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Los AngeLes Convention Center • oCtober 5–8, 2010 • Presented by deLoitte And HewLett-PACkArd<br />

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the summit<br />

TuESDay, OcTOBEr 5<br />

8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast Petree Hall-D<br />

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Leadership Seminars 500 series rooms<br />

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Petree Hall-D<br />

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Leadership Seminars (cont.) 500 series rooms<br />

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception JW Marriott LA lobby<br />

WEDnESDay, OcTOBEr 6<br />

8:30 am – 10:30 am Breakfast & Opening Plenary West Hall-B<br />

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Session 1 400-500 series rooms<br />

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Human Resources Luncheon Petree Hall-C<br />

Women’s Leadership Luncheon Petree Hall-D<br />

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Session 2 (Extended) 400-500 series rooms<br />

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Night <strong>Out</strong>! Events:<br />

Regional Affiliate Reception Lucky Strike LA Live<br />

Lucky Strike Bowl Lucky Strike LA Live<br />

Frameline films at the JW Marriott Platinum Ballroom<br />

Frameline films at the Westin Bonaventure Santa Barbara Room<br />

ThurSDay, OcTOBEr 7<br />

8:30 am – 10:30 am Breakfast & Plenary II West Hall-B<br />

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Session 3 400-500 series rooms<br />

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Regional Affiliate Luncheon Petree Hall-D<br />

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Session 4 (Extended) 400-500 series rooms<br />

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Workplace Awards Reception West Hall-A<br />

7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Awards Dinner West Hall-B<br />

FriDay, OcTOBEr 8<br />

9:00 am – 10:30 am Session 5 400-500 series rooms<br />

The Business Case for Marriage <strong>Equal</strong>ity Breakfast Petree Hall-C<br />

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Session 6 400-500 series rooms<br />

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch & Closing Plenary West Hall-B<br />

ExhiBiT haLL<br />

Wednesday, October 6 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm<br />

Thursday, October 7 12:00 pm – 7:30 pm<br />

rEGiSTraTiOn<br />

at a glance<br />

Tuesday, October 5 7:00 am – 6:00 pm<br />

Wednesday, October 6 7:00 am – 5:00 pm<br />

Thursday, October 7 7:00 am – 8:00 pm<br />

Friday, October 8 8:00 am – 10:00 am


2010 <strong>Out</strong> and <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit Sponsors<br />

Presenting<br />

Titanium<br />

Gold


Welcome Reception<br />

Champion<br />

Advocate<br />

2 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

Signature


Advocate<br />

Friend<br />

Media Sponsor<br />

2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit 3


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,<br />

national origin, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.<br />

As used in this document, “Deloitte” means Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/<br />

about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.<br />

Copyright © 2010 Deloitte Development LLC. All rights reserved.<br />

Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu<br />

Your first goal was to be<br />

judged on your contributions,<br />

not your gender, skin color,<br />

sexual orientation, or<br />

background<br />

So, what’s your next goal?<br />

At Deloitte, our stance is simple: If you can do the job well, you should be on our team.<br />

For us, getting the job done means attracting the best talent from all walks of life.<br />

That’s why we:<br />

• Are one of DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity<br />

• Earned a Top 10 spot on Working Mother magazine’s 2009 100 Best Companies list and<br />

were inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2008<br />

• Earned a Top 5 spot on Working Mother magazine’s Best Companies for<br />

Multicultural Women in 2010, and have been on this list for five consecutive years<br />

• Received a 100% rating in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate <strong>Equal</strong>ity Index<br />

We know that you’ve always wanted a workplace where you would be judged on your<br />

ideas; the question now is — what will you do with it?<br />

www.deloitte.com


Welcome<br />

to the 2010<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace<br />

Summit!<br />

contents<br />

Your Summit program book has been divided into daily sections,<br />

where you will find information—including daily schedules, plenary<br />

speaker biographies, featured panel speaker biographies and workshop<br />

descriptions—for your convenience.<br />

While featured panels and workshops are open to all registered Summit<br />

participants, many workshops are targeted to specific audiences<br />

and their complexity will depend on the topic being discussed.<br />

Welcome letters .................................................................................................... 8<br />

About <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> ..............................................................................................16<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> board of directors and staff ...................................................... 17<br />

About the Summit ...............................................................................................20<br />

Los Angeles, Convention Center and area maps ......................................22<br />

Tuesday program................................................................................................29<br />

Wednesday program .........................................................................................35<br />

Night <strong>Out</strong>! events .......................................................................................60<br />

Thursday program ..............................................................................................63<br />

Workplace Awards reception and dinner ............................................84<br />

Friday program ....................................................................................................89<br />

A to Z presenter biographies .........................................................................107<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> programs .....................................................................................203<br />

Day-by-day program schedule ..................................................................... 214<br />

Special thanks to Xerox for printing the 2010<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit program book<br />

<strong>Book</strong> design and production: William Salit Design wmsalitdesign.com<br />

2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit 5


HP. Proud Sponsor of the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit.<br />

2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.


We are proud to sponsor the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace Advocates Summit and support<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> in championing equitable workplaces for all<br />

At Paul Hastings, diversity is much more than a policy or statement — it is who we are and how we do<br />

business. A diverse and inclusive environment is an integral part of our firm’s culture and business growth.<br />

It is our commitment to this core value that helps drive the success of our clients and our firm. To learn<br />

more, please visit us at www.paulhastings.com.<br />

18 Offices Worldwide | Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP | www.paulhastings.com


8 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

From the founding executive director<br />

Welcome to Los Angeles and the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit!<br />

For more than a decade, this gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual and<br />

transgender employees and allies—executives and employee resource<br />

group leaders, workplace experts and advocates, human resources professionals<br />

and good friends—has been the highlight of my year. Together,<br />

we have built this Summit from several hundred committed attendees<br />

with a vision, to several thousand dedicated colleagues who are literally<br />

changing workplaces for millions of employees around the world.<br />

The work that we do at the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit—from<br />

sharing innovative practices at over 140 workshops and featured<br />

events to celebrating the leaders among us at our annual Workplace<br />

Excellence awards dinner—is the catalyst for shaping the future of<br />

LGBT workplace equality. Thanks to the work that you are doing every<br />

day, corporate workplaces continue to move toward LGBT equality well<br />

ahead of legislative efforts. In these great times of change, the federal<br />

government needs to hear from all of us that eliminating all forms<br />

of discrimination for LGBT employees and families is important to a<br />

thriving business environment. Our efforts are more important than ever<br />

if we hope to continue to see meaningful progress toward extending<br />

our achievements to more employees in this country and beyond.<br />

This Summit would not be possible without hundreds of volunteer<br />

workshop presenters and panelists who readily share their expertise to<br />

make our time here so valuable. Thank you! We are indebted to each<br />

of our many sponsors, in particular our 2010 presenting sponsors Deloitte<br />

and Hewlett-Packard. Please visit the Exhibit Hall and let all of our<br />

sponsors know how much we appreciate them—and support the goods<br />

and services they provide once you return home.<br />

This year’s Summit contains more opportunities than ever to learn<br />

what is possible in becoming employers of choice for all, and by<br />

being organizations that make a difference in the community at large.<br />

I encourage each of you to be an eager participant during your time<br />

here. Network, share, learn, and commit yourself to create more<br />

workplaces where everyone can truly be out and equal.<br />

Selisse Berry<br />

Founding Executive Director


From the president of the board of directors<br />

I am excited to welcome you to the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Summit here in Los Angeles—my second Summit as board president.<br />

I am once again amazed this year by the tremendous amount of work<br />

required to produce this incredible event. A huge thank you to everyone<br />

involved—our generous sponsors, the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> staff, my<br />

colleagues on the board of directors, and the many volunteers who<br />

contribute their labor, ideas, and energy toward making the Summit<br />

a success. I am equally grateful for the dedicated efforts of everyone<br />

here who makes a difference for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender<br />

employees, their friends, and families every single day they go to<br />

work as their true selves.<br />

And there are many of us! We are expecting well over 2,000 attendees<br />

this year! I know that for a large number of you, this Summit will be a<br />

wonderful reunion. For more of you, it will be your first opportunity to<br />

experience the potential impact that we can make as a community<br />

working toward full equality. Get ready for something truly wonderful.<br />

I am proud to know that this year’s Workplace Summit experience—<br />

like that of years past—will result in people changing workplaces: for<br />

themselves, for those not able to be here this week, for my children’s<br />

generation of employees yet to come. This is the work of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>.<br />

I urge you to make the most of your time with us in the City of Angels.<br />

We have much good work ahead of us.<br />

Kayla Shell<br />

President, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Board of Directors<br />

Legal Director, Global & Corporate Accounts, Dell<br />

welcome!<br />

2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit 9


Intuit Pride<br />

Be proud<br />

At Intuit, we believe diverse teams foster inclusion and innovation.<br />

Employee networks are just one way we turn our commitment to<br />

diversity and inclusion into action. Through our networks, we develop leaders,<br />

build community, and inspire positive change.<br />

Like all of our employee networks, Intuit Pride is driven by passionate people with<br />

common interests and a desire to contribute to a better world. We are inspired to<br />

celebrate our differences and discover our commonalities. We are empowered to<br />

innovate, connect and grow together.<br />

Join us and be proud of the impact you have on the world.<br />

Learn more<br />

and apply online at<br />

www.intuitcareers.com<br />

Be yourself. Be Intuit.<br />

Intuit is the maker of great products like TurboTax, Quicken, Quick<strong>Book</strong>s and Mint.com. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.


It’s our differences that make us stronger.<br />

At Xerox, diversity is more than a goal, it’s a way of life. From the mailroom to the boardroom, you’ll find a rich diversity<br />

of people with different ways of thinking and seeing the world. Why are we so committed to an inclusive corporate culture?<br />

Because it is the right thing to do. But more than this, in a business whose lifeblood is fresh ideas, we believe a variety of<br />

perspectives is critical to our success.<br />

Proud sponsor of 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit.<br />

1-800-ASK-XEROX<br />

xerox.com<br />

© 2010 XEROX CORPORATION. All rights reserved. XEROX® and XEROX and Design® and Ready For Real Business are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.


October 5, 2010<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates<br />

Dear Friends,<br />

On behalf of the City of Los Angeles, it is my pleasure to welcome and<br />

congratulate all members, supporters, and guests attending the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace Summit.<br />

I am pleased to join with the members of our community to recognize <strong>Out</strong> &<br />

<strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates for their strong commitment to defending the rights<br />

of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to work in a safe and<br />

equitable environment. I applaud your efforts to develop the next generation of<br />

global business leaders within the professional and LGBT community.<br />

As a historically active supporter for LGBT civil rights and one of the most diverse<br />

cities in the world, the City of Los Angeles is proud to host this year’s summit. On<br />

May 22, 2010, our city commemorated the first annual Harvey Milk Day in<br />

California, honoring his unwavering commitment to LGBT equality, education,<br />

affordable housing and public transportation. I look forward to continue<br />

collaborating with the LGBT community to promote equality for all in the work<br />

place.<br />

I extend my best wishes for a memorable and productive event.<br />

ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA<br />

Mayor<br />

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WE’RE PROUD OF OUR DIFFERENCES. ALL 120,000 OF THEM.<br />

Commissioning a new aircraft carrier. Launching a space telescope. Building the IT infrastructure of tomorrow.<br />

Success stories like these are why Northrop Grumman is a leader in global security.<br />

At Northrop Grumman, more than 120,000 people work on projects that stretch the boundaries of possibility on land, in<br />

the air, at sea and deep into space. That demands a workforce as diverse as its workload. Smart people from all walks of<br />

life contribute countless unique perspectives every day. We’re proud to offer a workplace where each of them can shine.<br />

Achievement never ends.<br />

For all current engineering and other opportunities,<br />

please visit our website:<br />

careers.northropgrumman.com<br />

©2010 Northrop Grumman Corporation. Northrop Grumman is an <strong>Equal</strong> Opportunity Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.


Let the real you<br />

ring true<br />

Boyfriend. Girlfriend. Partner. Significant other. Spouse. Father. Mother.<br />

Sister. Brother. Aunt. Uncle. Family. Gay. Lesbian. Bisexual. Transgender.<br />

Straight. You.<br />

At Dell, we want you to bring your whole self to work.<br />

Dell is committed to a truly inclusive environment that reflects the full<br />

range of diversity in the global marketplace. When our employees can be<br />

open about their sexual orientation or gender identity, they bring uniquely<br />

authentic and valuable perspectives to their work.<br />

To hear more about Dell’s efforts to be a responsible corporate<br />

citizen and our commitment to diversity and inclusion, visit<br />

www.dell.com/corporateresponsibility.<br />

Dell is an AA/EO employer. Workforce diversity is an essential part of Dell’s commitment to quality and to the future. We<br />

encourage you to apply, whatever your race, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital<br />

status, sexual orientation, or veteran status.


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wellsfargo.com/lgbt<br />

Community is important. It becomes your family, your friends and your home.<br />

That’s why Wells Fargo is committed to working with communities to support their<br />

fi nancial stability and growth. In fact, we have made signifi cant contributions to LGBT<br />

organizations over the past 20 years and encourage our team members to volunteer.<br />

When communities prosper, we all succeed.<br />

We proudly celebrate the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit.<br />

© 2010 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. (130090_521371)<br />

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ABOUT<br />

DAY2<br />

the Summit<br />

The Organization<br />

Our mission<br />

Our vision<br />

Our board<br />

of directors<br />

Our staff<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates<br />

Founded by Executive Director<br />

Selisse Berry, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Advocates is the nation’s<br />

premier nonprofit organization<br />

dedicated to achieving workplaces<br />

where full equality extends to<br />

people of all sexual orientations<br />

and gender identities. For more<br />

than a decade, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> has<br />

been working with organizations<br />

to create places of employment<br />

whose cultures embrace the contributions<br />

of lesbian, gay, bisexual<br />

and transgender employees and<br />

those who support them.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> provides widely<br />

recognized value to individuals<br />

and organizations through a<br />

range of programs designed<br />

to educate and empower,<br />

including our Building Bridges,<br />

LGBT Diversity Training and<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> University webinar<br />

series. <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> mobilizes<br />

tens of thousands of professional<br />

staff, managers and executives<br />

in <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> regional affiliate<br />

networks and our Employee<br />

Resource Group Registry.<br />

Through LGBTCareerLink, an<br />

online job search and career<br />

development portal, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

serves diversity-friendly employers<br />

and LGBT job seekers.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> has earned<br />

the trust and respect of LGBT<br />

employees and employers for<br />

producing the best attended,<br />

most informative, and most<br />

inspiring summit on LBGT workplace<br />

issues and our annual<br />

Executive Forum.<br />

Our mission<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> educates and<br />

empowers organizations, human<br />

resources professionals, employee<br />

resource groups and individual<br />

employees through programs<br />

and services that result in equal<br />

policies, opportunities, practices<br />

and benefits in the workplace,<br />

regardless of sexual orientation,<br />

gender identity, expression or<br />

characteristics.<br />

Our vision<br />

Our vision is workplace equality<br />

for all, regardless of sexual<br />

orientation, gender identity,<br />

expression or characteristics.<br />

Learn more about <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates<br />

and its programs in the “<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> programs” section.


<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Board of Directors<br />

President<br />

Kayla Shell, Dell<br />

Directors<br />

Vice President<br />

Steve Sears, WGBH<br />

Mike Feldman<br />

Hewlett-Packard<br />

Company<br />

Rita Lane<br />

Apple<br />

Kyle Spainhour<br />

Motorola<br />

Secretary<br />

Eleanor Mercado,<br />

Paul Hastings<br />

Michael Guest<br />

Council for<br />

Global <strong>Equal</strong>ity<br />

Charles Lickel<br />

IBM<br />

Megan Wallent<br />

Microsoft<br />

board<br />

Treasurer<br />

Tom Johnson, Clorox<br />

Julie Hogan<br />

Xerox<br />

Christine Smith<br />

Deloitte<br />

Angie Wilson<br />

Ernst & Young<br />

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Work together. Make a difference.<br />

Citi is a proud sponsor of the<br />

2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> champions safe and<br />

equitable workplaces for lesbian,<br />

gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)<br />

people.<br />

We commend their efforts and thank<br />

them for helping to make the world a<br />

better place.<br />

© 2009 Citigroup Inc. Citi and Arc Design is a registered service mark of Citigroup Inc. Citi never sleeps is a registered service mark of Citigroup Inc.


<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates Staff<br />

Selisse Berry<br />

Founding Executive<br />

Director<br />

J. Kevin Jones<br />

Deputy<br />

Director<br />

Sherrie Holmes<br />

Director of<br />

Development<br />

Beatriz Rincón<br />

Director of Finance &<br />

Operations<br />

Patricia Baillie<br />

Associate Director of<br />

Training & Professional<br />

Development<br />

Anthony Bannon<br />

Associate Director of<br />

Summit & Events<br />

Julie Beach<br />

Associate Director of<br />

Career Development<br />

Resources<br />

Stephen Gould<br />

Associate Director of<br />

NETWORKS!<br />

Pamela Berkowitz<br />

Operations<br />

Manager<br />

Dave Bueché<br />

Senior Manager,<br />

Development &<br />

Communications<br />

George Cabral<br />

Executive<br />

Assistant<br />

Stanley Ellicott<br />

Communications<br />

Project Manager<br />

staff<br />

Dani Siragusa<br />

Events<br />

Manager<br />

Luis Vera<br />

Corporate Accounts<br />

Manager<br />

Angela Wilson<br />

Senior <strong>Program</strong><br />

Associate<br />

Caitlin McCaugherty, Summit Intern, Jacob Goldstein, Summit<br />

Intern, Amanda Keating, Marketing & Communications Intern,<br />

Eric Ho, Intern, and Damaye Williams, Graduate Fellow<br />

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ABOUT<br />

DAY2<br />

the Summit<br />

About the<br />

Summit<br />

Summit details<br />

Grounds map<br />

Area map<br />

The <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Summit is the world’s premier<br />

conference on lesbian, gay,<br />

bisexual and transgender workplace<br />

equality, providing a unique<br />

opportunity to build alliances,<br />

share ideas and take actions that<br />

foster safe and equitable work<br />

environments for everyone.<br />

Summit goals<br />

The purpose of the Summit is to<br />

bring together LGBT employees,<br />

human resources and diversity<br />

professionals, employee resource<br />

group leaders, executives and organizational<br />

leaders, allies and others<br />

who are working toward creating<br />

safe and equitable work environments<br />

for LGBT people everywhere.<br />

Specific goals in 2010<br />

The 2010 Summit workshops<br />

and programs share the goal of<br />

addressing the evolving learning<br />

needs of our participants, from<br />

basic skills necessary to understanding<br />

the LGBT experience to<br />

advanced specialized topics.<br />

Summit workshop<br />

committee<br />

The 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Summit offers more than 120 educational<br />

and powerful workshops.<br />

The workshops were selected by<br />

a committee of devoted volunteers,<br />

who were intent on providing<br />

Summit attendees with the best<br />

experience yet. Workshop committee<br />

members are:<br />

Stewart Anderson<br />

Hewlett-Packard<br />

Chris Crespo<br />

Ernst & Young LLP<br />

Lori Fox<br />

Lori Fox Diversity Consulting<br />

Bill Hendrix<br />

Dow Chemical<br />

Ken Martin<br />

Sara Lee Corporation<br />

Molly McGovern<br />

Alcoa<br />

Linda Ocasio<br />

GE Capital<br />

Roberta Park<br />

State Farm Insurance<br />

Sylvia H. Ramos<br />

Emory University<br />

Michelle Smith<br />

The Boeing Company<br />

Moonhawk River Stone<br />

M.S., LMHC, RiverStone Consulting<br />

Emma Vosicky<br />

Attorney


Registration hours<br />

Registration for the Summit and<br />

specific events will be open:<br />

Tuesday, October 5:<br />

7:00 am to 6:00 pm<br />

Wednesday, October 6:<br />

7:00 am to 5:00 pm<br />

Thursday, October 7:<br />

7:00 am to 8:00 pm<br />

Friday, October, 8:<br />

8:00 am to 10:00 am<br />

Exhibit hall information<br />

This year’s exhibit hall will feature<br />

numerous businesses dedicated<br />

to workplace equality. Visit their<br />

booths for more information.<br />

The exhibit hall is open:<br />

Wednesday, October 6:<br />

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm<br />

Thursday, October 7:<br />

12:00 pm to 7:30 pm<br />

Badges<br />

Your name badge serves as your<br />

entrance into plenaries, workshops,<br />

panels and the exhibit<br />

hall. It must be worn at all times<br />

and must be visible. If your badge<br />

is not visible, conference staff or<br />

monitors may ask to see it before<br />

allowing you into conference<br />

events.<br />

Dress code<br />

Casual office wear is appropriate<br />

for much of the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace Summit. Many attendees<br />

wear shirts with their<br />

company logos and we invite<br />

you to show your team spirit. We<br />

the summit<br />

also have <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> merchandise<br />

available at our store in the<br />

exhibit hall.<br />

Seating capacity<br />

Rooms may be crowded and<br />

space may run out at popular<br />

events. For the featured panels<br />

and concurrent workshops,<br />

seating is first-come, first-served.<br />

Once a session room is full, the<br />

session will be closed to attendees.<br />

Standing will not be allowed.<br />

Email and business<br />

services The <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Cyber Station<br />

Technology is<br />

provided by Dell,<br />

a Gold Level Sponsor, with free<br />

Internet access on a first-come,<br />

first-served basis during Exhibit<br />

Hall hours.<br />

Business center<br />

The Los Angeles Convention<br />

Center is especially friendly<br />

to business travelers with its<br />

Convention Center Self-Service<br />

Business Center. This conveniently<br />

located business center<br />

provides computer, Internet, copy<br />

and printing services. Prices are<br />

available at the business center.<br />

Cell phones and<br />

electronics<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> recognizes that<br />

Summit participants may need to<br />

take work-related or family calls<br />

while they are taking part in the<br />

week’s events, but we ask that<br />

you silence your cell phones and<br />

other communication devices<br />

during workshops, plenaries and<br />

other educational forums. If you<br />

must take a call, please leave the<br />

room before answering it.<br />

Photography<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> respects that some<br />

Summit participants value their<br />

privacy and do not wish to have<br />

their photographs taken. Participants<br />

with a black dot on their<br />

credential have asked not to be<br />

photographed during the Summit.<br />

Please respect their requests.<br />

Please be aware that unless<br />

you clearly express your desire<br />

not to be photographed and<br />

avoid cameras when they<br />

appear, your image may appear<br />

in press coverage or be used for<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> promotional material.<br />

Emergencies<br />

The Los Angeles Convention<br />

Center staff is prepared and<br />

trained to deal with most emergencies.<br />

Please notify a Summit<br />

staff member if an emergency<br />

needs addressing. In serious<br />

medical situations, please call<br />

911 and then notify a Summit staff<br />

member.<br />

Contact <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> staff<br />

There are hundreds of Summit<br />

volunteers available throughout<br />

the event to answer your questions.<br />

If a volunteer is unable to<br />

answer your questions, please<br />

call 415-694-6500.<br />

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© 2010 ERNST & YOUNG LLP. Ernst & Young refers to a global organization of member firms of<br />

Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young LLP is a<br />

client-serving member firm located in the US.<br />

Better together?<br />

Absolutely! Our differences are what energize our culture<br />

at Ernst & Young. That’s why it’s important to us to support<br />

our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their<br />

allies — creating an environment where all of us can bring our<br />

whole selves to work. Because achieving our potential as a<br />

firm begins with helping our people realize their potential as<br />

individuals. It makes all the difference to our success.<br />

With <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>, we are all better together.<br />

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Diversity is always a part of our big picture<br />

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ABOUT<br />

the Summit<br />

While in downtown Los Angeles, check out:<br />

LA Live, adjacent to the Convention Center, is an<br />

entertainment complex featuring several restaurants<br />

and bars, a music venue, a bowling alley and the<br />

Grammy Museum.<br />

Other nearby museums are: The Museum of<br />

Contemporary Art (250 S. Grand Avenue),<br />

the Japanese American National Museum<br />

(369 E. First Street), and the Natural History<br />

Museum (900 Exposition Boulevard).<br />

For cultural and historical neighborhoods visit<br />

Olvera Street, Chinatown or Little Tokyo. Maybe<br />

you just want to see a live performance at the iconic<br />

Walt Disney Music Hall (111 S. Grand Avenue).<br />

Restaurants and Bars:<br />

LA Live offers several options, from simple fare to<br />

upscale dining. Additional upscale dining in the area<br />

includes Morton’s The Steakhouse<br />

(735 S. Figueroa Street),<br />

and seafood at McCormick and<br />

Schmick’s (400 S. Hope Street).<br />

Some local favorites are<br />

Engine Co. No. 28 (644 South<br />

Figueroa Street), Phillipe the Original,<br />

where the French Dip sandwich<br />

originated (1001 N. Alameda<br />

Street), Cole’s Pacific Electric Buffet<br />

(118 E. 6th Street) and Bottega<br />

Louie (700 S. Grand Avenue). You<br />

may wish to try street food on Olvera<br />

Street or Mandarin & Szechuan<br />

at Yang Chow (819 N. Broadway)<br />

while visiting Chinatown. For<br />

a post-Summit drink downtown,<br />

try Standard Hotel’s Rooftop Bar<br />

(550 S. Flower Street), The Library<br />

Bar (630 W. Sixth Street), and The<br />

Edison (108 W. 2nd Street).<br />

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Sightseeing in the greater L.A. area<br />

So many choices, so little time. Head to Hollywood<br />

to see the Walk of Fame, The Hollywood Wax<br />

Museum and Grauman’s Chinese Theater. If you<br />

enjoy the beach and a funky atmosphere, go to<br />

Santa Monica for the pier and to shop/eat on the<br />

Third Street Promenade, or try Venice Beach for a<br />

walk along the beach you won’t soon forget.<br />

For a couple more museums, check out Griffith<br />

Observatory, the Los Angeles County Museum of<br />

Art, or the famous Getty Museum, which overlooks<br />

the city.<br />

If you must do a little shopping at some of L.A.’s<br />

premier hot spots, there’s The Grove, The Americana<br />

and the famous Rodeo Drive (in Beverly Hills).<br />

If amusement and theme parks are for you, please<br />

go to Universal Studios, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry<br />

Farm or Six Flags Magic Mountain.<br />

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L.A. LIVE<br />

Enter Lot E (East Garage)<br />

Restaurants<br />

and Entertainment<br />

Nokia<br />

Plaza<br />

GRAMMY<br />

Museum<br />

ESPN<br />

ESPN Zone<br />

Figueroa St.


Life<br />

Inspired.<br />

Genentech is a proud sponsor of the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

For more than 30 years, Genentech has been at the forefront of the biotechnology industry, using human<br />

genetic information to develop novel medicines for serious and life-threatening diseases. Now a wholly<br />

owned member of the Roche Group, Genentech has multiple therapies on the market for cancer and<br />

other serious illnesses.<br />

Our employees cite the chance to make a difference in the lives of patients as the number one reason<br />

they enjoy working at Genentech. In hiring new employees, we look for people who are inspired by<br />

this mission and who would fi t in well with the collaborative, rigorous and entrepreneurial spirit of the<br />

company culture.<br />

Innovation is at the core of everything we do at Genentech. We strive to be leaders in our fi eld through<br />

our creative approaches to scientifi c study, product development, manufacturing and commercialization.<br />

To fulfi ll our mission and remain in the forefront of our industry, we must continue to build an<br />

environment of full participation that allows us to draw on the knowledge and skills of each employee. We<br />

gain invaluable resources from our employees, our partners and our patients by harnessing their diversity<br />

of thought, style, culture, skill set and perspective.<br />

These resources enable us to continually re-imagine who we are and how we do our work. They help us<br />

make discoveries, solve problems, build high performance teams and develop our leadership. It’s our<br />

people who set us apart.<br />

As we work to deliver the next generation of breakthrough medicines, we remain committed to our<br />

employees and unique culture. Genentech offers an array of family-friendly programs, highly competitive<br />

healthcare and a variety of onsite services to help employees manage the many demands on their time.<br />

To learn more about our current opportunities, please visit http://careers.gene.com. Genentech is an equal<br />

opportunity employer.<br />

What makes Genentech a great place to work?<br />

“There are tons of people here trying to answer really tough, interesting and forward-thinking questions from various<br />

viewpoints: Research, Clinical, Commercial, Managed Care. The best thing is that people will share their thoughts<br />

and expertise with you if you’re willing to learn and listen.”<br />

What does diversity mean to you?<br />

“Respecting different points of view, giving them the space to be heard and incorporating<br />

them into our work to make things better for all involved.”<br />

careers.gene.com<br />

Richard,<br />

LGBT Employee<br />

Tisbe, Patient<br />

In January 2010, Genentech<br />

was named to FORTUNE’s<br />

list of the “100 Best<br />

Companies to Work For”<br />

for the 12th consecutive year.


www.youatmicrosoft.com<br />

Believe in who you are, and watch<br />

the community grow stronger.<br />

At Microsoft, we believe in the power of being proud<br />

of who you are. We are committed to creating an inclusive<br />

workforce that refl ects the diversity of our customers and<br />

the communities we serve. And we ensure that employees<br />

have the tools and the opportunity they need to be<br />

themselves and reach their full potential.


tuesday<br />

OCTOBER 5


8:00 am – 9:00 am<br />

Continental<br />

breakfast<br />

9:00 am – 12:00 pm<br />

Leadership<br />

seminars<br />

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm<br />

Lunch<br />

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm<br />

Leadership<br />

seminars<br />

(continued)<br />

6:00 pm – 8:00pm<br />

Welcome<br />

reception<br />

FEATURED EVENTS<br />

tuesday<br />

Attend one of six in-depth, full day seminars organized to<br />

build leadership capabilities and develop expertise important<br />

to the workplace equality movement.<br />

SpoNSoRED by MARSh & McLENNAN coMpANiES<br />

Join us at the welcome reception, where you’ll be able to reconnect with<br />

old friends and make new ones as we kick off the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Summit. Open to all registered Summit participants.<br />

RooM: JW Marriott Los Angeles lobby<br />

REgiSTRATioN opEN: 7:00 am – 6:00 pm<br />

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ocTobER 5<br />

TUE<br />

LEADERShip SEMiNARS<br />

Cultural competency/Humility for leaders<br />

Laurie b. Lippin, ph.D., Stephanie puentes<br />

The 21st century LGBT leader must understand the<br />

important intersections of race and ethnicity with sexual<br />

orientation in order to create inclusivity and strengthen<br />

his or her organization. In the service of LGBT solidarity,<br />

the cultural diversity we represent frequently is ignored<br />

or marginalized. Using a five-stage model of cultural<br />

competency, participants in this experiential workshop<br />

will examine the impact of the multiple social identities<br />

we carry and the role privilege plays within those identities.<br />

This workshop delivers a roadmap of actions to<br />

achieve the attitudinal and behavioral changes necessary<br />

for living and working together synergistically, effectively<br />

and productively in an increasingly more diverse world.<br />

Cultural competency is not a specific endpoint but a lifelong<br />

engagement and commitment that helps individuals<br />

appreciate the complexity of diverse cultural norms and<br />

work actively against the often invisible pervasiveness<br />

of majority cultural imperialism. Those who participate<br />

in this pre-Summit seminar will receive a certificate of<br />

completion at the end of the day.<br />

RooM: 502-b<br />

ERG leadership that adds value<br />

SpoNSoRED by DELL<br />

Lyne Desormeaux, Steve Salee, patrick Vitale<br />

Employee resource groups are increasingly challenged<br />

to prove their relevance and value to members, the parent<br />

organization and the community at large. To make<br />

their groups successful, ERG leaders and members must<br />

begin with self-awareness about their personal development<br />

in each of the ways they self-identify, and where<br />

they want to grow in those areas. This personal level of<br />

awareness serves as a critical foundation for understanding<br />

and further developing ERGs as well as inclusive organizations<br />

in which they can flourish. There are as many<br />

ways to achieve this value proposition as there are ERGs,<br />

and ERGs across all diverse groups can learn from one<br />

another’s experience. This full-day session is directed<br />

towards leaders of all ERGs—not only LGBT groups—and<br />

explores methods of recognizing and achieving the best<br />

of what your ERG and its members can be. Participants<br />

will come away from this seminar with processes and<br />

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Full-day seminars<br />

tools for enhancing the value of their ERGs, and applying<br />

those practices to other ERGs across their organizations.<br />

LGBT ERG leaders are encouraged to have a peer<br />

from a non-LGBT ERG register and join them for this<br />

seminar.<br />

RooM: 515-A<br />

Implementing transgender inclusion:<br />

Comprehensive programming to ensure<br />

workplace quality<br />

Ann Dunkin, Jamison green<br />

This course is designed to expand your understanding of<br />

gender identity in the workplace. Beyond concepts and<br />

definitions, the next step is to get the latest updates and<br />

trends on the unique concerns of transgender employees,<br />

best practices on transitioning in the workplace,<br />

information on addressing benefit and health care issues<br />

and how to support inclusion of gender identity/gender<br />

expression in the workplace.<br />

RooM: 511-Abc<br />

LGBT diversity leadership Train the Trainer<br />

course<br />

Sheryl Dagang, Terry hildebrandt<br />

Have policies? Created an ERG? What’s next? Most<br />

companies want to expand the discussion around<br />

sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace<br />

and this course provides the tools. Taking the business<br />

case materials used in our national training, this course<br />

prepares employees as trainers for <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> to teach<br />

in their workplace. Certification is good for two years<br />

and includes links to the Trainer’s Network and monthly<br />

Trainer’s Forum as well as the most recent updates on<br />

LGBT workplace issues.<br />

RooM: 502-A


LEADERShip SEMiNARS<br />

LGBT Nonprofit leadership development<br />

seminar<br />

Chad Boettcher, Eric Douglas, Patricia Evert,<br />

Rashad Robinson, Dannie Tillman<br />

This full-day seminar at the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Summit is targeted specifically to LGBT nonprofits<br />

interested in building their media and partnership skills.<br />

The day will include a module on the 2009 Business for<br />

Change toolkit created by the Gill Foundation and Weber<br />

Shandwick that focuses on building effective partnerships<br />

between the corporate community and LGBT<br />

nonprofits. The seminar will also include a media training<br />

session, conducted by the experts at GLAAD, to assist<br />

community activists and staff of local LGBT organizations<br />

with developing media outreach campaigns to generate<br />

additional media coverage for LGBT issues in their local<br />

Raising your game at every opportunity.<br />

Just another day at the office for a high performer.<br />

At Accenture, respect for the individual<br />

is one of our core values. Join more than<br />

600 LGBT employees and straight allies in<br />

our US LGBT employee resource group and<br />

choose Accenture. You’ll enjoy a variety<br />

of opportunities and challenges that will<br />

allow you to make a difference every day.<br />

Visit accenture.com/outandequal<br />

Accenture is where you can develop your<br />

potential and grow professionally, working<br />

alongside talented colleagues. Here you can<br />

learn from our unrivalled experience, while<br />

helping our global clients achieve high<br />

performance. If this is your idea of a typical<br />

working day, then Accenture is the place to be.<br />

tuesday<br />

communities. These are invaluable skills for all nonprofit<br />

leaders in the LGBT equality movement.<br />

RooM: 515-b<br />

Regional affiliate leadership seminar<br />

Stephen gould<br />

This intensive full-day session is the annual gathering<br />

of Leadership Council members, where they can gain a<br />

deeper knowledge about the programs and direction of<br />

the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> organization as well as discuss strategy<br />

and planning for all regional affiliates. It is open to all<br />

current and entering <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Leadership Council<br />

members, at no additional cost.<br />

RooM: Bleed 7.75”<br />

501-Abc<br />

Trim 7.5”<br />

CLEAR SPACE<br />

Accenture is a proud sponsor of the 2010<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit. We salute<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> workplace advocates for their<br />

work in promoting LGBT equality in the<br />

workplace and the community at large.<br />

Here’s to high performance at its best.<br />

© 2010 Accenture. All rights reserved.<br />

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At Target, diversity is much more than a goal or campaign. It’s a core value we integrate into every area of our<br />

business — from our suppliers, to our teams, to the shopping experience in our stores. We foster an inclusive culture<br />

that allows our high-performing and diverse team to drive innovation. Target was recognized as one of DiversityInc’s<br />

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MMC WELCOMES YOU TO THE 2010 OUT & EQUAL WORKPLACE SUMMIT<br />

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<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> as the sponsor of the Welcome Reception.<br />

MMC is the premier global professional services firm providing advice and solutions in risk, strategy and human capital.<br />

Our business is powered by diverse people from around the world, and we embrace their different backgrounds,<br />

experiences and unique points of view. Together, we develop ideas, share insights, and work to create solutions that<br />

safeguard our clients’ strategic investments and help them protect—and grow—their bottom lines.<br />

Our colleagues work together to make every solution a work of art.<br />

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wednesday<br />

OCTOBER 6


8:30 am – 10:30 am<br />

Breakfast and<br />

opening plenary<br />

11:00 am – 12:30 pm<br />

Session 1<br />

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm<br />

Ticketed<br />

luncheons<br />

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm<br />

Session 2<br />

7:00 pm – 10:00pm<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

night out!<br />

wednesday<br />

Plenary sPeakers<br />

SpONSOREd BY HEWLETT-pAcKARd<br />

Featured events<br />

Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media on<br />

bisexual lives<br />

How we did it: LGBT Employee Resource Group of the Year finalists<br />

Next-generation organizations, next-generation talent:<br />

Leveraging the changing face of LGBTA leaders and customers<br />

SpONSOREd BY GENENTEcH<br />

LGBT demographics<br />

Human resources luncheon<br />

SpONSOREd BY iBM<br />

Featured events<br />

“prodigal Sons” screening with Kimberly Reed<br />

common goals: Looking across identities on issues of<br />

workplace inclusion<br />

SpONSOREd BY ciTi<br />

Our communities, our careers, and our families: Being an<br />

LGBT parent in the workplace<br />

SpONSOREd BY WELLS FARGO<br />

Kinsey Sicks<br />

Kimberly Reed<br />

Virasb Vahidi<br />

Women’s leadership luncheon: ilene chaiken and Sheila Kuehl<br />

SpONSOREd BY ERNST & YOuNG<br />

LGBT diversity in the global context<br />

Lucky Strike bowling and lounge, Regional Affiliate reception,<br />

Frameline film screenings<br />

registration oPen: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm exhibit hall oPen: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm<br />

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WED<br />

kinsey sicks<br />

kimberly reed<br />

virasb vahidi<br />

36 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

Plenary speakers<br />

sPonsored by hewlett-PaCkard<br />

With a phenomenal performance record that includes an Off-Broadway show, an<br />

extended run in Vegas, two feature films, seven albums, and appearances throughout<br />

the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia, the Kinsey Sicks hardly need<br />

an introduction. For over 16 years America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop<br />

Quartet has served up a feast of music and comedy to audiences at performing arts<br />

centers, music venues and comedy festivals in every kind of town you can imagine,<br />

in over 40 states! Their award-winning a cappella singing, sharp satire and overthe-top<br />

drag have earned the Kinsey Sicks a diverse and devoted following.<br />

Kimberly Reed is a filmmaker living in New York City. She was named one of “25<br />

New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine, and one of “Five to<br />

Watch” by The Advocate. Reed has been awarded Fellowships at the Yaddo Artists’<br />

Community and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. She directed/produced<br />

“Prodigal Sons,” which SF Weekly calls a “whiplash doc that heralds an exciting<br />

talent.” “Prodigal Sons,” a co-production with BBC Storyville and Sundance Channel,<br />

premiered at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival with a record seven screenings.<br />

The film has gone on to be shown around the world in theaters, festivals, and<br />

on television, garnering more than a dozen Jury and Audience awards, including<br />

the FIPRESCI prize. She has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN,<br />

among other media outlets. Reed is a summa cum laude graduate of UC Berkeley<br />

and a Montana native.<br />

Virasb Vahidi is the chief commercial officer of American Airlines. He leads American’s<br />

planning and marketing activities including network planning, strategic alliances<br />

inclusive of American’s membership in oneworld®, corporate fleet planning, corporate<br />

real estate and revenue management, in addition to broad responsibility for<br />

the development, management, and promotion of American’s products and services,<br />

including sales and distribution, marketing and advertising, and the AAdvantage<br />

frequent flyer program. Vahidi earned a master of business administration in 1994<br />

at Paris’ Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and a bachelor of science degree<br />

in applied mechanics and engineering sciences from the University of California-<br />

San Diego in 1988.


