Keynote Speaker
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Joe Watson
Chief Executive Officer
Without Excuses and StrategicHire
Joe Watson is a nationally recognized business leader and author. He is currently the CEO of Without Excuses and StrategicHire. His most recent book, Where The Jobs Are Now, was published by McGraw-Hill in January 2010. His previous book, Without Excuses: Unleash the Power of Diversity to Build Your Business, was published by St. Martin’s Press in 2006.
Joe’s expert opinion is highly valued by the national media. He provides frequent analysis on leading national television shows such as The Today Show, CBS Early Show, CNN, FOX News, and PBS; and he has been heard on numerous radio stations throughout the country, including XM Satellite, Sirius, Fox News, and CBS Market Watch. Joe has provided analysis in many print publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, Essence Magazine, International Herald Tribune, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Fast Company. and Black Enterprise, among many others.
Joe is a key strategic advisor to a diverse array of organizations, individuals, and corporations. A sampling includes: U.S. Senator Mark Warner (VA) , Traveler’s Insurance, Rockefeller Foundation, The Creative Economy Conference/Fortune Magazine, Venture Philanthropy Partners, MetLife, NOVA University Franchise CEO Summit, See Forever Charter School System, AXA Equitable, Sodexo USA, former VA Governor Tim Kaine, Society for Human Resource Management, Diversity Best Practices, The Executive Leadership Council, MTV Networks, Wall Street Summit, Lifetime Television, NAMIC, NABA, Sallie Mae, and many others.
Joe is chairman of The Marathon Club, a leading national group focused on driving wealth creation for people of color with a focus on entrepreneurs and private equity firms. The Marathon Club’s 1,000+ members consists of private equity firms which manage funds in excess of $11 billion, over (450) Fortune 500 members within two levels of the CEO, numerous large business owners, partner-level professional services representatives, and other extended business alliances. He is also strategic advisor to The Executive Leadership Council; a member of the National Board of Directors for The Congressional Award Foundation; and Advisory Board Member of The Global Innovation Forum; Board Member of Groupsite.com; former Chairman of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce; and also, sits on the Boards of several other commercial and non-profit entities. For further information, visit the following links for his books: Where The Jobs Are Now, Without Excuses: Unleash the Power of Diversity to Build Your Business, and to watch a media reel.
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Dialogues Necessary for Surviving Hostile Situations
(Or How to Talk Your Way Out of Getting Fired and/or Beaten Silly)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Neely Tucker
Foreign Correspondant and Writer, The Washington Post
Neely Tucker is a roving reporter and writer at The Washington Post, writing for the Style section and the Sunday Magazine.
He was born in the poorest county in Mississippi at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, began writing at the smallest daily newspaper in that state and has since reported from more than 50 countries on four continents. He was based in Europe and Africa from 1993-2000.
His memoir, Love in the Driest Season, was named as one of the "25 Best Books of 2004" by Publishers Weekly, the American Booksellers Association and the New York City Library. It was also named as the "Inspirational Memoir of the Year" by the Books for a Better Life Foundation. It has been published in Great Britain, Germany. and Australia, and it is currently being developed for film in Los Angeles. His 2009 profile of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edward Jones was named as the "Magazine Story of the Year" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
His wife is Jamaican, his oldest daughter is Zimbabwean, his infant twins are bi-racial, his youngest sister is Indian, his brothers-in-law are British and African-American, and his youngest nephew is Guatemalan.
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Keynote Luncheon Series Speakers
Creating Safe and Supportive Environments through Dialogue
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Kevin Jennings
Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education for Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Kevin Jennings was appointed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in July 2009 as assistant deputy secretary to head the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. He brings to this role over two decades of experience as a writer, a teacher, and a leader in the fields of K-12 education and civil rights.
He began his professional career as a high school history teacher, first at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI, and then at Concord Academy in Concord, MA. It was at Concord Academy that he became the faculty advisor to the nation’s first Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), launching his life’s dedication to seeking to ensure that schools are safe places where every young person can focus on learning.
