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Keynote Speaker

Sandy Nott

Sandy Nott

Vice President, Administration
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas

Sandy Nott is the Vice President of the Administration and Production Control Divisions at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX), located in San Antonio, TX, which produces the Tundra and Tacoma vehicles.

In this role, Ms. Nott is responsible for Production Control, Onsite Suppliers, Human Resources, Safety, Security, Medical, and the Accounting & Finance department.

Ms. Nott began her career with Toyota in 1990 in the Powertrain Plant at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. In 1996, she joined TEMA’s Production Control division where she progressed through a series of positions. Her areas of responsibility included: project planning and management for vehicle and unit model introductions and changes in North America.

Toyota’s Princeton, Ind. plant where she was responsible for ordering, logistics and planning. She returned to TEMA as Production Control Assistant GM responsible for vehicle and unit production/volume planning as well as productivity and served as Project General Manager in the Production control division’s administration area.

In 2011, Ms. Nott rotated to the TEMA Human Resource’s division where she was promoted in 2012 to General Manager, responsible for Talent Acquisition and Management and the Team Member Development Center. In 2013, Ms. Nott relocated to San Antonio, to join TMMTX as GM of Administration and was promoted to VP in 2018.

Ms. Nott received her Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Transylvania University in Lexington, KY.

A native of Princeton, Ky., Ms. Nott resides in New Braunfels, TX.

Guest Speaker

Shayla Rivera

Shayla Rivera

Shayla Rivera is an Aerospace Engineer and former Rocket Scientist with NASA turned salesperson, corporate trainer and now Keynote Speaker, TV Host, Emcee/Host, Humorist, Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, Seminar Facilitator and Panel Moderator. And more is on the way.

However, none of these labels tells you much about her. She best describes herself as a spiritually irreverent Mystic and Awareness Expert. What many would call a Renaissance Woman.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Rivera grew up with an avid interest in human behavior, science, machinery and fixing things. Her parents always made it clear that going to college was the way to go in order to have a successful personal and professional life. Rivera attended Texas A&M University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering with a great number of additional credits in her other passion, Psychology. After graduation she joined McDonnell Douglas Space Systems at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she worked on the NASA Space Shuttle and Space Station programs for eight years.

Rivera finally left NASA to pursue her abiding interest in psychology, trying to figure out what makes people tick. This pursuit took her through several years in Technical Sales of environmental systems and water treatment chemicals, financial products and finally guiding her onto becoming a corporate trainer. Rivera began facilitating life- changing seminars on stress management for executives at companies around the country. Shortly thereafter, she began giving motivational speeches. While conducting seminars and giving speeches, Rivera discovered her comedic skills. Encouraged by many of her clients she signed up for a weekend seminar on stand-up comedy, at the end of which she performed a five-minute routine. It was a personal turning point. “I knew I’d found what I was looking for,” Rivera recalled.

Almost immediately, Rivera became a regular at Comedy Clubs nationwide. She used her experiences to create the hit one woman show “Rocket Science and Salsa,” directed by Debbie Allen for which Rivera earned a "Best Lead Actress" nomination by the NAACP Theater Awards, as well as a nomination for "Best Choreography" for Allen.

Rivera hosted the 13 episode TV series “You’re Not The Man I Married” for Lifetime Real Women Network and has appeared on television shows such as “Comics Unleashed,” "Xtreme Fakeovers," "National Lampoon’s Funny Money," “Funny is Funny" and many others. She has been a guest on the “The Dennis Miller Show,” “The Roseanne Show,” ”The Martin Short Show,” was featured in the "Paul Rodriguez Latin All Stars" and was part of the Comedy Central special, “Comedy Rehab” with Paul Rodriguez. She has headlined on entertainment programs for Univision, Galavision and on “The Latino Comedy Jam” for Telemundo. She was named "Funniest Latina Comedian" by the organization "Latin 2015."

Shayla Rivera has been speaking and performing in both English and Spanish for over 22 years and has a broad appeal to men and women of all backgrounds. Her clients around the world include Fortune 500 companies, national and regional organizations, as well as students and faculty from elementary schools to colleges. Rivera often applies her expertise to host/emcee many fundraising events for non-profit organizations, charitable and educational programs as well as Award Galas and Conferences.

In 2004, Rivera received the “Mario Moreno Cantinflas Award” presented by the city of Los Angeles in recognition of entertainers who "represent the Latino Community with the same humor as the great Comedian Cantinflas did" and for her involvement in the community. In 2007, Rivera received the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the President’s Council on Service Participation. In 2010, she received the Award for Excellence in Public Speaking by the Latino Speakers Bureau.