The Clorox Company<br />

Everyday People.<br />

Extraordinary Talent.<br />

We make everyday life<br />

better, every day.<br />

The Clorox Company is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer.<br />

“ I believe talent<br />

has limitless potential,<br />

and that instilling<br />

the passion to reach it<br />

is my greatest<br />

responsibility.”<br />

At The Clorox Company, our commitment to Corporate Social<br />

Responsibility is our commitment to creating a culture and environment<br />

that you can be proud to call your own. We invite you to be a part of<br />

an organization that improves the world around us by empowering<br />

you to help us make everyday life better, every day. With the unique<br />

ideas and innovation that only you can bring, we believe who you<br />

are is just as important as what you do—and we believe that makes<br />

you extraordinary.<br />

If you’re ready to show us how extraordinary you are, view our career<br />

opportunities online and reference <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> 2010.<br />

www.TheCloroxCompany.com/careers


oCtober 6<br />

WED Session 1 11:00–12:30<br />

Featured Panels<br />

Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media on bisexual lives<br />

organized by the out & equal bisexual advisory Committee<br />

amy<br />

andre<br />

heidi<br />

bruins green<br />

Bisexuality has been part of the LGBT acronym for years, but is still viewed with suspicion by many. What are the issues<br />

surrounding this little-understood population? Who are bisexuals, how many are there, and why don’t we see them at<br />

work or in our ERGs? There have been a number of stories sensationalized in the media in recent years: the 2005 New<br />

York Times article “Gay, Straight, or Lying?” for example, and the recent NCLR case defending the bisexual softball players<br />

stripped of their win for not being “gay enough.” There are always the celebrities, such as Anna Paquin, Cameron<br />

Diaz, Margaret Cho, Alan Cummings, and RuPaul, and hype surrounding bisexuality in movies like “Brokeback Mountain,”<br />

“Dodgeball,” and “Rent.” These stories have highlighted bisexuality, but none has really helped make bisexual<br />

lives comprehensible or acceptable. What impact do the media have on the experience of bisexuals in the workplace?<br />

What does research tell us about who bisexual people are? And what does understanding bisexuality mean for lesbian,<br />

gay, and straight people? A distinguished panel of scholars and authorities from the bisexual community, moderated by<br />

bisexuality researcher Heidi Bruins Green, will explore these topics and more in a lively, interactive conversation.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 502-b<br />

38 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

brent<br />

Chamberlain<br />

marie<br />

hartung<br />

ron<br />

owen<br />

denise<br />

Penn


Featured Panels<br />

wednesday<br />

How we did it: LGBT employee resource group of the year finalists<br />

organized by out & equal networks!<br />

belinda<br />

grant-anderson<br />

Joe<br />

hoffman<br />

scott<br />

murphy<br />

reza<br />

rahaman<br />

andy<br />

smith<br />

Representatives from each of this year’s finalists will share the accomplishments that won them recognition in this<br />

year’s competition for the 2010 LGBT Employee Resource Group of the Year <strong>Out</strong>ie Award. Learn about the innovations,<br />

initiatives, and programs that defined the year’s best practices in the movement for LGBT workplace equality.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 515-a<br />

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oCtober 6<br />

WED Session 1 11:00–12:30<br />

Featured Panels<br />

Next-generation organizations, next-generation talent: Leveraging the changing face of LGBTA<br />

leaders and customers<br />

sPonsored by genenteCh • organized by JenniFer brown Consulting<br />

Jennifer<br />

brown<br />

marilyn<br />

nagel<br />

Jennifer Brown, president and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, will moderate an interactive panel discussion with<br />

senior diversity, business line, and millennial leaders on how to best engage and leverage younger generation LGBTA<br />

employees to both drive employee engagement and meet business objectives. The panel will discuss the strategies<br />

and action plans their companies have used, how they have mobilized their ERGs as a platform, and the successes<br />

and challenges faced in managing the multi-generational LGBTA workforce. The discussion will help attendees better<br />

understand and address the complex questions raised by the younger generations, such as: What does it mean to be<br />

an LGBTA leader in today’s, and tomorrow’s, organizations? What can employers accomplish by enabling the full energy<br />

and investment of this community? How does the younger generations’ sense of self, and their relationship to work,<br />

impact our strategies for building more inclusive workplaces, specifically for LGBTA talent?<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 502-a<br />

40 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

elisabeth<br />

warren<br />

adam d.<br />

wasserman


Featured sPeaker<br />

LGBT demographics<br />

organized by uCla williams institute<br />

and uCla exeCutive eduCation<br />

gary J. gates<br />

Thanks in large part to the U.S. Census Bureau, we have<br />

more data about LGBT people (at least those in samesex<br />

couples) than ever before. Williams Institute Distinguished<br />

Scholar Gary Gates has analyzed this data for<br />

the past two decades to provide a portrait of the rich<br />

diversity within the LGBT community. Through his work,<br />

we know what percentage of same-sex couples are raising<br />

children, are people of color, are veterans, and live<br />

in rural areas. During this session, Dr. Gates will present<br />

the most recent demographic data about diversity within<br />

the LGBT community, and lead a discussion about how to<br />

diversify your employee resource group (ERG).<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured speaker<br />

target audienCe: all room: 411-theatre<br />

wednesday<br />

Who You<br />

Are Matters.<br />

UCLA LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL,<br />

AND TRANSGENDER<br />

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE<br />

A five month leadership journey blending online learning<br />

with three days on campus.<br />

<strong>Program</strong> Starts: April 12, 2011<br />

On-campus Session: June 6-9, 2011<br />

It takes courage to offer your unique<br />

perspective, to drive change and identify<br />

innovative ways to achieve it.<br />

Where can you learn to leverage your own unique<br />

leadership style and harvest the diverse perspectives<br />

that you bring to the table?<br />

UCLA’s groundbreaking LGBT Leadership Institute will<br />

have a tremendously positive impact on you and your<br />

organization. You will expand your horizons in these key<br />

areas:<br />

> Extraordinary leadership<br />

> Negotiating your identity in the corporate world<br />

> Effective decision making<br />

> Mentoring and networking<br />

> Bringing your “whole” self to work<br />

Supported by:<br />

Human Rights Campaign Foundation<br />

For more information contact us at 310.825.2001<br />

Innovate@UCLAExecEd.com<br />

or www.UCLAExecEd.com<br />

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oCtober 6<br />

WED<br />

workshoPs<br />

Beat the competition: Working together for<br />

the good of the group<br />

daniel docherty, simon Fillery, darren meader,<br />

stefano nappo, Ph.d.<br />

Members of the U.K. InterBank LGBT Forum of top investment<br />

banks will share their experience on collaborating<br />

for the benefit of all individual firm network members,<br />

and to improve life for LGBT people inside and outside<br />

network firms. This session will share know-how on the<br />

positive impact of InterBank on the LGBT community in<br />

financial services firms, in professional services and in<br />

London, and explore how U.S. companies could adapt<br />

and use the model.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 505<br />

Bling bling: How to bedazzle your LBGT<br />

recruiting event and use technology to attract<br />

diverse audiences<br />

anne evans, Jordan Freitas<br />

Looking for a way to get the most out of your LGBT<br />

recruiting event? Wonder how you can use technology to<br />

improve your diversity recruiting efforts in general? This<br />

interactive workshop will highlight new ways to transform<br />

an event into a multi-purpose affair and explore how<br />

technology can complement your overall recruiting efforts.<br />

While the main goal is to recruit top diverse talent,<br />

learn how an event and the use of social networking sites<br />

can accomplish much more. Join Ernst & Young in this<br />

engaging discussion for all the answers you’ll ever need<br />

about hosting an outstanding multi-purpose LGBT recruiting<br />

event and using technology for recruiting purposes.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 511-a<br />

42 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

Session 1 11:00–12:30<br />

Connecting our networks for greater<br />

success—locally and beyond<br />

Chris Crespo, Paul greenall, Casey monnerjahn,<br />

greg sampedro, sarah stuart<br />

How do you connect and engage people in multiple locations,<br />

varying in size, culture and interests? Join us as we<br />

share our strategies and experiences in connecting our<br />

LGBT networks at Ernst & Young across our 90 offices. It<br />

takes more than a village as we network with our other<br />

Ernst & Young affinity groups, other companies, and<br />

organizations in our communities and beyond. Join us,<br />

along with industry and community leaders, for a presentation<br />

and panel discussion of strategies and tools that<br />

you can implement to better connect the people in your<br />

network—no matter where they sit—for results that help<br />

your members, your organization, and your overall LGBT<br />

workplace inclusion efforts.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 504<br />

Does your ERG measure up? Components of a<br />

successful employee resource group<br />

Chip newton, kaitlin Porter, mPh<br />

The ability to measure the success of an employee<br />

resource group is paramount to its continued funding<br />

and sustainability within a company. A successful ERG<br />

is one that is aligned with the priorities of the company,<br />

can measure its progress, and can show a return on<br />

investment. This presentation will discuss the tools and<br />

methods for creating the business case for your ERG,<br />

including the ability to set goals and values that tie to the<br />

company.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members, hr & diversity<br />

professionals<br />

room: 408-a


workshoPs<br />

Entertaining brands: Reaching an LGBT<br />

audience<br />

Jonathon aubry, angela Courtin, susan miller,<br />

lori J. Posner, hope royaltey, Judy scheer<br />

Branded entertainment is one of the fastest growing<br />

ways for marketers to reach target audiences. With multiple<br />

media platforms (print, digital, video, mobile, social,<br />

and experiential) as well as established LGBT television<br />

entities, brands are realizing opportunities to reach this<br />

audience in unique ways. Participants will learn from a<br />

panel of experts about traditional and non-traditional<br />

LGBT marketing, the creation of video content, story line<br />

integration, product placement, webisodes and sponsorships,<br />

and their impact on both LGBT visibility and the<br />

brand’s bottom line. There will be time allotted for questions<br />

from participants.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 511-C<br />

Everyone transitions along with an employee:<br />

Boeing’s approach to the intersection of work<br />

and situation<br />

debbie smith, michelle smith, Connie summers<br />

This workshop looks at the public nature of gender<br />

transitions and how the interactions of the transitioning<br />

employee at work, in the community, with customers,<br />

and with family influence are reflected in the workplace.<br />

We will also show how Boeing’s transgender guidelines<br />

provide an environment in which negative influences are<br />

managed to minimize both the stress on the transitioning<br />

employee and the impact on productivity.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 408-b<br />

wednesday<br />

Executive sponsors: Use ‘em or lose ‘em<br />

rachel beitz, larry harrington, Casey horton,<br />

kevin Janes, Frankie o’Connor, Joan Pertak, trung tieu<br />

Executive sponsors are a vital resource to employee networks<br />

as mentors, advisors, and, in the case of the LGBT<br />

networks, as highly visible champions. How do you build<br />

a good working relationship between network leaders<br />

and executive sponsors? PepsiCo, Raytheon, and Ernst &<br />

Young group leaders share their experiences in developing<br />

these relationships. Whether together for several<br />

years or only a few months, our panelists will provide<br />

best practices for establishing, maintaining, and leveraging<br />

strong sponsor-leader relationships.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members, organizational<br />

leadership (executives/management)<br />

room: 513<br />

Expanding equality in the global workplace<br />

vikram doctor, Julie dorf, stephen golden,<br />

michael guest<br />

This session will explore the concrete ways that corporations<br />

can take their values of equality in the workplace<br />

and apply them to their overseas operations. We will<br />

explore the current trends as monitored by the HRC<br />

Corporate <strong>Equal</strong>ity Index and other surveys, and we will<br />

highlight the opportunities for the business community<br />

through expansion of LGBT equality. We will also look at<br />

the real challenges that emerge outside the borders of<br />

the United States. As part of this session, we will consider<br />

a case study of India, where recent legal progress has<br />

cleared the way for corporations to expand their policies<br />

and benefits for their LGBT workers.<br />

level: advanced<br />

traCk: international<br />

target audienCe: organizational leadership (executives/<br />

management)<br />

room: 503<br />

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oCtober 6<br />

WED<br />

workshoPs<br />

Global mobility for LGBT professionals<br />

Patrick Callahan, kristofer knopp<br />

This workshop covers the fundamentals of international<br />

work assignments for LGBT professionals, highlighting<br />

the “Top 10 Things to Know” about working overseas. It<br />

will also identify challenges faced when working overseas,<br />

such as cultural differences, “coming out” to your<br />

foreign colleagues, and working virtually across borders.<br />

It will also briefly touch on notable LGBT laws around the<br />

globe. We will have a panel of LGBT professionals who<br />

have traveled overseas for business, worked on expatriate<br />

assignments, and managed international teams.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: international<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 501-b<br />

Homophobia in the black community:<br />

What’s up with DADT?<br />

toni battle, terrance dean<br />

Homosexuality is one of the last taboos in the black community,<br />

which largely has a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.<br />

Coming out is seen as putting “dirty laundry” out for discussion.<br />

Often, homosexuality is viewed as an attack on black<br />

culture’s very existence, even though many LGBT within the<br />

race have played dominant and pioneering roles in the civil<br />

rights movement and the birth of hip hop. Despite these<br />

obstacles, LGBT is alive and well in the black community<br />

and many are now not only coming out of the closet on their<br />

own terms, but are also the brothers and sisters, daughters<br />

and sons of those within the community who expound<br />

homophobic ideals. So let’s discuss the challenges and issues<br />

of homophobia in the black community as they relate<br />

to outreach and inclusion. What does “gay” really mean in<br />

black culture? Why does race politics sometimes dominate<br />

identity and the history of “us”? Hear from a straight black<br />

female and a gay black male about their personal journeys<br />

and their work in trying to sustain dialogue and implement<br />

change within their cultural community, sometimes at great<br />

professional or personal risks and costs.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 518<br />

44 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

Session 1 11:00–12:30<br />

Move over CEI, the CCCP is here<br />

riley b. Folds, Jeff marootian<br />

In 2010, <strong>Out</strong> for Work began the first program designed<br />

to assess career resources for LGBT students, the Career<br />

Center Certification <strong>Program</strong> (CCCP). Its primary goal is<br />

to provide academic institutions, students, and busineses<br />

with an evaluation of the support available to LGBT<br />

students facing employment and workplace challenges.<br />

Hear the findings of the CCCP Report and learn how your<br />

college or university representatives, campus recruiters,<br />

and LGBT resource group members can benefit.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: higher education professionals<br />

room: 506<br />

Oppression and inequality: A look within<br />

Jim Price<br />

Our relationship with power and privilege affects our feelings<br />

of self and our interactions with others. Yet, many of<br />

us are not consciously aware of these forces and how we<br />

have internalized them. In this interactive workshop, we’ll<br />

explore the phenomena of internalized oppression and<br />

domination and how they relate to structural inequality,<br />

focusing on challenges in matters of race, gender, and<br />

sexual orientation. You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding<br />

of oppression and inequality, and practices you<br />

can use to grow as an individual and community member.<br />

level: advanced<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 501-C<br />

<strong>Out</strong> in the federal workplace: Strategies for<br />

LGBT consultants in the federal environment<br />

robert maitner<br />

This workshop is designed for those LGBT workers who<br />

find themselves regularly in the federal work environment.<br />

Those of us in the consulting world often find<br />

ourselves working for federal clients, such as the Department<br />

of Defense, Homeland Security, NASA, and other<br />

agencies. Often times the federal environment is not


workshoPs<br />

LGBT-friendly, and, depending on the administration,<br />

can often be considered hostile. With a federal workforce<br />

that is expansive and diverse, we can often find LGBT<br />

employees and allies. Strategies for working in the federal<br />

environment can be important to all out workers and<br />

consultants. Considerations include: determining how<br />

and when to be out in the federal workplace, locating<br />

potential internal resources on LGBT within the federal<br />

environment, and becoming active in LGBT affinity<br />

groups within the federal environment, if available.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 410<br />

Promoting diversity and making waves:<br />

Implementing ERGs that drive organizational<br />

change<br />

lisa a. linsky, todd solomon<br />

This workshop will provide participants with the information<br />

they need to successfully structure and implement<br />

an employee resource group that really works to make<br />

change within the organization. Participants with existing<br />

ERGs will be given an open forum to discuss their accomplishments<br />

and challenges in order to learn from their<br />

shared experiences and strategize on how to overcome<br />

common obstacles.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 409-b<br />

Real and relevant issues of LGBTQ members:<br />

Expanding how we define diversity training<br />

tim avant, todd murray, alex nicholson, Christina rock<br />

In 2010 the issues in the LGBT community are as diverse<br />

as the community itself. As successful corporations embrace<br />

the LGBT community it is our responsibility to educate<br />

our colleagues. This inspiring educational session<br />

will feature a variety of LGBT members who are impacted<br />

by issues that affect all of us. Hope’s Voice educates, empowers<br />

and challenges stigmas through the production<br />

and presentation of innovative lectures, events, print and<br />

wednesday<br />

media campaigns. We are driven by inspiring, relevant,<br />

real and often misunderstood stories of hope. Hope’s<br />

Voice presents a panel of perspectives from young LGBT<br />

members who have been affected by a variety of issues<br />

including HIV and the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The<br />

session will share the experiences of the LGBT panel,<br />

provide examples of ways to train your company on often<br />

difficult but relevant issues of LGBT employees, and<br />

provide the platform to brainstorm ways to reach your<br />

company with useful and life-changing education. It’s<br />

time to expand how we define diversity training.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 512<br />

Sexual harassment through the eyes of LGBT<br />

employees<br />

sheri burnham, kevin Fannin, John gatto, sandi guy,<br />

melinda haag, mike Perillo<br />

It’s challenging enough in some workplaces to be LGBT.<br />

But what happens when your straight boss hits on you<br />

or your co-workers deface your cubicle? What do you do<br />

when your ex life partner becomes your boss? Who do<br />

you turn to when you are falsely accused of harassing<br />

a straight subordinate? This workshop will help LGBT<br />

employees learn how to stand-up to sexual harassment<br />

at work, understand the laws that protect you, and help<br />

you address sexual harassment when you may not feel<br />

safe being out at work. The workshop includes role plays<br />

to test out how to respond to a harasser and a checklist<br />

of suggested steps for you to take when you are the<br />

victim of sexual harassment.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 501-a<br />

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oCtober 6<br />

WED Session 1 11:00–12:30<br />

So what do we do now? A guide to<br />

transgender workplace transition for<br />

LGBT and allies<br />

stephanie battaglino<br />

Speaking from her own experience as the first transgendered<br />

employee to transition on the job in New York Life’s<br />

165-year history, Stephanie takes you through each of the<br />

essential steps she took to successfully manage her workplace<br />

transition—within a company culture that had no prior<br />

experience with it. She discusses all aspects, from engaging<br />

co-workers as advocates, to working collaboratively with<br />

human resources, to establishing and modifying company<br />

equal opportunity and diversity policies. In addition, Stephanie<br />

covers an area that has had little exposure up to now:<br />

What happens after a trans woman fully assimilates into her<br />

workplace? What are the issues that she faces? Are they<br />

unique? How do they differ from those of genetic female<br />

colleagues? Do they at all? How does one stay focused on<br />

one’s responsibilities amidst all of the stress and euphoria?<br />

Join Stephanie in this engaging and enlightening workshop<br />

for the answers to these questions and more.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 511-b<br />

A tale of two mommies (and daddies too):<br />

Unique challenges faced by LGBT parents in<br />

the workplace<br />

scott ballina, trippe davis, angela m. duerden,<br />

lisa m. mazzola<br />

This panel discussion will explore the unique challenges<br />

faced by LGBT parents in the workplace. The panelists will<br />

discuss their personal experiences as out LGBT parents at<br />

work and methods they use to create a balance between<br />

work, advocacy, and family life. The discussion will focus<br />

on ways to ensure a more inclusive environment for LGBT<br />

families in the workplace and potential solutions to common<br />

issues that arise for LGBT working parents.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 507<br />

46 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

Using drama to overcome drama: Confronting<br />

our phobias and “isms”<br />

stewart t. anderson, ann dunkin, terry hildebrandt,<br />

b.J. kamigaki, adam wolf<br />

Come and enjoy our humorous skits that highlight recent<br />

overt cases and instances of transphobia, biphobia, and<br />

bigenderism within the lesbian and gay rights movement.<br />

Understand how we all contribute to our own oppression<br />

through lack of knowledge of and sensitivity to gender<br />

variance and bisexual realities. Learn strategies to unite<br />

the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex<br />

community.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 409-a<br />

You’ve got the policy ... what now? Using<br />

nonprofit partnerships to change corporate<br />

culture<br />

Jaclyn hedegard, Jean marie navetta<br />

With tremendous progress in the workplace, diversity<br />

practitioners, human resources specialists, and employee<br />

resource groups have a new challenge: now that we<br />

have the policies, what next? A powerful answer is to<br />

create partnerships with LGBT nonprofits to offer training,<br />

local support, and less traditional educational opportunities<br />

to inspire culture change that makes policies<br />

truly effective. MetLife and PFLAG created a model that<br />

accomplished this; successfully training over 500 people<br />

across the United States in under a year. Learn what this<br />

model is, what made it work, and how you can replicate it<br />

to transform your corporate climate beyond policy implementation.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 510


Diversity & Inclusion.<br />

It’s the foundation of who we are. <br />

© 2010 Bank of America Corporation | AR72S3B2 | AD-07-10-0443<br />

Not only does diversity celebrate our<br />

differences, it celebrates our similarities.<br />

We all have distinct perspectives and<br />

individual talents that make us unique.<br />

Recognizing and celebrating those differences<br />

is integral to Bank of America’s commitment<br />

to diversity and inclusion. Across our global<br />

footprint and in the communities we serve,<br />

the bank continues to build powerful alliances<br />

with diverse organizations.<br />

Bank of America is proud of its partnership<br />

with the LGBT community and honored to be<br />

a sponsor of the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> and <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace Summit. We recognize the<br />

accomplishments—made throughout the<br />

business community—that stimulate<br />

advancement in diversity and inclusion<br />

and foster an environment of understanding<br />

and change.


oCtober 67<br />

WED Luncheons 1:00–2:30<br />

human resources luncheon<br />

sPonsored by ibm<br />

Build valuable connections while learning from international business leaders about the role that businesses play—and<br />

the impact of HR and diversity strategies—in building local relationships outside the United States. Lunch is included<br />

with tickets for this event.<br />

room: Petree hall-C<br />

women’s leadership luncheon with ilene Chaiken<br />

and sheila kuehl<br />

sPonsored by ernst & young<br />

Join us for the fifth annual lunchtime program focused on women in<br />

the workplace, featuring special guests: musician, writer and producer<br />

Ilene Chaiken, and former California State Assemblywomen and<br />

Senator Sheila Kuehl. Open to everyone, but focused on the needs<br />

and concerns of women, this luncheon offers a great opportunity to<br />

make valuable connections. Lunch is included with tickets for this event.<br />

room: Petree hall-d<br />

©2010 Union Bank, N.A. Visit us at unionbank.com<br />

48 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

You are part of a greater community.<br />

Union Bank believes in the power of partnerships. That’s why we partner with<br />

communities and organizations like <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> to make a positive difference<br />

in the places where we work. To us, building a healthy community is the most<br />

valuable investment of all.<br />

Union Bank is proud to support <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> and sponsor the<br />

2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit.<br />

Los Angeles Headquarters – 445 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90071<br />

Sebastian Beck, Diversity Specialist<br />

(213) 236-7083


American Airlines is proud<br />

to support the community<br />

that supports us. That’s why<br />

we’re the fi rst and only airline<br />

to score 100% on the HRC’s<br />

Corporate <strong>Equal</strong>ity Index<br />

every year since 2001.<br />

AmericanAirlines, We know why you fl y, AA.com and AA.com/rainbow are marks of American Airlines, Inc. oneworld is a mark of the oneworld Alliance, LLC.


oCtober 6<br />

WED<br />

Featured event<br />

“Prodigal Sons” screening<br />

kimberly reed<br />

Screening of the<br />

award-winning<br />

film “Prodigal<br />

Sons,” followed by<br />

a question-andanswer<br />

session with<br />

filmmaker Kimberly<br />

Reed. Reed dives<br />

headfirst into an<br />

unflinching portrait<br />

of her family that is<br />

absolutely engrossing<br />

and marks her<br />

coming out, in more<br />

ways than one.<br />

Returning home<br />

to a small town in<br />

Montana for her<br />

high school reunion,<br />

Reed hopes for reconciliation<br />

with her long-estranged adopted brother. But along<br />

the way “Prodigal Sons” uncovers stunning revelations, including<br />

a blood relationship with Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth,<br />

intense sibling rivalries, and unforeseeable twists of plot and<br />

gender. Reed’s rare access delicately reveals not only the family’s<br />

most private moments, but also an epic scope as the film<br />

travels from Montana to Croatia, from jail cell to football field,<br />

from deaths to births. Reed’s compassionate vérité style of filmmaking<br />

captures the lives of her family in such an organic way<br />

that their exceptional and challenging stories defy our expectations.<br />

Questions of sexual orientation, identity, severe trauma,<br />

and family love are effortlessly explored as the subjects freely<br />

open up their lives to the camera.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: featured event<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 515-b<br />

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Session 2 3:00–5:30


Featured Panels<br />

wednesday<br />

Common goals: Looking across identities on issues of workplace inclusion<br />

sPonsored by Citi<br />

organized by the out & equal PeoPle oF Color advisory Committee<br />

ana duarte<br />

mcCarthy<br />

vincent<br />

Pan<br />

maxim<br />

thorne<br />

victor<br />

viramontes<br />

lisa J.<br />

wicker<br />

Opportunities for career advancement and recognition based on ability, potential, and performance—regardless of<br />

how you identify—is a goal shared by everyone, especially employees who perceive that they may be marginalized<br />

based on identity. We know that employment discrimination is an important issue to an overwhelming majority of the<br />

lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Recent surveys find that it is just as important—even more—to the<br />

African American ,Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander communities. This panel looks at how different communities that<br />

intersect with the LGBT community see issues of workplace inclusion and are working to eliminate discrimination that<br />

persists.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 502-a<br />

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oCtober 6<br />

WED<br />

Featured event<br />

Our communities, our careers and our families: Being an LGBT parent in the workplace<br />

sPonsored by wells Fargo<br />

renee<br />

brown<br />

dana<br />

rudolph<br />

In many ways, our stories as working parents are no different than those of our straight colleagues. Being a parent who<br />

is also lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, however, has aspects that are unique to our community. Listen to a panel<br />

of LGBT executives discuss how they experience the issues facing all parents who work—and those of special concern<br />

to those who identify as LGBT.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 502-b<br />

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michelle<br />

smith<br />

Featured sPeaker<br />

LGBT diversity in the global context<br />

Session 2 3:00–5:30<br />

stacy<br />

smithers<br />

organized by uCla williams institute and uCla exeCutive eduCation<br />

brad sears<br />

mike<br />

syers<br />

For corporations operating in today’s global economy, responding to the needs of LGBT employees doesn’t just mean<br />

consideration of the increasingly complicated legal and social landscape nationally, but internationally as well. While<br />

some regions of the world, like Canada and Western Europe, are moving ahead of the United States on LGBT rights,<br />

others, such as Africa and Asia, lag behind. Central and South America present a particularly complicated context. This<br />

session will provide an overview of the rights of LGBT people around the world and practical suggestions for addressing<br />

LGBT diversity in the rapidly changing global context.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured speaker<br />

target audienCe: all room: 411-theatre


Who am I?<br />

I wonder if people really want to know how I spent my weekend.<br />

When they ask me, I sometimes avoid the question.<br />

When I focus too much on what people might think,<br />

I’m not being true to myself.<br />

When I am true to myself, I worry that people will only see<br />

what I am rather than who I am.<br />

See things through my eyes and share my experience.<br />

Meet some of our people and see how we’re confronting<br />

the real issues of today’s workplace at pwc.com/diversity<br />

© 2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. “PricewaterhouseCoopers” refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (a Delaware<br />

limited liability partnership) or, as the context requires, the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network or other member firms of the network,<br />

each of which is a separate and independent legal entity. We are proud to be an Affirmative Action and <strong>Equal</strong> Opportunity Employer.


oCtober 6<br />

WED<br />

workshoPs<br />

Authenticity: Bring the best “you” to work<br />

and life<br />

elena deutsch, steve salee<br />

Oscar Wilde said, “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.”<br />

But how authentic are you? How much of yourself do you<br />

bring to work, and what do you leave out? Whether the<br />

reasons are internal or external, LGBT employees and<br />

leaders—even when out—tend to hold back some of their<br />

unique qualities, and the value of those qualities doesn’t<br />

get realized in the workplace. In this fun and interactive<br />

workshop you will explore what it means to be authentic,<br />

and what makes you uniquely you. You will also create<br />

a plan to bring forward the authentic qualities that make<br />

you most powerful in your work and life.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 409-a<br />

Bisexuals at work: New global survey data<br />

heidi bruins green, Jamison green, nicholas Payne,<br />

Ph.d.<br />

What do you know about bisexual people in your company?<br />

Do they have the same issues as lesbian and gay<br />

people or heterosexuals, or are their issues different from<br />

both of those groups? We know that only a small fraction<br />

of the bisexuals in our companies are involved with LGBT<br />

employee resource groups. What do bisexual people<br />

have to say to ERGs and to company management about<br />

creating a more bi-friendly environment? A comprehensive<br />

international survey was launched in June 2010 and<br />

the emerging data are yielding an exciting look at the<br />

most elusive letter of our alphabet soup. Join the survey’s<br />

principal investigators to learn about everything you<br />

always wanted to know about bisexuals at work but were<br />

afraid to ask!<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 510<br />

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Session 2 3:00–5:30<br />

Building bridges toward LGBT diversity<br />

Pat baillie, lori Fox, Julie gedro<br />

Targeted at senior executives, managers, human resources<br />

staff, diversity professionals, customer service<br />

representatives, and the general employee population,<br />

this course is designed to help employers get the most<br />

from all employees, LGBT and non-LGBT. This training<br />

fosters increased awareness, resulting in a healthier and<br />

safer workplace where all employees are engaged in the<br />

mission of the organization, increasing the level of comfort<br />

for all and improving communication between LGBT<br />

and straight employees and the customers they serve.<br />

Developing cultural competency about LGBT employees<br />

is the first step to workplace equality.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 501-C<br />

The care and feeding of allies during the<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Summit<br />

rachel beitz, larry harrington, Frankie o’Connor,<br />

nichole soterwood<br />

Do you want to ensure that your allies who attend the<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit maximize the value of<br />

their Summit experience? For the past five years, Raytheon’s<br />

delegation planning team has put in place successful<br />

tools and techniques to enable our allies who attend<br />

to leave the Summit with an overwhelmingly positive<br />

experience. Many of our allies who attend <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

also attend many other diversity conferences during their<br />

careers. The Raytheon <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> planning team’s goal<br />

has been to make sure <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> is the best of all the<br />

diversity conferences they will ever attend, and we have<br />

succeeded. Learn how you can apply our game plan and<br />

lessons learned to your company.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 410


workshoPs<br />

Census 2010: Making America’s LGBT<br />

families count<br />

gary J. gates, Ph.d., ariadna “ari” gutiérrez,<br />

Che ruddell-tabisola, bob witeck<br />

In 2010, the U.S. Census and its LGBT community partners<br />

undertook an historic and unprecedented campaign<br />

of LGBT outreach and education to better ensure full participation<br />

and inclusion in this once-in-a-decade national<br />

initiative. How did it unfold? How were many untapped<br />

and marginalized communities reached? What worked,<br />

and what didn’t? What do we hope to learn about our<br />

households, and what are the enduring implications for<br />

public policy, human resources professionals, financial<br />

services, educators, marketers, social scientists, and the<br />

rest of us?<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 511-C<br />

Global values for a global workforce<br />

brent Chamberlain, daniel danso, madeline lasko<br />

Does your organization have offices overseas? Are you<br />

or your colleagues ever posted abroad? How can employers<br />

make sure they offer the same level of support<br />

to their LGB staff regardless of where in the world they<br />

work? This workshop explores how to make sure that<br />

your diversity and inclusion policies for U.S. employees<br />

are just as effective in overseas offices, looks at the<br />

positives and negatives of global diversity policies, and<br />

addresses the thorny issue of what happens when LGB<br />

staff are asked to relocate to countries where they may<br />

not have legislative protection or partner rights.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: international<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 503<br />

wednesday<br />

Harnessing social media for ERG outreach,<br />

awareness, and engagement<br />

aaron aanenson, aJ dronkers, Chuck stephens<br />

Learn the best practices, social and financial impacts, and<br />

other lessons that come from leveraging social media<br />

tools such as wikis, blogs, forum boards, and bookmarks<br />

to communicate across the enterprise, engaging members<br />

and reducing e-mail traffic.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 408-b<br />

Hitting the bullseye: How your ERG can<br />

engage leaders and drive business results<br />

michael abata, Jim Ciccone, daniel duty, alexis kantor<br />

Many LGBT employee resource groups developed<br />

organically as employees with similar backgrounds and<br />

interests came together to socialize and compare work<br />

experiences. But many companies, including Target, are<br />

realizing the power of these groups for any number of<br />

strategic purposes, recruitment, retention, and marketing<br />

being the most often cited. The workshop will talk about<br />

what Target is doing to leverage its LGBT ERG to drive<br />

bottom-line results. Daniel Duty, Target’s GLBT Business<br />

Council executive sponsor, will share how Target’s ERG<br />

is taking strategic actions that are aligned with company<br />

objectives. This workshop will provide an interactive exercise<br />

for deeper understanding and showcase tools for<br />

ERG leaders to take back to their respective companies.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 408-a<br />

How to “engay” your community<br />

michael gavin, dwain young<br />

This workshop will discuss the importance and mutual<br />

benefits of engaging your LGBT employee resource group<br />

in the LGBT community at large. Local LGBT organizations<br />

can benefit from the help, time, and commitment of your<br />

group members. Additionally, your company’s employees<br />

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oCtober 6<br />

WED Session 2 3:00–5:30<br />

workshoPs<br />

will feel more engaged in their work as a result of dedicating<br />

their help to organizations that need it. Volunteer<br />

work with local nonprofit and community-based organizations<br />

can become a vibrant part of any company’s<br />

employee value proposition. This workshop will discuss<br />

ways to create meaningful partnerships with local LGBT<br />

organizations and discuss the importance of maintaining<br />

them through volunteer events, fundraising, discussion<br />

panels, and ongoing skills-development projects. It will<br />

also discuss the importance of holistically engaging your<br />

LGBT ERG in the entire local community and involving<br />

allies in your efforts to create positive change in your<br />

community, achieve greater impact for LGBT concerns,<br />

and combat stereotypes.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: lgbt community leaders<br />

room: 506<br />

Leading by example: How ERG leaders create<br />

sustainable relationships with nonprofits<br />

gina reiss, trung tieu<br />

As corporations advance in their diversity and inclusion<br />

journeys, it is critical that they establish sustainable relationships<br />

within the communities where they reside. Never<br />

before has this been so crucial in terms of brand equity<br />

and brand loyalty. Employee resource group leaders can<br />

and should play a pivotal role in initiating and maintaining<br />

these relationships. Join us to learn how PepsiCo network<br />

leaders have harnessed the work they have already<br />

been doing to create a formal process and sustainable<br />

long-term relationships with community partners such as<br />

local and national AIDS foundations, LGBT youth centers,<br />

PFLAG, and True Child.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 501-a<br />

LGBT and Asia from IBM and Goldman Sachs<br />

stephen golden, tony tenicela<br />

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals<br />

in Asia face a number of specific challenges—both<br />

in their private and professional lives. The danger is that<br />

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such challenges can impact workplace relationships, affect<br />

the health of LGBT employees, and impair productivity<br />

and performance. That’s why Goldman Sachs and IBM<br />

have been encouraging companies to adopt best practices<br />

in promoting workplace equality for LGBT employees.<br />

This workshop will explore the cultural context for LGBT<br />

issues, the workplace challenges that LGBT employees<br />

face, and the realistic and practical steps companies can<br />

take in Asia to create inclusive workplaces.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: international<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 511-b<br />