In 1990, he founded the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a local volunteer group in the Boston area bringing together lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual (LGBT) and straight teachers, parents, students, and community members who wanted to end anti-LGBT bias in the state’s K-12 schools. In 1992, he was appointed by MA Governor William Weld to co-chair the Education Committee of the Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth. He was the principal author of its report, Making Schools Safer for Gay and Lesbian Youth: Breaking the Silence in Schools and in Families, whose recommendations were adopted as policy by the Massachusetts State Board of Education. The commission led the fight that made Massachusetts the first state in the nation to outlaw discrimination against public school students on the basis of sexual orientation and to establish, in 1993, a statewide program to ensure educational equity on issues of sexual orientation.
He subsequently left teaching to set about building the all-volunteer GLSEN organization into a national force. Under his leadership, GLSEN made safe schools into a national issue, increased by over 600 percent the number of students protected from harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and grew the number of GSAs from under 50 in 1995 to over 4,300 when he stepped down in 2008. Under his leadership, GLSEN programs, like GSAs, No Name-Calling Week, and Day of Silence, became commonplace in America’s schools.
In 1997 Newsweek magazine’s Century Club named him as one of “100 People to Watch in the New Century,” and he also received the Human and Civil Rights Award of the National Education Association, the Distinguished Service Award of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Diversity Leadership Award of the National Association of Independent Schools.
He has authored six books, of which Telling Tales Out of School: Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals Revisit Their School Days won a Lambda Literary Award, and his latest, Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son, was named a Book of Honor by the American Library Association in 2006. He also helped write and produce the documentary Out of the Past, which won the 1998 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary.
He serves on the boards of the Harvard Alumni Association and Union Theological Seminary. He is also president of the board for the Tectonic Theater Project, which created such shows as The Laramie Project and the recent Broadway show 33 Variations. He is the national fundraising chair for the Appalachian Community Fund, where he established the Alice Jennings Fund to help low-income and battered women have the opportunities his own mother was denied as a girl and woman from Appalachia.
A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., he became the first member of his family to graduate from college when he received his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in history from Harvard University. In 1993, Jennings was named a Joseph Klingenstein Fellow at Columbia University’s Teachers College, from which he received his master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in education in 1994. He earned an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business in 1999. Click for more information on the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network.
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Disability and Due Diligence: Expanding Your Quotient for the Next 20 Years
Thursday, November 11, 2010
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Evelyne R. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer
Arthur T. Matthews, Chief Operating Officer
Matthews and Matthews Consulting
Evelyne R. Matthews is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Matthews and Matthews Consulting which is a human resources and labor workforce company. She is an organizational trainer and consultant to many institutions in the areas of diversity, human resources, anger management, conflict resolution, mediation, workforce development, workplace violence, managing stress, sexual harassment, leadership, team building, communication skills and coaching.
She has over 20 years of experience in the private and public sectors which includes work in the insurance, telecommunications, and information technology industries. A former police officer, she has more recently dedicated her career towards organizational change, resolving conflict, and serving as a diversity change agent and leader. It was in her former capacity that she provided training to youth and parents about diversity, peer mediation, drug awareness, and gang violence.
She has served as a mediator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Postal Service Redress Program, the Westchester County Human Rights Commission, and the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission. Moreover, she serves as an arbitrator for the Westchester County Court 9th Judicial District and the New York Stock Exchange.
She previously served as an adjunct faculty member at the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the Paul McGhee Division, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and Empire State College (SUNY). Some of her clients include: the Bermuda Ministry of Labor, Prudential Securities, Arvest Bank, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Administration, Colgate Palmolive, the Federal Executive Board, Local 1-2 of The Utilities Workers of America, Transport Workers Union Local 100, The New York Athletic Club, The Ronald H. Brown Foundation, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Brooklyn Community Access Television, Westchester County District Attorney, and the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH).
