Steve Storkan has been involved with employee stock ownership plans for over 25 years, most recently as the Director of ESOP Administration for Alerus Retirement and Benefits where he worked closely with businesses in the creation of an ESOP and the technical administration and compliance required in subsequent years. Steve spent 11 years as a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota-Dakotas Chapter of the ESOP Association where also served as Chapter President and VP of Government Relations. Steve holds a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation from the University of Minnesota State Mankato.

Elle Carne is happy to be an operational generalist with extensive experience in progressive organizational leadership specializing in team and policy change management and organizational growth through a lens of equity and efficiency. In her most recent role at Women In Bio,  she innovatively updated employee and organizational policies, led the transition to a new CRM, revamped a national webinar series and supported the organization's first annual report. She has served in the capacity of a COO for a charter school during COVID-19, managed various DC charter school and national higher education construction projects totaling over $75M, as well as provided organizational strategic advisory services. Elle holds a BA in history and a master’s in public administration, both from the University of Washington. In her spare time, she serves on the Board of Trustees for Two Rivers Public Charter School, is an avid traveler, scuba diver, and Peloton user and enjoys mentoring youth through sports. 

Before his time with EOX, Roy was a large part of the success of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) spending 8 years as the OEOC’s Director. Over 30 businesses became employee-owned during this timeframe in part due to the assistance provided the OEOC. Prior to working at the OEOC, Roy was a community-based lender, having provided financial services to the cooperative member-owners of Farm Credit Services of West Michigan. He has a BS in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University and an MBA (finance concentration) from the University of Dayton (Ohio). In 2010, Roy received his Certified Exit Planning Advisor designation, and in 2017 received his Certified Value Builder Advisor designation.