LGBT legislative issues and brand reputation<br />

wesley Combs, michael wascom, helga ying<br />

Levi Strauss took a very public position opposing Proposition<br />

8. American Airlines has testified in Congress in<br />

support of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations<br />

Act, which would provide health and other benefits<br />

for same-sex partners of federal employees. More and<br />

more, companies are publicly endorsing the Employment<br />

Non-Discrimination Act, as well as opposing anti-gay<br />

legislation at the state level because it negatively impacts<br />

their business. Come hear from two companies, American<br />

Airlines and Levi Strauss, that set the standard for<br />

integrating LGBT legislative issues in their overall diversity<br />

strategy. The session will be moderated by Witeck-<br />

Combs Communications, which will present the business<br />

case for these approaches by providing data and marketplace<br />

experience in guiding companies through this<br />

political landscape.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 409-b<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Leadership Council orientation<br />

stephen gould<br />

The Leadership Council is the group of volunteers who<br />

lead the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> regional affiliates. This extended<br />

session is an orientation for all <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Leadership<br />

Council members, providing in-depth information on <strong>Out</strong><br />

& <strong>Equal</strong> programs, regional affiliate structure and proce


workshoPs<br />

dures, and programming ideas. This session fulfills the<br />

orientation requirement of Leadership Council members,<br />

and is open to prospective Council members as well.<br />

level: advanced<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: out & equal leadership council members<br />

room: 507<br />

Raising the bar: The new corporate equality<br />

index criteria and data from the 2011 report<br />

deena Fidas, daryl herrschaft, bryan Parsons<br />

Since 2002, the HRC Corporate <strong>Equal</strong>ity Index has been<br />

the nation’s premiere benchmark and roadmap for LGBT<br />

equality in corporate America. Effective in 2011, the new<br />

criteria—CEI 3.0—will raise the bar on three metrics: parity<br />

in health benefits; organizational competency on LGBT<br />

issues; and public commitment to the LGBT community.<br />

We will discuss changes to the CEI, the latest data from<br />

the 2011 report, and the resources needed to implement<br />

these changes in time for 2012 CEI.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 501-b<br />

Transgender 101: Transgender information for<br />

the non-trans community<br />

stephanie C. battaglino, sandra zurawicz<br />

What are the differences between transgender, crossdressing,<br />

and transsexual? How does the transgender experience<br />

differ from the greater LGB community’s? What<br />

is involved in coming out? What about the bathroom?<br />

These and other issues will be discussed. This workshop<br />

is specifically aimed at giving allies and other interested<br />

parties greater insight to understanding transgendered<br />

individuals in your company and how to assist and support<br />

them in their life-changing transition.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 504<br />

wednesday<br />

Uneasy alliances: The elusive search for<br />

common ground between diverse employee<br />

communities<br />

terry howard, kent Johnson, steve lyle<br />

As employees identify and form groups around race, gender,<br />

religion, or LGBT issues, what is the potential for conflict<br />

or competition? What are the potential opportunities<br />

that can get lost in the emotions? This panel discussion<br />

will honestly address the risks—real and imagined—of<br />

conflict between employee networks and propose strategies<br />

for channeling the energy and passion into collaboration<br />

and other constructive action. Attendees will learn<br />

how to recognize and balance potentially competing<br />

interests, and uncover bonds of common interest, while<br />

creating an inclusive workplace.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 505<br />

The unique legal and financial challenges<br />

facing the LGBT community<br />

Philip J. hoskins, steven w. schmitt, CFP(r), mba,<br />

kyle d. young, CFP(r)<br />

Federally-recognized marriage, state-recognized marriage,<br />

civil union, domestic partnership—understanding<br />

these terms and the differences between them can<br />

truly be the deciding factor in assuring proper legal and<br />

financial planning for you and your family. The lack of<br />

federal recognition of LGBT individuals and couples creates<br />

countless legal and financial challenges. Identifying<br />

these inequalities is the first step in leveling the playing<br />

field for all members of the community. During this<br />

workshop, we will introduce many of the key legal and<br />

financial challenges faced by the LGBT community. Once<br />

each challenge is presented, we will highlight several of<br />

the planning techniques available to resolve or eliminate<br />

each. The topics covered will be discussed from a federal<br />

perspective and will therefore relate to each individual in<br />

attendance, regardless of their economic position or their<br />

relationship status. Specifically, we will cover: the major<br />

U.S. tax law changes enacted since our workshop last<br />

year (which have a major impact on the community); how<br />

to assure your assets pass to the people you choose;<br />

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oCtober 6<br />

WED Session 2 3:00–5:30<br />

workshoPs<br />

ways to minimize income, estate, and inheritance taxes;<br />

and the major differences between a spousal and a<br />

non-spousal beneficiary. New to this presentation will be<br />

an overview of the many legal challenges we face as a<br />

community. A case study will be discussed following our<br />

presentation to emphasize the concepts covered. Materials<br />

will be distributed to support the issues discussed<br />

and to advise on action items participants can take back<br />

to their personal and professional lives.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 511-a<br />

The virtuous cycle: Integrate ERGs into your<br />

business plan, support profitability, and boost<br />

workforce engagement<br />

mark demich, brea gates, ken martin, kris maybach<br />

Create a “virtuous cycle” where the employee resource<br />

group and sponsoring business mutually and continually<br />

support each other. A Sara Lee Continuous Improvement<br />

(CI) professional leads an interactive workshop designed<br />

to raise the bar on ERG maturity levels, moving beyond<br />

planning and leading to full integration into any business.<br />

You’ll learn valuable industry-standard continuous<br />

improvement “lean” approaches and take away tools that<br />

can be applied to integrate ERGs into the core of any<br />

business plan, with a goal of achieving strong business<br />

results and nurturing a culture for the entire workforce,<br />

including blue-collar employees.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 512<br />

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Why do they need to tell me? How Citi is<br />

looking to overcome unconscious bias<br />

tracie brind, Pamela Johnson, Jackie moran,<br />

damian murphy, sheri Paulo<br />

When a public figure “comes out” the mainstream reaction<br />

is often—“I don’t care what they do, so why do they<br />

need to tell me?” The recent public acknowledgement<br />

of his sexual orientation by Ricky Martin drew a whole<br />

host of comments on global news websites that echoed<br />

the sentiment above. This session is a way of having a<br />

conversation about why being open about sexual orientation<br />

is important for out LGBT people and looking at<br />

what unconscious biases may make that uncomfortable<br />

for others. The workshop will be based upon a series of<br />

diversity-led initiatives, including training and senior management<br />

engagement, in open discussion and a workshop<br />

presented by Citi Pride London at the Citi’s EMEA<br />

diversity week in June.<br />

level: advanced<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 518


© 2010 KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and the U.S. member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. 22460NSS<br />

Be yourself.<br />

In life and at work.<br />

At KPMG LLP, we value the contributions of our LGBT<br />

partners and professionals. And we’re proud they can<br />

bring their whole selves—along with their talent,<br />

innovation, and leadership—to work with them every day.<br />

KPMG is proud to sponsor the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Summit. We share <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s vision of workplace<br />

equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation,<br />

gender identity, expression, or characteristics.<br />

kpmgcareers.com<br />

KPMG.<br />

A great place to build a career.


oCtober 6<br />

WED Night <strong>Out</strong>!<br />

out & equal<br />

night out!<br />

networking<br />

Make meaningful connections<br />

this year at<br />

each networking event.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> is hosting<br />

movie screenings and<br />

an ice-cream social at<br />

each of the Summit cohost<br />

hotels, as well as<br />

bowling and networking<br />

at Lucky Strike LA Live<br />

to enrich everyone’s<br />

Summit experience.<br />

60 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

wednesday night out! lucky strike bowling and lounge<br />

lucky strike la live 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm<br />

Strike up fun in your spare time. This social event will provide attendees<br />

with opportunities to meet, network, have a drink, and bowl a frame. Team<br />

up with fellow participants for some friendly competition. Shuttle buses<br />

will be available for participants to and from the Westin Bonaventure Los<br />

Angeles until 12 am. Open to all registered Summit participants.<br />

regional affiliate reception at lucky strike’s luxe lounge<br />

hosted by out & equal southern CaliFornia<br />

lucky strike la live 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s regional affiliates can enjoy Lucky Strike’s Luxe Lounge to<br />

celebrate a year of outstanding accomplishments. Go head-to-head with<br />

fellow regional affiliates to determine which affiliate really is Kingpin. This<br />

VIP social is hosted by <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Southern California and is open to all<br />

regional affiliate members.


wednesday<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> WEdnEsday night <strong>Out</strong>! FramElinE Films<br />

Jw marriott los angeles at la live: santa barbara room and<br />

westin bonaventure hotel and suites: Platinum ballroom, salon a-C<br />

“hope along the wind: the life of harry hay”<br />

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm<br />

This much-anticipated documentary takes us through the fascinating and extraordinary life of Harry Hay:<br />

labor organizer, Marxist teacher, and founding member of the Mattachine Society, one of the first gay rights<br />

organizations in the country. Harry has been at the center stage of gay pride for more than half a century.<br />

His story provides a chronicle of the gay rights movement, as well as a history of California in the 20th century.<br />

Harry Hay joined the Communist Party in the early 1930s and participated in the San Francisco General<br />

Strike of 1934. In the mid-1950s he was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and<br />

around this time Harry started the Mattachine Society. This momentous film features poignant interviews<br />

with Harry and many of the surviving original members of this historic and brave group of gay men. In the 40<br />

years preceding his death in 2002, Harry immersed himself in the counterculture youth movement, the Radical<br />

Faeries, and Native American culture.<br />

out & equal night out! ice cream social<br />

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm<br />

“screaming queens: the riot at Compton’s Cafeteria”<br />

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm<br />

The Emmy Award-winning documentary “Screaming Queens” tells the little-known story of the first known<br />

act of collective, violent resistance to the social oppression of queer people in the United States—a 1966 riot<br />

in San Francisco’s impoverished Tenderloin neighborhood, three years before the famous gay riot at New<br />

York’s Stonewall Inn. This film introduces viewers to street queens, cops, and activist civil rights ministers<br />

who recall the riot and paint a vivid portrait of the wild transgender scene in 1960s San Francisco. Integrating<br />

the riot’s story into the broader fabric of American life, the documentary connects the event to urban renewal,<br />

anti-war activism, civil rights, and sexual liberation. With enticing archival footage and period music, this<br />

unknown story is dramatically brought back to life.<br />

“Screaming Queens” is a production of Victor Silverman and Susan Stryker, produced in association with<br />

ITVS and KQED, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.<br />

Films generously provided by Frameline Distribution, frameline.org/distribution, the best in LGBT media<br />

since 1977.<br />

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Is diversity and inclusion<br />

about scoring points?<br />

Not at Pfizer. We believe in encouraging an environment where everyone<br />

is confident and comfortable to be themselves. It’s about working together<br />

and valuing our colleagues for who they are—lesbian, gay, bisexual,<br />

transgender or ally. Whatever your background, we believe in creating an<br />

inclusive workplace that embraces everyone’s unique perspective.<br />

Congratulations to our colleague Gordon<br />

Stewart for becoming a Trailblazer Award<br />

finalist at this year’s <strong>Out</strong>ie Awards in<br />

recognition for his outstanding LGBT<br />

advocacy. Way to go, Gordon!<br />

Pfizer is proud to be a<br />

Champion sponsor of<br />

the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace Summit.<br />

At Pfizer, be yourself.<br />

To learn more about our people, our<br />

products and our plans for the future, visit<br />

www.pfizer.com.<br />

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer<br />

and welcome applications from people with different<br />

experiences, backgrounds and ethnic origins.


thursday<br />

OCTOBER 7


8:30 am – 10:30 am<br />

Breakfast and<br />

Plenary II<br />

11:00 am – 12:30 pm<br />

Session 3<br />

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm<br />

Ticketed<br />

Luncheon<br />

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm<br />

Session 4<br />

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm<br />

Awards<br />

Reception<br />

7:30 pm – 10:00 pm<br />

Awards<br />

Dinner<br />

Plenary sPeakers<br />

SPOnSOReD By InTUIT<br />

Featured events<br />

thursday<br />

Selisse Berry, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Brad Smith<br />

Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the United States<br />

Our allies: Our champions<br />

Diversity and trust: Alliances and betrayals<br />

Regional Affiliate luncheon<br />

SPOnSOReD By nORTHROP GRUMMAn<br />

Featured events<br />

How we did it: Workplace excellence finalists<br />

SPOnSOReD By MIcROSOfT<br />

Implementing and sustaining gender identity nondiscrimination<br />

practices<br />

Strength in numbers & going global: Local labor & privacy<br />

issues when collecting data from a global LGBT network<br />

Dance of leadership<br />

registration oPen: 7:00 am – 8:00 pm exhibit hall oPen: 12:00 pm – 7:30 pm<br />

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oCtober 7<br />

THU Plenary speakers<br />

Selisse Berry<br />

Sheryl Lee<br />

Ralph<br />

Brad Smith<br />

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Selisse Berry is founding executive director of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates, the<br />

nation’s only national nonprofit organization specifically dedicated to creating safe and<br />

equitable workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Under her<br />

leadership, the organization has grown significantly, with 1200% expansion in the annual<br />

Summit since 1999, and regional affiliates across the United States.<br />

Her clear and unwavering vision has been instrumental in creating an internationally recognized<br />

organization whose philosophies reflect the importance of treating all colleagues in the<br />

workplace with respect and dignity. Since her first job as a guidance counselor, Selisse has<br />

continued her commitment to justice as a teacher and as executive director for several social<br />

service organizations prior to founding <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates. She has master’s<br />

degrees in education and theology from the University of Texas and San Francisco Theological<br />

Seminary respectively. Selisse and her partner, Cynthia Martin, were married in July 2007.<br />

Sheryl Lee Ralph’s exceptional abilities extend from TV and concert halls to feature films<br />

and the Broadway stage. Ms. Ralph was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk<br />

Award for creating the role of Deena Jones in the landmark Broadway musical, “Dreamgirls.”<br />

She has starred in feature films such as “The Distinguished Gentleman,” “The Mighty Quinn,”<br />

“Mistress,” and “Sister Act 2,” and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting<br />

Actress for her role in “To Sleep with Anger.” Additionally, she has found immense popularity<br />

on TV, starring in hits such as It’s a Living, Designing Women, and Moesha, and breaking<br />

new ground through her role as Claire, a post-operative transsexual, in the SHOWTIME<br />

series BarberShop.<br />

Ms. Ralph is the creator/producer of DIVAS Simply Singing! After seventeen years of commitment,<br />

it has become one of the most important AIDS fundraisers in Hollywood, headlining<br />

such talent as Chaka Khan, Brenda Russell, Oleta Adams, Roberta Flack, Raven Symone,<br />

Melissa Manchester, Dianne Reeves, The PussyCat Dolls, and Stacey “Fergie” Ferguson.<br />

Ms. Ralph is also the founder and creator of the Jamerican Film Festival. Her award-winning<br />

film short, “Secrets,” screens to private audiences around the world.<br />

Ms. Ralph is an AIDS advocate and celebrity spokesperson for The National Minority AIDS Council<br />

(NMAC), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the challenges of HIV/AIDS.<br />

Brad Smith became Intuit’s president and chief executive officer in January 2008, capping<br />

a five-year rise through the company where he successfully led several of its major businesses.<br />

Intuit is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and<br />

mid-sized businesses, financial institutions, consumers, and accounting professionals, and<br />

is consistently ranked as one of the most admired software companies and best places to<br />

work. As the company marked its 25th anniversary in 2008, Smith celebrated the past while<br />

creating a strategic vision that recognizes important market shifts that will serve as growth<br />

catalysts for Intuit’s future.<br />

Smith joined Intuit in February of 2003, having previously served as the senior vice president<br />

of marketing and business development at ADP, as well as holding various sales, marketing,<br />

and general management positions with Pepsi, Seven-Up, and Advo, Inc. Prior to being<br />

named CEO, he served as the president and general manager of Intuit’s Accountant Central<br />

and Developer Network in Plano, Texas, led the company’s Consumer Tax Group in San<br />

Diego from March 2004 through May 2005, and served as senior vice president and<br />

general manager of Intuit’s Small Business Division from May 2006 to January 2008.<br />

Smith earned his master’s degree in management from Aquinas College in Michigan and<br />

a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marshall University in West Virginia.


We believe in hard work.<br />

We believe good companies make good neighbors.<br />

We believe in the value of diversity.<br />

It’s what makes life so interesting.<br />

Want more reasons to believe?<br />

Toyota is proud to sponsor the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

© 2010 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.


oCtober 7<br />

THU Session 3 11:00–12:30<br />

Featured Panels<br />

Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the U.S.<br />

matt<br />

bosrock<br />

Sebastian Rocca, the recently appointed executive director of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and<br />

Intersex Association (ILGA) will lead an international panel of business and human resources professionals in a discussion<br />

about extending diversity strategies inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees outside the United States.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 515-a<br />

Our allies: Our champions<br />

anthony<br />

Carter<br />

brian<br />

mcnaught<br />

kathleen<br />

Colucci<br />

Progress toward workplace equality is dependent upon our ability to engage allies to help move policies and practices<br />

forward. Hear the stories of notable executives who have gone above and beyond in making a difference for LGBT<br />

workplace equality. Moderated by author and educator Dr. David Hall, the panel will include finalists for this year’s <strong>Out</strong><br />

& <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Champion Award.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 515-b<br />

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sebastian<br />

rocca<br />

david m. hall,<br />

ed.d.<br />

eileen<br />

taylor<br />

leonard harvey,<br />

m.d., m.b.a.<br />

sophie<br />

vandebroek, Ph.d.<br />

denise<br />

lynn<br />

silvy<br />

vluggen


Featured sPeaker<br />

Diversity and trust: Alliances and betrayals<br />

organized by uCla Williams institute<br />

and uCla exeCutive eduCation<br />

robin d. Johnson, Ph.d.<br />

When we think about competencies of the best leaders<br />

and organizations, the first word that comes to mind isn’t<br />

usually “trust.” But when you get down to it, it’s personal relationships—based<br />

on trust—that make organizations hum.<br />

During this session, we will delve into issues of trust and alliances<br />

within the LGBT community and between the LGBT<br />

community and other diverse groups. We will examine our<br />

own relationships with trust (our propensity to trust and be<br />

trusted) and how they impact our work life.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured speaker<br />

target audienCe: all room: 411-theatre<br />

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National Grid<br />

is proud to sponsor the<br />

2010<br />

<strong>Out</strong> and <strong>Equal</strong> Summit<br />

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oCtober 7<br />

THU<br />

WorkshoPs<br />

Affiliates and ERGs: Get down to business<br />

lori Fox, Casey horton, Jim huberty<br />

In this thought-provoking workshop, participants will<br />

learn how basic business principles can be applied to<br />

create and grow a dynamic employee resource group or<br />

regional affiliate. The session will encourage participants<br />

to consider perspectives and approaches to companies<br />

and the community that align individual corporate goals,<br />

key relationships, internal and community engagement,<br />

marketing, communication, and programming to “sell” the<br />

business of workplace equality.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 506<br />

Being transgender in the workplace in a<br />

binary world<br />

Jennifer Chapin, thomas Fox, amy galiana, diane root<br />

This workshop is an experiential journey into the lives of<br />

transgender individuals and their challenges as they aspire<br />

and attempt to express their personal gender identity<br />

in a world which is traditionally binary, either male or female.<br />

During the course of the workshop, the facilitators<br />

will explore issues, perceptions, and misconceptions with<br />

regard to transgender people and how they deal with<br />

the daily workplace pressure to conform. The audience<br />

will be directly engaged in the discussion, and there will<br />

be some interactive but non-threatening group exercises<br />

that they may choose to go through to learn about the<br />

transgender journey and the varying degrees of gender<br />

identity even within the room of workshop attendees.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: erg members, hr & diversity<br />

professionals<br />

room: 511-b<br />

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Session 3 11:00–12:30<br />

Beyond engagement: How diversity and ERGs<br />

contribute to an inspired organization<br />

John mastrorilli, terilyn monroe<br />

Motivating employees to inspirational levels of engagement<br />

cannot be achieved simply by a great compensation<br />

package or setting the right goals and managing<br />

performance. Sustaining engagement, and if we’re lucky<br />

enough, getting to inspirational levels of engagement,<br />

requires a deep sense of commitment to what’s really<br />

important to employees. See how Intuit employees are<br />

inspiring one another through a viral employee engagement<br />

campaign that reminds us what’s most important to<br />

people and why business growth depends on it. Learn<br />

how employee resource groups, diversity and inclusion<br />

policies, and investment in communities all work together<br />

to create inspiration and a high-commitment, high-performance<br />

organization.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 507<br />

Changing the way we work and live: Inclusive<br />

policies, practices, and processes<br />

rob adkisson, marilyn nagel, david Posner, Ph.d.<br />

During this session we will examine ways to influence<br />

policies, practices, and processes for inclusion. What<br />

approaches and content can set the stage for positive<br />

change? We will focus on policies within corporations,<br />

best practices for establishing inclusive policies, and the<br />

processes surrounding human resources, governance,<br />

and employee resource groups.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 511-C<br />

Eliminating exceptionalism when<br />

implementing LGBT strategies<br />

yvette burton, george Carrancho, Wesley Combs<br />

All too often, decisions related to implementing LGBT policies<br />

and marketing strategies are evaluated by a different


WorkshoPs<br />

set of criteria than those for other niches such as African-<br />

Americans, women, and people with disabilities. Why is<br />

an ad with two men holding hands unacceptable when<br />

a similar ad featuring a heterosexual couple is approved<br />

without a second thought? When a decision to support an<br />

LGBT civil rights organization is rejected because it is considered<br />

too controversial, why do requests for support of<br />

other advocacy groups get approved? Companies that are<br />

the most authentic with respect to integrating LGBT diversity<br />

into the fabric of their culture are those that apply the<br />

same rules to LGBT-related decisions as they do for other<br />

niche segments. Come hear how two corporate diversity<br />

champions, American Airlines and IBM, have established<br />

the gold standard when it comes to treating LGBT issues<br />

on par with all other business decisions related to diversity.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: organizational leadership (executives/<br />

management), erg members, hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 518<br />

Focusing on-site health clinics on diversity<br />

and inclusion<br />

thomas sondergeld<br />

With many mid-size to large employers offering on-site<br />

health clinics or wellness centers, a continual challenge<br />

is instilling the staff with a sensitivity to the diverse ethnic,<br />

social, and sexual orientations of the employees they<br />

see. This session will examine challenges and opportunities<br />

particular to the LGBT workforce when it comes to<br />

health care in the work setting. Privacy, confidentiality,<br />

acceptance, unique care needs, and partner involvement<br />

are some of the areas we will cover.<br />

level: advanced<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 504<br />

Gender virtualization: Biology and the<br />

bathroom for gender transitions<br />

riya suising<br />

This workshop continues the discussion from previous<br />

Summits. The transgender community includes the full<br />

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spectrum of gender identities, including crossdressers<br />

and gender-variant individuals. This workshop will<br />

discuss key concepts around transgender persons and<br />

gender transitions: gender identity, biological issues pertaining<br />

to gender, privacy, policies, example legal cases<br />

involving transgender identities, and the most controversial<br />

issue in gender transitions—access to gender-segregated<br />

facilities such as restrooms. This workshop will<br />

introduce frameworks and principles around values, customs,<br />

and policies (corporate and legal) which should be<br />

understood by human resources and diversity professionals<br />

and transgender individuals when creating policies for<br />

a diverse but inclusive workplace. It will also discuss two<br />

actual case studies involving gender transitions.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 501-a<br />

High-impact ERGs: Building a roadmap for<br />

business effectiveness<br />

Jennifer brown, brian sorge<br />

Employee resource groups continue to evolve from<br />

community-building organizations to those that can have<br />

real and sustained impact on their business, from new<br />

product development, to recruitment and retention, to<br />

emerging market penetration. Does your ERG have the<br />

right structure, talent, and strategy in place to win that<br />

coveted “seat at the table”? Will it be able to maximize<br />

that opportunity when it arises? Jennifer Brown Consulting<br />

(JBC) works with Fortune 500 companies to map<br />

this process and prepare ERG leadership, members,<br />

and executive sponsors to develop their capabilities to<br />

effectively interact with internal stakeholders and their<br />

external communities, thereby adding business value<br />

and providing development opportunities that cultivate<br />

next-generation leaders. This workshop will share the<br />

JBC ERG progression model and challenge participants<br />

to consider their ERG’s value-add in a whole new light.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 510<br />

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THU<br />

WorkshoPs<br />

Let the spirit move us all<br />

liz Winfeld<br />

This popular session has been offered at three previous<br />

Summits with great success. It’s about how sexual orientation<br />

and spirituality (a paradigm shift from “religion”) can<br />

co-exist and do really good work, together, in the workplace.<br />

It is about finding the intersecting interests between<br />

people who organize on one of these two planes—because<br />

they have a great deal more common ground<br />

than people think. It’s about moving beyond the tired old<br />

clichés and rhetoric about LGBT people or devout people<br />

to a place where specific actions can be taken, for the betterment<br />

of the organization and all individuals who choose<br />

to participate in the positive, not the divisive.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 410<br />

Managing global talent<br />

Paul el-meouchy, alan taliaferro<br />

For many multinational organizations, non-discrimination<br />

clauses include protections for LGBT employees as well as<br />

for gender identity. However, how does one transfer this<br />

organizational culture to subsidiaries around the world,<br />

where the culture in some countries may be less open<br />

to the culture of headquarters? This workshop is aimed<br />

at helping senior executives make informed decisions<br />

about issues of diversity and global talent management.<br />

We will explore how local employee resource groups can<br />

participate in building one global ERG that is reflective of<br />

the organization’s internal diversity culture. Furthermore,<br />

we will dive into global mobility between countries where<br />

LGBT rights are protected and countries or states where<br />

they are not. How can companies prepare themselves and<br />

their employees for cross-national challenges?<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: international<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 503<br />

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Session 3 11:00–12:30<br />

Managing through difficult economic times<br />

Wesley W. abrameit, michelle brown, damian murphy,<br />

miguel a. sepulveda<br />

The economic downturn starting in 2008 resulted in a<br />

series of historic changes to the way financial institutions<br />

operate. In this workshop, we aim to share with you how<br />

Citi managed and thrived through these times. We will<br />

focus on the challenges Citi’s employee resource groups<br />

faced of keeping people engaged during this time, and<br />

how we leveraged the Citi Pride Networks’ experience<br />

and key learnings to come out of an extremely difficult<br />

period.<br />

level: advanced<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 408-a<br />

Maximizing business growth: Joining ERG<br />

efforts with advertising, marketing, and<br />

community efforts<br />

Joe husman, aaron Walton, midge Waters<br />

By having, utilizing, and expanding on your company’s<br />

employee resource groups, you can encourage employee<br />

development and improve business success. These<br />

groups can work with marketing, diversity and community<br />

relations departments, and/or partner with an advertising<br />

agency to help communities in need. Philanthropic,<br />

marketing, and advertising efforts complement each<br />

other from the funding and publicity standpoint, creating<br />

awareness and supporting sales success in diverse communities.<br />

Learn the many benefits your company can gain<br />

from a business perspective through leveraging engaged<br />

employees and through supporting your company’s community.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 408-b


WorkshoPs<br />

Minimizing tension between the letters LGBT<br />

F. Chase hawkins, James scott P. Pignatella,<br />

stacy J. speer<br />

While many have grown used to using the acronym LGBT<br />

(or a variation thereof) to inclusively describe “Rainbow<br />

People” (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender folk),<br />

that term alone doesn’t always mean we are inclusive<br />

of each other. Prejudices have existed and continue to<br />

exist within and between the letters. Specific examples of<br />

issues will be explored along with ideas on where we can<br />

build commonality and minimize tension.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 511-a<br />

The missing link: Building an ERG scorecard<br />

for credibility and success<br />

becky huber, randy m. kammer, matt keys,<br />

Jeanine mcguire, sherri mikell, dawn milstead<br />

Employee resource groups are often viewed by company<br />

leadership as networking and social groups, with little<br />

value-add to bottom-line business results. This workshop<br />

will give participants an outline of what it takes to<br />

produce business-related and measurable goals, as well<br />

as walk participants through a process for developing a<br />

measurable annual scorecard for their ERGs. Members of<br />

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida’s Respect ERG will<br />

provide participants with best practices, lessons learned,<br />

and a scorecard template that can be used in any organization.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 501-C<br />

Novel methods for sharing LGBT employees<br />

with your workforce<br />

brian geiger, douglas harris<br />

It’s Pride month and you have been asked to come up<br />

with a way to communicate what it is to be LGBT. You’re<br />

stuck! This presentation will share the many ways Hewitt<br />

thursday<br />

has found to do this very thing. From poster boards to<br />

online videos, Hewitt has had success and learning along<br />

the way. The presenters will show the methods used and<br />

discuss how to put them in motion. We will also share<br />

what we learned, how we addressed critical comments,<br />

and where we are going in the future.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 505<br />

PSAI: What brings four fierce competitors<br />

together?<br />

Chris Crespo, diana greschtchuk, michael lammons,<br />

Jessica Plock, Christie smith, John tantillo,<br />

angie Wilson<br />

The Professional Services Alliance for LGBT Inclusion<br />

(PSAI) was chartered by Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP,<br />

KPMG LLP, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. We seek to<br />

leverage and harness our collective strength and influence<br />

to build on our individual organizations’ successes<br />

in an effort to collectively and dramatically change the<br />

landscape for LGBT employees and allies. During this<br />

workshop, we look to share best practices and lessons<br />

learned on how companies and organizations can collaborate<br />

to advance LGBT issues in the workplace that<br />

may be unique to their markets, industries, geographical<br />

regions, or workforce cultures.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members, organizational<br />

leadership (executives/management)<br />

room: 502-a<br />

Wake up to the new ally in town<br />

toni battle, terrance dean, durodgio Peterson<br />

This workshop will highlight how to build allies out of the<br />

people you would least expect and identify barriers that<br />

go beyond policy and procedure. Learn how to successfully<br />

approach those who are not traditionally considered<br />

straight allies. With the right dialogue and ally-building<br />

techniques, these individuals can often become straight<br />

allies. So what does it take? What strategies are effective?<br />

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oCtober 7<br />

THU<br />

WorkshoPs<br />

What is there to gain in this partnership that many are<br />

afraid to venture into?<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 409-a<br />

What they don’t teach you in diversity school:<br />

How to ignite a successful diversity initiative<br />

Joel a. brown, simma lieberman<br />

While there is a general consensus about the importance<br />

of “diversity” in today’s workplace, there is still a considerable<br />

gap in understanding how to build and sustain diversity<br />

initiatives. A lot of diversity initiatives get derailed<br />

or are dismissed because they rely too heavily on emotion,<br />

or only focus on the short-term. This issue can become<br />

even more problematic for LGBT diversity intiatives,<br />

which are often viewed as non-essential. This workshop<br />

is designed to help human resources professionals, LGBT<br />

employees and organizational leaders build successful<br />

initiatives that will create an organizational breakthrough.<br />

Diversity is not rocket science, but the institution of it<br />

must always be strategic.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: organizational leadership (executives/<br />

management)<br />

room: 409-b<br />

Who is the outsider? Understanding<br />

microinequities from all sides<br />

Jenny lee, nick rojeski, andrew Werner,<br />

marcus a. Wilson<br />

Gestures, glances, postures, and nuances: are these<br />

effective means of communication? Microinequities are<br />

subtle, sometimes subconscious, messages that devalue,<br />

discourage and, ultimately, impair performance. They<br />

are small events which are often momentary and hard to<br />

prove. Sometimes unrecognized by the perpetrator, they<br />

occur wherever people are perceived to be “different.”<br />

Microinequities can stifle your creativity or productivity,<br />

while microaffirmations can energize you so you love<br />

your job. Join us as we expand our understanding of<br />

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Session 3 11:00–12:30<br />

diversity and inclusion. This workshop offers an interactive<br />

and engaging exploration of negative and positive<br />

reinforcement in the non-verbal world of communication<br />

that speaks to both our heads and our hearts.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 502-b<br />

Why did you say that? Using perceptual<br />

identity to break through barriers in the<br />

workplace<br />

Jean-marie navetta, leslie traub<br />

Encountering resistance to LGBT inclusion at work?<br />

You may feel frustrated and hurt, wondering why some<br />

people seem so closed-minded and homophobic. How<br />

did people develop these opinions about LGBTs, and<br />

how does this impact behavior? How do we understand<br />

nature vs. nurture and discuss it? The answers to these<br />

questions can help circumvent labels, open discussions,<br />

reveal commonalities, and create progress. Learn what<br />

perceptual identity analysis is, how it reveals our biases<br />

and impulses, and how we can use it as an approach to<br />

creating change in the workplace compassionately and<br />

effectively.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 501-b


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oCtober 87<br />

THU<br />

regional affiliate luncheon<br />

sPonsored by northroP grumman<br />

Recommended for current and prospective Regional Affiliate participants, as well as those interested in starting a new<br />

affiliate in their home town, this lunch event is an opportunity to mingle and share ideas for Regional Affiliate programs,<br />

participation, and organizing around local issues. Lunch is included with tickets for this event.<br />

Room: Petree Hall-D<br />

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Luncheon<br />

Opportunities that expand your horizons.<br />

A culture committed to diversity and respect.<br />

Are you ready for what’s next in your career?<br />

At Booz Allen Hamilton, our ability to help clients solve their<br />

most challenging problems and achieve success in their most critical missions hinges on our people. We also believe diversity of<br />

backgrounds contributes to more innovative ideas, which in turn drive better results for clients.<br />

Booz Allen’s commitment to diversity includes facilitating understanding and awareness, and creating initiatives to improve quality<br />

of work life for our staff. From our long-standing relationships with organizations such as Reaching <strong>Out</strong> MBA and PFLAG to supporting<br />

events including national AIDS Walks and National Coming <strong>Out</strong> Day, we understand diversity is central to who we are and what we do.<br />

If you’re looking to do work that makes a difference at a firm that’s committed to helping you achieve your professional and personal<br />

goals, Booz Allen could be what’s next in your career.<br />

For more information, e-mail diversityrecruiting@bah.com.<br />

As a sponsor of the <strong>Out</strong> and <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit, Booz Allen actively supports this and other important inclusive LGBT events and organizations.<br />

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Our greatest asset is what makes us different.<br />

Goldman Sachs is a proud sponsor of the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> and <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit.<br />

At Goldman Sachs, diversity is not an initiative. It’s how we do business and it’s reflected in our people. Our Office of Global Leadership<br />

and Diversity (GLD) was founded specifically to support diversity throughout the firm. One of the many ways the Office carries out this<br />

mission is to coordinate with the firm’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network (LGBT). Some of their efforts and achievements<br />

include: educating co-workers on issues of sexual orientation and promoting mentoring and community. As one of our business<br />

principles states: “Being diverse is not optional; it is what we must be.” The success of our firm depends on it.


oCtober 7<br />

THU Session 4 3:00–5:30<br />

Featured Panels<br />

How we did it: Workplace excellence finalists<br />

sPonsored by miCrosoFt<br />

scottie<br />

ginn<br />

Representatives from each of this year’s finalists will share the achievements that won them recognition in this year’s<br />

competition for the 2010 Workplace Excellence <strong>Out</strong>ie Award. Learn about the work of these organizational leaders<br />

committed to LGBT workplace equality.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 502-b<br />

Implementing and sustaining gender identity non-discrimination practices<br />

organized by the out & equal transgender advisory Committee<br />

alan<br />

baer<br />

ed<br />

lehman<br />

stephanie<br />

battaglino<br />

Respected expert on transgender workplace issues Jamison Green will moderate a panel of executives from the retail,<br />

financial services, and hospitality industries to explore the challenges in implementing—and sustaining—effective gender<br />

identity and expression inclusion practices at workplaces that accommodate employees and the general public.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 502-a<br />

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marilyn<br />

nagel<br />

Jamison<br />

green<br />

mike<br />

syers<br />

albert<br />

hernandez<br />

megan<br />

Wallent


Featured Panels<br />

thursday<br />

Strength in numbers & going global: Local labor & privacy issues when collecting data from a<br />

global LGBT network<br />

bojana<br />

bellamy<br />

matthew<br />

Coates<br />

karianne<br />

kas<br />

Fauzia<br />

zaman-malik<br />

This session concerns the topic of collecting, compiling, and analyzing LGBT data from an organization’s global LGBT<br />

network, and its impact on overall human resources policies and diversity and inclusion initiatives. Specifically, the session<br />

will cover balancing the need for an organization to collect such data from its employees for the global diversity<br />

business case, and the need to ensure compliance with global and country-specific data privacy and human resources<br />

or employment laws and regulations.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured panel<br />

target audienCe: all room: 515-a<br />

Featured sPeaker<br />

Dance of leadership<br />

organized by uCla Williams institute and uCla exeCutive eduCation<br />

robin d. Johnson, Ph.d.<br />

Leadership is a dance of power, and it takes two to tango. During this session, we identify what makes a leader (hint:<br />

you don’t have to have the word “manager” in your title), take a unique look at five styles of leadership, and identify our<br />

own style. Then we will discuss relational leadership with an eye toward understanding how leaders and followers are<br />

intrinsically linked. You will be able to focus on your own leadership capabilities and take away strategies to be a more<br />

aware leader.<br />

level: intermediate traCk: featured speaker<br />

target audienCe: all room: 411-theatre<br />

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oCtober 7<br />

THU Session 4 3:00–5:30<br />

WorkshoPs<br />

Allies at work<br />

david m. hall, ed.d.<br />

This workshop helps people understand how to utilize the<br />

research in Dr. Hall’s “Allies at Work” book and Allies at<br />

Work mobile applications for the iPhone and Android platforms.<br />

Participants will examine the challenges of coming<br />

out at work as well as the tools that allies need. Whether<br />

you are an ally or trying to gain the support of additional<br />

allies, this workshop will provide concrete steps you can<br />

take to create a more inclusive work environment.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 507<br />

