and ERISA litigation. Josh represents employers in connection with 401(k) and welfare plan government audits, and he regularly deals with plan correction programs established by the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor. Josh also advises plan fiduciaries with respect to their obligations under ERISA, and he conducts reviews of benefit plans and plan procedures to ensure legal compliance. Josh has also authored numerous articles concerning emerging issues in employee benefits.

Thomas P. Rebel
Partner
Fisher & Phillips LLP

Tom Rebel is a partner in the Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale offices. He practices extensively in the areas of wage and hour, affirmative action, education and disability law. He has also handled many NLRA matters, including representation and unfair labor practice cases, and matters arising under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. He is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, he has authored articles on preemption under ERISA, and he was co-editor of a compendium of labor and employment articles for the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He is a frequent lecturer to industry groups on various labor and employment topics. Tom is "AV" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been included in Georgia Super Lawyers every year since 2004. He has also been listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2009.

John E. Thompson
Partner
Fisher & Phillips LLP

John Thompson is a partner in the Atlanta office. His practice focuses on wage and hour law, emphasizing issues relating to minimum wage, overtime, timekeeping, and wage-payment requirements. He assists employers in preventive efforts designed to ensure compliance, and he handles both investigations conducted by government agencies and litigation in the wage and hour area. John has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for wage-hour matters for the State of Georgia. He has also addressed wage-hour topics in presentations to numerous employer groups and in articles appearing in both human resources publications and industry journals. John is "AV" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been included in Georgia Super Lawyers. He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2006 and in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2009. John is the editor of the firm's Wage & Hour Laws Blog.