Rick operates as a senior manager with Crowe Horwath LLP. He has a background in assurance, tax services, profitability enhancement, risk management, large scale accounting office consolidations and internal control design. He has demonstrated success in the assurance and consulting practices of Crowe Horwath LLP for over 10 years.

He is the founder of Crowe’s Latino People Resource Network and currently serves as the National Lead for the network in which he oversees the recruitment, retention and leadership development of members of the network.

Rick is very active in the assurance and accounting profession. He has published articles, conducted training programs regarding various accounting topics and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society.

Diane Webster is a partner at the national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP. She is a litigator who concentrates her practice in the defense of professionals and hospitals in malpractice claims. She also practices in the areas of products liability, pharmaceutical liability, premises liability and municipal law. Her clients have included a major league baseball organization, hospitals, and physicians. Diane has defended a number of complex cases involving the professional liability of architects, engineers and realtors.

She serves on her firm's Hiring Committee, Attorney Life Committee and is a member of Hinshaw's Hispanic Affinity Network. She is also active in the firm's mentoring programs, where she mentors both associate attorneys and summer associates. She is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois and the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Dianne Lystlund is currently a manager in Reserves, Risk Management and Reinsurance, a department within the Finance Shared Services group at Allstate Insurance Company. She is responsible for determining and recording appropriate reserve levels based on analysis of loss development data, communication of results to management for a specific business unit; including the corresponding GAAP and Statutory reporting related to reserves.

Within Allstate, Dianne is an active member of the Professional Latino Allstate Network (PLAN), has coordinated the accounting internship program, received Allstate’s prestigious Chairman’s Quality Award, and is a graduate of the 2008 Talent Acceleration Program.

Juan is a manager within the Risk Advisory practice at Ernst & Young LLP Chicago office. He performs operational audits for various manufacturing companies in covering an array of business units.

Dr. Rodriguez is senior vice president at the ALPFA Institute.  His oversees the Institute’s advisory services practices where he helps corporations with their Latino talent initiatives.  He is the author of the book, “Latino Talent: Effective Strategies to Recruit, Retain & Develop Hispanic Professionals.” His impact on corporate America has been so significant, he was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Latinos in America by Hispanic Business Magazine.  Previously Dr. Rodriguez held faculty roles at both DePaul University & Kaplan University.  His corporate experience includes roles at 3M, Amoco and Target Corporation.

Chris works for Allstate Insurance Corporation as a senior human resource consultant in the Talent Acquisition area where he supports Allstate’s Finance, Accounting and Investment areas. He has been in the Financial Recruiting sector for the past 15 years where he has recruited and placed financial professional into opportunities of varying levels. Before Allstate, Chris work for international recruitment firms Robert Half International and Michael Page International in various roles.

In addition to ALPFA, Chris is involved with National Society of Hispanic MBA’s (NSHMBA), Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) and the Allstate “Helping Hands” organization.