The balancing act: Preserving personal<br />

authenticity in the workplace<br />

Phyllis heintz, Ph.d.<br />

Disclosure of sexual identity in the workplace for leaders<br />

can be more challenging than for others, in that leaders<br />

may find themselves juggling numerous levels of relationships<br />

and experiences with the board, staff, and clients. The<br />

decision about whether to disclose is a significant career<br />

dilemma. It is not an inherently good or bad decision but<br />

rather a prudent choice based on evaluation of the context<br />

of the workplace. This session will explore the dilemma of<br />

whether to maintain a distance between one’s personal and<br />

professional lives. We will examine the various sexual identity<br />

management strategies and the implications of each.<br />

Workshop time will be dedicated to tackling challenging<br />

workplace situations identified by participants.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: organizational leadership (executives/<br />

management)<br />

room: 510<br />

Can you be gay and global?<br />

susan gore, Ph.d., rebecca Parilla, vivek saxena,<br />

randall stieghorst<br />

A successful international assignment is increasingly<br />

valuable for career advancement in many fields. How-<br />

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ever, cultural value systems outside the U.S. are often<br />

perceived as a barrier for LGBT employees who are<br />

otherwise qualified. Cultural Detective brought together<br />

a virtual team of content experts from India, Nova Scotia,<br />

Mexico, and the U.S. to examine this assumption. This<br />

workshop will provide insight into the Cultural Detective<br />

method for bridging real and imagined cultural divides,<br />

hands-on applications with case examples, and the opportunity<br />

to explore how organizations as well as individuals<br />

can address perceived barriers to LGBT employees’<br />

success in international settings. LGBT participants who<br />

have or aspire to international postings and their employer<br />

allies will find this workshop especially useful.<br />

level: advanced<br />

traCk: international<br />

target audienCe: organizational leadership (executives/<br />

management)<br />

room: 501-C<br />

Checking the box: The self-identification of<br />

LGBT employees at your business<br />

Pat baille, Chris Crespo, deena Fidas, terry hildebrandt<br />

We’ve all heard the saying, “if you can’t count it, you<br />

can’t manage it.” Businesses are increasingly looking to<br />

integrate optional questions into their human resources<br />

and engagement surveys of employees to get a sense of<br />

how many LGBT workers they have within their firms. In<br />

this workshop we’ll give an overview of the issues around<br />

self-identification from both employer and employee<br />

perspectives; discuss question wording with examples;<br />

provide samples of best practices; and discuss pitfalls to<br />

avoid in human resources surveys and systems integration.<br />

We will hear from LGBT advocates on how they<br />

overcame issues like wording the question to meet the<br />

business objectives of their employer, privacy issues, and<br />

getting the initiative approved within their firms. Lastly,<br />

we’ll explore how businesses are currently using the<br />

information collected and look ahead to “next” practices<br />

in LGBT self-identification and workplace inclusion.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 511-C


WorkshoPs<br />

Circling the wagons: Moving from networking<br />

and social groups to business resource groups<br />

Curtis edwards, tyronne stoudemire<br />

This presentation will focus on moving away from the traditional<br />

networking or social resource groups to employee<br />

groups that focus on driving their various diversity messages<br />

into and through business objectives. In so doing, these<br />

groups better align their messages, programs, and recruiting<br />

goals to the goals and strategies of the business. Participants<br />

will walk away with tools and resources to assist<br />

in making this change in their organization or employee<br />

resource group. The session will concentrate on defining<br />

business resource groups, aligning group vision to overall<br />

business objectives, and putting it all into practice.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: lgbt community leaders<br />

room: 518<br />

Collision course: Religious and LBGT interests<br />

in the workplace<br />

mark Fowler<br />

This workshop will help human resources and diversity<br />

and inclusion practitioners identify some of the competing<br />

interests that often emerge between religious and<br />

LGBT employees in the workplace. First, participants<br />

will explore how their own lens impacts their workplace<br />

relationships and interactions. Participants will also learn<br />

about the importance of understanding social identities—and<br />

in particular, how overlapping social identities<br />

can create tension in the workplace. The workshop will<br />

highlight the role of employee resource groups and how<br />

these groups (whether LGBT or religion-based or both)<br />

can both exacerbate and mitigate intergroup tensions.<br />

Through case studies and interactive role plays, participants<br />

will practice communicating respectfully, dismantling<br />

stereotypes, and identifying micro-aggressions.<br />

Tanenbaum’s tips and tools will help participants learn<br />

how to balance potentially competing interests while encouraging<br />

more inclusive behaviors in the workplace.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 409-a<br />

thursday<br />

Coming out to clients: Making LGBT work for<br />

you in client relationships<br />

david hoak, neil toyota, Patricia Wiley, angie Wilson<br />

Ever wonder exactly what the right moment is to let your<br />

client or prospect know about your life when you’re not<br />

consulting? Do you worry about that in a way you don’t<br />

think your straight colleagues have to? Join a panel of human<br />

resource consultants from Ernst & Young and Towers<br />

Watson who will share their personal stories of success<br />

and failure, including: coming out to clients vs. family and<br />

friends; creating business trust and intimacy; leveraging<br />

LGBT networks directly and indirectly; and fostering comfort<br />

and growth all around.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: personal & professional development<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 505<br />

Creating an LGBT ERG mentoring program<br />

elycia lerman, isabel mychajlowycz, angela stevens<br />

This workshop will present the experience of GLOBAL<br />

(Johnson & Johnson’s Gay and Lesbian Organization<br />

for Business and Leadership) in setting up a mentoring<br />

program for its members. The workshop will provide the<br />

value proposition for mentoring and highlight industry<br />

trends in mentoring programs and enabling tools, such as<br />

open mentoring. Attendees will gain personally in terms<br />

of improving their own mentor-mentee experiences and<br />

from the employee resource group leadership perspective<br />

of setting up a program for their members.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals,<br />

erg members, organizational leadership (executives/<br />

management)<br />

room: 504<br />

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oCtober 7<br />

THU Session 4 3:00–5:30<br />

WorkshoPs<br />

Cross-team effectiveness in a diverse and<br />

geographically dispersed organization<br />

andy Coutts, eddie daniels, becky gruss, aaron Wright<br />

How can professionals in a diverse organization team<br />

across elements of the organization to form productive<br />

and high-impact employee resource groups? Large organizations<br />

with transitional and geographically dispersed<br />

workforces face many challenges to building a sense of<br />

community. This workshop will cover effective methods<br />

for the organization to communicate and build that sense<br />

of community among the professionals within the organization<br />

with their own sets of experiences, backgrounds,<br />

and job skills.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: erg members<br />

room: 501-a<br />

Executive mentoring: How to navigate your<br />

career as a lesbian or gay employee<br />

laurie olson, nicholas Patrick, susan silbermann,<br />

stuart sowder, Jack Watters<br />

Four out gay senior leaders from Pfizer, the world’s largest<br />

biopharmaceutical company, provide a “view from<br />

the top” and share their perspectives on the nuances<br />

of being a lesbian or gay employee at different career<br />

stages. In this provocative mentoring session, the leaders—two<br />

women and two men—discuss how coming out<br />

or being out at work can shape career progression and<br />

affect management ability and decision-making, as well<br />

as other topics, such as gender disparities specific to<br />

lesbian and gay professionals and how to address them,<br />

and the challenges lesbian and gay professionals face in<br />

non-U.S. environments.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: all, health care & pharmaceutical<br />

professionals<br />

room: 513<br />

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The federal workplace café: Conversations<br />

that will inform and inspire<br />

lori lewis, susanne Perkins<br />

Come join with other federal employees to talk about:<br />

being LBGT in the federal workplace; what works and<br />

what doesn’t in federal employee resource groups; our<br />

opportunities and challenges; and what our future could<br />

and will look like. The workshop will consist of a series of<br />

interactive conversations (using the World Café format)<br />

where everyone will have an opportunity to share ideas<br />

and opinions, to learn from each other, and to make connections.<br />

The session is open to all, but federal, tribal,<br />

state, and local government employees or spouses and<br />

partners of same will find it of particular interest.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: government<br />

room: 506<br />

First steps in creating an LGB-inclusive<br />

workplace<br />

daniel danso, madeline lasko, daniel Winterfeldt, esq.<br />

Are you struggling to create an inclusive environment<br />

in your workplace but just don’t know where to start?<br />

Stonewall is here to share learning from the Workplace<br />

<strong>Equal</strong>ity Index, a tool which has been used to advise U.K.<br />

workplaces on sexual orientation equality for the last<br />

seven years. This workshop will give you a step-by-step<br />

guide to workplace equality and share the trends and<br />

best practice that we have seen change the face of workplaces,<br />

and talk about how they could change yours.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: international<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 503


WorkshoPs<br />

From marketing to outreach: How to make an<br />

ERG relevant<br />

Jeff anthony, michael black, ken bester,<br />

ronnie Phillips, Ph.d., stephanie strzalka<br />

In a challenging corporate environment, the importance<br />

of an employee resource group can be difficult to justify.<br />

Even though proving a return on investment for your<br />

ERG can be challenging, there are other creative ways<br />

to make your group relevant. In this workshop, we will<br />

discuss ways to leverage business partners and company<br />

initiatives to increase ERG awareness both internally and<br />

externally.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: lgbt community leaders<br />

room: 511-b<br />

International Roundtable: Focus on India<br />

yvette burton, kevin Jones, brian mcnaught<br />

Since the July 2009 court decision decriminalizing<br />

same-sex behavior between consenting adults, the LGBT<br />

community has begun to become more visible in India,<br />

including in the workplace. Even prior to the decision,<br />

IBM was leading the formation of an employee group in<br />

the country as an extension of its strong global policies of<br />

diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In this session,<br />

IBM and <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> will lead a conversation on the opportunities<br />

for making progress on workplace equality in<br />

India. All companies with interests in India are invited to<br />

be a part of the exchange and planning session.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: international<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 408-b<br />

thursday<br />

Is the ERG obsolete? How to keep your ERG<br />

relevant in a rights-friendly environment<br />

Jane allen, rob bacinski<br />

Most LGBT employee resource groups around the world<br />

have seen their growth fueled by the galvanizing effect<br />

of legislated discrimination. This has long provided the<br />

foundation for ERG success by rallying our allies, gaining<br />

financial support from progressive organizations,<br />

and generating grassroots enthusiasm within the LGBT<br />

community. As the community wins the key rights battles,<br />

however, the question arises, “what next?” Through this<br />

workshop aimed at senior diversity professionals and<br />

other executives, we will explore the challenges and opportunities<br />

faced by ERGs setting up shop in jurisdictions<br />

where the LGBT community has already won the key<br />

legal battles of our generation. Deloitte’s approach to diversity<br />

in Canada, as well as the experiences of its LGBT<br />

ERG, will also be included in this discussion.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 409-b<br />

Merging of cultures in a global company:<br />

A case study of Genentech and Roche<br />

deborah Chang, bruce Cooper, todd Pierce, scuba smith<br />

In this workshop, a panel of Genentech and Roche executives<br />

and managers will discuss the blending of cultures<br />

in a global company post merger. The presentations will<br />

focus on special considerations for LGBT employees<br />

related to navigating multiple cultures within merged<br />

companies as well as global and foreign work assignments<br />

(including relocating with partners) in countries<br />

with differing attitudes and human rights records with<br />

respect to LGBT persons.<br />

level: intermediate<br />

traCk: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 514<br />

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oCtober 7<br />

THU Session 4 3:00–5:30<br />

WorkshoPs<br />

The role of ERGs in healthcare organizations<br />

in promoting LGBT health<br />

Jim beaudreau, gregg J. mcConnell<br />

There is growing acceptance within mainstream healthcare<br />

organizations of the need to better address the<br />

healthcare concerns of LGBT individuals. However, more<br />

work needs to be done to ensure that LGBT individuals<br />

are treated fairly and equitably by our nation’s healthcare<br />

system, and that their unique health concerns are being<br />

appropriately addressed. Employee resource groups<br />

often serve as agents of change within their organizations,<br />

serving to leverage their institutions to take steps to better<br />

serve the LGBT community and provide visibility of those<br />

concerns and information to all employees. This program<br />

will showcase a number of best practices that are currently<br />

being used in some of the nation’s largest healthcare<br />

services companies, as well as discuss the role of the<br />

employee resource group in developing the programs. We<br />

will explore a series of lessons learned from these experiences,<br />

educating participants about strategies they can<br />

take back to their own institutions, and discuss current<br />

concerns within their own healthcare segments.<br />

level: advanced<br />

traCk: erg engagement<br />

target audienCe: health care & pharmaceutical<br />

professionals<br />

room: 512<br />

Targeted and privileged: The importance<br />

of examining whiteness within the LGBTIQ<br />

community<br />

laurie b. lippin, Ph.d., stephanie Puentes<br />

How can an understanding of white social identity assist<br />

in addressing LGBTIQ issues in workplace settings? Using<br />

a theoretical construct and activities based on the book,<br />

“Unraveling Whiteness,” we will work experientially to address<br />

the intersection of race and ethnicity with LGBTIQ<br />

issues within our community, as well as their impact on<br />

workplace equity.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: diversity & community<br />

target audienCe: all<br />

room: 410<br />

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Working positively: Answers and action on<br />

HIV in the workplace<br />

zahara raine, beverly tillery<br />

In the third decade of the epidemic, HIV continues to<br />

have a devastating impact on our communities. Over<br />

one million people nationwide are living with HIV today,<br />

and there are approximately 40,000 new infections<br />

each year. Discrimination against people living with HIV<br />

remains a serious problem that marginalizes people living<br />

with HIV or AIDS (PLWHA). Using real-life examples<br />

as case studies, this workshop will provide an overview<br />

of legal developments protecting people living with HIV<br />

and the impact of these issues on your workplace. This<br />

workshop will also ask participants to strategize ways to<br />

combat workplace discrimination of PLWHA and develop<br />

outreach and advocacy strategies that identify and address<br />

the specific needs of employees with HIV or AIDS.<br />

level: introductory<br />

traCk: law & policy<br />

target audienCe: hr & diversity professionals<br />

room: 501-b


Aetna’s<br />

Community<br />

Commitment<br />

©2010 Aetna Inc.<br />

2010004<br />

Aetna is proud to sponsor<br />

the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace Summit.<br />

Aetna has been at the forefront in supporting and leveraging<br />

diversity and celebrating employees’ differences and similarities.<br />

We have worked hard to make LGBT employees and members<br />

feel valued, accepted and included, and we’ve built a<br />

network of health care providers who understand their<br />

unique needs.<br />

“Diversity is integrated into everything we do – from<br />

fostering a workplace where our differences are celebrated, to<br />

developing customer strategies that meet unique needs. Our<br />

country is not one size fits all – our health care system shouldn’t<br />

be either.”<br />

— Mark Bertolini,<br />

Aetna President & Angle ERG Executive Sponsor<br />

Number 3 on the<br />

2010 DiversityInc<br />

Top 10 Companies<br />

for LGBT Employees<br />

Aetna is the brand name used for products and services provided by<br />

one or more of the Aetna group of subsidiary companies, including<br />

Aetna Life Insurance Company and its affiliates (Aetna).


oCtober 7<br />

THU The <strong>Out</strong>ies 7:30–10:00<br />

2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Awards Dinner<br />

The <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Awards—“The <strong>Out</strong>ies”—are<br />

a celebration of the most noteworthy organizational<br />

achievements in LGBT workplace equality and an opportunity<br />

to appreciate those individuals who are dedicated<br />

to creating a fully inclusive workplace. The awards are<br />

traditionally given in five different categories with two<br />

recognizing individuals and three recognizing organizations.<br />

The 2010 Workplace Summit announces a new Workplace<br />

Award category: Regional Affiliate of the Year. The<br />

2010 Regional Affiliate of the Year will be announced on<br />

Oct. 7 at the Workplace Awards Dinner.<br />

the trailblazer award<br />

The Trailblazer Award recognizes an LGBT person who<br />

has made a significant contribution to advancing workplace<br />

equality by helping improve his or her own workplace<br />

or contributing to equality nationally.<br />

Finalists for the trailblazer award are:<br />

bill hendrix<br />

The Dow Chemical Company<br />

shane snowdon<br />

UCSF<br />

gordon stewart<br />

Pfizer<br />

bob Witeck<br />

Witeck-Combs Communications<br />

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the Champion award<br />

The Champion Award recognizes a non-LGBT person<br />

who has played a pivotal role in championing equal treatment<br />

of LGBT employees on the job. This individual will<br />

have demonstrated a significant commitment to LGBT<br />

workplace rights.<br />

Finalists for the Champion award are:<br />

mark bertolini<br />

Aetna Healthcare<br />

anthony Carter<br />

Johnson & Johnson<br />

Frank kern<br />

IBM Corporation<br />

denise lynn<br />

American Airlines.


the lgbt erg of the year award<br />

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Employee Resource<br />

Group of the Year Award recognizes a particular<br />

ERG—a business group or network with a proven track<br />

record of success in advocating for LGBT equal rights in<br />

its own workplace.<br />

Finalists for the lgbt erg of the year award are:<br />

Clorox Pride (The Clorox Company)<br />

PRIDE (Sodexo)<br />

TI Pride Network (Texas Instruments)<br />

Turn <strong>Out</strong> (Turner Broadcasting Systems)<br />

the significant achievement award<br />

The Significant Achievement Award recognizes an employer<br />

that has made significant strides in advancing a<br />

fair and equitable workplace for its LGBT employees.<br />

Finalists for the Significant Achievement Award are:<br />

Alcoa Inc.<br />

Brown-Forman<br />

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The Dow Chemical Company<br />

ITT Corporation<br />

the Workplace excellence award<br />

The Workplace Excellence Award recognizes an employer<br />

that has a historic and ongoing commitment to pursuing<br />

and executing workplace equality for LGBT employees,<br />

continually raising the bar of workplace equality.<br />

Finalists for the 2010 Workplace Excellence Award are:<br />

Aetna Healthcare<br />

Cisco Systems<br />

Ernst & Young<br />

IBM Corporation<br />

announcing: regional affiliate of the<br />

year award<br />

This new category recognizes a Regional Affiliate that<br />

has expanded considerably as a regional organization<br />

while substantially advancing the national objectives of<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates.<br />

out & equal university<br />

lgbt diversity and<br />

inclusion training programs<br />

Advancing equality through courses and certifications that<br />

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where everyone can be out and equal.<br />

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oCtober 7<br />

THU The <strong>Out</strong>ies<br />

selection committee<br />

An independent committee of<br />

business and community leaders<br />

selected the finalists from<br />

dozens of well-qualified nominations.<br />

A second panel of judges<br />

reviewed the qualifications of<br />

the finalists to determine the<br />

award winners. The <strong>Out</strong>ies will<br />

be presented at the Workplace<br />

Awards Dinner on Oct. 7 during<br />

the Summit.<br />

award judges<br />

Francia baez, senior business leader,<br />

head of Global Diversity and Inclusion,<br />

Visa Inc.<br />

eliza byard, PhD, executive director,<br />

GLSEN<br />

lorri Jean, CEO, Los Angeles Gay and<br />

Lesbian Center<br />

randy kammer, vice president of<br />

regulatory affairs and public policy,<br />

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida<br />

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selection committee members<br />

Cathy Campbell, director of diversity and inclusion strategy, Charles Schwab & Co.<br />

eric douglas, senior officer for donor resources, Gill Foundation<br />

bJ kamigaki, quality engineering section manager, Hewlett-Packard<br />

Cindy laughlin, senior diversity consultant, Genentech<br />

glynda mcginnis, vice president, sales development consultant, Wells Fargo<br />

ian myszenski, senior email marketing analyst, Hotwire<br />

alexander vaughan, director of human resources, YMCA of Silicon Valley<br />

isidro villarreal, manager, UMT Consulting Group<br />

mark leno,<br />

California state senator<br />

amanda r. simpson, senior technical<br />

advisor, Bureau of Industry and<br />

Security, Department of Commerce<br />

maxim thorne, senior vice president,<br />

development, NAACP<br />

kenji yoshino, Chief Justice Earl<br />

Warren Professor of Constitutional<br />

Law, New York University


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OCTOBER 8


9:00 am – 10:30 am<br />

Session 5<br />

& ticketed<br />

breakfast<br />

11:00 am – 12:30 pm<br />

Session 6<br />

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm<br />

Lunch &<br />

closing<br />

plenary<br />

TICKETED BREAKFAST<br />

The business case for marriage equality<br />

FEATURED EVENT<br />

From corporate policy to Capitol Hill<br />

FEATURED EVENTS<br />

friday<br />

Intersections: Religion, sexual orientation and gender identity<br />

in the workplace<br />

The future of LGBT equality: The intersection of public policy<br />

and business leadership<br />

Anti-discrimination: From policy to practice<br />

SPONSORED BY PAUL HASTINGS AND XEROX<br />

PLENARY SPEAKERS<br />

Chely Wright, Chai Feldblum<br />

REGISTRATION OPEN: 8:00 am – 10:00 am<br />

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OCTOBER 8<br />

FRI Session 5 9:00–10:30<br />

mARRIAGE EqUALITY BREAKFAST<br />

The Business Case for Marriage <strong>Equal</strong>ity<br />

SUPPORTED BY THE EVELYN AND WALTER HAAS, JR. FUND<br />

Bob Witeck David Codell Carrie Farrell Brian mcNaught Janson Wu<br />

In 2007, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>—in partnership with Levi Strauss—filed an amici curiae brief with the State Supreme Court of California<br />

in favor of eliminating discrimination in California’s marriage laws. Beyond concerns of social justice, support for laws that<br />

provide an organization’s employees with equal access to benefits is a compelling business issue. Disparities among states<br />

in the right for LGBT couples to be legally wed create corresponding disparities in a company’s ability to recruit, retain, and<br />

relocate employees; offer comparable compensation across jurisdictions. They also complicate recordkeeping. Nevertheless,<br />

only a few companies include the ability of their employees to access civil marriage in their diversity and corporate social<br />

responsibility efforts. Bob Witeck, CEO of Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc., will lead a panel of legal and corporate<br />

experts in a discussion of how corporations can approach marriage equality. Breakfast is included with tickets for this event.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate TRACK: featured panel<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all ROOm: Petree Hall-C<br />

FEATURED SPEAKER<br />

From corporate policy to Capitol Hill<br />

ORGANIzED BY UCLA WILLIAmS INSTITUTE AND UCLA EXECUTIVE EDUCATION<br />

Naomi Goldberg<br />

In the current legal landscape, there is a great deal corporations can do for their LGBT employees and clients. But even with<br />

the best policies and intentions, full equality can’t always be achieved from the board room. When should your company<br />

move beyond corporate policies and work for broader legal and policy changes impacting LGBT people? This session will<br />

look at these issues by examining a joint project of Merrill Lynch and the Williams Institute. In 2008 and 2009 Merrill Lynch<br />

sponsored a series of research projects by the Williams Institute examining the unequal treatment that same-sex couples<br />

receive in terms of federal income taxes, estate taxes, and retirement benefits.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate TRACK: featured speaker<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all ROOm: 411-Theatre<br />

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From Our Family to Yours<br />

FEATURED PANELS<br />

“Johnson & Johnson is<br />

proud of the achievements<br />

of our GLBT ERG and<br />

supports their efforts to<br />

ensure that our company<br />

continues to be an<br />

‘employer of choice’<br />

for all.”<br />

Anthony P. Carter<br />

Chief Diversity Officer<br />

Johnson & Johnson<br />

At the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, our vision of diversity includes<br />

everyone—from our employees, to our suppliers, to our customers. Diversity is<br />

what makes us strong—and it’s what keeps us uniquely qualified and energized as<br />

a resourceful and creative leader. At the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies,<br />

our people are who we are.<br />

Johnson & Johnson is:<br />

n Ranked #1 overall for diversity in 2009 and<br />

#2 in 2010. (DiversityInc.)<br />

n Ranked one of the “Top 10” best places to work for<br />

GLBT employees (DiversityInc.) in 2008 and 2009<br />

© Johnson & Johnson 2010<br />

Diversity is the<br />

Family of Companies


OCTOBER 8<br />

FRI<br />

WORKSHOPS<br />

Accommodating religion and sexual<br />

orientation in the workplace: Promoting<br />

tolerance and diverse views<br />

Ian Hlawati, Esq., michele E. Phillips, Esq.<br />

Analyzing diverse perspectives and utilizing presenter<br />

role play to demonstrate important legal themes, this<br />

workshop will explore the delicate balance between an<br />

employer’s duty to reasonably accommodate sincerely<br />

held religious beliefs and practices, and the obligation to<br />

create a welcoming environment for employees who do<br />

not follow those same beliefs and practices. In particular,<br />

the workshop will discuss the conflict between religious<br />

belief and sexual orientation in the workplace.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: law & policy<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 518<br />

The Bridge: Working across ERGs<br />

Blake DuBois, Eric Thalasinos<br />

Do you want to gain new membership for your employee<br />

resource group and be able to work on larger, more<br />

exciting programs? Do you want to promote diversity and<br />

cultural learning while maximizing budget resources? By<br />

partnering with other ERGs in your company you can accomplish<br />

all of this and more. In this informative presentation,<br />

we will explore how the Merck Rainbow Alliance<br />

successfully partnered with the other Merck ERGs under<br />

an umbrella organization called The Bridge. We will<br />

examine best practices in working across ERGs, and the<br />

challenges therein. At the end of the session, attendees<br />

will be able to describe why an LBGT ERG should partner<br />

with other ERGs and how to effect that partnership.<br />

Please join us for a fun and interactive session.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 510<br />

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Session 5 9:00–10:30<br />

Building LGBT leadership: Cummins’ strategic<br />

vision for LGBT inclusion<br />

Bruce C. Carver, Sameer D. Samudra<br />

Come learn about one company’s journey from acknowledgement<br />

of LGBT diversity to advocacy efforts for the<br />

LGBT community. Cummins, a Fortune 500 company<br />

headquartered in Columbus, Ind., added sexual orientation<br />

to its non-discrimination policy in 1998, and in 2007,<br />

company executives publicly testified against SJR 7, an<br />

amendment that would have banned gay marriage. What<br />

were the steps taken, issues faced, and lessons learned<br />

by the top leadership, employee resource group leaders,<br />

LGBT employees, and human resources professionals in<br />

this journey? Take away tips and information on how to<br />

get leadership support, create a strategic roadmap, and<br />

add business value while creating LGBT inclusion.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: HR & diversity professionals<br />

ROOm: 511-A<br />

The business case for transgender-inclusive<br />

health benefits<br />

Rebecca J. Solomon<br />

There is an increasing consensus in the established<br />

medical community and beyond that transgender-related<br />

health care is “medically necessary” care. However, in<br />

employer-provided health benefit plans, the specific<br />

exclusion of any medical benefit for transgender-related<br />

care is still widely prevalent, even among companies that<br />

have a transgender-inclusive non-discrimination policy.<br />

This workshop will focus on making the case to employers<br />

for the need to remove such exclusions from their<br />

health-benefit plans. Topics covered include: the gap<br />

between non-discrimination policy and practice; a cost<br />

analysis; employee recuitment, retention and productivity<br />

impacts; evolving diversity recognition standards; case<br />

studies; and best practices.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: law & policy<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: HR & diversity professionals<br />

ROOm: 511-B


WORKSHOPS<br />

The care and feeding of straight allies<br />

at work: What LGBTs must know for<br />

successful inclusion<br />

Jody m. Huckaby, Jean-marie Navetta<br />

Everyone wants straight allies in their ERGs, but not<br />

everyone is successful in attracting, engaging, and retaining<br />

allies after the initial ask. PFLAG—the original ally<br />

organization—launched a program in 2007 specifically<br />

designed to try a new approach to providing LGBTs and<br />

existing allies tools to attract new supporters. Find out<br />

about the research used to launch the effort, the strategies<br />

employed, and how LGBT professionals can deploy<br />

these strategies to attract, educate, and keep allies<br />

engaged at work.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 507<br />

The disability community and the LGBT<br />

community: Similarities, differences,<br />

and alliances<br />

Nadine O. Vogel<br />

On issues like recruiting, etiquette, and awareness; employee<br />

resource groups; coming out; and other workforce<br />

or workplace challenges, the LGBT community has<br />

allies in the disability community. This sister community<br />

includes employees with disabilities or those who have a<br />

child or other dependent with special needs. Yes, there<br />

are a myriad of differences, but there are many more<br />

similarities that can be extremely powerful for everyone<br />

when addressed properly.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: diversity & community<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: HR & diversity professionals<br />

ROOm: 511-C<br />

friday<br />

Diversity sells: How to leverage LGBT support<br />

into sales internationally<br />

Ian Johnson<br />

There is an ongoing need to ensure enhanced diversity<br />

and inclusion work at almost all corporations. Often,<br />

though, this work exists in a relative vacuum with little<br />

interface outside the organization itself. New research<br />

from the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> Now Global LGBT Study reveals quite<br />

dramatic potential for D&I work—as well as other LGBT<br />

development activities such as sponsorships and marketing<br />

outreach—to leverage brand selection decisions.<br />

Discover how your good work in workplace diversity can<br />

actually become a practical tactic to enhance your company’s<br />

marketing and sales function. With research from<br />

North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle<br />

East, and Australia this session delivers valuable practical<br />

takeouts—and then some. Apply this new research data<br />

to discover additional management buy-in—and budgets—within<br />

your organization.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: international<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 513<br />

Energy sector LGBT employee resource group<br />

best practices<br />

Neddy Perez<br />

This interactive learning and discussion session is designed<br />

to uncover the challenges and issues still being<br />

faced by LGBT professionals in the energy sector and<br />

talk about how employee resource groups can help address<br />

those challenges.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members, energy & utilities sector<br />

ROOm: 504<br />

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OCTOBER 8<br />

FRI<br />

WORKSHOPS<br />

Going deeper: Engaging your members and<br />

allies with social software<br />

Christopher Wyble, michael J. Young<br />

IBM uses many of the same products it offers to clients<br />

as productivity tools for its own employees. Additionally,<br />

much of this technology and software is available for use<br />

by its employee resource groups to actively engage with<br />

constituents. This workshop will show concrete examples<br />

of how social software has allowed for stronger and more<br />

effective engagement among LGBT IBMers and their<br />

allies, and will offer hands-on tips for participants to get<br />

started with their own social software strategy.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 505<br />

Identifying, building and developing an LGBT<br />

pipeline of rising stars<br />

Chris Crespo, Rosanna Delia, Patricia Wiley<br />

Looking around and wondering who will be the next out<br />

visible executive within your organization, or the next<br />

leader of your LGBT affinity group, or the next face of<br />

your LGBT initiatives? From identifying to coaching and<br />

retention, this workshop aims to help organizations start<br />

at the beginning of the process in engaging LGBT candidates<br />

for leadership opportunities, providing support<br />

and professional development, and ultimately assisting<br />

them in achieving their full potential. Building a pipeline<br />

of leaders is good for their careers and your organization.<br />

Join Ernst & Young, along with a panel of other industry<br />

leaders, for a discussion on leading strategies to build<br />

and take advantage of your group’s full potential.<br />

LEVEL: advanced<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: organizational leadership (executives/<br />

management)<br />

ROOm: 512<br />

LGBT health disparities: Another case for<br />

partner benefits<br />

Bryan P. Baugh, mD, James Witek, mD, FACP<br />

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Session 5 9:00–10:30<br />

This interactive workshop is designed to highlight the<br />

health disparities faced by the LGBT community. Through<br />

discussion and dialogue health disparities will be elaborated<br />

and proposed as another reason to advocate for<br />

partner benefits.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: law & policy<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all, health care & pharmaceutical<br />

professionals<br />

ROOm: 408-A<br />

Reaching out to engage employees<br />

everywhere<br />

Greg Ligotti, Lynda Pires, Carol Rodriguez, Scott<br />

Willoughby<br />

This workshop will present a discussion of best practices<br />

for resource groups and diversity leaders to engage<br />

employees everywhere, including field and international<br />

locations. This will include establishing your organization’s<br />

objectives for outreach and how doing so can<br />

have an impact and “change the feel of the place.” We<br />

will explore tools such as social networking and the use<br />

of virtual employee resource groups, as well as discuss<br />

culture challenges.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 408-B<br />

The Safe Space <strong>Program</strong><br />

Stewart Anderson, mark F. Carden, Ryk Koscielski<br />

The Safe Space <strong>Program</strong> was created to provide a company<br />

tool that reinforces the message of inclusion to all<br />

employees that the work environment is supportive of<br />

gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered associates and<br />

that hostility and negative behavior in the workplace will<br />

not be tolerated. This workshop offers a brief overview<br />

of the history and creation of the Safe Space <strong>Program</strong>,<br />

and how it was implemented at AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, and<br />

Hewlett Packard. The major focus of the workshop will<br />

be to offer attendees a methodology for implementing<br />

a Safe Space in your workplace by sharing what worked<br />

and didn’t work well at the panel companies. The Safe<br />

Space <strong>Program</strong> and Symbol (pink triangle surrounded by


WORKSHOPS<br />

a green circle) are registered trademarks of EQUAL! For<br />

more information, visit http://www.equal.org/.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 506<br />

Twitter for human resources staff: Minimize<br />

your time, maximize your return<br />

Julie Beach, m.A.<br />

Recruiters and other human resources staff will leave this<br />

brief workshop knowing how to efficiently use Twitter to<br />

market their company’s brand, access breaking human<br />

resources news, gain intelligence on targeted occupations,<br />

and find outstanding candidates.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: personal & professional development<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: HR & diversity professionals<br />

ROOm: 501-C<br />

When health care isn’t caring: Combating<br />

health care discrimination of LGBT people<br />

and PLWHA<br />

zahara Raine, Beverly Tillery<br />

Using key findings from Lambda Legal’s Health Care Fairness<br />

Survey, this workshop will review results of unprecedented<br />

research on health care disparities and discrimination<br />

faced by LGBT people and people living with HIV<br />

or AIDS (PLWHA). By providing a powerful snapshot of<br />

the experiences of a diverse cross-section of members of<br />

the LGBT and HIV communities nationwide, this workshop<br />

will also identify key issues for employee resource<br />

groups to advocate for, such as comprehensive cultural<br />

competency and inclusive policies and coverage. In<br />

reviewing the connections between the LGBT and healthcare<br />

reform movements, this workshop will explore how<br />

polices and programs can more sufficiently address particular<br />

needs of LGBT and HIV-affected employees.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: diversity & community<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 501-A<br />

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©2010 MasterCard<br />

friday<br />

It’s just a piece of plastic that lives in your wallet<br />

that understands diverse perspectives lead to<br />

unique innovations and limitless possibilities.<br />

One look at our DNA, and you’ll see it’s made up<br />

of s, s, and s. Not to mention a few s.<br />

As a global network that connects people of all<br />

backgrounds, MasterCard Worldwide understands that<br />

when s, s, s, and s work together, it creates the<br />

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That’s why supporting diversity lies at the foundation<br />

of our company. Because diversity is at the heart of<br />

innovation, and innovation puts MasterCard squarely at<br />

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OCTOBER 8<br />

FRI Session 6 11:00–12:30<br />

FEATURED PANELS<br />

Intersections: Religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity in the workplace<br />

ORGANIzED BY TANENBAUm CENTER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING<br />

Deb<br />

Dagit<br />

Joyce<br />

Dubensky<br />

Joyce Dubensky, executive vice president and CEO of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, will<br />

moderate this panel featuring Tanenbaum’s Religious Diversity in the Workplace Advisory Council members Ana Duarte<br />

McCarthy, chief diversity officer, Citi; Deb Dagit, chief diversity officer, Merck; and Mark Fowler, Tanenbaum’s director of<br />

programs. Religious and LGBT policies and programs in the workplace can sometimes result in workplace conflicts and<br />

misunderstandings. We will explore what happens when strongly held identities and values collide with one another,<br />

potentially derailing diversity and inclusion efforts. Panelists will discuss how their companies have dealt with challenges<br />

that arise when social identities such as religious affiliation, sexual orientation, and gender expression cause tension,<br />

misunderstandings, and counter-productive behavior. Tanenbaum will share proven practices for addressing these<br />

types of issues from its ongoing benchmarking of companies. Merck and Citi CDOs will delve into the practical application<br />

of these practices, including Pride month celebrations, whether to sponsor an interfaith employee resource group,<br />

domestic partner benefits, and inclusion of partners in company-sponsored social activities. This will be an interactive<br />

session where attendees can bring their ideas and concerns in a candid and practical atmosphere of problem-solving<br />

and exchange of proven practices.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate TRACK: featured panel<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all ROOm: 515-A<br />

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mark E.<br />

Fowler<br />

Ana Duarte<br />

mcCarthy


FEATURED PANELS<br />

FEATURED SPEAKER<br />

friday<br />

The future of LGBT equality: The intersection of public policy and business leadership<br />

ORGANIzED BY WITECK-COmBS COmmUNICATIONS AND THE GAY & LESBIAN VICTORY FUND<br />

Toni Atkins Brandon<br />

Hernandez<br />

David Parks Chuck Wolfe<br />

This featured panel, moderated by Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, will foster a<br />

dynamic conversation among some of the nation’s most respected LGBT elected officials and leaders. As American<br />

society itself advances, the focus of their dialogue will be how political and business engagement together are creating<br />

conditions for lasting change on many top LGBT priorities such as employment nondiscrimination, transgender acceptance<br />

and nondiscrimination, LGBT employment benefits, marriage and partnership equality, and HIV/AIDS, health and<br />

wellness disparities.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate TRACK: featured panel<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all ROOm: 515-B<br />

Anti-discrimination: From policy to practice<br />

ORGANIzED BY UCLA WILLIAmS INSTITUTE AND UCLA EXECUTIVE EDUCATION<br />

m. V. Lee Badgett<br />

It’s one thing to pass federal and state legislation to protect LGBT people in the workplace,<br />

it’s another to put such laws into practice. Even when companies adopt policies that follow or<br />

improve on legal requirements, do they actually change workplace climate and help to attract<br />

and retain talented workers? How can companies measure the impact of their policies? What<br />

new challenges are created when such policies are adopted? In this session, Williams Institute<br />

Research Director Lee Badgett will discuss the challenges of putting new corporate policies in<br />

practice, with a focus on anti-discrimination and domestic partnership policies.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate TRACK: featured speaker<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all ROOm: 411-Theatre<br />

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FRI Session 6 11:00–12:30<br />

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After the dust settles: Rebuilding your ERG<br />

Ann Dunkin, Stephanie Puentes<br />

In today’s corporate environment, change is the only constant.<br />

Significant organizational changes like mergers, acquisitions,<br />

and divestitures can adversely affect even the most robust<br />

employee resource group. When the dust settles, you may<br />

find that you’ve lost key people and resources, and that your<br />

membership is no longer engaged. So how do you go about<br />

rebuilding your ERG? In this workshop you will learn how to<br />

assess your situation, rebuild your alliances, develop realistic<br />

objectives, and re-energize your membership.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 409-B<br />

