Advisory Board

Sandra V. Brown, LCSW, LMSW, SAP, is the owner of The Employer’s Resource, which provides organizational development & training services for employers of all sizes. With more than 20 years of experience in training and organizational development, Sandra delivers extensive knowledge of organizational dynamics and expertise in behavioral health. She has considerable experience in leadership development, executive coaching, mediation, team-building activities, culture assessments and harassment/discrimination consulting.

Sandra, who has a Master’s in Social Work, combines her knowledge of behavioral health and human resources to assist organizations of all types to address the difficulties inherent in employees and teams. A much sought-after trainer who has developed customized training for companies large and small, Sandra is also an experienced facilitator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Strengths-Finder, Insight Inventory, EQ-i (Emotional Quotient Inventory) and Predictive Index.

Sharon Davis, LPC, LMFT, NCC, CCMHC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia and Oklahoma, a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist in Oklahoma and a National Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor with over 40 years of experience in private practice and hospital settings. Sharon delivers a wealth of knowledge and experience in grief recovery to the WPH Advisory Board.

Sharon’s passion for helping people navigate death and the grieving process began in the early 1980s when she helped establish the Chisholm Trail Hospice in Duncan, OK. At the time, hospice was a new concept in the U.S. The need for work-based healing programs became evident as people she counseled continued to work while caring for a dying loved one or while grieving the loss of someone they cared about. Employees would sometimes find it necessary to seek short-term disability or arrange for time off without pay in order to effectively grieve. When Sharon’s nine-year old niece died from leukemia, she saw firsthand the struggles her family went through with little support.

An active member of the community, Sharon volunteered for 15 years as a group facilitator, providing support for people with terminal illness and their families, including bereavement support.

Sharon received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia and her Master’s degree in Counseling from the University of Georgia. Sharon also served a three-year term on the Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselor Board.

R. Lee Harris, CRE, CPM, is the President and CEO of Cohen-Esrey, LLC, a Kansas City-based family of companies involved with apartment management, multi-family investment, tax credit syndication, affordable housing development and construction in 20 states.

A Certified Property Manager through the Institute of Real Estate Management and a CRE designated by the Counselors of Real Estate, Lee has been personally involved in the management of more than 75,000 multifamily units and 25 million square feet of office building, industrial and shopping center space throughout the country. He has worked with real estate investment trusts, insurance companies, pension funds, banks, savings and loans, developers, government agencies and corporate and individual investors.

An award-winning leader in his industry, Lee is the author of The Customer is King! and An Entrepreneur’s Words to Live By. He currently serves as the vice chair for the Johnson County Airport Commission, council member of the Kansas State University College of Education Development Council, founder/benefactor of the Tomorrow’s Teacher Scholarship Program and a mentor in the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program.

Heidi Lehmann is a global entrepreneur, successful leader, tech influencer and board member experienced at taking ideas and companies from concept to scale. She excels at commercialization, high visibility partnership, market development and fundraising. She loves mission-driven companies and concepts which have a huge global impact. She is skilled at navigating complex ecosystems to achieve results.

For seven years, Heidi has focused on the intersection of industrial IoT, climate and worker safety. Kenzen is a cloud-based wearable physiology solution with unparalleled heat science to prevent heat injury and death on worksites. The Kenzen solution has been deployed to industrial conglomerates across the globe.

Among her multiple accomplishments, Heidi is the co-founder of successful venture-backed companies, including Kenzen (workforce safety/ IoT/climate tech) and Third Screen Media (mobile ad platform acquired by AOL for $105m). She was also co-founder of MoxieQ an early influencer platform that worked with celebrity influencers and NBC/BravoTV, and co-producer of the media franchise “Queen Boss”—highlighting African American female entrepreneurs—which aired on BET 2017 (acquired by Viacom/CBS).

A highly sought-after speaker and media source, Heidi has been featured in dozens of national and international publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NPR, Oil Review Middle East, Occupational Health & Safety and SheWired. Industry recognitions include 2017 Women to Watch Retail, 2015 Women of Influence, New York Business Journal, 2014 TechWeek 100 Most Influential People in Tech and more.