Ashley Busing has been an active METRO member for 10 years and supports operational management of all member events. She received her Psychology BA from the University of South Florida and M.A. and Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from Baruch College where she taught Intro to Psychology, I/O Psychology, and Theories of Personality.  She currently works as a Senior Analyst for the New York State Unified Court System in the Office of Court Research.  She aspires to apply her analytic skills in people operations and, in her spare time, puts on three classical ballet performances a year. 

Johanna Seppalainen works to develop and expand METRO's sponsorship relationships. She received her M.S. in I/O Psychology from San Francisco State and has over a decade of experience in Learning and Development. She has specializes in integrating assessment results into developmental goals, which she has applied to projects in talent management, executive development, group facilitation, and the delivery of organizational development initiatives. In addition to consulting, Johanna is an adjunct in the business schools for both Baruch and NYU.