Bringing the T to the ERG: Advocating for a<br />

transgender-inclusive workplace<br />

masen Davis, Kristina Wertz<br />

Are you ready to prioritize transgender issues in your<br />

employee resource group? Is your ERG in a position to<br />

improve the experience of your transgender coworkers?<br />

Come learn about challenges and opportunities facing<br />

transgender people in the workplace, strategies to<br />

support transgender employment, and ways to advocate<br />

for good policies and practices in your company. From<br />

health benefits to restroom access, we’ll tackle some of<br />

the most pressing issues your ERG can take on.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 503<br />

Can we talk? Partnership counseling for<br />

your ERG<br />

michael Bolin, marjorie Hill, Ph.D., milton Irvin,<br />

Patrick Sheahan, Ph.D., Andrew Wallace<br />

In just 90 minutes, learn how to boost your employee resource<br />

group with valuable injections of creativity, visibility,<br />

and productivity by creating and leveraging deep and<br />

lasting partnerships across your organization, and with<br />

the LGBT community at large. Learn how UBS has built<br />

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and sustained internal relationships with our CEO’s office,<br />

community and public affairs, diversity, and communications<br />

and marketing. In addition, we’ll hear from the CEO<br />

of Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Dr. Marjorie Hill, how to get<br />

the best out of your nonprofit relationships. There will be<br />

the opportunity to hear expert advice from our esteemed<br />

panel, as well as the chance to share your successes and<br />

war stories in an interactive group discussion.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 507<br />

Count me in: Including LGBT in workplace<br />

demographic data collection<br />

michael Bach, Elaine Newman<br />

Traditionally, when employers collect demographic data<br />

about their staff, the LGBT community has not had the opportunity<br />

to be included. We’ve heard numerous excuses,<br />

but none of them get to the point—we want to be counted.<br />

This workshop will follow the journey of how KPMG in<br />

Canada, with assistance from Global Learning, successfully<br />

introduced LGBT as an identifier in their data collection<br />

process—first on their employee satisfaction survey,<br />

and then on their state-of-the-art diversity profile tool.<br />

LEVEL: advanced<br />

TRACK: workplace climate—policies to practice<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 501-C<br />

Creating the strategic partnership: Walmart<br />

and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders<br />

(SAGE)<br />

michael Adams, Crosby Cromwell, Bruce Gillispie,<br />

Sharon Orlopp<br />

Recent trends in corporate philanthropy in the LGBT<br />

space reflect companies’ growing interest in community<br />

partnerships that move beyond event sponsorships<br />

and connect philanthropic goals with business needs.<br />

Walmart and SAGE, a nonprofit organization whose<br />

mission is to lead in addressing issues related to LGBT<br />

aging, recently launched SAGEWorks, a comprehensive<br />

employment-readiness training program and on-line


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resource center for LGBT older adults. This workshop<br />

discusses SAGEWorks and shares best practices and<br />

strategies from the creation of this mutually beneficial<br />

partnership. Walmart’s senior management, office of<br />

diversity, and LGBT associate resource group, as well as<br />

SAGE’s executive director, discuss how communication<br />

between the two organizations began, how shared goals<br />

were identified, and how the partnership found the support<br />

necessary to reach fruition.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: diversity & community<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 511-C<br />

ERGs and employees in the beverage<br />

alcohol business: Driving for change in a<br />

conservative industry<br />

marilyn Beardsley, Esq., mark St. Cyr,<br />

Anthony Gajewski, Lou Willsea<br />

The wine and spirits industry is conservative by consumer<br />

product group standards, with structural and<br />

philosophical roots going back to Prohibition. A handful<br />

of suppliers, distributors and retailers are embracing full<br />

LGBT equality in their workplaces, and interacting with<br />

each other to socialize LGBT equality throughout the<br />

three-tier beverage alcohol distribution system.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 410<br />

Giving (and getting) back: Nonprofit boards<br />

for beginners<br />

Sara Johnston, Lester Thompson<br />

Joining a nonprofit board or committee can be a wonderful<br />

way for professionals to develop their skills while<br />

making a difference for the organization. Yet many of<br />

us are uncertain about how to do this or what it entails.<br />

In particular, younger professionals who are new to the<br />

workforce may be unsure if they have what it takes to<br />

support their community in this way. Come hear a panel<br />

of nonprofit professionals and corporate volunteers<br />

friday<br />

discuss the challenges and opportunities of joining a<br />

nonprofit board.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: personal & professional development<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 506<br />

GLAAD media training for leaders<br />

Rashad Robinson, Dannie Tillman<br />

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s<br />

(GLAAD) media field strategy team will lead a media<br />

training session to assist a diverse array of organizations<br />

and employee resource groups in generating additional<br />

media coverage for LGBT issues within their organizations,<br />

as well as in their local communities. The training<br />

will focus on three core areas for increasing the media<br />

competency of participants: sharing your story, developing<br />

media relations and communicating your message.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 511-B<br />

Health benefits for transgender and<br />

transsexual employees, the WPATH<br />

Standards of Care, and the CEI<br />

Jamison Green, Samir Luther, André Wilson, m.S.<br />

This workshop is designed to help employers achieve<br />

fully-inclusive health insurance with respect to the Corporate<br />

<strong>Equal</strong>ity Index 3.0 criteria and the World Professional<br />

Association for Transgender Health’s Standards of<br />

Care. Based on our experience with CEI-rated employers’<br />

plans, we’ll walk through and take questions about<br />

tips and best practices, pitfalls to avoid, and educational<br />

resources to address misconceptions.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: law & policy<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: HR & diversity professionals, benefits<br />

professionals<br />

ROOm: 409-A<br />

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I love you, may it please the court<br />

David m. Hall, Ed.D.<br />

This workshop will examine the legal issues surrounding<br />

same-sex marriage, specifically focusing on Perry v.<br />

Schwarzenegger, the case seeking to overturn California’s<br />

Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage.<br />

Often the debate about same-sex marriage involves<br />

people sharing their opinions. However, there are clear<br />

legal and constitutional arguments that will and are being<br />

made in court. This workshop helps participants frame<br />

the marriage equality debate from a cognitive perspective<br />

rather than an emotional one. It will deconstruct the<br />

legal arguments on both sides and make them accessible<br />

for everyone to understand.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: diversity & community<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 511-A<br />

Leveraging change management concepts to<br />

maximize impact of LGBT programs<br />

Bryan Schneidmuller<br />

In this interactive workshop, you will gain knowledge<br />

about change management, including understanding the<br />

nature and elements of change as it relates to the design,<br />

planning, and execution of an LGBT program in your<br />

organization. You will also be introduced to the complexities<br />

associated with introducing LGBT programs and how<br />

the steps of change management will support smooth<br />

program execution.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: ERG engagement<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 505<br />

LGBT issues in an international setting<br />

Eleanor mulligan, Scott Safier, Sarah Stuart<br />

Supporting diversity and inclusion in an international organization<br />

presents many challenges, including cultural,<br />

legal, and social barriers. Supporting LGBT employees<br />

is incredibly important, but can also be very challenging<br />

for multi-national corporations. In many countries, LGBT<br />

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people face open discrimination, violence, and criminal<br />

prosecution. Utilizing employee resource groups to help<br />

navigate these challenges and develop inclusive workplace<br />

practices globally has proven to be successful<br />

for Google. Google’s LGBT ERG has been both reactive<br />

and proactive in our international offices to support our<br />

colleagues, including being the first corporate sponsor<br />

of Pride in Israel, sponsoring Europride in Poland this<br />

year, and creating LGBT affinity groups in Latin American<br />

countries. In this workshop, we will use Google’s experience<br />

as a case study for how ERG involvement can<br />

enable companies to scale their inclusion efforts globally<br />

and customize these efforts for the individual offices and<br />

cultures in which they operate. Participants will gain an<br />

understanding of some of the issues faced by LGBT employees<br />

in a global company, hear about ideas that have<br />

worked and some that have not, and exchange ideas,<br />

experiences, and strategies from other companies.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: international<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 518<br />

LGBT supplier diversity: How you can make<br />

an impact at work and in the community<br />

Dawn Ackerman, Carol Attak, Victoria Fulkerson,<br />

Thompson Harner, Frantz Tiffeau Jr.<br />

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce’s<br />

(NGLCC) rapidly expanding LGBT supplier diversity initiative<br />

offers a host of opportunities for members of corporate<br />

employee resource groups to get involved nationally and in<br />

their local LGBT business community. Certification for LGBTowned<br />

businesses is helping to empower the LGBT community<br />

and increase access to contracts as well as business<br />

development opportunities with corporations across the<br />

country and around the globe. In 2011, the Human Rights<br />

Campaign’s Corporate <strong>Equal</strong>ity Index will score corporate<br />

America on its commitment to LGBT supplier diversity. Learn<br />

how corporate ERGs and their members play a vital role in<br />

this process and find out how you can help expand opportunities<br />

for LGBT businesses and entrepreneurs. Attendees<br />

can expect to hear an overview of the NGLCC’s certification<br />

process as well as ways to engage your company in LGBT<br />

supplier diversity. NGLCC Corporate Partners Ernst & Young<br />

and Office Depot, along with NGLCC-certified company


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<strong>Out</strong>Smart Office Solutions, will share their experiences of<br />

becoming active on the local and national levels with LGBT<br />

supplier diversity and the NGLCC.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: law & policy<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 501-A<br />

London calling: An overview of the LGBT legal<br />

profession in the United Kingdom<br />

Petra Braybrook, madeline Lasko, Stephen Ward,<br />

Daniel K. Winterfeldt, Esq.<br />

A presentation of two ground-breaking studies of the<br />

career experiences of LGBT people in the legal sector in<br />

the United Kingdom, carried out jointly by The InterLaw<br />

Diversity Forum for LGBT Networks and The Law Society<br />

of England and Wales. The Survey of LGB Solicitors<br />

2009/10 asked LGB solicitors about their experiences<br />

within the legal profession. The LGBT Judicial Diversity<br />

Survey 2009/10’s aim was to address perceptions of the<br />

judiciary from the angle of sexual orientation. The session<br />

will cover how the two studies were developed and<br />

implemented, what we learned, and the next steps to take.<br />

We will also compare the studies with similar studies on<br />

women and people of color in the U.K. legal profession.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: international<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all, legal professionals<br />

ROOm: 502-B<br />

friday<br />

Rock the ages: Generational differences and ERGs<br />

Blake Gaither, F. Chase Hawkins, Frankie O’Connor,<br />

Kristy Thomsen, Louise Young, Ph.D.<br />

Four distinct generations are now occupying the same<br />

workplace. The different characteristics of these generations<br />

have enormous potential impacts on employee<br />

resource groups, especially regarding their focus and<br />

cohesion. Raytheon ERG leaders from all four generations<br />

will discuss the characteristics of their generation<br />

and will share results of a Raytheon ERG leaders’ lunch,<br />

held during <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s Summit, where generational<br />

differences and their effect on the future of ERGs were<br />

addressed. Come to our workshop to learn how to start<br />

the conversation in your own company.<br />

LEVEL: introductory<br />

TRACK: diversity & community<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: all<br />

ROOm: 408-A<br />

Tweet me L8R: Discovering the benefits of<br />

working with Gen Y<br />

Paul El-meouchy, Tim Garippa, Nate Parker,<br />

Karina Radulescu, Leah Reynolds<br />

RT @workplacesummit: Join us 2 learn benefits Gen Y<br />

brings 2 companies & how 2 work w/ or manage them.<br />

#Boomers #Millennials #LGBT #<strong>Equal</strong>ity. Gen Y members<br />

are very connected to technology, information, and each<br />

other and this means they are going to be productive and<br />

dynamic leaders of the future workplace. We will share<br />

insight on effective communication and management<br />

strategies across generations.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: personal & professional development<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: organizational leadership (executives/<br />

management)<br />

ROOm: 510<br />

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Two moms, two dads, Dora, Bratz,<br />

and GI Joe: Navigating the gender divide<br />

with your kids<br />

Elizabeth Birch, Gina Reiss, mike Syers<br />

As an LGBT parent, things are complicated when it comes<br />

to gender. Raise your daughter as a good feminist or fight<br />

the good fight against Barbie, Hannah Montana and the<br />

pink Princess? Give your son the Hulk, Transformers, and<br />

GI Joe, or fight the macho toys and encourage him to be<br />

a little metrosexual? Your father-in-law goes red when he<br />

sees your son’s one doll, while your mom worries you’re<br />

raising your daughter to be gay. Gender is fraught for all<br />

parents, especially gay ones.<br />

LEVEL: intermediate<br />

TRACK: diversity & community<br />

TARGET AUDIENCE: ERG members<br />

ROOm: 512


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Chely Wright<br />

Chai Feldblum<br />

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Chely Wright—who launched her music career nearly two decades ago—made headlines<br />

in May 2010 when she came out as a lesbian, becoming the first major country music star<br />

to live her life openly. Wright’s debut album, Woman in the Moon, was released in 1994 and<br />

attracted rave reviews from country music critics, earning her a Top New Female Vocalist<br />

Award from the Academy of Country Music. She has released six additional studio albums,<br />

with hits including “Single White Female,” “Shut Up and Drive” and “Jezebel.” In May, when<br />

she came out, she released her book Like Me, a highly praised autobiography in which she<br />

tells the story of her personal journey of living in the closet and eventually deciding to live<br />

her life honestly.<br />

Chai Feldblum was nominated to serve as a Commissioner of the EEOC by President<br />

Barack Obama on September 15, 2009. Prior to her appointment to the EEOC, she was a<br />

Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where she had taught since<br />

1991. At Georgetown, she founded the Law Center’s Federal Legislation and Administrative<br />

Clinic, a program designed to train students to become legislative lawyers. As co-director of<br />

Workplace Flexibility 2010, Feldblum has worked to advance flexible workplaces in a manner<br />

that works for employees and employers.<br />

Feldblum previously served as legislative counsel to the AIDS Project of the American Civil<br />

Liberties Union. In this role, she developed legislation, analyzed policy on AIDS-related issues,<br />

and played a leading role in drafting the ground-breaking Americans with Disabilities<br />

Act of 1990.<br />

Feldblum has also worked on advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights<br />

and has been a leading expert on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act. She clerked for<br />

Judge Frank Coffin of the First Circuit Court of Appeals and for Supreme Court Justice Harry<br />

A. Blackmun after receiving her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She received her B.A. degree<br />

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presenters


A<br />

Aaron Aanenson<br />

Harnessing social media for ERG outreach, awareness,<br />

and engagement<br />

Aaron Aanenson works at Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean,<br />

VA, where he supports the EPA in testing, designing, and<br />

analyzing information systems. One of his passions is<br />

traveling, which has led him to visit 14 countries, as well as<br />

live abroad in Bogotá, Colombia. He recently graduated<br />

from Pace University, and is a long-time supporter of the<br />

gay rights movement, working with various organizations<br />

and the religious community.<br />

Michael Abata<br />

Hitting the bullseye: How your ERG can engage leaders<br />

and drive business results<br />

Michael Abata has played a pivotal role in executing new<br />

strategies put forth by leadership in his role as business<br />

initiatives chair on Target’s GLBT Business Council. His position<br />

within Target’s guest insights team has provided the<br />

council with a wealth of robust research, which has been<br />

used to better align Target’s core values to the needs and<br />

desires of guests and team members.<br />

Wesley W. Abrameit<br />

Managing through difficult economic times<br />

Wes Abrameit is vice president for commercial operations<br />

data management at Citi, where he oversees an area<br />

that is responsible for producing critical management<br />

information systems, while administering all bank control<br />

record modifications and rate updates for the business<br />

side of the bank at the Citibank Client Services site in San<br />

Antonio. Wes, with a group of colleagues, organized and<br />

founded the Citi Pride Network in San Antonio in 2005,<br />

where he currently serves as co-chair. He has a bachelor’s<br />

degree in business administration from the University of<br />

the Incarnate Word and will complete his M.B.A. next year.<br />

bios<br />

Dawn Ackerman<br />

LGBT supplier diversity: How you can make an impact at<br />

work and in the community<br />

Dawn Ackerman is founder and CEO of EcoToner, a green<br />

office supply company in Los Angeles, and also the president<br />

and chief financial officer of <strong>Out</strong>Smart Office Solutions,<br />

a Seattle-based LGBT green office supply company<br />

certified by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of<br />

Commerce (NGLCC). She has served on the board of the<br />

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce for<br />

the last six years, including two terms as president, and<br />

is currently on the NGLCC’s national procurement council.<br />

She was honored to be named the 2006 Planet <strong>Out</strong><br />

“LGBT Entrepreneur of the Year.”<br />

Michael Adams<br />

Creating the strategic partnership: Walmart and<br />

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)<br />

Michael Adams is the executive director of SAGE (Services<br />

& Advocacy for GLBT Elders). Located in New York City,<br />

SAGE is the oldest and largest such organization in the<br />

country. Previously, Michael was the director of education<br />

and public affairs for Lambda Legal, and prior to that<br />

he spent a decade as an attorney leading cutting-edge<br />

litigation that established new rights for LGBT people.<br />

Rob Adkisson<br />

Changing the way we work and live: Inclusive policies,<br />

practices, and processes<br />

Rob Adkisson is the commercial services marketing manager<br />

at Cisco Systems. He is the president of the Cisco<br />

GLBT & Advocates employee resource group. Under his<br />

leadership, the GLBT & Advocates ERG has increased its<br />

influence and presence domestically and internationally.<br />

He worked with other Cisco ERGs to creates a companywide<br />

“tell-your-story” project to promote diversity.<br />

Jane Allen<br />

Is the ERG obsolete? How to keep your ERG relevant in<br />

a rights-friendly environment<br />

Jane Allen is a partner and chief diversity officer at<br />

Deloitte, and national leader for power and utilities. As<br />

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responsibilities, specializing in strategy and business<br />

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she was assistant dean at the University of Toronto, and a<br />

policy advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Energy and the<br />

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Stewart T. Anderson<br />

The Safe Space <strong>Program</strong><br />

Using drama to overcome drama: Confronting our<br />

phobias and “isms”<br />

Stewart Anderson is a business operations manager in<br />

Hewlett-Packard’s personal systems group. He is currently<br />

the chair of HP’s global PRIDE leadership council and<br />

is an active trainer in HP’s Safe Space <strong>Program</strong>. Stewart<br />

is a diversity champion in his community as well, serving<br />

as vice president of PFLAG’s Northern Colorado chapter,<br />

on the Martin Luther King Celebration planning committee,<br />

and participating in the local initiative for Freedom to<br />

Marry Day. He is an alumnus of the UCLA Leadership Institute,<br />

and <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s Executive Forum. Stewart lives<br />

in Fort Collins, CO, with his husband, Jim. They have two<br />

grown children, and when not hiking in the woods around<br />

their cabin, they are exploring the strange new territory of<br />

being empty-nesters.<br />

Amy Andre<br />

Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media<br />

on bisexual lives<br />

Featured from CNN to Cosmo for her work as a bisexual/<br />

LGBT activist, Amy Andre is the co-author of Bisexual<br />

Health and the executive director of San Francisco Pride.<br />

With a master’s degree in sexuality studies (focused on<br />

bisexual identity), Amy has taught thousands of people at<br />

over 100 conferences, businesses, and schools. Recently,<br />

she earned an M.B.A. in nonprofit management from UC<br />

Berkeley’s acclaimed Haas School of Business. Visit amyandre.com<br />

for details.<br />

Jeff Anthony<br />

From marketing to outreach: How to make an ERG<br />

relevant<br />

Jeff Anthony is a creative manager at Kimberly-Clark<br />

Professional, a division of Kimberly-Clark, where he is a<br />

steward for key brands such as Scott, Kleenex, Wypall,<br />

and Kimtech. He is the creative manager for all print and<br />

interactive marketing campaigns for customers such as<br />

Home Depot, Lowes, Wal-Mart, and Sam’s Club. He is an<br />

active member of the Pride employee resource group.


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The future of LGBT equality: The intersection of public<br />

policy and business leadership<br />

Toni Atkins served two terms on the San Diego city<br />

council, from 2000 to 2008. She was chosen to serve as<br />

deputy mayor in 2005 during a vacancy in the mayor’s<br />

office. During her tenure Toni chaired the city council’s<br />

Committee on Budget and Finance, the Public Safety &<br />

Neighborhood Services Committee, and sat on the Audit,<br />

Land Use and Housing, Natural Resources and Culture,<br />

and Rules committees. Toni represented the City of San<br />

Diego on various boards and executive committees and<br />

was considered a leader in areas of affordable housing,<br />

workers’ rights, and neighborhood services and revitalization.<br />

A key accomplishment on behalf of the LGBT<br />

community was when she persuaded the city council and<br />

the mayor to add the City of San Diego to a friend-of-thecourt<br />

brief in support of marriage equality in 2007. Toni<br />

has received dozens of awards for her work both in and<br />

out of office, including the Gay and Lesbian Leadership<br />

Award from the Lesbian and Gay Victory Fund in honor of<br />

her leadership as the deputy mayor. Since leaving office,<br />

Toni has joined LeSar Development as a senior policy analyst,<br />

where her focus is affordable housing projects.Toni,<br />

originally from southwestern Virginia, graduated from<br />

Emory & Henry College with a degree in political science<br />

with a focus on community organizing. In July 2004, she<br />

completed the Senior Executive <strong>Program</strong> at the prestigious<br />

John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard<br />

University. Toni currently resides with her spouse, Jennifer<br />

LeSar, and their standard poodle, Haley.<br />

Carol Attak<br />

LGBT supplier diversity: How you can make an impact<br />

at work and in the community<br />

Carol Attak is U.S. supplier diversity program coordinator<br />

for Accenture, where she is responsible for the day-today<br />

initiatives, deliverables, and processes of the program.<br />

She manages the online supplier diversity management<br />

tool, interfaces with client teams to assist in meeting<br />

client requirements, works with procurement sourcing<br />

managers to incorporate supplier diversity into the procurement<br />

process, helps manage the Diverse Supplier<br />

Development <strong>Program</strong>, manages the spend reporting<br />

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Entertaining brands: Reaching an LGBT audience<br />

Jonathon Aubry oversees all West Coast entertainment<br />

advertising partnerships for Here Media. Previously, he<br />

was vice president, marketing and distribution, for Regent<br />

Releasing, and directed the marketing and publicity campaigns<br />

for all of Regent’s theatrical and DVD releases. In<br />

addition to his professional work, Jonathon is very active<br />

in the arts community and serves on the board of Los<br />

Angeles’ <strong>Out</strong>fest Film Festival, where he co-chairs the<br />

development committee.<br />

Tim Avant<br />

Real and relevant issues of LGBTQ members:<br />

Expanding how we define diversity training<br />

Tim Avant suffered through rape and abuse during his<br />

teen years, but finished high school thanks to an intervention<br />

from his family. Following graduation he got a<br />

leading role in a nationally touring play and enrolled in<br />

college. He was sure that his life was finally on the right<br />

track when he got the news that would turn his life upside<br />

down. On his twenty-first birthday, after months of ignoring<br />

pain, he was rushed to the emergency room. Doctors<br />

informed Tim and his mother that he had second-stage<br />

syphilis, hepatitis A and B, a swollen spleen, kidney damage,<br />

and HIV. His life came to a halt, but the love and<br />

support of his mother helped him get through the difficult<br />

times. His past, present, and future have inspired him to<br />

educate as many people as he possibly can about HIV<br />

and AIDS.<br />

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Michael Bach<br />

Count me in: Including LGBT in workplace demographic<br />

data collection<br />

Michael Bach works at KPMG as the Canadian national<br />

leader for diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has worked<br />

tirelessly for the past five years envisioning, implementing,<br />

and refining solutions that have helped make KPMG<br />

a recognized leader and employer of choice with regards<br />

to diversity and inclusion. Michael has served as founding<br />

chair of both pride@kpmg, KPMG’s LGBT people network,<br />

and Pride at Work Canada, an LGBT workplace organization,<br />

and has been a member of the board for numerous<br />

organizations, including the University of Toronto’s sexual<br />

diversity studies program, the LGBT Youth Line, the Canadian<br />

Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and the<br />

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council. KPMG<br />

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for New Canadians and one of Canada’s Best Diversity<br />

Employers for 2010. This is the third consecutive year that<br />

KPMG has received both these honors. Michael was also<br />

the 2010 recipient of the Canadian HR Reporter Individual<br />

Achievement Award and received KPMG’s CEO Community<br />

Excellence Award for his contributions to the larger<br />

LGBT community.<br />

Rob Bacinski<br />

Is the ERG obsolete? How to keep your ERG relevant in<br />

a rights-friendly environment<br />

Rob Bacinski is a manager in Deloitte’s technology strategy<br />

practice, as well as a co-founder of the LGBT Employees<br />

at Deloitte (LEAD) people network in Canada. In this<br />

role, he has helped to develop this employee resource<br />

group from the ground up, building membership among<br />

LGBT practitioners and allies within the firm and forging<br />

alliances with other LGBT business organizations across<br />

the country. Rob has recently embarked on a broad-ranging<br />

initiative, in partnership with ERGs in other Deloitte<br />

member firms, to promote LGBT inclusiveness across the<br />

firm globally.<br />

M.V. Lee Badgett<br />

Anti-discrimination: From policy to practice<br />

Lee Badgett is the research director at the Williams<br />

Institute. She is also the director of the Center for Public<br />

Policy and Administration and associate professor of economics<br />

at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She<br />

has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University<br />

of Chicago and a doctorate in economics from the University<br />

of California, Berkeley. Her book, Money, Myths,<br />

and Change: The Economic Lives of Lesbians and Gay<br />

Men (University of Chicago Press), presents her groundbreaking<br />

work on sexual orientation discrimination and<br />

family policy.<br />

Alan Baer<br />

Implementing and sustaining gender identity nondiscrimination<br />

practices<br />

As of September 2007 Alan Baer has assumed the role of<br />

senior vice president of People and Information, responsible<br />

for all employee and labor relations, training and<br />

development, compensation and benefits, maintaining<br />

the integrity of Kimpton’s unique culture and the strategic<br />

direction of future technology. Alan, who joined KHRG<br />

in February 2002, has significant experience directing<br />

diverse teams of employees, spearheading innovative<br />

employee programs, as well as developing a systematic<br />

approach to succession planning. Alan is a graduate of<br />

California State University Northridge, with a degree in<br />

finance and administration.<br />

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Pat Baille<br />

Checking the box: The self-identification of LGBT<br />

employees at your business<br />

Building bridges toward LGBT diversity<br />

Pat Baille has been with <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> since January 2008.<br />

She retired as a government contractor in 2007 and from<br />

the U.S. Air Force in 1993 as a major. Her entire career<br />

has been involved with training, adult education, and<br />

LGBT activism. Pat has a master’s degree in physical<br />

education and traditional Chinese medicine with minors<br />

in psychology and biology. Developing classroom and<br />

online training programs, Pat works daily for LGBT workplace<br />

equality.<br />

Scott Ballina<br />

A tale of two mommies (and daddies too): Unique<br />

challenges faced by LGBT parents in the workplace<br />

Scott Ballina is a senior manager with Deloitte Consulting<br />

LLP’s intelligence community practice. He has been<br />

with Deloitte for more than eight years, and has served a<br />

variety of clients, including the U.S. Navy Supply Systems<br />

Command, the special inspector general for Iraq<br />

reconstruction, and several U.S. intelligence agencies. He<br />

focuses on business process design and re-engineering,<br />

and implementation of SAP, PeopleSoft, Momentum, and<br />

custom development business solutions.<br />

Stephanie C. Battaglino<br />

Implementing and sustaining gender identity nondiscrimination<br />

practices<br />

So what do we do now? A guide to transgender<br />

workplace transition for LGBT and allies<br />

Transgender 101: Transgender information for the nontrans<br />

community<br />

Stephanie Battaglino is an assistant vice president and<br />

communications director at New York Life, responsible for<br />

coordinating internal communications activities targeted<br />

to the agent sales force. Stephanie serves on the board<br />

of directors of the LGBT Community Center of New York,<br />

on the leadership council of the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Metro New<br />

York affiliate, and as a member of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s transgender<br />

advisory committee. She resides in Cliffside Park, N.J.<br />

with her partner Mari and her son Andrew.<br />

Toni Battle<br />

Homophobia in the black community: What’s up with<br />

DADT?<br />

Wake up to the new ally in town<br />

Toni Battle has more than 15 years experience as a diversity<br />

and communications consultant, and as an equal<br />

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employment opportunity manager. She specializes in<br />

diversity training, cultural dynamics, race relations, and<br />

intra-racial prejudice. She is currently working on a book<br />

about her experiences as an African-American Gen-X<br />

female manager in the American workplace. Toni holds a<br />

bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s in communication<br />

studies and is a certified diversity practitioner.<br />

Bryan P. Baugh, M.D.<br />

LGBT health disparities: Another case for partner<br />

benefits<br />

Dr. Bryan Baugh is the associate medical director at Tibotec<br />

Therapeutics, a Johnson & Johnson company. His<br />

responsibilities include supporting the implementation of<br />

clinical affairs strategies for Prezista and Intelence, and<br />

he also serves as the company safety officer. Previously,<br />

Bryan worked for Roche Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining<br />

Roche, Bryan was a medical director at the Whitman<br />

Walker Clinic in Washington, DC, an LGBT healthcare<br />

organization that also provided HIV primary care.<br />

Julie Beach<br />

Twitter for human resources staff: Minimize your time,<br />

maximize your return<br />

Julie Beach joined <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates in<br />

the spring of 2008 as career development manager. Responsible<br />

for launching <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s Web-based LGBT<br />

career development program, she is a seasoned technology<br />

expert and trainer. Julie also received a master’s degree<br />

in industrial psychology with an emphasis on LGBT<br />

career development after a 15-year management career<br />

with Pacific Gas and Electric. While obtaining her degree,<br />

she worked in the human resources department at Autodesk.<br />

Enabling LGBT individuals to develop successful<br />

careers with supportive companies and organizations has<br />

been a long-time passion for Julie.<br />

Marilyn Beardsley, Esq.<br />

ERGs and employees in the beverage alcohol business:<br />

Driving for change in a conservative industry<br />

Marilyn Beardsley is corporate senior counsel in the real<br />

estate law department of Safeway, as well as a founding<br />

member and chair of Safeway’s Gay & Lesbian Alliance<br />

Network group. She received her bachelor’s degree from<br />

the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and her J.D. from<br />

the University of California, Berkeley. Marilyn is an out<br />

lesbian and has been with Safeway since February 1997.<br />

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Rachel Beitz<br />

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Rachel Beitz is a principal software engineer at Raytheon<br />

and has worked at the company for 17 years in Tewksbury,<br />

MA, Richmond, BC, and Aurora CO. Currently, she<br />

is a member of the software engineering process group<br />

in Tewksbury. Additionally, she is vice president of the<br />

Raytheon global LGBT employee resource group. Prior to<br />

Raytheon, Rachel spent six years in the Army, stationed<br />

in West Germany and Saudi Arabia. In her spare time, she<br />

volunteers as a speaker for the Greater Boston PFLAG<br />

Safe Schools program. Rachel lives in Lowell, MA.<br />

Bojana Bellamy<br />

Strength in numbers & going global: Local labor &<br />

privacy issues when collecting data from a global LGBT<br />

network<br />

Bojana Bellamy has more than 16 years of experience in<br />

international data privacy law and practice. She works for<br />

Accenture in London as director of data privacy, and is<br />

responsible for the company’s data privacy compliance<br />

program worldwide. Bojana is a member of the board of<br />

directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals<br />

and participates in a number of other data privacy<br />

industry groups. Her master’s thesis on the European Community<br />

Draft Directive on Data Protection earned her a<br />

degree from the European University Institute in Florence,<br />

Italy. She also has a law degree from Belgrade University<br />

and a diploma of advanced European legal studies from<br />

the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium. Bojana is fluent in<br />

English, French, Italian, Serbian, and Croatian.<br />

Ken Bester<br />

From marketing to outreach: How to make an ERG<br />

relevant<br />

Ken Bester is a product developer in Kimberly-Clark’s<br />

personal care business, where he has worked for ten<br />

years. He has been an active member of the Pride employee<br />

resource group for eight years and the group’s<br />

co-chair for five years. Ken has a bachelor’s degree in<br />

chemical engineering from the University of Alabama and<br />

currently resides in Appleton, Wis.<br />

Elizabeth Birch<br />

Two moms, two dads, Dora, Bratz, and GI Joe:<br />

Navigating the gender divide with your kids<br />

Elizabeth Birch is the founder and principal of TrueBlue<br />

Inclusion, a consultant firm focused exclusively on best<br />

practices and resources for CEOs as well as chief diver-


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sity, ethics, and social responsibility officers. She is a former<br />

worldwide director of litigation at Apple, and as the<br />

former executive director of the Human Rights Campaign,<br />

she built it into one of the country’s largest nonprofits for<br />

the LGBT movement. Elizabeth is the mother of 11-yearold<br />

twins.<br />

Michael Black<br />

From marketing to outreach: How to make an ERG<br />

relevant<br />

Michael Black has been with Kimberly-Clark for five years<br />

and is currently the demand analyst and production planner<br />

supporting Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for<br />

Kimberly-Clark Healthcare. He holds a bachelor of arts<br />

degree from the Royal Military College of Canada and<br />

a bachelor of science from Southeastern University. He<br />

is single and lives in Atlanta, where he is an avid walker<br />

and a member of the Atlanta Front Runners Club. He has<br />

been working with PRIDE @ K-C for two years.<br />

Michael Bolin<br />

Can we talk? Partnership counseling for your ERG<br />

Michael Bolin is the chief of staff to the CEO and chairman,<br />

UBS Group Americas and president of UBS Investment<br />

Bank. Most recently, he was the global head of<br />

strategic cost management for UBS Investment Bank.<br />

Michael has extensive experience in a variety of business<br />

and logistics roles since joining the firm in 1980, including<br />

chief operating officer of fixed income, chief administrative<br />

officer, global head of human resources, and chief of<br />

staff to the CEO of UBS Investment Bank.<br />

Matt Bosrock<br />

Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the United<br />

States<br />

Matthew Bosrock is the deputy chief executive officer of<br />

HSBC Bank Canada, where he is accountable for leading<br />

major change initiatives, improving work processes, and<br />

re-positioning the company’s business model for future<br />

success. He joined the HSBC Group in San Francisco in<br />

1991, and has served in high-profile positions in Dallas,<br />

Hong Kong, Bangladesh, South Africa, and Greece.<br />

Additionally, he is a global advisor to Education Africa,<br />

a South Africa-based non-governmental organization,<br />

and established an orphanage in Bangladesh. Matthew<br />

holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and<br />

an M.B.A. from Duke University. He is married and has<br />

three children.<br />

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Petra Braybrook<br />

London calling: An overview of the LGBT legal<br />

profession in the United Kingdom<br />

Petra Braybrook is a personal assistant in the international<br />

corporate practice of the London office of Simmons<br />

& Simmons, and has more than twenty years experience<br />

in the legal sector. Petra co-chairs the InterLaw Diversity<br />

Forum for LGBT Networks, and initiated and heads the<br />

women’s initiative within the Forum. Her hobbies and<br />

pastimes include music and drama. She has experience<br />

in amateur theater and band work, including directing<br />

plays and running acting workshops.<br />

Tracie Brind<br />

Why do they need to tell me? How Citi is looking to<br />

overcome unconscious bias<br />

Tracie Brind is a vice president at Citi in the Europe,<br />

Middle East, and Africa information services group, based<br />

in London. She joined Citi in August 2005 and is currently<br />

chief of staff, providing management information and<br />

co-ordinating projects and financial budgets and forecasts<br />

for the senior management team. Tracie has been<br />

a co-chair of the Citi Pride London network since 2008<br />

and represents the bank on the committee for the Gay<br />

Women’s Network.<br />

Jennifer Brown<br />

High-impact ERGs: Building a roadmap for business<br />

effectiveness<br />

Next-generation organizations, next-generation talent:<br />

Leveraging the changing face of LGBTA leaders and<br />

customers<br />

Jennifer Brown, CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, has<br />

been driving innovation and business results through a<br />

lens of diversity and inclusion since 2004, aligning the<br />

untapped value proposition of the emerging workforce to<br />

the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profits. Jennifer<br />

is a recognized leader in employee resource group development.<br />

She is a two-time finalist for the Wells Fargo<br />

LGBT Business Owner of the Year Award and was named<br />

Social Entrepreneur of 2010 by the New York City chapter<br />

of the National Association of Women Business Owners.<br />

Joel A. Brown<br />

What they don’t teach you in diversity school: How to<br />

ignite a successful diversity initiative<br />

Joel Brown is the chief visionary officer of Pneumos, a<br />

management consulting firm. Pneumos provides service<br />

to its clients in five areas: cultural competency, leadership<br />

training, organizational development, conflict resolution,<br />

and life and executive coaching. The firm specializes in


Making the world a better place<br />

At TI, we value diversity and are committed to ensuring that our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender<br />

employees can be open about who they are, advance in their careers and fully contribute to the<br />

company’s growth by being part of an inclusive environment.<br />

TI is proud to sponsor the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> 2010 Workplace Summit. We share <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s vision of<br />

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or characteristics.<br />

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creating synergistic cultures where employees can become<br />

leaders and organizations can become enterprises<br />

of success. Clients include the City and County of San<br />

Francisco, the Bar Association of San Francisco, Kansas<br />

City Power & Light, and Applebee’s International on matters<br />

involving diversity, inclusion, and equity. Joel has<br />

also served as an advisor to the Human Rights Campaign.<br />

In 2009, his article, “A Black Person Is a Gay Person’s<br />

Best Friend: Bridging the Cultural Divide,” was published<br />

by Legal Services of Northern California. Joel has been<br />

a member of the San Francisco Bay Area <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

regional affiliate since 2008.<br />

Michelle Brown<br />

Managing through difficult economic times<br />

Michelle Brown is an officer in the financial services operations<br />

unit of the consumer banking division at Citi. She<br />

is responsible for managing critical settlement processes<br />

and financial wire transfers for Citibank. She is a founding<br />

council member of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> St. Louis and has cochaired<br />

the Citi Pride Network, St. Louis, for the last four<br />

years. She holds a bachelor of science from Truman State<br />

University and enjoys volunteering for LGBT community<br />

service and causes.<br />

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that bind. That’s why Boeing proudly sponsors the <strong>Out</strong> &<br />

<strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit and salutes those who strive to<br />

give everyone equal footing in this place we all call home.<br />

Renee Brown<br />

Our communities, our careers, and our families: Being<br />

an LGBT parent in the workplace<br />

Renee Brown is a senior vice president and the director<br />

of wealth, brokerage and retirement marketing at Wells<br />

Fargo. She has been with the company since 1997 when<br />

she joined Wachovia. Since then she has held numerous<br />

marketing leadership roles, including serving as Wachovia’s<br />

director of brand management. Today, Renee’s responsibilities<br />

include the development and integration of<br />

marketing strategies and programs across three investment-<br />

and financial planning-focused businesses. She<br />

manages a team of more than 100 located in San Francisco,<br />

Charlotte, St. Louis, and Minneapolis. Renee has a<br />

master’s degree in communication theory from LSU and<br />

is a Phi Beta Kappa honor society member. Prior to Wells<br />

Fargo, she worked for two community banks in Louisiana<br />

in various marketing roles. She worked for nine years in<br />

radio broadcasting as an announcer and traffic reporter<br />

in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before entering<br />

financial services. She and her partner have a 7-year-old<br />

daughter, Sydney, as well as four cats, two birds and a<br />

new puppy. They live in Cornelius, NC.<br />

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Heidi Bruins Green<br />

Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media<br />

on bisexual lives<br />

Bisexuals at work: New global survey data<br />

Heidi Green has enjoyed “data mining” for most of her<br />

professional career, with twenty-plus years in accounting<br />

and eight years performing surveys and needs assessments<br />

for conferences, workshops, and training materials. She has<br />

delivered workshops on bisexuality in the workplace for ten<br />

years, and is the driving force behind the newly formed <strong>Out</strong><br />

& <strong>Equal</strong> Bisexual Advisory Committee. A finance and human<br />

resources person by education and experience, Heidi now<br />

designs e-learning courses using brain science technology<br />

to promote engagement and knowledge retention. She is<br />

ecstatically happy living in the San Francisco Bay Area with<br />

her husband Jamison Green, whom she met at the 2001<br />

Summit. With Jamison’s daughter Morgan having worked for<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s national office for three years before leaving for<br />

graduate school, their story is a real <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> fairy tale!<br />

Sheri Burnham<br />

Sexual harassment through the eyes of LGBT employees<br />

Sheri Burnham is passionate about living life to the fullest<br />

and is on a mission to create inclusive work environ-<br />

bios<br />

ments and communities. An entrepreneur at heart, she<br />

has helped start 11 companies and is currently a social<br />

media marketing consultant in Boulder, CO. Sheri has<br />

more than ten years of experience conducting interactive<br />

workshops with nonprofits, sales organizations, and small<br />

businesses. She spends her free time exploring the Rockies<br />

with her two oversized dogs.<br />

Yvette Burton, Ph.D.<br />

Eliminating exceptionalism when implementing<br />

LGBT strategies<br />

International Roundtable: Focus on India<br />

Yvette Burton, global business development executive for<br />

IBM, advises senior level clients on innovative approaches<br />

to large-scale human capital management strategies.<br />

She also leads go-to-market channel partnerships and<br />

business research initiatives that drive sales and business<br />

relationships with LGBT markets in the U.S., Asia-Pacific,<br />

Latin America, and Europe. As a management consultant,<br />

published author, executive coach and noted business<br />

researcher, Yvette has served as a subject matter expert<br />

to the U.S. government on workplace strategies, and is<br />

an expert in the field of knowledge management and<br />

organizational intelligence.<br />

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Patrick Callahan<br />

Global mobility for LGBT professionals<br />

Patrick Callahan is a manager in Deloitte’s global employer<br />

services practice in San Diego with ten years of global<br />

mobility for LGBT professionals and international human<br />

resources experience. He has worked internationally with<br />

positions in Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the<br />

United Kingdom. He has also completed five work rotations<br />

with Deloitte in Hyderabad, India. He has conducted<br />

extensive research on trends in global mobility for LGBT<br />

professionals and has been published in areas such as<br />

cultural awareness, international compensation, and<br />

international assignment fundamentals.<br />

Mark F. Carden<br />

The Safe Space <strong>Program</strong><br />

Mark Carden has been involved with the LGBT community<br />

in corporate America since 1993, when he joined the<br />

LEAGUE at AT&T employee resource group. Mark has<br />

served the group in various capacities and spent more<br />

than five years as national co-president. He is currently<br />

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on the board overseeing communication and the Safe<br />

Space <strong>Program</strong>. He lives in the Atlanta, GA, area and has<br />

been with AT&T for 22 years.<br />

George Carrancho<br />

Eliminating exceptionalism when implementing LGBT<br />

strategies<br />

George Carrancho is the national sales and marketing<br />

manager-LGBT community for American Airlines, working<br />

in AA’s unique Rainbow TeAAm, which focuses on<br />

marketing and outreach for the LGBT community. The<br />

Rainbow TeAAm is considered the nation’s first dedicated<br />

LGBT sales team at a Fortune 500 corporation. George<br />

works closely with national and local LGBT organizations<br />

and businesses, ensuring that American Airlines<br />

remains the premier airline of choice for LGBT travelers<br />

worldwide. Carrancho helped spearhead and launch<br />

American’s dedicated LGBT microsite, aa.com/rainbow—<br />

another first in the airline industry.<br />

Anthony Carter<br />

Our allies: Our champions<br />

Anthony Carter, vice president, global diversity and inclusion,<br />

and chief diversity officer, Johnson & Johnson, has<br />

nearly 35 years of diversity and communications experi-<br />

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Echelon Magazine congratulates<br />

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ence in the public and private sectors, including work with<br />

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Avon Products and the administration<br />

of New York City Mayor David Dinkins. Anthony’s longstanding<br />

commitment to the community is focused on eliminating<br />

healthcare disparities and developing the leadership qualities<br />

of young people. A graduate of Fordham University, he<br />

has served as an adjunct instructor at several colleges.<br />

Bruce C. Carver<br />

Building LGBT leadership: Cummins’ strategic vision for<br />

LGBT inclusion<br />

Bruce Carver is vice president, global services, and chief<br />

information officer for Cummins. In this role, he is responsible<br />

for global delivery of all information technology,<br />

finance and accounting, customer support, and human<br />

resource services. He serves as the senior executive<br />

sponsor for Cummins’ LGBT network. He also serves on<br />

several professional and community boards. In his spare<br />

time, Bruce enjoys writing, painting, and creating wearable<br />

art. He resides in Indianapolis.<br />

Ilene Chaiken<br />

Women’s leadership luncheon<br />

Ilene Chaiken has exhibited extraordinary range and<br />

versatility throughout her career as a writer and pro-<br />

many diverse branches...<br />

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ducer working in film and television. With a penchant for<br />

storytelling and a passion for her community, Chaiken has<br />

been a pioneer in the portrayal of lesbians on television.<br />

She has worked openly as a lesbian in Hollywood for<br />

over 25 years and is internationally known for her creation<br />

of the groundbreaking series “The L Word.” In January<br />

2007, Chaiken and small group of prominent women<br />

from the entertainment and technology worlds launched<br />

OurChart.com, a full-featured social network on the Web<br />

for lesbians and their friends. The site continues to grow,<br />

with traffic being over half-million strong and new initiatives<br />

underway.<br />

Brent Chamberlain<br />

Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media<br />

on bisexual lives<br />

Global values for a global workforce<br />

Brent Chamberlain is the executive director of Pride at<br />

Work Canada, the leading organisation supporting the<br />

LGBT community in Canadian workplaces. Founded in<br />

2008, Pride at Work aims to educate and provide networking<br />

opportunities for diversity professionals, LGBT<br />

ERGs, and allies across Canada. Brent was previously a<br />

manager with Stonewall UK, where he was the author of<br />

several workplace publications including the Workplace<br />

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<strong>Equal</strong>ity Index and Bisexual People in the Workplace. He<br />

lives in Toronto.<br />

Deborah Chang<br />

Merging of cultures in a global company: A case study<br />

of Genentech and Roche<br />

Deborah Chang is the manager of documentation and<br />

training for the Genentech/Roche Pharma Technical Development<br />

(PTD) organization. In this role she manages<br />

a team of project managers to provide learning solutions<br />

and document management for Genentech’s 900<br />

employees in South San Francisco and Oceanside PTD<br />

operations. Deborah served for three years on the board<br />

of directors of the Capital Tennis Association, an LGBT<br />

nonprofit organization in Washington, DC, and is currently<br />

co-chair of the Genentech <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> diversity network<br />

association. Deborah resides in South San Francisco with<br />

Carla, her partner of 20 years, and their two service dogs.<br />

Jennifer Chapin<br />

Being transgendered in the workplace in a binary world<br />

Jennifer Chapin is an active member of GALAXe Pride<br />

at Work, Xerox’s employee resource group for LGBT<br />

employees and allies, and is chapter president for Greater<br />

Washington, D.C. She has held many different assignments<br />

128 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

in her 12-year Xerox career, working with customers across<br />

the U.S. and around the world. She is currently working<br />

with customers providing account improvements, workflow<br />

process charts, and account associate training, and<br />

recently gave two presentations on gender identity at<br />

Stevenson University in Maryland. She volunteers with<br />

<strong>Equal</strong>ity Maryland.<br />

Jim Ciccone<br />

Hitting the bullseye: How your ERG can engage leaders<br />

and drive business results<br />

Jim Ciccone has been with Target for three years and is<br />

currently a manager in distribution with a team of analysts<br />

that support Target’s 26 regional distribution centers<br />

and four import warehouses. He has been involved with<br />

Target’s GLBT Business Council from his first month in<br />

the Twin Cities and began as co-lead in January. Jim is<br />

excited to work with a very talented group focused on<br />

creating an inclusive culture for Target’s LGBT team members<br />

while helping the company engage LBGT guests,<br />

allies, and communities.<br />

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At Boehringer Ingelheim, we believe our innovation<br />

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Matthew Coates<br />

Strength in numbers & going global: Local labor &<br />

privacy issues when collecting data from a global LGBT<br />

network<br />

Matthew Coates is a senior executive in Accenture’s<br />

health and public services consulting business, based<br />

in London. He is also the senior executive sponsor of<br />

Accenture’s LBGT program at a global level. Matt leads a<br />

team of Accenture professionals across three major U.K.<br />

government clients, with a focus on management consulting<br />

and systems integration work. Prior to joining Accenture<br />

in 2000, he worked at Arthur Anderson and IBM.<br />

Kathleen Colucci<br />

Our allies: Our champions<br />

Kathleen Colucci is vice president, Sales Enterprise Processes<br />

at IBM, and her responsibilities include simplifying<br />

and streamlining sales processes to enable over $100M<br />

of seller productivity in 2010. Kathleen has served as the<br />

CFO of several of IBM’s business units during her 29-year<br />

tenure with IBM, and she is currently a member of the<br />

Senior Innovation & Values team at IBM. She also serves<br />

as a senior executive sponsor and “straight ally” to IBM’s<br />

GLBT diversity group. Kathleen, who resides in South-<br />

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bury, Connecticut, has an M.B.A. from the University of<br />

Pittsburgh and is married, with two sons.<br />

Wesley Combs<br />

Eliminating exceptionalism when implementing LGBT<br />

strategies<br />

LGBT legislative issues and brand reputation<br />

Wesley Combs is president and co-founder of Witeck-<br />

Combs Communications, the nation’s premier public<br />

relations and marketing firm specializing in developing<br />

strategies for companies looking to reach the LGBT consumer<br />

market. He has more than 24 years’ experience in<br />

marketing, strategic planning, market research, training,<br />

and communications in the private and nonprofit sectors.<br />

He currently serves as a member of the Human Rights<br />

Campaign’s business council. Along with business partner<br />

Bob Witeck, he is the author of Business Inside <strong>Out</strong>:<br />

Tapping Millions of Brand-Loyal Gay Consumers (Kaplan<br />

Publishing, 2006). Wesley is a 1985 graduate of Georgetown<br />

University with a degree in business administration.<br />

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Bruce Cooper, M.D.<br />

Merging of cultures in a global company: A case study<br />

of Genentech and Roche<br />

Dr. Bruce Cooper is head of global medical affairs for Genentech/Roche.<br />

In this role he manages a global team responsible<br />

for clinical trials and medical services for approved<br />

medicines. Originally from New Zealand, he has 21 years of<br />

experience in the pharmaceutical industry. His career has<br />

taken him to five different countries, and he currently commutes<br />

between San Francisco and Basel, Switzerland.<br />

Angela Courtin<br />

Entertaining brands: Reaching an LGBT audience<br />

Angela Courtin oversees MTV’s west coast integrated<br />

marketing efforts and leads all marketing integrations<br />

across MTV’s suite of brands. Previously, she served as<br />

a senior vice president at MySpace. A recognized expert<br />

on the role of social media in branding, she has developed<br />

key relationships with Fortune 500 companies and<br />

production executives. Angela has served as associate<br />

producer on HBO’s “Big Love” and as MTV’s vice<br />

president of Rock the Vote. She was a guest lecturer at<br />

Harvard Business School and the USC School of Media<br />

Studies, and has served as president of the board of<br />

<strong>Out</strong>fest, Los Angeles’ Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Her<br />

work was recognized in 2004 in <strong>Out</strong> Magazine’s “OUT<br />

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100” and in 2009 as one of Power Up’s “10 Amazing Gay<br />

Women in Showbiz.”<br />

Andy Coutts<br />

Cross-team effectiveness in a diverse and<br />

geographically dispersed organization<br />

Andy Coutts joined the audit and enterprise risk services<br />

practice at Deloitte in 2007, where he focuses on external<br />

audits within the consumer and industrial products<br />

industry. He serves on Deloitte’s North Central regional<br />

board of its LGBT and ally business resource group. He<br />

also champions the BRG’s efforts at Deloitte’s Cleveland<br />

office. He is a CPA and resides in Lakewood, Ohio.<br />

Chris Crespo<br />

Checking the box: The self-identification of LGBT<br />

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Identifying, building, and developing an LGBT pipeline<br />

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ferred to human resources. She is part of the E&Y Americas<br />

inclusiveness center of expertise, integrating diversity<br />

and inclusiveness into everyday business processes in<br />

the U.S. and Canada. She also leads E&Y’s LGBT inclusiveness<br />

strategy with the Beyond Network. Chris and<br />

her family reside in Western Pennsylvania. She can be<br />

contacted at chris.crespo@ey.com or 412-644-5361.<br />

Crosby Cromwell<br />

Creating the strategic partnership: Walmart and<br />

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)<br />

Crosby Cromwell is the senior manager for corporate<br />

affairs, diversity relations, for Wal-Mart Stores. In this role,<br />

she is responsible for programming and outreach within<br />

diverse communities. She has produced successful outreach<br />

focused on small business development, financial<br />

literacy, and workforce development. Crosby has been<br />

involved with task forces and community outreach organizations<br />

for a myriad of issues facing diverse communities,<br />

and received a Community Distinction Award for her<br />

work within the disability community.<br />

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Deb Dagit<br />

Intersections: Religion, sexual orientation, and gender<br />

identity in the workplace<br />

Deborah Dagit joined Merck & Co., Inc., as the chief diversity<br />

officer in June 2001. She is responsible for global<br />

equal opportunity employment compliance, diversity,<br />

inclusion, work environment, and Merck’s university relations<br />

strategy. Under Deb’s leadership, Merck has been<br />

recognized by DiversityInc, Working Mother, and the Human<br />

Rights Campaign for its exemplary work in diversity<br />

and inclusion. Deb leads the company’s signature Global<br />

Constituency Group (GCG) strategy of ten global teams<br />

representing 32 countries. The teams’ work guides the<br />

company’s diversity and inclusion strategy globally.<br />

Merck also has seven Employee Resource Groups. Deb<br />

earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from Oregon<br />

State University, and completed her master’s coursework<br />

in clinical psychology at San Jose State University.<br />

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She serves as co-chair of the board of the Gay Lesbian<br />

Straight Education Network. She also serves on the<br />

board of the U.S. Business Leadership Network, and the<br />

Families and Work Institute, and as an advisor to Catalyst<br />

and the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding.<br />

Deb is married and has three children ages 15-17.<br />

Eddie Daniels<br />

Cross-team effectiveness in a diverse and<br />

geographically dispersed organization<br />

Eddie Daniels joined Deloitte Consulting in 2005 in the<br />

SAP service line and focuses on mid- to large-size SAP<br />

ERP business transformation projects. He helped found<br />

and served as the first chairperson of the North Central<br />

LGBT and ally business resource group.<br />

Daniel Danso<br />

First steps in creating an LGB-inclusive workplace<br />

Global values for a global workforce<br />

Daniel Danso has been the national lead for media, tourism,<br />

and transportation at Stonewall for more than two<br />

years and has developed an in-depth understanding of<br />

the unique issues surrounding LGB workplace issues<br />

in the media. He produced “Starting <strong>Out</strong>,” Stonewall’s<br />

annual LBG recruitment guide and website, and has led<br />

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facilitation groups for Stonewall’s leadership program as<br />

well as sessions in Stonewall’s Youth Event. He is currently<br />

co-producing the 2011 Workplace <strong>Equal</strong>ity Index,<br />

the United Kingdom’s only national benchmarking tool for<br />

sexual orientation equality in the workplace.<br />

Masen Davis<br />

Bringing the T to the ERG: Advocating for a<br />

transgender-inclusive workplace<br />

Masen Davis is the executive director of the Transgender<br />

Law Center (TLC), a multidisciplinary civil rights organization<br />

advocating for transgender communities. Since 1998,<br />

he has served in leadership roles for many organizations,<br />

including United Way of Greater Los Angeles, FTM Alliance<br />

of Los Angeles, City of West Hollywood’s Transgender<br />

Task Force, National Center for Transgender <strong>Equal</strong>ity, and<br />

Funders for LGBTQ Issues. Masen received his master’s in<br />

social welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles,<br />

and a bachelor of arts from Northwestern University.<br />

Trippe Davis<br />

A tale of two mommies (and daddies too): Unique<br />

challenges faced by LGBT parents in the workplace<br />

Trippe Davis is co-leader of one of Deloitte’s national<br />

tax consulting practices and has been with Deloitte for


17 years. While he has spent most of his career in the<br />

Atlanta office, he also spent two years working in London<br />

and now has clients all over the country. Trippe is a supporter<br />

of Atlanta’s Chris Rainbow Homes, which provide<br />

housing and education for LGBT teenagers who have no<br />

other place to live, as well as AID Atlanta and the Human<br />

Rights Campaign. Trippe and his partner Bob have three<br />

children, Laura (4) and twin boys, Hudson and Robert (3).<br />

Terrance Dean<br />

Homophobia in the black community: What’s up<br />

with DADT?<br />

Wake up to the new ally in town<br />

Terrance Dean is a speaker, educator, author, and hip-hop<br />

head who has worked in the entertainment industry for<br />

more than 15 years. For six years, he worked with MTV<br />

Networks producing awards shows and events. Terrance<br />

is also the founder of Men’s Empowerment, an organization<br />

dedicated to serving men of color. He has a bachelor’s<br />

degree in communications, and is the best-selling<br />

author of Hiding in Hip Hop, a book about the gay subculture<br />

within the hip-hop industry.<br />

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the highest score possible — 100% — on the 2009 Corporate<br />

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Foundation. HRC is the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and<br />

transgender advocacy organization. Chubb is one of an elite, forwardthinking<br />

group of companies to receive a perfect score on the Index<br />

which measures how companies are treating their GLBT employees,<br />

customers and investors. We are proud of our commitment to fostering<br />

a more inclusive and welcoming workplace where each individual’s<br />

skills, culture, perspectives and backgrounds are valued. And we are<br />

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Rosanna Delia<br />

Identifying, building, and developing an LGBT pipeline<br />

of rising stars<br />

Rosanna Delia is a manager in the financial services<br />

office at Ernst & Young, LLP, specializing in providing<br />

assurance and advisory services for banking and capital<br />

markets clients. Rosanna is a champion for inclusiveness<br />

in the workplace, formerly serving as the co-leader of<br />

the EY Tri State area Beyond (LGBTA employee resource<br />

network) group, as well as the Northeast representative<br />

to the LGBTA Americas Inclusiveness Steering Committee.<br />

She currently serves as a committee co-leader for<br />

the Beyond group as well as an active member in Ernst<br />

& Young’s Professional Women’s Network. Rosanna<br />

received her bachelor of science in accountancy and<br />

bachelor of administration in international business from<br />

Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania.<br />

Mark Demich<br />

The virtuous cycle: Integrate ERGs into your business<br />

plan, support profitability, and boost workforce<br />

engagement<br />

Mark Demich is vice president of organization development<br />

and diversity and inclusion at Sara Lee, responsible<br />

for the company’s approach to organization effective-<br />

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ness, employee engagement, and global diversity and<br />

inclusion. Mark and his team design and implement strategies<br />

in order to build a high-performance culture. Additionally,<br />

he ensures that Sara Lee’s business practices,<br />

human resources, and corporate programs are inclusive<br />

and reflect the diversity of its consumer base and employee<br />

population. Mark is also the past chair of a local<br />

political party and serves on the board of the People’s<br />

Resource Center. Mark’s education and corporate experience<br />

have spanned the globe, from Australia and Asia to<br />

Europe and the Americas. Mark earned a bachelor’s degree<br />

in education from Wheaton College, and a master’s<br />

degree from Harvard University.<br />

Elena Deutsch<br />

Authenticity: Bring the best “you” to work and life<br />

Elena Deutsch consults with WildFire Strategies on<br />

LGBT leadership development and executive coaching.<br />

She facilitates interactive learning sessions that foster<br />

awareness and intentional action that benefit both individuals<br />

and organizations. She completed her master’s in<br />

public health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel<br />

Hill, and holds a certificate in coaching from New York<br />

University. She lives in New York City with her partner<br />

and their children.<br />

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Daniel Docherty<br />

Beat the competition: Working together for the good<br />

of the group<br />

Daniel Docherty has ten years of service with Bank of<br />

America, and is currently working on integration projects.<br />

He also co-chairs Bank of America’s LGBT pride resource<br />

group in the United Kingdom. As co-chair he has been<br />

instrumental in the network’s success, organizing events<br />

to showcase the financial services industry to LGBT graduates,<br />

interviewing the bank’s most senior out gay leader,<br />

leading on innovative new approaches and awarenessraising,<br />

and demonstrating his leadership and passion<br />

by speaking at a number of internal and external events.<br />

Daniel enjoys theatre, socializing, and films.<br />

Vikram Doctor<br />

Expanding equality in the global workplace<br />

Vikram Doctor is a journalist and the editor of special<br />

features for The Economic Times, the Times of India’s<br />

sister business publication. He is also an advocate for<br />

LGBT rights in India, working extensively on the repeal<br />

of Article 377 of the Indian penal code, the criminal<br />

sodomy statute.


Julie Dorf<br />

Expanding equality in the global workplace<br />

Julie Dorf is a senior advisor to the Council for Global<br />

<strong>Equal</strong>ity, working to ensure an American foreign policy<br />

that is inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity<br />

issues. She has been a leader in the LGBT rights movement<br />

for more than 20 years, founding and directing the<br />

International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission<br />

from 1990 to 2000, and working in philanthropy and as<br />

a consultant for many LGBT and progressive foundations.<br />

She lives in San Francisco with her wife. Jenni Olson, and<br />

their two girls Hazel and Sylvie.<br />

A.J. Dronkers<br />

Harnessing social media for ERG outreach, awareness,<br />

and engagement<br />

A.J. Dronkers is senior consultant on Booz Allen Hamilton’s<br />

strategy and organization team, providing strategic<br />

communications support to various government agencies<br />

including the EPA and FAA. His specialties are social<br />

media strategy and implementation. A.J. serves on the<br />

board of Booz Allen’s LGBT employee resource group.<br />

He graduated from the College of William and Mary, grew<br />

up in Laguna Beach, CA, and currently calls Washington,<br />

DC, home.<br />

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Ana Duarte McCarthy<br />

Common goals: Looking across identities on issues of<br />

workplace inclusion<br />

Intersections: Religion, sexual orientation, and gender<br />

identity in the workplace<br />

Ana Duarte McCarthy is chief diversity officer, Citi. Appointed<br />

to the role in 2002, Ana is responsible for the<br />

development and integration of Citi’s workforce diversity<br />

strategy for attracting diverse talent, workforce development,<br />

fostering an inclusive work environment, and<br />

ensuring management accountability. Ana joined Citi in<br />

1995. Her roles at Citi have been within Global Diversity,<br />

including five years as vice dresident; Diversity Management,<br />

Citibank; director of diversity, Global Consumer<br />

Group; and her current role as head of diversity for the<br />

corporation. Ana began her career in 1983 within higher<br />

education, serving as a bilingual counselor at Passaic<br />

Community College. In 1986 she assumed the role of<br />

director, Higher Education Opportunity <strong>Program</strong>, New<br />

School for Social Research, where she was appointed<br />

assistant dean in 1992. Ana left the New School in 1994<br />

when she joined Kidder, Peabody, Inc., as assistant vice<br />

president of compliance and diversity programs, where<br />

she focused on developing the firm’s diversity strategy.<br />

Ana received her bachelor of arts degree from Lafayette<br />

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College and a master of education degree from Columbia<br />

University. Ana serves on the board of directors of the<br />

Families and Work Institute and the PhD Project, and<br />

the Corporate Advisory Board of the National Council<br />

for Research on Women. She is a member of the National<br />

Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) and was chair of<br />

the Corporate Advisory Board from 1998-2000. Among<br />

other recognitions, Ana was chosen as one of Hispanic<br />

Business Magazine’s 25 Elite Women for 2009. In 2007,<br />

Ana was recognized as the Ultimate Hispanic Executive<br />

by NSHMBA and received <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Advocates’ Champion Award for her support and<br />

advocacy of workplace equality for the gay, lesbian,<br />

bisexual, and transgender community. In 2005, she<br />

was named to the YWCA-NYC Academy of Women<br />

Leaders. Ana currently resides in Basking Ridge, NJ,<br />

with her husband and daughter.<br />

Joyce Dubensky<br />

Intersections: Religion, sexual orientation, and gender<br />

identity in the workplace<br />

Tanenbaum’s executive vice president and CEO,<br />

Joyce has directed its dramatic expansion, adding<br />

new initiatives to each of Tanenbaum’s core programs.<br />

Her dynamic leadership transformed Tanenbaum from<br />

a well-regarded U.S. institution to an internationally<br />

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recognized thought leader. Joyce has overseen many<br />

firsts, each a new contribution to the burgeoning field of<br />

interreligious understanding: the first toolkit on religious<br />

diversity for workplace managers, the first comprehensive<br />

guide on the intersections of religion and health care,<br />

and the first book collecting the compelling life stories of<br />

Tanenbaum’s Peacemakers in Action. She also conducts<br />

trainings, leads workshops, and speaks internationally on<br />

all Tanenbaum programs.<br />

Blake DuBois<br />

The Bridge: Working across ERGs<br />

Blake DuBois joined Merck & Co. in 2008 and currently<br />

holds the role of business architect within the research<br />

labs organization. He has been involved with Merck<br />

Rainbow Alliance in various capacities ever since joining<br />

the company. Currently, he’s heading up the Alliance’s<br />

community outreach activities at the global level.<br />

Angela M. Duerden<br />

A tale of two mommies (and daddies too): Unique<br />

challenges faced by LGBT parents in the workplace<br />

Angela Duerden is an attorney in the Los Angeles office<br />

of Jackson Lewis, LLP. She received her law degree from<br />

Western New England College School of Law in 2000.<br />

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for Our Success<br />

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develops, manufactures and markets innovative products. Abbott is committed to bringing together individuals with<br />

diverse backgrounds and ideas and investing in their success. Combining different perspectives, management styles and<br />

ideas makes us stronger. Abbott is continually building a culture that not only recognizes, but values, people’s differences<br />

and makes the most of them. Having an inclusive environment helps drive our innovation and makes Abbott a stronger,<br />

more dynamic, more successful company.<br />

To learn more about our current career opportunities, please go to our web site and apply online. Abbott welcomes and<br />

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of perspectives to foster the innovation we need to<br />

bring our science, and our company, to a higher level.”<br />

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Angela graduated from the University of Florida with<br />

a B.A. in German language and literature, and obtained<br />

her master’s degree from Vanderbilt University in<br />

German literature after studying at the University of<br />

Innsbruck in Austria.<br />

Ann Dunkin<br />

After the dust settles: Rebuilding your ERG<br />

Using drama to overcome drama: Confronting our<br />

phobias and “isms”<br />

Ann Dunkin is a principal of AED Consulting, LLC, which<br />

specializes in management and engineering consulting.<br />

She is also the director of technology for the Palo Alto<br />

Unified School District. Prior to founding AED Consulting,<br />

she worked for Hewlett-Packard in a variety of technical<br />

and management positions in research and development,<br />

manufacturing, engineering, and operations. She was<br />

active in HP’s PRIDE networks for nearly twenty years<br />

and held a number of leadership roles, including chair of<br />

the HP global PRIDE council. She was also co-chair of the<br />

Oregon-Southwest Washington affiliate of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

from 2007 to 2009.<br />

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Daniel Duty<br />

Hitting the bullseye: How your ERG can engage leaders<br />

and drive business results<br />

Daniel Duty is Target’s director of business partnerships<br />

and negotiation and the sponsor of the company’s GLBT<br />

Business Council. He has responsibility for facilitating Target’s<br />

strategic alliances and driving the company’s multibillion-dollar<br />

negotiation strategy. As sponsor of Target’s<br />

LGBT group, he is focused on developing workplace<br />

strategies that drive an inclusive culture, as well as ideas<br />

to help Target reach the LGBT market.<br />

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Curtis Edwards<br />

Circling the wagons: Moving from networking and<br />

social groups to business resource groups<br />

Curtis Edwards supports all initiatives in Hewitt’s diversity<br />

and inclusion center. This includes working with all of<br />

Hewitt’s business resource groups and leadership forums<br />

regarding diversity and inclusion measurement initiatives,<br />

and directly supporting Hewitt’s chief diversity officer and<br />

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global director for diversity and inclusion. Curtis holds<br />

a master’s degree in human resources and industrial<br />

relations, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and<br />

business, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-<br />

Champaign.<br />

Paul El-Meouchy<br />

Managing global talent<br />

Tweet me L8R: Discovering the benefits of working<br />

with Gen Y<br />

Paul recently joined the World Bank–International Finance<br />

Corporation as a human resource analyst. Prior to<br />

this, Paul spent over 6 years as a consultant within Deloitte’s<br />

Human Capital practice. His areas of specialty include<br />

Total Rewards, Retirement Providers, Change Management,<br />

and Talent Strategies, as well as Global Mobility<br />

Strategies. He worked with GLOBE (Deloitte USA) for 5<br />

years and now works with LEAD (Deloitte Canada) as he<br />

is currently on a Global Mobility assignment. Paul has<br />

volunteered with the Empire State Pride Agenda and the<br />

Gay Men’s Health Crisis Center. Paul has spent most of<br />

his life studying in international schools and is a graduate<br />

of Cornell University. Paul is also an active climber and<br />

mountaineer and has traveled to 5 of the 7 continents.<br />

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Tim Garnett, M.D.<br />

Chief Medical Officer,<br />

Eli Lilly and Company<br />

Started at Lilly in 1998 in Erl Wood, England<br />

Holds medical degree from The University of<br />

London and the Royal College of Obstetrics<br />

& Gynaecology<br />

Performed clinical research in post-<br />

menopause and osteoporosis<br />

Anne Evans<br />

Bling bling: How to bedazzle your LBGT recruiting<br />

event and use technology to attract diverse audiences<br />

Anne Evans is part of the experienced hire recruiting<br />

team for Ernst & Young. She is highly involved in the<br />

firm’s LGBT people resource network, Beyond. Anne<br />

resides in San Francisco.<br />

F<br />

Kevin Fannin<br />

Sexual harassment through the eyes of LGBT<br />

employees<br />

Kevin Fannin is a project portfolio manager for global<br />

regulatory operations at Merck in New Jersey. He is also<br />

an officer in the Air Force Reserves. His involvement with<br />

diversity and inclusion began several years ago when<br />

Merck launched its employee resource group initiative.<br />

He has been a co-chair of the LGBT group as well as a<br />

founder and steering committee member for Merck’s veterans’<br />

leadership network. He actively supports various<br />

HIV and AIDS projects.<br />

Expect the unexpected.<br />

My life has been an amazing journey. Despite my somewhat<br />

controlling nature, I’ve found that being open to change has<br />

yielded the greatest rewards both personally and professionally.<br />

I never expected to become a physician. I never expected to work<br />

for a pharmaceutical company. I never expected to move to the<br />

U.S., let alone convince my partner Peter to move. And if you had<br />

told me five years ago that I would be CMO at Lilly, I never would<br />

have believed it . . . but here I am.<br />

This is what makes life so interesting — keeping ourselves open to<br />

whatever opportunities come our way. If you look at the people at<br />

Lilly, we’ve all arrived here on very different paths. Here, diversity<br />

is not so much about skin color or religion or sexual orientation;<br />

it’s really about the way you think. For me, being out is important<br />

because it allows me to completely focus on my work.<br />

No matter where we’re going or where we’ve been, we each have<br />

the unique opportunity to share our perspectives to address a<br />

common goal. That’s what ultimately helps patients. I’m proud<br />

to get the chance to impact so many lives.<br />

For more information about Lilly’s partnerships and resources for better patient outcomes, visit lillyforbetterhealth.com.