She holds a B.A. Degree in Psychology and earned dispute resolution certificates from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Westchester County Human Rights Commission, and the U.S. Postal Service. Evelyne, a part time actress, enjoys utilizing dramatic and theatrical expression as part of her training and teaching. A few years ago she was a featured actor in an independent film, Eye Was Blind, that won Best Drama at the New York/Los Angeles International/Independent Film Festival.
Arthur T. Matthews is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Matthews and Matthews Consulting which is a human resources and labor workforce company. He is a trainer and consultant in divergent areas which include diversity, negotiations, mediation, arbitration, sexual harassment, team building, human resources, labor studies, leadership, communication skills, equal employment opportunity, conflict resolution, and workforce development. He serves on the adjunct faculty at Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and as an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University and the University of Arkansas.
Arthur has practical industry expertise in both a management and union environment having worked for JP Morgan Chase as a educational and job coach consultant, the Public Employee's Federation (PEF), AFL-CIO, as a field representative and for New York City Transit as a director of labor relations, human resources, and training.
He has and continues to provide training and consulting for many organizations including the EEOC, the Utility Workers Union of America, Columbia University, Colgate Palmolive, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, American Federation of Government Employees, The Federal Executive Board, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the New York State Unified Court System. He occasionally serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and negotiator of disputes in the private, public, government, community, and non-profit sectors. He also serves as a mediator and arbitrator on the employment, commercial, and labor panels for the American Arbitration Association. He co-founded the nationally heralded Equal Employment Opportunity Commission New York District office training initiative where he has trained over 1,000 mediators in the nuances of resolving employment disputes for over a decade. In 2003 he was selected by the Minister of Labor, Home Affairs, and Public Safety in Bermuda to serve on their arbitration panel.
He was featured on a CNN Special as a positive role model and consistently serves as a motivational speaker. He was a Congressional and Assembly aide early in his career and served in numerous positions of student leadership including the Presidency of the Student Bar Association at the prestigious Howard University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor Degree. It was at Howard that as a human/civil rights activist he led hundreds of law students in the 1983 march that helped lead to the passage of the legislation that created Dr. Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday. He obtained his undergraduate degree with honors from CW Post College, Long Island University, where he earned a Martin Luther King academic scholarship and a NCAA football scholarship. He is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
More information on Matthews and Matthews Consulting.
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Performers
Diversity Leadership Conference Reception
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
5:45 pm - 7:15 pm
Allan Harris
Singer, guitarist, and songwriter
Allan Harris is a world-class singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Perhaps best known for his interpretations of jazz standards, Allan’s smooth vocals and guitar-styling easily cross genres from jazz to rock to blues.
Tony Bennett calls Allan "my favorite singer," and The New York Times' Stephen Holden raves about "the protean talent that is Allan Harris." Allan has cultivated a global following, playing for packed audiences and receiving outstanding reviews throughout theUnited States, Europe, Russia, and the Far East. A three-time winner of the New York Nightlife Award for "Outstanding Jazz Vocalist,” Allan is regularly featured at the world’s great music festivals, including Jazz Aspen, Wien Jazz Festival in Austria, and the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy.
Allan’s artistry transcends his diverse vocal performances. He has composed Cross That River, a full-scale musical celebrating the Old West as told through the words and music of a black cowboy, and has received a prestigious Chamber Music America grant for this work. The theatrical production of Cross That River played to rave reviews during the 2009 New York Musical Theater Festival and is currently in pre-production for a long-term run in early 2011. Several original songs from Cross That River are also frequently featured in The Allan Harris Band’s concert performances.
In addition to music, Allan is passionate about giving back. He is a long-time supporter of the Children’s Miracle Network, helping to raise funds for children’s hospitals. He has also performed many times alongside Vince Gill and Amy Grant at the Challenge Aspen Gala, an annual charity concert/golf tournament to benefit people in the military service who have sustained disabilities.
