General Session: Welcome, Raise Awards, & Keynote

Shanna Adamic is the Executive Director of Cerner Charitable Foundation overseeing corporate philanthropy and volunteer initiatives for Cerner, a global healthcare technology company. As a brain tumor survivor, Shanna has a personal connection and commitment to Cerner’s mission. Her current efforts focus on the Operation Safe coalition, committed to safely vaccinate Missouri residents against COVID-19. Shanna and her team lead the staffing and training for more than 300 daily volunteers, leveraging experiences with their volunteer programs and special events to apply the same people-first logic to help vaccinate more than 97,000 in their first 32 days.

Reggie is a former Denver Broncos running back who played 6 seasons in the NFL. In 2013, he founded The Gala Team, and has grown the company from 6 events that first year to hundreds of events annually. The Gala Team supported nonprofits of all shapes and sizes during the COVID-19 virtual pivot, becoming a trusted resource for strategies and thought leadership.Reggie is also a media personality and author, who has worked in newspaper, radio and television in Denver. He has written five books, the latest is the award winning novel, “The Colony: A Political Tale”. Reggie’s professional variety ultimately led him to his find his true love in life — serving as a benefit auctioneer to help nonprofits achieve their fundraising goals.

Steve Johns is an experienced leader who’s passionate about helping nonprofits build a better tomorrow. He brings over 30 years of experience in technology, corporate development, venture capital, event production and entrepreneurship to his role as Chief Executive Officer at OneCause. For the last seven years, Steve has led the award-winning team at OneCause to surpass $3 billion raised for its 6,000 nonprofit customers. Steve’s concentration focuses on being a strategist, visionary, influencer, and change agent for the organization.

He brings a fresh perspective to the team with his previous experiences as a senior executive in the Fortune 500, as well as successful early-stage start-up investing and scale-up executive leadership.Steve served on the Motorola Research Visionary Board and was a pioneer member of DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center Blue Print Mentoring Program. He currently serves on the board for TechPoint helping guide growth initiatives for the Indiana tech industry.

Steve earned a BA in business and accounting from Augustana College and began his career as a CPA.