Deena Fidas<br />

Checking the box: The self-identification of LGBT<br />

employees at your business<br />

Raising the bar: The new corporate equality index<br />

criteria and data from the 2011 report<br />

Deena Fidas manages the Human Rights Campaign’s<br />

Workplace Project. In this capacity, she oversees the Corporate<br />

<strong>Equal</strong>ity Index and authors the annual report. She<br />

consults directly with employers on the implementation<br />

of inclusive policies and benefits related to LGBT employees.<br />

Fidas also led the Degrees of <strong>Equal</strong>ity research,<br />

a multi-year project on assessing and improving businesses’<br />

workplace climate with respect to LGBT inclusion.<br />

She holds a master’s degree in sociology from American<br />

University in Washington, DC. She can be contacted at<br />

deena.fidas@hrc.org.<br />

Riley B. Folds<br />

Move over CEI, the CCCP is here<br />

Riley Folds is founder and executive director of <strong>Out</strong> for<br />

Work (outforwork.org), the only national nonprofit dedicated<br />

to connecting companies to tomorrow’s LGBTQ<br />

CNA<br />

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workforce, today. In this role, he is responsible for leading<br />

initiatives that educate, prepare, and empower LGBTQ<br />

college students for the transition from academia to the<br />

workplace. Riley is a certified diversity practitioner by Cornell<br />

University and currently resides in Washington, DC.<br />

Mark E. Fowler<br />

Collision course: Religious and LBGT interests in the<br />

workplace<br />

Intersections: Religion, sexual orientation, and gender<br />

identity in the workplace<br />

Mark Fowler is director of programs at the Tanenbaum<br />

Center for Interreligious Understanding. He is responsible<br />

for the development, implementation, and expansion<br />

of Tanenbaum’s programs. Mark is a sought-after<br />

keynote speaker and facilitator, contributing to the field<br />

of education for more than 20 years. He has presented<br />

Tanenbaum’s programs nationally and internationally. He<br />

earned a bachelor’s degree in English and education at<br />

Duke University and was trained as a mediation and conflict<br />

resolution specialist with the New York City Department<br />

of Education.<br />

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Lori Fox<br />

Affiliates and ERGs: Get down to business<br />

Building bridges toward LGBT diversity<br />

Lori Fox is a passionate advocate and member of the<br />

incredibly diverse LGBT community. As president and<br />

founder of Lori Fox Consulting in Chicago, she works as<br />

a diversity consultant and personal coach, consulting<br />

with individuals and corporations on workplace issues,<br />

specializing in the LGBT community. She formerly served<br />

as director of human resources with McDonald’s Corp. As<br />

a transgender woman, she lives her life with a passion for<br />

authenticity and excellence.<br />

Thomas Fox<br />

Being transgendered in the workplace in a binary world<br />

Tom Fox is an active member of the Lambda network at<br />

Kodak, in which he serves as co-president. In his 24-year<br />

Kodak career, he has held a number of assignments and<br />

worked in several different divisions across the company.<br />

He is currently working in the health and safety<br />

field for entertainment imaging in Rochester, NY. Tom has<br />

also been a workshop presenter in the Kodak advocate<br />

diversity program since 2004. As an advocate and active<br />

Lambda member he has been able to present myriad<br />

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points of view as Kodak drives towards a winning and<br />

inclusive culture.<br />

Jordan Freitas<br />

Bling bling: How to bedazzle your LBGT recruiting<br />

event and use technology to attract diverse audiences<br />

Jordan Freitas is part of the campus recruiting team for<br />

Ernst & Young. He is highly involved in the firm’s LGBT<br />

people resource network, Beyond. Jordan resides in Los<br />

Angeles.<br />

Victoria Fulkerson<br />

LGBT supplier diversity: How you can make an impact<br />

at work and in the community<br />

Victoria Fulkerson is the director of supplier diversity<br />

and corporate relations for the National Gay & Lesbian<br />

Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). She works with current<br />

and future NGLCC corporate partners to ensure<br />

they are maximizing their relationships with the NGLCC<br />

through participation in a wide variety of partnership<br />

opportunities, corporate membership benefit programs,<br />

and signature event sponsorship. Victoria is a point of<br />

contact for corporations interested in initiating, renewing,<br />

and expanding their partnerships with the NGLCC. She<br />

also leads the LGBT supplier diversity initiative, which<br />

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offers certification for LGBT business enterprises. Victoria<br />

joined the NGLCC staff in November 2007.<br />

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Blake Gaither<br />

Rock the ages: Generational differences and ERGs<br />

Blake Gaither is a systems engineer for Raytheon Missile<br />

Systems in Tucson, AZ, developing flight control systems<br />

for ballistic missile defense. He has been president of<br />

the local chapter of Raytheon’s Young Employee Success<br />

Network and is now on its national council. Aside<br />

from young employee recruitment and retention, one of<br />

his primary interests is promoting interaction between<br />

employee resource groups so that diversity and inclusion<br />

remain key Raytheon values. Contact Blake at (520) 794-<br />

3616 or blake_gaither@raytheon.com.<br />

Anthony Gajewski<br />

ERGs and employees in the beverage alcohol business:<br />

Driving for change in a conservative industry<br />

Tony Gajewski is head of finance for Diageo Chateau &<br />

Estate Wines. Since 2000, Tony has held various finance<br />

TEAR.<br />

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leadership positions with Diageo and enjoys a wealth of<br />

experience in brand strategy, planning and investment<br />

management, and innovation in the alcohol beverage<br />

industry. Tony is co-chair for Diageo’s Rainbow Network,<br />

an ERG with a mission to ensure Diageo embraces the<br />

talents and contributions of all LGBT employees and<br />

builds inclusivity of LGBT interests and issues.<br />

Amy Galiana<br />

Being transgendered in the workplace in a binary world<br />

Amy Galiana is currently the human resources director for<br />

global functions and corporate research and engineering<br />

at Kodak. Prior to joining Kodak in 2000, she was a center<br />

director for the YMCA of Greater Rochester. Early in<br />

her Kodak tenure, she became a member of the Lambda<br />

Network at Kodak, participated on the Lambda-human resources<br />

partnership team, and joined the Lambda board<br />

in 2008. She has facilitated workshops and training sessions<br />

on a variety of topics throughout her career.<br />

Tim Garippa<br />

Tweet me L8R: Discovering the benefits of working<br />

with Gen Y<br />

Tim Garippa is an executive in talent and organization<br />

performance at Accenture. He helps organizations in-<br />

UNEQUAL<br />

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crease productivity, market share, and shareholder value<br />

by helping ensure clients have the right people with the<br />

right skills in the right roles. Tim ensures that all levels<br />

of organizations work together to create an innovative,<br />

talent-powered organization, whose end product is a<br />

high-performance machine. Tim attended the University<br />

of Texas at Austin and holds degrees in government and<br />

finance.<br />

Brea Gates<br />

The virtuous cycle: Integrate ERGs into your business<br />

plan, support profitability, and boost workforce<br />

engagement<br />

Brea Gates is a project engineer for Sara Lee within its<br />

supply chain division. She works collaboratively with<br />

cross-functional teams to manage and support projects<br />

and strategic initiatives. She holds a bachelor’s degree in<br />

electrical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s<br />

in engineering management from Eastern Michigan<br />

University. She is an active member in the Sara Lee Pride<br />

network and the Project Management Institute’s Dallas<br />

chapter. She also participates in the Cathedral of Hope<br />

community outreach initiative, providing weekly breakfast<br />

to the homeless.<br />

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Gary J. Gates, Ph.D.<br />

Census 2010: Making America’s LGBT families count<br />

LGBT demographics<br />

Gary Gates is the Williams Distinguished Scholar at the<br />

Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, and co-author of<br />

The Gay and Lesbian Atlas. He is widely acknowledged<br />

as the nation’s leading expert on the demographic,<br />

geographic, and economic characteristics of the gay<br />

and lesbian population. He holds a Ph.D. in public policy<br />

from the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management<br />

at Carnegie Mellon University, where his doctoral dissertation<br />

included the first significant research exploring<br />

characteristics of same-sex couples using U.S. Census<br />

data. His bachelor’s degree in computer science is from<br />

the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.<br />

John Gatto<br />

Sexual harassment through the eyes of LGBT<br />

employees<br />

John Gatto is the senior vice president of the AIDS Action<br />

Committee of Massachusetts. He is responsible for the<br />

vision and implementation of programs that address the<br />

impact of the AIDS epidemic locally. John has an extensive<br />

history of nonprofit management, having recently<br />

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co-led a merger of two Boston nonprofits. A licensed<br />

clinical social worker, John is an experienced trainer on<br />

a number of topics, including nonprofit management,<br />

supervisory issues, and program development.<br />

Michael Gavin<br />

How to “engay” your community<br />

Michael Gavin is a human capital consultant with Accenture.<br />

He currently shares leadership responsibilities for<br />

Accenture’s Washington, DC, LGBT networking group<br />

and participates in several company-wide forums to advance<br />

LGBT and other diversity-group related causes. In<br />

his day job, Michael has worked with large public service<br />

and pharmaceutical industry clients in the area of marketing,<br />

communications, outreach, organization design,<br />

and training development. Prior to leading the D.C. LGBT<br />

networking group, Michael led all community service and<br />

external outreach events for the group. <strong>Out</strong>side work,<br />

Michael enjoys living in D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood,<br />

running, eating out, and spending time with friends.<br />

Never judge a search engine<br />

by its interface.<br />

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accept di� erence – we thrive on it. We celebrate it. And we support it, for the benefit of our<br />

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Googlers passionately support the rights of our LGBT employees around the globe. We march<br />

in Pride parades from New York to Sydney, foster the development of internal unity groups<br />

like the Gayglers, and promote an inclusive environment globally. We are proud to participate<br />

in the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> 2010 Workplace Summit.<br />

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Julie Gedro<br />

Building bridges toward LGBT diversity<br />

Julie Gedro is associate professor of business, management,<br />

and economics at SUNY Empire State College in<br />

Syracuse, New York. Julie holds a B.A. in economics and<br />

English from the College of WIlliam & Mary, an M.B.A. in<br />

information systems from Kennesaw State University, and<br />

an Ed.D. in adult education and human resource development<br />

from the University of Georgia. Julie’s teaching and<br />

research interests include LGBT issues in organizations,<br />

leadership, ethics, organizational behavior, and human<br />

resource management and development.<br />

Brian Geiger<br />

Novel methods for sharing LGBT employees with your<br />

workforce<br />

Brian Geiger is a senior client services and technology<br />

manager for Hewitt Associates. He is responsible for<br />

overall client relationships and service delivery within<br />

Hewitt’s flexible spending account platform. He’s a PRIDE<br />

Alliance business resource group location lead and<br />

heavily involved in supporting the organization’s diversity<br />

initiatives as well as the local community. Brian lives in<br />

Orlando and is on the board of directors for the Orlando<br />

GLBT Community Center and the Miss Gay Days pageant.<br />

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Bruce Gillispie<br />

Creating the strategic partnership: Walmart and<br />

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)<br />

Bruce Gillispie is the senior director for product development<br />

initiatives for the merchandise assortment of the<br />

better homes and gardens program in Wal-Mart, USA<br />

stores. He is a charter member for pride@walmart, the<br />

company’s home office-based LGBT associate resource<br />

group formed in 2004, and is currently serving in<br />

his second term as chairperson. Bruce and his partner<br />

reside in Rogers, AR, and recently celebrated their<br />

16th anniversary.<br />

Scottie Ginn<br />

How we did it: Workplace excellence finalists<br />

Scottie Ginn is vice president of packaging and alliances<br />

for the technology development organization of IBM. She<br />

has had a variety of engineering executive roles at IBM in<br />

her 29 years there, mostly in the semiconductor division.<br />

Scottie received her bachelor of science degree from the<br />

University of Virginia and her master of science degree<br />

from MIT, both in electrical engineering. She also holds<br />

an M.B.A. from the University of Vermont. She lives with<br />

her partner Pat in the mid-Hudson valley of New York<br />

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with two dogs and two cats. They enjoy tennis, boating,<br />

and spending time in their home on Lake Champlain in<br />

the summer.<br />

Naomi Goldberg<br />

From corporate policy to Capitol Hill<br />

Naomi Goldberg was the Williams Institute Public Policy<br />

Fellow from 2008 to 2010 and received a master of public<br />

policy degree from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public<br />

Policy at the University of Michigan. She received her<br />

bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College, where<br />

she graduated magna cum laude and majored in critical<br />

social thought. Naomi has recently accepted a position<br />

with the Movement Advancement Process (MAP), a think<br />

tank focused on LGBT issues.<br />

Stephen Golden<br />

Expanding equality in the global workplace<br />

LGBT and Asia from IBM and Goldman Sachs<br />

Stephen Golden is the head of diversity for Goldman<br />

Sachs in Asia. He began his career in 1993 as a technology<br />

analyst in New York, and moved to London in 1995 to<br />

became a project manager focusing on technology and<br />

compliance. Stephen moved into a diversity role in 2005,


and in 2007-2008 he spent five months as the head of<br />

diversity in Japan. In July 2008, he relocated to Hong<br />

Kong to fill his current role. Stephen earned a bachelor of<br />

science and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.<br />

He and his civil partner, Richard, live in Hong Kong.<br />

Susan Gore, Ph.D.<br />

Can you be gay and global?<br />

Susan Gore is principal of The Mentor Group, which specializes<br />

in LGBT issues, intercultural diversity and inclusion,<br />

and strategic communications. Clients include AT&T,<br />

Deloitte, Fossil, GlaxoSmithKline, Kendall Jackson Enterprises,<br />

Microsoft, PepsiCo, SAGE, Shell Oil, SHRM, the<br />

U.S. Coast Guard, Texas Instruments, and the Unitarian<br />

Universalist Association. Susan has lived in Germany and<br />

Italy and spent time on every continent except Antarctica.<br />

She is the primary bisexual content resource for “Cultural<br />

Detective: LGBT.”<br />

Stephen Gould<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Leadership Council orientation<br />

Stephen Gould is the associate director of NETWORKS!<br />

at <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates. Based in San<br />

Francisco, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> is the largest national nonprofit organization<br />

dedicated to LGBT equality in the workplace.<br />

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Stephen has been working with employee resource<br />

groups since 2004, and directs <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s regional<br />

affiliate program. He joined the staff of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> after<br />

receiving his master’s degree from Yale University Divinity<br />

School, where he got his first taste of LGBT activism<br />

and organizing. Stephen enjoys bringing this experience<br />

to building and activating an international community<br />

of LGBT workplace equality advocates. He also holds a<br />

bachelor’s degree in political science from Duke University.<br />

With interests as diverse as medieval visual communication<br />

and the 21st century information technology<br />

revolution, he enjoys living in the eclectic and wonderful<br />

city of San Francisco with his partner Ryan.<br />

Belinda Grant-Anderson<br />

How we did it: LGBT employee resource group of the<br />

year finalists<br />

Belinda Grant-Anderson is vice president, workforce<br />

development and diversity, AT&T Operations, Inc. In this<br />

role she has responsibility for developing and implementing<br />

workforce planning tools, forecasting models, and<br />

processes to understand and address the needed supply<br />

of talent across the company. She also works with the HR<br />

corporate and field organizations to support achievement<br />

of the company’s diversity and inclusion goals.<br />

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Jamison Green<br />

Bisexuals at work: New global survey data<br />

Health benefits for transgender and transsexual<br />

employees, the WPATH Standards of Care, and the CEI<br />

Implementing and sustaining gender identity nondiscrimination<br />

practices<br />

Jamison Green is an author, educator, and policy advisor<br />

specializing in transgender and transsexual issues.<br />

He is experienced in all aspects of LGBT identity, and his<br />

award-winning book, Becoming a Visible Man, is used<br />

as a text in many universities. He is president of Jamison<br />

Green & Associates, a training and policy consulting firm,<br />

and also works as primary care protocols manager for<br />

the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at the<br />

University of California, San Francisco. He serves on the<br />

boards of several nonprofits, including the Transgender<br />

Law & Policy Institute, the World Professional Association<br />

for Transgender Health, and TransYouth Family Allies.<br />

He’s also a member of the Transgender Advisory Committee<br />

for <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>, and the proud partner of Heidi<br />

Bruins Green. Learn more at jamisongreen.com.<br />

Al and Tim have<br />

taken control of their<br />

fi nancial future.<br />

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Paul Greenall<br />

Connecting our networks for greater success—locally<br />

and beyond<br />

Paul Greenall is the director of IT internal audit at McKesson<br />

Corp. He also serves as the chair of OPEN, the<br />

company’s LGBT and allies employee resource group<br />

launched company-wide earlier this year. Currently<br />

ranked 14th on the Fortune 500, McKesson is a healthcare<br />

services and information technology company<br />

dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality<br />

healthcare by reducing costs and improving the quality<br />

and safety of patient care.<br />

Diana Greshtchuk<br />

PSAI: What brings four fierce competitors together?<br />

Diana Greschtchuk holds a bachelor of science degree in<br />

finance and accounting from California State University,<br />

Chico. She was worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for<br />

the past five years in the firm’s financial services assurance<br />

practice.<br />

Rebecca “Becky” Gruss<br />

Cross-team effectiveness in a diverse and<br />

geographically dispersed organization<br />

Becky Gruss is an audit partner in Deloitte & Touche<br />

LLP’s Cleveland office, with more than 16 years of audit<br />

If you could do the same, would you?<br />

Working with a fi nancial professional who understands<br />

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couples, Al and Tim were able to review their present<br />

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and accounting experience, serving clients in the real<br />

estate, consumer products, and manufacturing industries<br />

in both the private and public sectors. She is a strong ally<br />

of the LGBT community and is the partner sponsor for<br />

North Central GLOBE, Deloitte’s LGBT and allies business<br />

resource group. Becky resides in Cleveland with her<br />

husband and two children.<br />

Michael Guest<br />

Expanding equality in the global workplace<br />

Michael Guest was America’s first openly gay, Senateconfirmed<br />

Ambassador (to Romania from 2001 to 2004).<br />

He ended his 26-year diplomatic career in December<br />

2007 after having sought, without success, to end the<br />

State Department’s discriminatory treatment of the<br />

partners of gay and lesbian foreign service officers in<br />

overseas postings. He currently works as a senior advisor<br />

to the Council for Global <strong>Equal</strong>ity and speaks extensively<br />

on workplace equality issues. He is also on the board of<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> and on the advisory committee of Galeforce<br />

Capital. He and his partner, Alexander Nevarez, reside in<br />

Washington, DC.<br />

We are the faces of<br />

Brilliant.<br />

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Ariadna “Ari” Gutiérrez<br />

Census 2010: Making America’s LGBT families count<br />

Ari Gutiérrez serves as director of government advertising<br />

for the Daily Journal Corp., where she oversees the<br />

business development, customer services, media buying,<br />

and creative functions of the government advertising<br />

division. She is a co-founder and in 2010 completed a<br />

six-year term as executive vice president of the HONOR<br />

political action committee, which advocates for Latina/o<br />

LGBT empowerment through endorsement of candidates<br />

for elective office and proposition issues. Ari earned<br />

a bachelor of business administration degree from St.<br />

Mary’s University, as well as an M.B.A. from the University<br />

of Phoenix.<br />

Sandi Guy<br />

Sexual harassment through the eyes of LGBT<br />

employees<br />

© 2010 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.<br />

Sandi Guy is the executive director of Human Capital,<br />

overseeing strategy and operations for more than 2,700<br />

professionals. This includes training and development, recruiting,<br />

employee relations, total rewards, and retention.<br />

In addition, she oversees the U.S. international sourcing<br />

and integration strategy and chairs the BDO International<br />

human resources committee as the U.S. representative.<br />

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She is a member of the women’s initiative steering committee<br />

and co-chairs its networking sub-committee. Sandi<br />

was also recognized as a “Woman Worth Watching” by<br />

Profiles in Diversity Journal and “Influential Woman of the<br />

Year” by the American Society of Women Accountants.<br />

H<br />

Melinda Haag<br />

Sexual harassment through the eyes of LGBT<br />

employees<br />

Melinda Haag is the inclusion leader for Crowe Horwath<br />

LLP’s firm-wide diversity and inclusion strategies. She is<br />

responsible for the creative and strategic direction for<br />

all of Crowe’s inclusion programming, as well as growth<br />

and integration into all aspects of the firm. Melinda also<br />

serves external Crowe clients, leading Crowe’s justice<br />

and public safety consulting practice. She co-leads<br />

Crowe’s LGBT people resource network, called GALA.<br />

When she is not working, Melinda’s focus is on her<br />

spouse of 20 years and their teenage daughter.<br />

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IN<br />

US<br />

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YOU<br />

ARE<br />

David M. Hall, Ed.D.<br />

Allies at work<br />

I love you, may it please the court<br />

Our allies: Our champions<br />

Dr. David M. Hall is a distinguished corporate diversity<br />

trainer and college instructor, having taught graduate<br />

courses in the history and ethics of human sexuality,<br />

sexuality and law, addressing LGBTQ issues in school,<br />

and other related topics. His long list of clients includes<br />

JP Morgan Chase, Merck, the U.S. Department of Energy,<br />

The Hershey Company and The University of Pennsylvania.<br />

He is a founding co-chair of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Greater<br />

Philadelphia and a recipient of teaching and humanitarian<br />

awards at the national, state, and local levels.<br />

Thompson Harner<br />

LGBT supplier diversity: How you can make an impact<br />

at work and in the community<br />

Thompson Harner has been with Ernst & Young for more<br />

than six years. In addition to his client-serving responsibilities,<br />

he plays an active role in the firm’s Beyond LGBT<br />

inclusiveness programs. From 2004 to 2009 he served<br />

as the area coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Beyond<br />

group, and built the local membership from six to approxi-<br />

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mately 100. He holds accounting, international business,<br />

and French bachelor’s degrees from Pennsylvania State<br />

University. Thompson has also played an active role with<br />

the local activities of the LGBT chambers of commerce in<br />

Philadelphia and Washington, DC.<br />

Larry Harrington<br />

Executive sponsors: Use ‘em or lose ‘em<br />

The care and feeding of allies during the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Summit<br />

Larry Harrington has been vice president of internal audit<br />

for Raytheon since 2004. He has also been vice president<br />

of human resources and vice president of health operations<br />

at Aetna. He is a CPA and has been chief audit executive<br />

for several global Fortune 500 companies, including<br />

Staples, Aetna, and LTV. He is a member of the Institute<br />

of Internal Auditors. Larry earned a bachelor’s degree in<br />

accounting from Bentley College in Waltham, MA, and attended<br />

Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management<br />

<strong>Program</strong>. He is a frequent speaker on auditing, change<br />

management, negotiation, and people development. He<br />

is the executive sponsor of the global LGBT employee resource<br />

group at Raytheon and has recently been selected<br />

to be the diversity champion for the company.<br />

Pride is everyone’s<br />

business<br />

bios<br />

Douglas Harris<br />

Novel methods for sharing LGBT employees with your<br />

workforce<br />

Douglas Harris is a customer experience representative<br />

at Hewitt Associates, where he supports clients as a retirement<br />

specialist and on-floor supervisor. He is a leader<br />

of Hewitt’s Pride Alliance business resource group, in<br />

which capacity he is committed to supporting the company’s<br />

diversity efforts throughout the year. Douglas works<br />

with his co-leaders to create fun and educational activities<br />

for Pride month, such as video lunch-and-learns and<br />

trivia games. He also supports community involvement<br />

by regularly volunteering and coordinating volunteers<br />

for Hewitt’s partnership with The Cynthia Woods Mitchell<br />

Pavilion.<br />

Marie Hartung<br />

Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media<br />

on bisexual lives<br />

Marie Hartung is a senior diversity manager for the server<br />

and tools business at Microsoft, and is currently in her<br />

third year on the board of directors for Microsoft’s LGBT<br />

employee resource group, GLEAM. She currently holds<br />

the position of bisexual coordinator. Marie also serves on<br />

the Seattle regional <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> board and has coordi-<br />

Diversity isn’t just about embracing different points of view. For us, it’s about<br />

the best way of doing business. That’s why JPMorgan Chase is proud to support<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> in the important work they do.<br />

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nated Microsoft’s presence at <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> for the past<br />

three years. Passionate about diversity and especially<br />

populations underserved by typical diversity efforts, she<br />

has championed efforts to raise awareness of groups<br />

with a lesser voice. She holds a master’s degree in organizational<br />

development from Central Washington University<br />

and is a published poet, mother of two great boys,<br />

and an out bisexual.<br />

Leonard Harvey, M.D., M.B.A.<br />

Our allies: Our champions<br />

Dr. Leonard Harvey is an AOA graduate of USC School<br />

of Medicine, and completed his residency in internal<br />

medicine at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Los Angeles,<br />

CA. Leonard practiced internal medicine as a Southern<br />

California Permanente partner physician for 11 years<br />

before beginning private practice in Palm Springs, CA. In<br />

his current role, Leonard serves as the senior medical director<br />

for Southern California. He is licensed in the states<br />

of California, Arizona, and Nevada. Leonard received his<br />

M.B.A, summa cum laude, in 2002 from the University of<br />

Phoenix. Prior to joining Aetna, Leonard was the senior<br />

medical executive for Intracorp, a subsidiary of CIGNA<br />

in Pennsylvania, and was the senior medical director for<br />

CIGNA Health Care of Arizona for 5 years.<br />

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TOGETHER<br />

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F. Chase Hawkins<br />

Minimizing tension between the letters LGBT<br />

Rock the ages: Generational differences and ERGs<br />

Chase Hawkins is director of employee inclusion and cultural<br />

solutions at Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems<br />

(IDS) in Tewskbury, MA. He is responsible for all aspects<br />

of IDS’ diversity efforts, including engagement, education,<br />

communication, and partnerships with employee<br />

resource groups. Prior to coming to Raytheon, he spent<br />

ten years at JPMorgan Chase in roles including global<br />

diversity and leadership communications manager. Chase<br />

has been a frequent speaker at diversity conferences and<br />

seminars, including previous <strong>Out</strong> and <strong>Equal</strong> conferences.<br />

He lives in Boston, MA, with his husband Charles.<br />

Jaclyn Hedegard<br />

You’ve got the policy … what now? Using nonprofit<br />

partnerships to change corporate culture<br />

Jaclyn Hedegard is an account manager consultant at<br />

MetLife, administering benefit plans for corporations.<br />

She is an active member of a number of MetLife’s affinity<br />

groups, for which she has led the 30-year celebration of<br />

MetLife’s Aurora building, the Hispanic Heritage Month<br />

celebration, Take Your Child to Work Day, and MetLife’s


annual Kick Ball Classic with the Special Olympics. For<br />

the GLAM LBGT group she is leading the Pride Month<br />

celebrations, and has organized the PFLAG “Straight<br />

for <strong>Equal</strong>ity” lunch-and-learns for more than 23 MetLife<br />

locations. Jaclyn has an associate’s degree from Holy<br />

Cross College in Notre Dame, IN, a bachelor’s in communications<br />

from Illinois State University in Normal, and a<br />

master’s in communication studies from Governor’s State<br />

University in University Park, IL.<br />

Phyllis Heintz, Ph.D.<br />

The balancing act: Preserving personal authenticity in<br />

the workplace<br />

Phyllis Heintz has served as an executive for national<br />

nonprofit organizations, and currently provides personal<br />

coaching and organizational consulting through Heintz<br />

Strategic Consulting Services. She is active in grassroots<br />

community organizing for the gay and lesbian community.<br />

Her passion for gay rights inspired her doctoral studies<br />

at Fielding Graduate University, where she obtained a<br />

specialization in transformative learning for social justice.<br />

Phyllis currently resides in Bakersfield with her partner of<br />

17 years, Cheryl.<br />

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Albert Hernandez<br />

Implementing and sustaining gender identity nondiscrimination<br />

practices<br />

Albert Hernandez is the director of employee relations<br />

at Disney/ABC Television Group. In this position, Albert<br />

oversees all employee relations efforts on behalf of<br />

the Disney-ABC Television Group, which comprises the<br />

ABC Television Network, Disney Channels Worldwide,<br />

cable networks ABC Family and SOAPnet, Radio Disney,<br />

Walt Disney Television Animation, Disney-ABC Domestic<br />

Television and ABC Studios, Disney-ABC International<br />

Television, the publishing unit Hyperion, and ABC Corporate<br />

Initiatives. He also oversees employee relations for<br />

ABC’s ten owned television stations. Previously, Albert<br />

led the West Coast Employee Relations team for Walt<br />

Disney Parks and Resorts. In this position, Albert had<br />

responsibility for all employee relations related services<br />

for nearly 20,000 Cast Members and Imagineers at the<br />

Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, including the Disneyland<br />

park, Disney’s California Adventure Park, Downtown<br />

Disney, and three hotels.<br />

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Brandon Hernandez<br />

The future of LGBT equality: The intersection of public<br />

policy and business leadership<br />

Brandon J. Hernandez currently oversees public affairs<br />

for Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s San Francisco Bay<br />

Area Region, where he manages relationships with civic<br />

and community leaders and acts as the company’s liaison<br />

to various local, statewide, and national environmental,<br />

LGBT, and Latino organizations. He has over ten years<br />

combined experience in the public and private sector,<br />

including serving as a key consultant to then Speaker of<br />

the Assembly Antonio Villaraigosa. Additionally, he sits<br />

on the board of directors of Voto Latino and the Gay &<br />

Lesbian Leadership Institute. Brandon holds a B.A. from<br />

the University of California, Berkeley.<br />

Daryl Herrschaft<br />

Raising the bar: The new corporate equality index<br />

criteria and data from the 2011 report<br />

Daryl Herrschaft has overseen the Workplace Project of<br />

the Human Rights Campaign since 1998. In this capacity,<br />

he monitors and evaluates corporate policies surrounding<br />

lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees,<br />

consumers, and investors. Herrschaft has consulted with<br />

dozens of major corporations on the full range of LGBT-<br />

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related workplace policies. He is frequently called upon<br />

by national and local media, such as Time and The Wall<br />

Street Journal, as well as CNN, National Public Radio, and<br />

Voice of America.<br />

Terry Hildebrandt<br />

Checking the box: The self-identification of LGBT<br />

employees at your business<br />

Using drama to overcome drama: Confronting our<br />

phobias and “isms”<br />

Terry Hildebrandt is an executive coach and organization<br />

development consultant. He helps senior and mid-level<br />

executives build high-performance teams and is a professional<br />

certified coach. He is also the co-founder of the<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Rocky Mountain affiliate and an <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Building Bridges trainer. Terry received his bachelor’s<br />

degree in materials science and engineering from Rice<br />

University and a master’s degree in organizational design<br />

and effectiveness from the Fielding Graduate University.<br />

He is currently a doctoral student at Fielding, studying human<br />

and organizational systems. His dissertation is in the<br />

area of LGBT workplace equality. Terry lives in Denver,<br />

CO, with his partner, Michael, and can be contacted at<br />

720-318-6625 or terry@terryhildebrandt.com.<br />

Moody’s Corporation is proud<br />

to support the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace Summit and its<br />

commitment to diversity and<br />

inclusion in the workplace.<br />

At Moody’s, we provide an environment that challenges<br />

and encourages curiosity and innovation, and gives you<br />

the opportunity to achieve your goals. We take pride in<br />

maintaining a balanced and diverse workforce and<br />

actively seek out people who enrich our talent pool.<br />

For more information about career opportunities at<br />

Moody’s, please visit moodys.com/careers


Marjorie Hill, Ph.D.<br />

Can we talk? Partnership counseling for your ERG<br />

Dr. Marjorie Hill is the CEO of Gay Men’s Health Crisis<br />

(GMHC), the oldest AIDS service and advocacy organization<br />

in the world. GMHC provides a continuum of<br />

services to 15,000 persons annually, paired with robust<br />

public policy advocacy. She currently serves on the New<br />

York State AIDS Advisory Council, is a senior advisor to<br />

the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Research at<br />

Columbia University, and is a member of POZ Magazine’s<br />

editorial board.<br />

Ian Hlawati, Esq.<br />

Accommodating religion and sexual orientation in the<br />

workplace: Promoting tolerance and diverse views<br />

Ian Hlawati is an attorney in the White Plains office of<br />

Jackson Lewis LLP. He has practiced labor and employment<br />

law on behalf of management for his entire career.<br />

In addition to his practice, Ian is an adjunct professor at<br />

Manhattanville College, where he teaches graduate level<br />

coursework on legal issues in human resource management.<br />

He is twice published and has contributed to a<br />

legal casebook on labor law.<br />

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Kodak’s commitment to diversity and inclusion<br />

touches customers, consumers, employees,<br />

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is global, we focus upon the distinctive cultures and<br />

communities in which we live and work.<br />

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David Hoak<br />

Coming out to clients: Making LGBT work for you in<br />

client relationships<br />

David Hoak is a consulting actuary with Towers Watson<br />

with more than 30 years of experience in providing<br />

retirement benefit solutions for large U.S. clients. He is a<br />

retired founding member of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los<br />

Angeles. David lives in Los Angeles with his partner Kevin<br />

Duncliffe.<br />

Joe Hoffman<br />

How we did it: LGBT employee resource group of the<br />

year finalists<br />

Joe Hoffman is the director of information systems for<br />

Sodexo and responsible for enterprise applications.<br />

Through several mergers and acquisitions, Joe has<br />

worked for Sodexo his entire professional career, holding<br />

various management positions during his tenure.<br />

He is the chairperson and a founding member of Pride,<br />

Sodexo’s LGBT and ally employee resource group. Under<br />

his leadership, Pride has been an Employee Resource<br />

Group of the Year and Ally of the Year Finalist for <strong>Out</strong> and<br />

<strong>Equal</strong>. He has a bachelor of science degree from Arizona<br />

State University, an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix,<br />

and will begin his doctoral program this fall.<br />

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help drive innovation. Working together, we create<br />

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Casey Horton<br />

Affiliates and ERGs: Get down to business<br />

Executive sponsors: Use ‘em or lose ‘em<br />

Casey Horton is a manager in Ernst & Young’s fraud<br />

investigation and dispute services practice. He assists life<br />

sciences companies with compliance and litigation support<br />

services. He has been actively involved in Ernst &<br />

Young’s LGBT employee resource group, Beyond, for the<br />

past five years. Casey currently leads Beyond in the Midwest<br />

area, which includes Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit,<br />

and seven other Midwest locations. Casey is a member of<br />

the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Chicagoland regional affiliate Leadership<br />

Council.<br />

Philip J. Hoskins, Esq.<br />

The unique legal and financial challenges facing the<br />

LGBT community<br />

Philip Hoskins is an attorney in private practice in Los<br />

Angeles. He has served the community in the practice of<br />

law for more than 30 years. In that time, he has worked<br />

for the U.S. Department of Justice, managed the largest<br />

multiple-office law firm in California, and handled delicate<br />

and difficult legal matters for thousands of clients.<br />

Philip has taught law school and other attorneys, written<br />

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several books, and often leads educational workshops on<br />

many timely and important topics for the community. His<br />

philosophy is that an attorney should serve both his client<br />

and the community.<br />

Terry Howard<br />

Uneasy alliances: The elusive search for common<br />

ground between diverse employee communities<br />

Terry Howard is the director of diversity and inclusion<br />

director for Texas Instruments. His work includes training,<br />

consulting, and coaching employees globally at all levels.<br />

In 2006, Terry founded the “Diversity Connection Consortium,”<br />

with members across the globe; in 2007, he was<br />

selected by The National Society of Black Engineers as<br />

the recipient of the Black Engineer of the Year Diversity in<br />

Industry Award. A native of Staunton, VA, he is a graduate<br />

of Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.<br />

Becky Huber<br />

The missing link: Building an ERG scorecard for<br />

credibility and success<br />

Becky Huber is the director of business solutions testing at<br />

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF). She is also<br />

the chair of RESPECT, BCBSF’s LGBT employee resource<br />

group, where she was instrumental in organizing and gain-


ing corporate support. Becky is also a member of the IT<br />

diversity business council at BCBSF. She lives in Jacksonville<br />

with her partner, Nancy, and their three young boys.<br />

Jim Huberty<br />

Affiliates and ERGs: Get down to business<br />

Jim Huberty is a sales trainer for JPMorgan Chase. He<br />

previously held positions in sales, operations management,<br />

client relations, product management, human<br />

resources, and consulting. He chaired JPMorgan Chase’s<br />

Pride global employee resource group, is co-chair of the<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Chicagoland regional affiliate and attended<br />

the UCLA LGBT Leadership Institute. He holds a bachelor’s<br />

degree in psychology and sociology from Aurora<br />

University and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. He<br />

frequently speaks on LGBT workplace equality and leadership,<br />

and lives in Chicago.<br />

Jody M. Huckaby<br />

The care and feeding of straight allies at work: What<br />

LGBTs must know for successful inclusion<br />

Jody Huckaby is the executive director of Parents, Families,<br />

and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) National.<br />

He has been a nonprofit executive for 18 years, serving<br />

as executive director of the Washington D.C. Humane<br />

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Society, New Mexico AIDS Services, and Houston’s Bering/Omega<br />

Community Foundation. His voice on equality<br />

issues has been heard in hundreds of media outlets,<br />

including The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times,<br />

and the Oprah Winfrey Show.<br />

Joe Husman<br />

Maximizing business growth: Joining ERG efforts with<br />

advertising, marketing, and community efforts<br />

Joe Husman is the chief diversity and inclusion officer for<br />

Toyota Financial Services (TFS), headquartered in Torrance,<br />

CA. Prior to joining TFS, Joe worked for more than<br />

ten years at Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) where he held a<br />

variety of positions in the corporate planning area. Joe<br />

served as a diversity champion for TMS and participated<br />

in many business partnering groups.<br />

I<br />

Milton Irvin<br />

Can we talk? Partnership counseling for your ERG<br />

Milton Irvin is a managing director and head of diversity<br />

and inclusion for UBS Group Americas. His primary focus<br />

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is to ensure that UBS is an employer of choice, in which<br />

diversity is respected across all spectrums. Before joining<br />

UBS, he spent time as president and chief operating<br />

officer of Blaylock & Partners, L.P. (a minority investment<br />

banking firm) and Imbot.com (an Internet start-up). He<br />

earned his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business,<br />

University of Pennsylvania.<br />

J<br />

Kevin Janes<br />

Executive sponsors: Use ‘em or lose ‘em<br />

Kevin Janes is a partner in Ernst & Young’s advisory<br />

practice, with a focus on providing IT risk and assurance<br />

services to Fortune 500 clients. He began his career 18<br />

years ago in the firm’s assurance practice and has held<br />

a number of leadership positions within the Chicago office.<br />

He joined Beyond, Ernst & Young’s LGBT employee<br />

resource group, last year and has recently become<br />

the executive sponsor for the Midwest sub-area, which<br />

includes Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, and seven other<br />

Midwest areas.<br />

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Ian Johnson<br />

Diversity sells: How to leverage LGBT support into sales<br />

internationally<br />

Ian Johnson is the founder of <strong>Out</strong> Now, and for two decades<br />

been recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities<br />

on marketing to gay and lesbian customers. <strong>Out</strong><br />

Now Global has been relied upon by many of the world’s<br />

leading brands, including Lloyds-TSB Banking Group,<br />

Barclays, Hilton Hotels, IBM, Toyota, the German National<br />

Tourist Office, KLM, Lufthansa, Merck, TUI, Cable & Wireless,<br />

and Citibank; and delivers a comprehensive range of<br />

gay marketing solutions, including advertising, research,<br />

strategy development, training, and public relations.<br />

Kent Johnson<br />

Uneasy alliances: The elusive search for common<br />

ground between diverse employee communities<br />

Kent Johnson is a senior legal counsel at Texas Instruments,<br />

specializing in antitrust, medical, product liability,<br />

government transactions, intellectual property, mergers,<br />

and strategic alliances. He helped found and currently<br />

leads TI’s Christian values initiative and is a past chair of<br />

TI’s diversity network. Kent is a frequent speaker on the<br />

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topic of faith in the workplace and is a graduate of Dartmouth<br />

College and the Villanova School of Law.<br />

Pamela Johnson<br />

Why do they need to tell me? How Citi is looking to<br />

overcome unconscious bias<br />

Pamela Johnson is the managing director and Citi’s<br />

global head for anti-money laundering and sanctions<br />

compliance. She joined Citi in 2004 as the director of<br />

anti-money laundering compliance monitoring and training<br />

and is a member of Citi’s Pride Network New York<br />

leadership and the Corporate Center Women’s Organization.<br />

She also represents Citi on the Human Rights<br />

Campaign’s business council and is a lifetime member of<br />

WIFLE (Women in Federal Law Enforcement).<br />

Robin D. Johnson, Ph.D.<br />

Dance of leadership<br />

Diversity and trust: Alliances and betrayals<br />

Dr. Robin Johnson is a Harvard Business School-trained<br />

Ph.D. who has been an executive educator, coach, and<br />

author in leadership development for decades, teaching<br />

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the best solutions for our clients. We value and encourage diverse<br />

viewpoints and draw upon them to resolve our clients’ business and<br />

legal challenges. Diversity adds perspective and creativity to what<br />

we do. It is a key ingredient to our success.<br />

Perkins Coie is proud to support <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates.<br />

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multicultural awareness, multicultural team effectiveness,<br />

leadership, and career-performance management. She<br />

wrote and developed the “Dance of Leadership, Career<br />

by Design,” and “Organizational Behavior: A Multicultural<br />

Approach” (with Carlos Gonzales, Ph.D.). She has also<br />

produced audio programs including “Leading Your Multicultural<br />

Team to High Performance” and “Ask! Negotiation<br />

Strategies,” as well as “The Gamma Team Project,” a<br />

multicultural team video case.<br />

Sara Johnston<br />

Giving (and getting) back: Nonprofit boards for beginners<br />

Sara Johnston is an auditor in the Seattle assurance<br />

practice of Ernst & Young. Sara spent seven years in the<br />

nonprofit sector doing fundraising and financial management<br />

before her transition to the corporate world. She<br />

has served on boards and led fundraising efforts for local<br />

nonprofits for more than ten years, with a focus on supporting<br />

anti-violence and justice work in the LGBT and<br />

people of color communities. Sara holds a bachelor’s<br />

degree in women’s studies and a certificate in accounting<br />

from the University of Washington.<br />

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B.J. Kamigaki<br />

Using drama to overcome drama: Confronting our<br />

phobias and “isms”<br />

B.J. Kamigaki is a quality engineering section manager<br />

and 33-year veteran of Hewlett-Packard. She is the<br />

programs manager for HP’s PRIDE employee resource<br />

group, and lives in Longmont, CO, with her partner Vickie.<br />

She can be reached at bj.kamigaki@hp.com.<br />

Randy M. Kammer<br />

The missing link: Building an ERG scorecard for<br />

credibility and success<br />

Randy Kammer is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida’s<br />

(BCBSF) vice president for regulatory affairs and public<br />

policy. He represents the company before state and<br />

federal regulatory agencies. He also serves as president<br />

of BCBSF’s The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida,<br />

and is on the boards of several community organizations.<br />

Randy also serves as the executive sponsor of the<br />

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RESPECT LGBT employee resource group, and was the<br />

recipient of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s 2009 Champion Award.<br />