As a Gibson Guitar featured artist, Allan and Ruby (his constant 4 lb. canine companion and the first dog music critic) can frequently be found rehearsing at the Gibson Hit Factory, and along with The Allan Harris Band, enjoying playing the top music clubs in his hometown of New York City.
More information on Allan Harris and Cross That River. Download Allan's music.
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The FutureWork Institute Facilitators
One Workplace, Many Faiths: Courageous Conversations about Religion and Spirituality
Wednesday, November 10; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Microinequities at Work: Nanobites that Sting
Thursday, November 11; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Sandra Altiné is the chief operating officer for The FutureWork Institute and one of the consultants who helped to develop and deliver FWI Microinequities course. She also spent 18 years as an organizational development and diversity director at JPMorgan Chase.
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When Cultures Collide: Cross-Cultural Dialogues
Thursday, November 11; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Yosh Beier is a senior consultant and executive coach with The FutureWork Institute, with a special expertise in helping individuals and teams collaborate more effectively across differences. Yosh was born and raised in East Germany, has traveled extensively, and worked on global assignments on four continents. His work focuses on helping clients develop tangible skills to respond to cross-cultural, gender and generational differences, and to develop the emotional intelligence to be more flexible with biases and preferences.
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Race Talk: Deepening the Black and White Dialogue
Wednesday, November 10; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Andrea Cisco is a senior consultant and managing director of The FutureWork Institute. She is a master facilitator and has extensive experience in the corporate, non-profit, and community sectors. She consults globally, designs Diversity Leadership Academies, and delivers training. She has been a guest speaker on radio and is a published author.
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One Workplace, Many Faiths: Courageous Conversations about Religion and Spirituality
Wednesday, November 10; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Harmony, Hierarchy, and Face: Dialogues on Asian Values, Behaviors, and Shifting Perspectives
Thursday, November 11; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Janet G. Davis is a senior consultant with The FutureWork Institute and the director of FWI's Midwest region. Residing in St. Louis, Missouri, Janet’s responsibilities include marketing products and services to corporate and non-profit organizations in this segment of the country. She specializes in developing experiential learning programs that assist organizations in gaining competency in discussing the “un-discussible,” whether issues of diversity and inclusion, critical performance feedback, or conflict management.
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Microinequities at Work: Nanobites that Sting
Thursday, November 11; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Steve DeValk is a consultant and facilitator specializing in diversity, change management, and interactive theatre. Previously, he was assistant director of training and development for the New York City Department of Probation, and is certified in hostage negotiations.
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One Workplace, Many Faiths: Courageous Conversations about Religion and Spirituality
Wednesday, November 10; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
One World, Multiple Cultures: Understanding Cross-Cultural Differences in Healthcare
Wednesday, November 10; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Respeto and Simpatia: Dialogues on Latino Cultural Differences
Thursday, November 11; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Josy Laza Gallagher, a senior consultant with The FutureWork Institute, has over 25 years experience in organizational development and human resources, with specific expertise in global diversity and inclusion. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and French and has traveled extensively, living, and/or working in over 25 countries. Josy is a founding member of Madrinas, a virtual network for corporate Latinas.
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One Workplace, Many Faiths: Courageous Conversations about Religion and Spirituality
Wednesday, November 10; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Shifting Winds: Dialogues on LGBT Perspectives, Perceptions, and Policies
Wednesday, November 10; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Gregory Hauck is a managing director and senior consultant of The FutureWork Institute. He has been in the field of diversity and inclusion for the past 15 years. During that time he has conducted numerous workshops on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Uncommon Threads: Generational Dialogues from the Matures to the Millennials
Wednesday, November 10; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Shifting Winds: Dialogues on LGBT Perspectives, Perceptions, and Policies
Wednesday, November 10; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Kito K. Huggins is a lawyer and FutureWork Institute consultant. He has championed diversity initiatives for Fortune 100 companies and law firms including the recruitment, retention, and professional development of four generations of employees, people of color, and LGBT employees. He has helped to develop FWI's generational e-learning course and created an original video depicting the historical markers for each of the four generations.
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 One World, Multiple Cultures: Understanding Cross-Cultural Differences in Healthcare
Wednesday, November 10; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
When Cultures Collide: Cross-Cultural Dialogues
Thursday, November 11; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Respeto and Simpatia: Dialogues on Latino Cultural Differences
Thursday, November 11; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Enidio Magel is a senior consultant at The Future Work Institute. His work expands over 15 years in the field of diversity and cross-cultural relations with businesses and communities throughout the world. His ideas and contributions have been featured in Hispanic and parenting magazines, and he has been a guest in multiple radio and television programs.
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Race Talk: Deepening the Black and White Dialogue
Wednesday, November 10; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tanya M. Odom is the director of innovation and social media and coach for The FutureWork Institute. She is also a professor in Georgetown University’s human resource and diversity program, and a contributor to Diversity Woman, Insight into Diversity, and Workshifting. She has spoken on issues of race and multiculturalism on Newstalk Television cable show and HOT-97 radio program. Her work, research, and commentary have been covered in Fortune Magazine, The Daily News, The Village Voice and most recently on Court TV.
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Uncommon Threads: Generational Dialogues from the Matures to the Millennials
Wednesday, November 10; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
One Workplace, Many Faiths: Courageous Conversations about Religion and Spirituality
Wednesday, November 10; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Margaret Regan, president and chief executive officer of The FutureWork Institute, is an internationally-known speaker and consultant on the future workplace and marketplace. She was formerly a principal and global diversity practice leader for Towers Perrin, and the first woman executive at The NY Chamber of Commerce and Con Edison. She is also the winner of the Diversity Innovation Award from the American Institute of Managing Diversity.
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One Workplace, Many Faiths: Courageous Conversations about Religion and Spirituality
Wednesday, November 10; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Harmony, Hierarchy, and Face: Dialogues on Asian Values, Behaviors, and Shifting Perspectives
Thursday, November 11; 10:00 am -1:00 pm
Lily Tang is a FutureWork Institute consultant and director of V-Learning, with a multi-dimensional background in counseling, psychology, journalism, and business development. She currently works with clients in areas of cultural identity and values. She has taught psychology and cross-cultural communications at the college level and has spoken on cultural challenges in the global workplace for organizations including ODNJ, Catalyst, and Working Mother Media. She is bilingual and conversant in several dialects of Chinese.
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National MultiCultural Institute Facilitators
 Building Cultural Capabilities for an Inclusive Workplace
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
LeRoy Bostic has been president of REB Consulting Inc.since 1998. He specializes in enabling companies to plan and implement organization initiatives that capitalize on today’s multicultural workforce to leverage talent, fostering commitment by strengthening behaviors and competencies proven to drive operating performance and improved business results. As an independent consultant, he has developed and implemented strategies for productive organization change incorporating initiatives for leadership development, executive coaching, team coaching for accelerated results, solving problems creatively, and leveraging diverse talent. His clients represent a broad spectrum of companies including Pfizer Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers, ARAMARK, AXA Equitable, GE Pharmaceuticals, and Johnson and Johnson.
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Implementing Organizational Culture Change for Diversity and Inclusion
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Manny Brandt has 20 years of diversity experience, working extensively with a variety of public and private institutions to navigate organizational change for diversity and inclusion. He also designs, develops, and conducts organizational diversity initiatives for a wide range of clients.
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Training of Trainers I: Facilitating Diversity Awareness Workshops
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Sue Brotherton, Ph.D., is a full professor of educational psychology and counseling at California State University, San Bernardino; is a private college adjunct faculty member; and teaches a doctoral multicultural psychology course. She conducts numerous diversity awareness trainings, including for social workers in a five-county region.
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Living in a World of Differences: Becoming a Cultural Ally
One-Day Workshop: Friday, November 12; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Tod Ewing has 25 years of experience in diversity, race relations, and communication. He is the owner of Hanna, Ewing, and Associates, which serves government agencies, businesses, community organizations, and schools throughout the U.S. He is co-author of Building Cultural Bridges, designed for educators and students.
