Diversity Professionals
The Commission's Diversity Professionals Group (DPG) is composed of senior-level staff from Commission-member organizations who are responsible for developing and implementing diversity management goals and initiatives within their organizations. The group holds quarterly forums (see below) for constructive problem-solving, the sharing of best practices, and networking and educational programs about diversity and inclusion issues. NOTE: Some DPG meeting presentations are available for download.
2011 forums
November 16, 2011 at the Allen Theatre: One-on-one consultations with national diversity expert Doug Harris, CEO of The Kaleidoscope Group
August 17, 2011: Inclusion Change Management conference at Corporate College East. Click here to access the presentations.
May 25, 2011: Best-practices presentations were given by representatives from four of the Commission's 2010 Best-in-Class honorees at the program hosted by The Lubrizol Corporation:
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Workforce Diversity: Dr. Marilyn Mobley, vice president, inclusion diversity and equal opportunity, Case Western Reserve University; and Pamela Barbee, human resources manager, U.S. Bank;
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Senior Management Diversity: Deborah Bridwell, senior director, inclusion initiatives, Greater Cleveland Partnership, for Quentin McCorvey, senior vice president, corporate diversity strategies and programs, KeyBank;
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Supplier Diversity: Diana Starks, assistant vice president and diversity officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Feb. 16, 2011: "Introduction to Implementing Diversity and Inclusion Change Management," hosted by MetroHealth with presenters Karen Gilliam, Ph.D, manager, Organization & Employee Development, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; and Lisa Gaynier, executive director, Diversity Management Program, Cleveland State University.
Nov. 17, 2010: Topic : Trends/Challenges/Resources: Executing Your Diversity and Inclusion Strategy in Today’s Workplace," hosted by American Greetings Corp
Aug. 18, 2010: "Applied Cultural Competence: Getting to the Bottom of the Iceberg to Impact the Bottom Line." Click below to view or download the presentations.
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Keynote : "Leveraging Cultural Competence: The Impact of the Manager's Mindset," Tim Vigue, executive consultant, and Greg Morris, senior consultant, GlobalNovations
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Building Inclusion Competencies : Arlene Roane, Red House Consulting
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Change Management: Rosalind Thompson, Borders
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Employee Engagement : Francesca Jones and Alison Leverage, Ernst & Young LLP
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Employee Resource Groups : Andres Gonzalez, Cleveland Clinic
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Leadership Development : Brian Broadbent, Business Volunteers Unlimited
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Mentoring: Michelle Fanroy, AccessOne Consulting
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Onboarding/Socialization : Quentin McCorvey, KeyBank
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Organizational Change Management : Karen Gilliam and Humberto Sanchez, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
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Pay for Performance
: Tim Vigue and Greg Morris, GlobalNovations
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Retention: “Recognizing and Eliminating Micro-Inequities,” John M. Clochesy, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
May 26, 2010: Best practices presentations by 2009 Best-in-Class winners, hosted by Thompson Hine; click on the links below to view or download the presentations.
Feb. 17, 2010: "Recruitment and Retention in the Current Economy," panel discussion hosted by Cleveland State University
- Paul B. Klein, director, Career Services Center, Cleveland State University
- Mark Little, senior vice president, Paul-Lawrence Associates, Highbridge Associates
- Quentin L. McCorvey, senior vice president, Corporate Diversity Strategies and Programs
KeyCorp
Nov. 18, 2009: “Succession Planning and Minority Executive Development”
Keynote speaker: Samuel Lynch, founder/principal, Global Lead Consulting Group
Aug. 18, 2009: "Cultural Competence: A Differentiating Factor in Today’s Workplace"
Click on the links below to access presentations for which we've received permission to share online.
Breakout Sessions: