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Dallan is the director of culture and engagement at the NCEO in Oakland, CA. As a step toward leveraging the significant benefits that employee ownership offers, Dallan works closely with employee-owned companies to improve their communication and engagement practices by gathering and responding to employee feedback using the NCEO's Ownership Culture Surveys. Dallan is an avid speaker at both public and private company events on topics such as corporate (ownership) culture, employee engagement and involvement, communication, employee surveys, and effective leadership and team behaviors for driving innovation and better workplaces.

NCEO members are the heart of the employee ownership community. As Membership Director, Ramona supports the success of thousands of employee-owned companies and employee ownership experts. Ramona leads member communication, account management, and new member initiatives. She creates content and curates educational resources for members. Ramona also manages the NCEO,s peer networking programs, including year-round peer matching and special gatherings at NCEO events.  Ramona earned a BA in Sociology and a BA in Theatre from the University of California, San Diego.

Grace Dawson is the Membership Associate at the NCEO, ensuring the continued success of the members by supporting the Membership Director in member communication, digital and print communication, and handling member orders. In addition, she supplements the customer service role, keeping the member experience at the heart of the process. Grace was born and raised on the East Coast and graduated summa cum laude with her BA in Communications from Plymouth State University after transferring from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.