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Implementing Organizational Culture Change for Diversity and Inclusion
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Dolores Fridge is the chief resolution officer for Medtronic, Inc. Previously she was the associate vice chancellor of Equal Opportunity and Diversity for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
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Culture, Communication, and Conflict Resolution
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Iantha Gantt-Wright is founder and president of The Kenian Group, which works with a broad range of organizations to develop and sustain long-term diversity efforts. Her clients have included the national Wildlife Federation, Trust for Public Land, National Network of Forest Practitioners, and the DC Public School.
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Training of Trainers II: Moving from Training to Facilitation
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Ruth Littlejohn is the founder and president of Working Life & Team, Inc., a consulting firm that helps organizations navigate change. As a diversity practitioner, she has inaugurated, developed, led, and collaborated on diversity initiatives in several sectors, including insurance, pharmaceuticals, education, and financial services.
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Culture, Communication, and Conflict Resolution
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Martha G. Miller, Ph.D., is a leadership and cross-cultural consultant. Her clients include General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, and U.S. Foreign Services. Previously, she taught at Yale’s School of Organization and Management and was the associate dean for MBA Program at UCLA’s Graduate School of Management.
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Living in a World of Differences: Becoming a Cultural Ally
One-Day Workshop: Friday, November 12; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Evaluating Cultural Competency Initiatives
One Day Workshop: Saturday, November 13; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Maria Morukian is the education program specialist for the curriculum and staff development division of the Foreign Service Institute, State Department, where she designs train the trainer programs and organizational development trainings. Previously, she was NMCI’s executive director.
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Preparing for the Future: Assessing Your Organization
One-Day Workshop: Friday, November 12; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Evaluating Cultural Competency Initiatives
One Day Workshop: Saturday, November 13; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Mai Moua specializes in leadership and organizational development, training, and research. She is Hmong-American and came to the U.S. in 1979 as a refugee from Thailand. She works with a variety of nonprofits, local and state governments, and private organizations. She has presented research and conducted workshops on leadership and organizational effectiveness, cultural competency and diversity, and strategic planning to internationally diverse audiences of leadership scholars and academics, executives and directors, practitioners, and students from the Middle East, Europe, and Canada. Her professional and personal interests are in the areas of cross-cultural leadership, women’s leadership, and leadership development (especially in communities of color, immigrant, and refugee communities), cultural competency and intelligence, and nonprofit and public management and leadership.
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Cultural Considerations in Assisting Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
One Day Workshop: Saturday, November 13; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Tanya M. Odom works with both The FutureWork Institute and Georgetown University. She is a contributor to Diversity Woman, Insight into Diversity, and Workshifting, and her work, research, and commentary have been covered in Fortune Magazine, The Daily News, The Village Voice and, most recently, Court TV. Tanya M. Odom is a consultant, coach, and professor in Georgetown University’s human resource management program. Her work and commentary has been covered in print, and on television and radio. She recently co-authored Evaluation in the Field of Education for Democracy, Human Rights, and Tolerance.
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Preparing for the Future: Assessing Your Organization
One-Day Workshop: Friday, November 12; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Kelly Reid is NMCI’s organizational development director. Most recently, she led the team that created a comprehensive diversity assessment toolkit for a state-wide public health program. She regularly designs assessments, leads focus groups and one-on-one interviews, analyzes both qualitative and quantitative findings, and writes and presents reports. She has worked with organizations and communities and has experience with local, national, and international nonprofits.
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 Training of Trainers I: Facilitating Diversity Awareness Workshops
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Steven Rivelis is chief operating officer of Campaign Consultations, Inc. His experience includes diversity training and coaching, for such organizations as the CIA and the International Monetary Fund. He is known for his Winning Movements curriculum and for shaping the White House’s landmark Web site USAFreedomCorps.gov.
