Ian Reynolds has served as Director of WorkLife and Community Programs in the Office of Work, Life and Engagement at Johns Hopkins University and Health System since 2011. He oversees the development and delivery of a variety of programs and services designed to assist faculty and staff navigate the competing demands of work and life. Programs include childcare referrals, adult and child emergency backup care, eldercare consultations, resources for expectant and breastfeeding employees, flexible work arrangements, and housing and relocation assistance. Ian frequently presents to audiences on strategies for managing one’s worklife effectiveness. Ian was recently interviewed by 1 Million for Flexibility about his role in promoting workplace flexibility at Johns Hopkins.

From 2014 – 2016, Ian was President of the College and University Work-Life-Family Association (CUWFA), an organization whose mission is to provide leadership in facilitating the integration of work and study with family and personal life at institutions of higher learning. Among other accomplishments, Ian led CUWFA’s Board through the composition and implementation of the organization’s three-year strategic plan.

Ian received his M.A. and B.A. in American Studies from the University of Wyoming and Skidmore College, respectively. In between earning his degrees, Ian studied and performed improvisational comedy at the Second City Conservatory in Chicago. He tries to integrate humor into his personal and professional spheres as much as possible because he believes laughter is indispensable to managing all that life and work can throw at us. Ian lives in Columbia, MD with his wife Stephanie and their three sons.

Stacy Elliott has spent the past 25 years in marketing and communications, with an emphasis in consumer technology. She spent her early career in public relations working for such well-known firms as Manning Selvage & Lee, Hill and Knowlton, and Fleishman-Hilliard. Her clients included multi-national consumer brands, including Lever Brothers, Ralston-Purina, Carnation, Pepsi-Co and American Airlines. In the mid-90s, Stacy was recruited to bring her marketing and communications experience to the consumer technology realm, helping Microsoft launch its early consumer-focused technology products including education software, gaming software, and home productivity products. She’s held a variety of marketing and communication roles at Microsoft and in 2008, she launched the first Speaker Bureau for Microsoft’s advertising business. These days she continues to use her communications skills at Microsoft for speechwriting, executive communications and public relations.