Happy Hour Meeting and Social

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AACA Happy Hour Meeting and Social
June 10, 2025

The Capital Grille
Wine & Dunwoody Rooms
94 Perimeter Center West
Dunwoody, GA 30346

"Wicked" is more than just a blockbuster musical. A "wicked" problem, by definition, defies easy answers. It’s tangled, complex, and ever-evolving—much like the journey toward pay equity in the era of growing transparency and regulatory change. In the land of Oz, not everything is as it seems—and the same could be said for pay equity in the real world.

Join Sean Luitjens (Salary.com) and Nancy Romanyshyn (Syndio) for a spellbinding journey as they discuss strategic best practices in pay equity, remediating current shortfalls, and working to create an infrastructure centered on preventing and managing future pay gaps. 

This interactive and engaging session will focus on: 

• Best practices for developing a remediation strategy including budgeting, implementing proper adjustments, communicating and developing an ongoing sustainable process
• Evaluating strategies around the drivers of pay, how you're comparing employees and how to make adjustments over time
• How to transition from how you pay today, to how you WANT to pay

And just like any great story in Oz, your voice matters. We’ll open the floor for questions, and sharing experiences, suggestions, and solutions—because no one solves a wicked problem alone. 

Then, we’ll follow the yellow brick road to the patio, where we will unwind and continue our conversation over cocktails—generously sponsored by Syndio!

Schedule

• Registration & Networking: 3:00 – 3:30 PM
• Presentation: 3:30 – 4:30 PM
• Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres on the Patio: 4:30 – 6:00 PM

(A special thanks to Syndio for sponsoring the bar at our Happy Hour event!)

Bios

Sean Luitjens
VP, Product Strategy
Salary.com

Sean has an extensive background working in strategic roles across organizations, holding positions in Product Development, System Architecture, Global Sales, Corporate Strategy, Marketing, Benchmarking, and M&A.

Prior to joining Salary.com, Sean held leadership positions at Visier, Korn Ferry’s Total Rewards Data Business, AIRINC, and served as a Principal at Mercer, where he managed the global benefits benchmarking business. His background also includes roles at Monster as the Director of Product Strategy and in Product Development for the interactive businesses of Fidelity Capital. Additionally, Sean serves on the board of directors for two additional non-profit organizations.

Sean has worked with clients and partners, as well as spoken on a wide range of topics including but not limited to total rewards, pay equity, global mobility, recruitment, compensation and benefits methodology and trends, as well as merger & acquisition strategies. When not working, Sean can likely be found in the great outdoors, hitting the trails, climbing, or partaking in a triathlon.

Nancy Romanyshyn
Senior Director, Total Rewards Strategy and Solutions
Syndio

Nancy Romanyshyn is a fair pay thought leader, speaker, and compensation expert. Nancy joined Syndio 3+ years ago after 25+ years as a Rewards consultant in Willis Towers Watson's Metro NY Executive Compensation and Rewards practice working with F500 companies on global compensation frameworks.

She led WTW's North America Fair Pay Team and was a key member of the Global Fair Pay Team. Prior to joining WTW, she stood up the compensation function at Mikasa and led compensation management for 6 years.