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Training of Trainers II: Moving from Training to Facilitation
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Karyn Trader-Leigh, Ed.D., founder and president of KTA Global Partners, has over 25 years experience in the design and implementation of change and the management of systems designed to develop human capital. Multiple industries have benefitted from her expertise, including private and non-profit sectors and major foundations.
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Building Cultural Capabilities for an Inclusive Workplace
3-Day Workshop; Thursday, November 11, 10:00 am - Saturday, November 13, 5:30 pm
Emilio N. Williams, president of The Koi Group, has more than 25 years of experience in training, group facilitation, and human resource development. Recent staff and organizational development clients include American Zoos and Aquarium Association, Epilepsy Foundation, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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 Cultural Considerations in Assisting Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
One Day Workshop: Saturday, November 13; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Joy Zarembka is the executive director for the Institute for Policy Studies. She was the director of the Break the Chain Campaign, an advocacy organization that works to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking in the D.C. area. She also serves as an expert witness on trafficking and worker exploitation in civil and criminal cases.
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Jamal Brown, senior legal assistant at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and MassEquality Board Member. A former intern in Credit Suisse’s global diversity and inclusion department, Jamal regularly speaks to audiences on the intersections of race and sexuality, and LGBT issues in sports. He has been quoted in The New York Times and named to Out Magazine’s list of the top 100 people who shaped LGBT culture in 2008. Jamal holds a B.A. in Government and Women’s & Gender Studies from Dartmouth College.
Daryl Herrschaft, director of the Human Rights Campgain Workplace Project. Since 1998, Daryl has overseen the Workplace Project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In this capacity, he monitors and evaluates corporate policies surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees, consumers, and investors. He is the editor of the HRC Foundation’s annual Corporate Equality Index and The State of the Workplace for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans. Daryl has consulted with dozens of major corporations on the full range of LGBT-related workplace policies. He has presented HRC findings to diverse audiences, including the Conference Board, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the New York City Council. He is frequently called upon by national and local media, including Time and The Wall Street Journal as well as on CNN, National Public Radio, and Voice of America. Before joining HRC, Daryl was a research associate at the Urban Institute. He holds a B.A. from George Washington University.
Stephanie Houle, diversity coordinator, Baystate Health of Springfield, Massachusetts – the largest health system and employer in western Massachusetts. In the office of diversity, Stephanie works on various projects focused on increasing inclusion and awareness of LGBT employees and healthcare recipients. She has played an integral part in changing the organization’s policies to become more inclusive, has developed and delivers a course open to all employees titled “An Introduction to LGBT Issues in the Workplace,” and played a vital role this year in Baystate Medical Center earning the award for “Best Healthcare Facility for LGBT Families” from the Human Rights Campaign. Stephanie is treasurer and board member of the Jim Collins Foundation, an organization providing funds to transgender individuals who seek, but cannot afford, gender confirming surgery. She spearheads the Western Massachusetts Transgender Providers Network, which seeks to bring together healthcare providers working with the transgender community and provide them with a source of support and further education about their work.
In October 2009, Sharon Lettman-Hicks became the executive director and chief executive officer of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Sharon is renowned for her political acumen and an ability to bring together unlikely allies as stakeholders in joint collaborations that strengthen the progressive movement and give power to new ideas and policies. Her efforts to bridge divides across race, religion, and sexual orientation were featured in the Gill Foundation's 2007 annual report, which identified her as a key ally for the LGBT equality movement. Sharon has been a powerful spokesperson for religious liberty, and the separation of church and state: Her leadership in this arena has gained the confidence of individual and foundation investors. The Rockwood Leadership Institute selected Sharon as one of 24 progressive executive management leaders for the 2008-09 Leading from the Inside Out Fellowship Program, designed to strengthen senior leadership in the non-profit sector. She has appeared on broadcast and in print media nationally; she has served on the Board of Directors for the National Stonewall Democrats and the Advisory Council of Progressive Majority’s Racial Justice Campaign; and she has been a national trainer for Wellstone Action, Democracia USA, and the Front Line Leaders Academy. Sharon believes activism includes the need to financially support your interests; she is a fully-paid life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., FAMU National Alumni Association, and the NAACP. She is the proud wife of an active duty Iraqi War veteran in the United State Air Force, and they reside in Southern Maryland.
Tamera A. Yost, Ph. D., is the project manager and chair of the LGBT Employee Resource Group for W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Tammy has 20+ years of experience in the field of electrical and electronic engineering and has been employed at W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. since 2000 as a member of the technical staff and project manager leading technology and product development activities. She is a founding member of Gore’s Diversity Council where she has been instrumental in shaping an innovative approach that leverages Gore’s unique collaborative culture. Tammy helped launch and leads the LGBT Employee Resource Group at Gore; and she leads the company’s Diversity Metrics Team, recently guiding the Enterprise to conduct its first-ever diversity and inclusion survey. Tammy is also part of a team that designed and facilitates a successful leadership team learning process that is generating increased leader commitment and involvement. Prior to joining Gore, she was a recipient of the Graduate Engineering Education Doctoral Fellowship for Women and Minorities in Education sponsored by the National Science Foundation at Drexel University and was employed by IBM. She and her partner have four children.
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Jason Chan is the director of scholar and alumni programs at the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), where he serves as a student advisor and oversees a portfolio of academic support, leadership development, and community-building programs designed for recipients of the APIASF and Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) scholarship awards.
Prior to APIASF, Jason was a graduate coordinator in both the student conduct and multicultural affairs offices at the University of Maryland-College Park. In addition to advising student organizations and campus leaders, he also facilitated intergroup dialogues and co-taught a course on leadership and race. Jason has also worked at City Year, a national non-profit community service organization, as an AmeriCorps volunteer and a full-time staff member. There, he taught diversity curricula to Boston public school students, managed neighborhood service-learning programs, led teams of volunteers in service, and supported City Year’s recruitment and admissions functions.
Jason has a M. Ed. in College Student Personnel from the University of Maryland-College Park, and a B.A. in Psychology and Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania.
Nitu Gupta is currently the vice president of food and nutrition product development for Sodexo Health Care Division. She started her career more than 20 years ago as an assistant manager and worked her way up through the years in a variety of positions, including operations manager, dietitian, general manager and business technology manager. These experiences prepared her for her current position where she supports Sodexo’s growth strategy through product development of new and existing products and systems.
Nitu is a member of the NRA Nutrition Executive Study Group and the FDA Keystone Forum Advisory Group addressing obesity and foods purchased away from home. She serves as a Corporate Board member on the OCA National Business Advisory Council and as the chair of Sodexo’s Pan Asian Network Group helping Sodexo receive recognition as one of the Top Ten companies for Asians.
Nitu has a B.S. in Dietetics and a M.S. in Institutional Administration from the University of Maryland. She is a registered dietitian and holds a Maryland State license as a certified dietitian-nutritionist.
Jim Wilson is chief technology officer for PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division. Jim joined PepsiCo in 1997, and has held various leadership roles with responsibility for both application development and technology services. In his current role, Jim is responsible for technology strategy and service delivery for Frito-Lay North America.
Jim has been involved with numerous diversity and inclusion initiatives at PepsiCo. Since 2008, he has served on PepsiCo’s White Male Inclusion Advisory Committee, an executive group which seeks to ensure that all PepsiCo associates reach their full potential in a multicultural organization, with special focus on ensuring that PepsiCo’s white males are fully engaged in the inclusion journey.
Jim currently serves as chairman of the TCU Computer Science Industry Advisory Board, and has served on the Share Plus Federal Bank Audit Committee and the UCS Internet Commerce Task Force.
Jim received a B.S. from Texas Christian University and a M.S. degree from the University of Arizona. He resides in Plano, Texas with his wife and two daughters.
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