Alexis Kantor<br />

Hitting the bullseye: How your ERG can engage leaders<br />

and drive business results<br />

Alexis Kantor has been with Target for eight years and<br />

is currently a group manager of product development in<br />

apparel and accessories product design and development.<br />

She has been an outspoken advocate in support of<br />

all diversity and LGBT issues at Target and in her community,<br />

and currently serves as the co-lead of Target’s GLBT<br />

Business Council. Prior to Target, Alexis worked on the<br />

product development team at Victoria’s Secret.<br />

Karianne Kas<br />

Strength in numbers & going global: Local labor &<br />

privacy issues when collecting data from a global LGBT<br />

network<br />

Karianne Kas is a senior executive in Accenture’s legal<br />

group, responsible for employment law in Europe, Africa,<br />

and Latin America. She leads an international team of<br />

senior employment lawyers who support Accenture in<br />

relation to a wide range of human resource and compli-<br />

UBS is proud to support the<br />

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ance matters, as well as in relation to the human resource<br />

aspects of outsourcing deals, acquisitions, and other<br />

transactions. Karianne started her career in 1997 at the<br />

international law firm of Baker & McKenzie in Amsterdam.<br />

Matt Keys<br />

The missing link: Building an ERG scorecard for<br />

credibility and success<br />

Matt Keys is a cultural competence and diversity consultant<br />

at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF),<br />

specializing in organizational consulting, strategy and<br />

scorecard development, employee resource group management,<br />

communications, event planning, and education<br />

and learning. Matt helped to identify and develop<br />

several of BCBSF’s nine employee resource groups. Matt<br />

has presented on the topics of employee resource group<br />

development and diversity scorecard design nationally.<br />

He received his diversity management certification from<br />

Cornell University.<br />

Kristofer Knopp<br />

Global mobility for LGBT professionals<br />

Kristofer Kopp is a senior consultant in Deloitte’s Global<br />

Employer Services Practice in San Francisco, serving<br />

Setting the bar<br />

for workplace equality<br />

PG&E is a proud sponsor of the<br />

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clients on the West Coast. He has over 5 years of global<br />

mobility for LGBT professionals experience, ranging from<br />

international assignment management, global mobility for<br />

LGBT professionals policy consulting, and global compensation<br />

management. He holds a bachelor’s degree<br />

from the University of Texas, Austin. He is a member of<br />

Deloitte’s Northern Pacific Regional GLOBE chapter.<br />

Ryk Koscielski<br />

The Safe Space <strong>Program</strong><br />

Ryk Koscielski began his career with AT&T Network Systems<br />

in 1985, after graduating with a bachelor’s degree<br />

in computer science from Purdue University, Calumet.<br />

He also received a master’s degree in computer science<br />

from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1989. His career<br />

has included assignments in software development, quality<br />

systems engineering, project management, technical<br />

writing, and product management. His current position is<br />

in software release project management. Ryk is now on<br />

the Global EQUAL! employee resource group board, and<br />

was co-president from 2002 to 2010. A native Chicagoan,<br />

Ryk lives in Naperville, IL, with his partner of 19 years,<br />

Todd. They spend a lot of time remodeling and landscaping<br />

their home. He enjoys bicycling, in-line skating,<br />

gardening, skiing, and scuba diving.<br />

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Sheila James Kuehl<br />

Women’s leadership luncheon<br />

Sheila James Kuehl served eight years in the California<br />

state senate and six years in the state assembly, and, in<br />

2008, left the legislature under California’s term limits<br />

statute. In her fourteen years in the state legislature,<br />

Sheila authored 171 bills that were signed into law, including<br />

legislation to establish paid family leave and establish<br />

the rights contained in Roe v. Wade in California statute.<br />

Prior to her election to the legislature, Sheila drafted and<br />

fought to get into California law more than 40 pieces<br />

of legislation relating to children, families, women, and<br />

domestic violence. She was a law professor at Loyola,<br />

UCLA, and USC Law Schools and co-founded and served<br />

as managing attorney of the California Women’s Law<br />

Center. Sheila graduated from Harvard Law School in<br />

1978, where she was the second woman in the school’s<br />

history to win the Moot Court competition. In her youth,<br />

she was known for her portrayal of the irrepressible<br />

Zelda Gilroy in the television series “The Many Loves of<br />

Dobie Gillis.”<br />

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Michael Lammons<br />

PSAI: What brings four fierce competitors together?<br />

Michael Lammons is the assurance partner at Price-<br />

WaterhouseCoopers. He is responsible for audit clients<br />

in the financial services and academic medical center<br />

industries. He has served as community relations partner<br />

sponsor for PwC Atlanta since March 2007, and on the<br />

PwC National GLBT Advisory Board since 2005, where<br />

he currently serves as chair. Michael also serves on the<br />

GLAAD national board of directors; other memberships<br />

and affiliations include the Georgia Society of CPAs, the<br />

Georgia Center for Nonprofits, and CHRIS Kids.<br />

Madeline Lasko<br />

First steps in creating an LGB-inclusive workplace<br />

Global values for a global workforce<br />

London calling: An overview of the LGBT legal<br />

profession in the United Kingdom<br />

Madeline Lasko has been an associate of the workplace<br />

programs at Stonewall, the United Kingdom’s lead-<br />

Southern California Edison<br />

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Madeline worked in Brussels as personal assistant to a<br />

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Jenny Lee<br />

Who is the outsider? Understanding microinequities<br />

from all sides<br />

Jenny Lee is an associate brand manager at McNeil<br />

Consumer Healthcare. She currently works on the adult<br />

Tylenol franchise on innovation and digital strategy.<br />

Jenny holds an M.B.A. from the Georgetown University<br />

McDonough School of Business, and a bachelor’s in business<br />

administration from the University of Miami. Jenny<br />

lives in Philadelphia with her wife, Cristi.<br />

Ed Lehman<br />

How we did it: Workplace excellence finalists<br />

Ed Lehman is vice president, head of sales, national<br />

accounts, Aetna. He leads the field sales organization<br />

to ensure that they are focused on solving customer<br />

bios<br />

healthcare problems and demonstrating Aetna’s value<br />

to prospective customers. Ed is a key member of the<br />

National Accounts Senior Leadership. He holds a bachelor<br />

of science degree in public affairs from Indiana<br />

University, Bloomington, and an M.B.A. in marketing from<br />

Pepperdine University, Malibu. Ed and his partner, David,<br />

live in Los Angeles.<br />

Elycia Lerman<br />

Creating an LGBT ERG mentoring program<br />

Elycia Lerman is the co-chair of Johnson & Johnson’s<br />

LGBT affinity group and an active member of the women’s<br />

leadership initiative, on the multicultural women subcommittee.<br />

With Johnson & Johnson for 22 years, she is<br />

currently director, PMO knowledge management. She sits<br />

on the board of the Hunterdon Drug Awareness <strong>Program</strong>,<br />

a local nonprofit supporting substance abuse prevention<br />

and treatment. Elycia lives with her wife Anita and their<br />

two children, Sadie and Dustin, in Lambertville, NJ.<br />

Lori Lewis<br />

The federal workplace café: Conversations that will<br />

inform and inspire<br />

Lori Lewis has been a facilitator, mediator, and trainer for<br />

25 years. She currently works as a facilitator for the U.S.<br />

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academic institutions, and individuals) and uses<br />

mediation and facilitation processes to assist national and<br />

international groups in resolving environmental issues.<br />

She continues to work toward full equality, recognition,<br />

and acceptance of LGBT employees in the federal<br />

government. Lori is an anthropologist by training and is<br />

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Simma Lieberman<br />

What they don’t teach you in diversity school: How to<br />

ignite a successful diversity initiative<br />

Simma Lieberman is a noted management consultant in<br />

Berkeley, CA, who has worked with nonprofits, private<br />

industry, community organizations, and professional associations.<br />

Her clients have included Diageo, Renaissance<br />

Hotels, Pillsbury, GE, Monster, the National Association<br />

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Greg Ligotti is a finance director at The Clorox Company.<br />

He serves on the Clorox Pride leadership team for corporate<br />

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has worked in a variety of finance leadership positions at<br />

companies including Deloitte, ITT Industries, and Philips<br />

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San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Center.<br />

Lisa A. Linsky, Esq.<br />

Promoting diversity and making waves: Implementing<br />

ERGs that drive organizational change<br />

Lisa Linsky is a partner in the New York trial department<br />

of McDermott Will & Emery, LLP, with a practice focused<br />

on complex litigation, product liability, mass and toxic tort,<br />

business investigations, trials, and civil rights. She is also<br />

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legal profession. She is also a recipient of the 2009 Safe<br />

Haven Award, presented by Immigration <strong>Equal</strong>ity for her<br />

work on behalf of LGBT asylum-seekers. Lisa is a member<br />

of the LGBT Rights Committee of the City Bar of New York,<br />

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from the board of the National Association of Women<br />

Lawyers. She is a former career prosecutor who specialized<br />

in the investigation and trials of crimes involving child<br />

abuse, domestic violence, sex crimes, and homicides.<br />

Laurie B. Lippin, Ph.D.<br />

Targeted and privileged: The importance of examining<br />

whiteness within the LGBTIQ community<br />

Dr. Laurie Lippin is a partner in Equity Action, LLC, specializing<br />

in training, consulting, coaching, and teambuilding<br />

in the areas of diversity and cultural competence. She<br />

holds a Ph.D. in adult education and is a regular part-time<br />

faculty member at the University of California, Davis. She<br />

co-authored (with Helfand) the 2001 publication Understanding<br />

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Samir Luther<br />

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employees, the WPATH Standards of Care, and the CEI<br />

Samir Luther is an expert on employment non-discrimination<br />

policies and benefits for LBGT workers in the United<br />

States. In his capacity with the Workplace Project, he<br />

helps employers develop and implement model practices,<br />

sets standards and benchmarks for the project’s<br />

annual Corporate <strong>Equal</strong>ity Index report, and generates<br />

cutting-edge resources on LGBT workplace issues. Follow<br />

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Steve Lyle<br />

Uneasy alliances: The elusive search for common<br />

ground between diverse employee communities<br />

Steve Lyle is the general manager of diversity, inclusion,<br />

and workforce development for Texas Instruments. He is<br />

a distinguished honor graduate of the U.S. Military Intelligence<br />

Center and School and a former U.S. Army officer.<br />

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Denise Lynn<br />

Our allies: Our champions<br />

Denise Lynn oversees all aspects of diversity and<br />

talent management for American Airlines. She joined<br />

American in 1989 and moved to human resources in<br />

1992, where she led a variety of functions before moving<br />

to American Eagle to run that airline’s human resources<br />

function from 2004 through 2006. Lynn was born and<br />

raised in London and holds a degree in economics from<br />

the University of Bath in England. She married a Texan<br />

and now lives in Dallas with her husband and two teenage<br />

sons. Lynn is a member of the board of the American<br />

Airlines Federal Credit Union, and the board of trustees<br />

of Paul Quinn College.<br />

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Robert Maitner, Jr.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> in the federal workplace: Strategies for LGBT<br />

consultants in the federal environment<br />

Robert Maitner is a senior managing consultant with IBM’s<br />

federal financial management practice. He has been<br />

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with IBM for 11 years, and has managed several federal<br />

projects for clients including NASA and the Departments<br />

of Defense, Energy, and Health and Human Services.<br />

Robert is an industry-recognized expert in federal financial<br />

management, and has written several articles on<br />

internal controls and financial systems implementation.<br />

He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of New<br />

Hampshire and holds a master’s degree in government<br />

administration from the University of Pennsylvania. He<br />

currently serves as the lead for IBM’s Washington DCarea<br />

LGBT group, Eagle.<br />

Jeff Marootian<br />

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Jeff Marootian is the director of community relations at<br />

the District Department of Transportation in Washington,<br />

DC. In this capacity he is responsible for the agency’s<br />

broad portfolio of public outreach and stakeholder<br />

engagement. He is a founding board member of <strong>Out</strong> for<br />

Work and has trained corporations and nonprofits in the<br />

areas of strategic workforce development and recruiting,<br />

and retaining top “Gen-Y” talent. Jeff holds a bachelor of<br />

arts degree in human services and a masters of public<br />

administration from George Washington University.


Ken Martin<br />

The virtuous cycle: Integrate ERGs into your business<br />

plan, support profitability, and boost workforce<br />

engagement<br />

Ken Martin is senior manager for innovation in Sara Lee’s<br />

foodservice beverage division, and chair of the Sara Lee<br />

Pride network supporting LGBT and straight allies. After<br />

ten years in advertising, Ken changed careers to work for<br />

Nabisco, Kraft, and Disney Consumer Products. He splits<br />

his time between Chicago and Ogden Dunes, IN, with his<br />

husband and partner of 24 years, Professor Curt Winkle.<br />

Kris Maybach<br />

The virtuous cycle: Integrate ERGs into your business<br />

plan, support profitability, and boost workforce<br />

engagement<br />

Kris Maybach is director, continuous improvement (CI)<br />

North America for Sara Lee Corporation, where she specializes<br />

in increasing shareholder value through integration<br />

and application of Lean/Six Sigma principles, methodologies<br />

and tools across the value chain. In this role, she<br />

leads strategic deployment of Lean management elements<br />

including hoshin/business planning, performance management,<br />

problem solving, and CI capability building across<br />

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multiple industries and ERGs to help identify, align, and execute<br />

strategic initiatives to achieve financial and cultural<br />

objectives. She has been with Sara Lee since 2005 and is<br />

a contributing member of Sara Lee’s PRIDE Network.<br />

Gregg J. McConnell<br />

The role of ERGs in healthcare organizations in<br />

promoting LGBT health<br />

Gregg McConnell is manager of corporate contract<br />

management at Cardinal Health. Prior to joining Cardinal<br />

in 2007, he was senior IT procurement analyst at Ohio<br />

Savings Bank, and vice president of vendor solutions for<br />

Chase Home Finance. Previously, he worked at Ethan Interactive,<br />

where he was manager of sales and operations,<br />

and at Applied Performance Technologies, where he was<br />

a vice president.<br />

Jeanine McGuire<br />

The missing link: Building an ERG scorecard for<br />

credibility and success<br />

Jeanine McGuire is a Six Sigma black belt and project<br />

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of Florida (BCBSF). She serves as an internal consultant,<br />

leading deployments of business process quality<br />

management throughout the company. Jeanine is also a<br />

board member of Respect, BCBSF’s LGBT employee resource<br />

group, and has been involved in many of the company’s<br />

diversity initiatives. She has presented nationally<br />

on the topics of diversity scorecard and strategy design.<br />

Brian McNaught<br />

Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the United<br />

States<br />

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Named “the godfather of gay sensitivity training” by<br />

The New York Times, Brian McNaught is considered the<br />

world’s leading corporate diversity consultant dealing<br />

with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues in the<br />

workplace. He is a best-selling author of four watershed<br />

books on gay issues, all of which are used as college<br />

texts, and is featured in six popular educational DVDs<br />

that are used extensively by corporations and schools<br />

in their diversity initiatives. Since 1974, McNaught has<br />

addressed hundreds of corporate and university audiences<br />

throughout North America, Europe, Australia, India,<br />

Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, including those at<br />

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Lucent, Avaya, Agilent Tech., NCR, Brookhaven National<br />

Labs, Sandia Labs, Battelle, and over 200 collegesand<br />

universities, including Harvard, Vanderbilt, Indiana<br />

University, Holy Cross, Penn State, MIT, and UCLA. Brian<br />

recently created the highly praised new corporate Web<br />

resource, “A Manager’s Guide to Gay and Transgender Issues.”<br />

He wrote a syndicated column in the gay press for<br />

12 years, and was the mayor of Boston’s liaison to the gay<br />

community from 1982 to 1984. Brian also served as an advisor<br />

to former Surgeon General David Satcher at Morehouse<br />

School of Medicine on his national sexual health<br />

initiative. He is certified by the American Association of<br />

Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) as a<br />

sexuality educator. He and his spouse, Ray Struble, live in<br />

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Provincetown, MA.<br />

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supporting the foreign exchange and derivative trading<br />

desks. He now works in the collateral management team<br />

at Citi, margining cross products. Previously, he spent six<br />

years with Merrill Lynch Private Client. As well as his dayto-day<br />

responsibilities, Darren is co-chair of the Citi Pride<br />

network in London and is a member of the Interbank<br />

LGBT Forum committee.<br />

Sherri Mikell<br />

The missing link: Building an ERG scorecard for<br />

credibility and success<br />

Sherri Mikell is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida’s<br />

(BCBSF) vice president of claims process. In this role, she<br />

provides leadership for nearly 1,000 employees in the<br />

service organization. Sherri is a member of the United Way<br />

Leadership Circle and the Pace Center for Girls, and is a<br />

board member of RESPECT, BCBSF’s LGBT employee resource<br />

group. She is a proud alumna of Florida State University<br />

and holds an M.B.A. from Jacksonville University.<br />

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Susan Miller<br />

Entertaining brands: Reaching an LGBT audience<br />

Susan Miller is the executive producer and writer of<br />

“Anyone But Me,” the Telly, Webby and Streamy awardwinning<br />

Web series about a new generation struggling<br />

with modern relationships. Susan, an Obie award-winning<br />

playwright and Guggenheim fellow, is also the author of<br />

the critically acclaimed “My Left Breast” and “A Map of<br />

Doubt And Rescue,” among others. A consulting producer<br />

and writer on “The L Word” and “Thirtysomething,” she<br />

was honored as one of Power Up’s 2009 “10 Amazing<br />

Gay Women In Showbiz.”<br />

Dawn Milstead<br />

The missing link: Building an ERG scorecard for<br />

credibility and success<br />

Dawn Milstead is the director of continuous quality<br />

improvement at Blue and Cross Blue Shield of Florida<br />

(BCBSF). She provides leadership and consultation for<br />

process improvements. Dawn is a certified Six Sigma<br />

black belt, and a board member of RESPECT, BCBSF’s<br />

LGBT employee resource group. She holds a bachelor of<br />

science in nursing from the University of Central Florida<br />

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Casey Monnerjahn<br />

Connecting our networks for greater success—locally<br />

and beyond<br />

Casey Monnerjahn is a people team project manager<br />

in Ernst & Young’s Southwestern region. He is a founding<br />

member of Beyond, Ernst & Young’s LGBT resource<br />

network, and an avid supporter of all inclusiveness<br />

initiatives. Originally from New Orleans, Casey now lives<br />

in Dallas with his partner Bradley and their two goldfish,<br />

Oscar and Felix.<br />

Terilyn Monroe<br />

Beyond engagement: How diversity and ERGs<br />

contribute to an inspired organization<br />

Terilyn Monroe is director of global employee engagement<br />

at Intuit. Her areas of responsibility include inclusion<br />

and diversity, employee giving and volunteerism,<br />

the Intuit Foundation, new hire onboarding, regional site<br />

events and activities, the Intuit alumni community, and<br />

human resources communications. She has also worked<br />

for Nortel Networks, Bay Networks, Amdahl, and Amdocs.<br />

Terilyn has held several nonprofit board positions and<br />

continues to be active in her community.<br />

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Jackie Moran<br />

Why do they need to tell me? How Citi is looking to<br />

overcome unconscious bias<br />

Jackie Moran is managing director in the electronic execution<br />

services group of Citi Markets & Banking. She is<br />

responsible for developing Citi’s electronic trading business<br />

within the institutional and hedge-fund communities.<br />

She is currently co-chair of Citi’s diversity committee for<br />

equities, as well as a member of the North American markets<br />

and institutional clients group diversity committees.<br />

She has also been active in mentoring and recruitment<br />

programs for both Citi and the New York Stock Exchange.<br />

Eleanor Mulligan<br />

LGBT issues in an international setting<br />

Eleanor Mulligan is a program manager for Google’s<br />

diversity and inclusion initiatives across Europe, the<br />

Middle East, and Africa. She is based in London, where<br />

she designs, creates, and delivers tailored and locally-<br />

relevant diversity initiatives for a wide range of countries,<br />

languages, cultures, and laws. Her current projects include<br />

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Damian Murphy<br />

Managing through difficult economic times<br />

Why do they need to tell me? How Citi is looking to<br />

overcome unconscious bias<br />

Damian Murphy is responsible for the management of<br />

all Citi leadership and executive development programs<br />

across the EMEA region. His broad experience in the<br />

training, leadership, and executive development spaces<br />

has stretched over seven years in various roles. He is one<br />

of the co-chairs of the Citi Pride UK network, having been<br />

a member of the network since 2005. Primarily focused<br />

on training and education responsibilities, Damian was<br />

responsible for launching the LGBT mentoring program,<br />

now in its second year. In his spare time, he likes to experience<br />

life through social activities, travel, and volunteering.<br />

He lives in London with his partner of ten years.<br />

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Scott Murphy<br />

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year finalists<br />

Scott Murphy is senior vice president of human resources<br />

for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) Scott,<br />

based in Atlanta, oversees human resources needs for<br />

ad sales, distribution sales and sports, consulting with<br />

division leaders on organizational development, compensation,<br />

employee relations, performance management,<br />

and succession planning. Previously, Scott served as vice<br />

president for TBS, Inc., and provided human resource<br />

leadership to Turner’s corporate divisions including legal,<br />

finance & accounting, properties & securities, audience<br />

research, human resources, and corporate communications.<br />

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from Southern Illinois University and did graduate-level<br />

HR work at Georgia State University. Scott also serves as<br />

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Todd Murray<br />

Real and relevant issues of LGBTQ members:<br />

Expanding how we define diversity training<br />

Todd Murray was adopted into a strong and loving family,<br />

but he always felt “different.” In high school, taunts turned<br />

into daily abuse, and by his junior year he signed out of<br />

public school. He moved to New York City and worked in<br />

a dental office by day and educated himself by night. Todd<br />

found himself, a sense of freedom, and what he was sure<br />

was the man of his dreams. But he stopped using protection<br />

for fear his partner would think he didn’t trust him.<br />

After the relationship ended, he moved across the country.<br />

On World AIDS Day 2001 his best friend asked him to go<br />

with him to get an HIV test, and Todd heard the news that<br />

would change his life. Devastation, confusion, anger, regret,<br />

and isolation quickly filled Todd’s mind. But when he<br />

started to share his story with others, he found that it had a<br />

great impact. Today, Todd is the president and founder of<br />

Hope’s Voice, an international platform for young people<br />

to share their stories and make social change.<br />

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Isabel Mychajlowycz<br />

Creating an LGBT ERG mentoring program<br />

Isabel Mychajlowycz is a senior diversity specialist for<br />

Johnson & Johnson. She supports the development and<br />

execution of diversity and inclusion strategies across<br />

the organization. Isabel oversees the design of a global<br />

diversity and inclusion e-learning curriculum that delivers<br />

self-guided tools for building organizational competencies<br />

and a culture of inclusion. With more than 12 years of<br />

experience in IT project management and equal opportunity,<br />

she helps Johnson & Johnson teams implement<br />

mentoring programs that leverage diversity, enhance<br />

talent, and facilitate business outcomes.


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Marilyn Nagel<br />

Changing the way we work and live: Inclusive policies,<br />

practices, and processes<br />

How we did it: Workplace excellence finalists<br />

Next-generation organizations, next-generation talent:<br />

Leveraging the changing face of LGBTA leaders and<br />

customers<br />

As Cisco’s chief diversity officer, Marilyn Nagel is responsible<br />

for facilitating the global Inclusion & Diversity<br />

(I&D) council, which sets the I&D agenda and strategy<br />

for Cisco. Marilyn also develops the strategic plan for<br />

I&D cross-functional teams and is continually looking<br />

for ways to help Cisco stay innovative, by driving policy<br />

changes to create a more inclusive environment. Marilyn<br />

has worked in academia, leadership, and organizational<br />

development for nearly 30 years. She holds bachelor’s<br />

and master’s degrees in public administration, and has an<br />

additional master’s degree in social and systemic studies.<br />

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Stefano Nappo, Ph.D.<br />

Beat the competition: Working together for the good of<br />

the group<br />

Stefano Nappo is a Ph.D. ex-astrophysicist, and an intellectual<br />

property counsel for UBS. Based in London, he<br />

chairs UBS’ Pride committee for Europe, the Middle East,<br />

and Africa, and the Interbank LGBT Forum committee, a<br />

London-focused group of investment bank LGBT networks.<br />

A Stonewall ambassador, Youth Event volunteer,<br />

and executive role model, Stefano is committed to furthering<br />

the LGBT cause in many ways, including through<br />

UBS’ community outreach programs, and through charitable,<br />

musical, and artistic activities.<br />

Jean-Marie Navetta<br />

You’ve got the policy … what now? Using nonprofit<br />

partnerships to change corporate culture<br />

The care and feeding of straight allies at work: What<br />

LGBTs must know for successful inclusion<br />

Why did you say that? Using perceptual identity to<br />

break through barriers in the workplace<br />

Jean-Marie Navetta is the director of equality partnerships<br />

for PFLAG, leading its Straight for <strong>Equal</strong>ity project.<br />

Under her leadership, more than 4,000 people have been<br />

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trained, many in Straight for <strong>Equal</strong>ity in the Workplace<br />

events. She is the former director of communications<br />

for PFLAG and also worked to make the world a better<br />

(and more attractive) place through her creative services<br />

consulting group. Jean-Marie came to PFLAG in 2005 from<br />

the American Association of University Women, where she<br />

served as media relations manager for the group’s three<br />

corporations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy<br />

from Montclair State University in New Jersey.<br />

Elaine Newman<br />

Count me in: Including LGBT in workplace demographic<br />

data collection<br />

Elaine Newman is the CEO of the international Global<br />

Learning Group of companies, where her experience in<br />

strategic consulting and corporate learning is unparalleled.<br />

Her passion, however, is workplace diversity and<br />

inclusion; and, to this purpose, she has led her companies<br />

to build a unique team of training and consulting<br />

specialists in that area. In 2009, under Elaine’s direction,<br />

Global Learning launched a new series of critically<br />

acclaimed “Diversity Moments” trainings focused on<br />

sexual orientation and gender identity. Having traveled<br />

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the globe and lived in Washington, DC, Houston, Boston,<br />

and Philadelphia, Elaine and her family finally settled in<br />

Toronto, where she has become very involved in local<br />

nonprofit organizations and civic endeavours.<br />

Chip Newton<br />

Does your ERG measure up? Components of a<br />

successful employee resource group<br />

Chip Newton is a manager with Deloitte Consulting’s<br />

healthcare technology practice. He is considered a senior<br />

workforce management productivity expert, with more<br />

than 15 years of professional consulting experience, and<br />

is a consulting thought leader with experience in the<br />

healthcare, retail, and education industries. Chip serves<br />

as the co-chair of the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Atlanta affiliate, chair<br />

of Deloitte’s Atlanta LGBT business resource group, and<br />

is the executive secretary of the board of directors for<br />

AID Atlanta. He received his M.B.A. in human resources<br />

management from Georgia State University.<br />

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Alex Nicholson was raised in South Carolina as the only<br />

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reservist. At 19, he enlisted in the Army and trained as a<br />

human intelligence collector. As September 11, 2001 occurred,<br />

he had just been chosen to cross-train in counterintelligence<br />

when a colleague revealed confidential<br />

knowledge of his sexual orientation. Despite his extensive<br />

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but involuntarily discharged. After several years of shame<br />

and embarrassment, he finally went public about his experience<br />

and founded Service Members United in 2005,<br />

which supports those suffering under the cloud of the<br />

“don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, and fights for its repeal. Alex<br />

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Executive mentoring: How to navigate your career as a<br />

lesbian or gay employee<br />

Laurie Olson is Pfizer’s senior vice president of portfolio<br />

management and analytics, responsible for decision<br />

support, portfolio management, and metrics and business<br />

development valuations. She joined Pfizer in 1987 and<br />

has served in a variety of marketing leadership positions,<br />

such as U.S. launch team leader for Lipitor, Pfizer’s highestselling<br />

product. Laurie earned a bachelor of science in<br />

economics from the State University of New York at Stony<br />

Brook and an M.B.A. in marketing from Hofstra University.<br />

Sharon Orlopp<br />

Creating the strategic partnership: Walmart and<br />

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)<br />

Sharon Orlopp is the senior vice president responsible<br />

for the entire people division of Sam’s Club for Wal-Mart<br />

Stores. With approximately 105,000 associates nationwide,<br />

her responsibilities include training and development,<br />

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Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media<br />

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Ron Owen has been involved in the LGBT Community for<br />

over 30 years. Ron is founder of BiNetAZ (1998) and one<br />

of the original leaders of BiNetUSA (1984), and formedctor.<br />

Also former Director of BiNetLA. In the last ten years<br />

he has worked with LGBT groups in the AZ Democratic<br />

Party, and also helped create Rainbow Spirits, an LGBT<br />

Spiritual Community group. Ron has over 25 years in<br />

human resources and currently works as the business<br />

manager for Land of Ahhs Consignment, Scottsdale.<br />

Previous employers include MCI, Universal Technical<br />

Institute, and US Microchip. He received an M.B.A. from<br />

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Vincent Pan<br />

Common goals: Looking across identities on issues of<br />

workplace inclusion<br />

Vincent Pan is the executive director of Chinese for Affirmative<br />

Action (CAA), a community-based social justice organization<br />

in San Francisco.Prior to joining CAA, Vincent<br />

was a consultant with the William Clinton Foundation,<br />

where he helped start treatment programs for children<br />

living with HIV/AIDS in China. Before that he was the cofounder<br />

and executive director of Heads Up, a nonprofit<br />

organization that runs after-school and summer programs<br />

for low-income children by enlisting college students to<br />

tutor and teach as AmeriCorps members. Vincent has a<br />

bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University,<br />

and has been a Fellow with the Center for Social Innovation<br />

at Stanford University, the Echoing Green Foundation,<br />

and the Stride Rite Foundation.Vincent serves on the<br />

board of directors of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services,<br />

and is a former member of the San Francisco Police Commission<br />

and the San Francisco Complete Count Committee<br />

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Rebecca Parilla<br />

Can you be gay and global?<br />

Rebecca Parrilla leads the design and implementation of<br />

intercultural development programs at Language & Culture<br />

Worldwide, supporting organizations in their goals<br />

to incorporate cross-cultural competencies into their<br />

worldviews and inclusive behaviors into their workflows.<br />

A native Spanish- and English-speaker, she has lived for<br />

extended periods in Asian (China), Latin American (Puerto<br />

Rico), and North American (U.S.) cultures. Rebecca received<br />

her M.B.A .from DePaul University and currently<br />

resides in Chicago with her partner, Sue. She brings a<br />

lesbian perspective to “Cultural Detective: LGBT.”<br />

Nate Parker<br />

Tweet me L8R: Discovering the benefits of working<br />

with Gen Y<br />

Nate Parker is an operations supervisor in the treasury<br />

and securities services business at JP Morgan Chase,<br />

where he has worked for the last four years. An active<br />

member of PRIDE, the company’s LGBT employee<br />

resource group, in February he was elected the global<br />

co-chair, the first employee outside of the U.S. to hold<br />

this role. Nate has a passion for diversity and the positive<br />

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impact that ERGs can have on employee development<br />

and retention.<br />

David Parks<br />

The future of LGBT equality: The intersection of public<br />

policy and business leadership<br />

David Parks is the first openly gay member of the Nevada<br />

legislature, and remains the only publicly elected gay<br />

official in the state. He was elected to the state senate<br />

in November 2008 and had served in the Nevada assembly<br />

since 1996. He serves on the boards of numerous<br />

organizations and was appointed to the Governor’s<br />

Statewide AIDS Advisory Task Force from 1987 to 1994<br />

and from 2002 to the present. David got his B.S. from the<br />

University of New Hampshire, and then served in the U.S.<br />

Air Force stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas,<br />

NV. He received his M.B.A. from the University of Nevada,<br />

Las Vegas, and worked for the City of Las Vegas and had<br />

local government experience over the years.<br />

Bryan Parsons<br />

Raising the bar: The new corporate equality index<br />

criteria and data from the 2011 report<br />

Bryan Parsons is a manager in Ernst & Young LLP’s audit<br />

and business advisory practice, with a specific focus on<br />

strategy and operations of the financial services group.<br />

He is responsible for quality and risk management initiatives<br />

relating to over 40 partners who service financial<br />

market clients in the New York and Boston areas. In this<br />

unique role at Ernst & Young, Bryan concentrates on best<br />

practices development and implementation.<br />

Nicholas Patrick<br />

Executive mentoring: How to navigate your career as a<br />

lesbian or gay employee<br />

Nicholas Patrick is a manager in Pfizer’s worldwide communications<br />

division, responsible for producing print and<br />

video content for PfizerWorld, the company’s flagship corporate<br />

intranet site, which reaches a global audience of<br />

more than 100,000 Pfizer employees. He also co-chairs<br />

Pfizer’s Global LGBT Council, the governing body of the<br />

company’s site-based LGBT employee resource groups.<br />

He joined Pfizer in 2004 and earned his B.A. in liberal<br />

arts from the City College of New York.<br />

Sheri Paulo<br />

Why do they need to tell me? How Citi is looking to<br />

overcome unconscious bias<br />

Sheri Paulo is the managing director of employee relations<br />

and policy in the U.S, responsible for the development<br />

of employment policy and practice, as well as the<br />

appropriate resolution of formal employee relations<br />

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matters. Her team provides education and development<br />

to HR professionals increasing their employee relations<br />

skills and capability. She was instrumental in the establishment<br />

of Citi’s employee Pride Network of the San<br />

Francisco/Bay Area. Sheri is also an executive coach for<br />

Citi’s Executive Business Leadership <strong>Program</strong>.<br />

Nicholas Payne, Ph.D<br />

Bisexuals at work: New global survey data<br />

Nicholas Payne is an adjunct professor at the University<br />

of Cincinnati, teaching quantitative analysis. He started<br />

teaching after retiring from Procter & Gamble following a<br />

40-year career, the last twenty as a statistician analyzing<br />

employee satisfaction surveys. He was the first straight<br />

ally on the leadership team of GABLE, Procter & Gamble’s<br />

employee resource group. He worked with company<br />

leadership to add questions relevant to LGBT employees<br />

to the employee survey. In his 40 years at Procter<br />

& Gamble, it was working with GABLE that helped him<br />

feel fuller. Nick is a trained opera singer and a volunteer<br />

with several nonprofits. Nick has a wonderful family with<br />

a wife, two children, six grandchildren, one great-grandchild,<br />

and a great mother-in-law!<br />

Denise Penn<br />

Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media<br />

on bisexual lives<br />

Denise Penn is an advocacy journalist and editor who has<br />

been covering political and social issues for alternative<br />

and LGBT press since the early ’90s. She is the associate<br />

producer and host of The Gay & Lesbian News Magazine,<br />

a weekly live cable television show in Long Beach; news<br />

editor for The Lesbian News; and a frequent contributor<br />

to the Orange County and Long Beach BLADE, IN Los Angeles<br />

Magazine, and others. She also works behind the<br />

scenes as a communications consultant, and has presented<br />

workshops on bisexuality at many conferences. She<br />

grew up in Orange County, earning degrees in English<br />

and social science from CSUF and UCI, and completed<br />

an M.S.W. at San Diego State University.<br />

Neddy Perez<br />

Energy sector LGBT employee resource group best<br />

practices<br />

Neddy Perez is the vice president of inclusion and diversity<br />

at National Grid, one of the largest investor-owned energy<br />

companies in the world. Previously, she served as KPMG<br />

LLP’s chief diversity officer, and has implemented human<br />

resources and diversity initiatives for corporations such<br />

as Sodexo, Royal Dutch/Shell, and United Parcel Service.<br />

Neddy is the founder of the Association of Employee Resource<br />

Groups, and one of the founders of the Inclusion &<br />

Diversity Officers Roundtable and of Latinos in Diversity &<br />

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Human Resources. In 2009, she was named to the “Woman<br />

Worth Watching List for 2010” by Profiles in Diversity<br />

Journal, and in 2006 she was inducted into Houston’s<br />

Hispanic Women’s Hall of Fame. She holds a bachelor’s<br />

degree in public relations from the University of Florida<br />

and a master’s in human resources management and international<br />

business from Nova Southeastern University.<br />

Mike Perillo<br />

Sexual harassment through the eyes of LGBT<br />

employees<br />

Mike Perillo is the human resource leader for Merck’s<br />

global finance division. In this role, he is responsible for<br />

creating and executing the human capital plans and programs<br />

supporting the global finance strategy, including<br />

all aspects of engaging, developing, and retaining over<br />

3,200 employees. Mike serves as the human resources<br />

liaison of Merck’s LGBT Global Constituency Group, and<br />

the HR liaison for Merck’s Employee Resource Group<br />

Bridge. Mike enjoys boxing, spin class, and kayaking.<br />

Susanne Perkins<br />

The federal workplace cafe: Conversations that will<br />

inform and inspire<br />

Susanne Perkins is a project manager for the U.S. EPA<br />

Region 9 in San Francisco, where she focuses on hazardous<br />

waste permits and sustainability. Along with Lori<br />

Lewis, she proudly manages the LGBT diversity program<br />

for Region 9. Susanne is a native Mainer and keeps in<br />

touch with her rural roots by keeping a few chickens and<br />

a worm bin in the backyard of her decidedly urban Bay<br />

Area habitat.<br />

Joan Pertak<br />

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Joan Pertak is vice president and chief information<br />

officer for PepsiCo Beverages North America and Quaker<br />

Foods and Snacks. She joined PepsiCo in 1983 as a<br />

computer programmer, and transferred to the IT department<br />

in 1989. Since then, she has broadened her experience<br />

through many technology and leadership positions.<br />

Most of Joan’s tenure has been spent in leading bottling<br />

selling systems initiatives and PepsiCo transformation<br />

projects. Since 2007, Joan has been the executive sponsor<br />

of two Chicago-based employee resource groups at<br />

PepsiCo: the <strong>Equal</strong> group, which increases awareness of<br />

LGBT diversity, and the Women’s Initiative Network (WIN),<br />

which identifies and drives solutions to key issues related<br />

to professional and personal development of women.<br />

Joan earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the<br />

State University of New York in Albany. She resides in<br />

West Harrison, NY, with her husband and three children.<br />

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Durodgio Peterson<br />

Wake up to the new ally in town<br />

Durodgio Peterson is a native of Detroit and holds a<br />

bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University<br />

of Michigan. In the Navy, he was a part of “Operation<br />

Enduring Freedom,” and is a recent combat veteran<br />

of Afghanistan. Upon his return to the U.S., he joined the<br />

Veteran Affairs Department in Washington, DC, working<br />

in diversity and inclusion, where he founded the National<br />

Diversity LGBT <strong>Program</strong> in 2008. Durodgio also works on<br />

White House policies regarding diversity in the workplace<br />

initiatives and on executive orders.<br />

Michelle E. Phillips, Esq.<br />

Accommodating religion and sexual orientation in the<br />

workplace: Promoting tolerance and diverse views<br />

Michelle Phillips is a partner in the White Plains office of<br />

Jackson Lewis LLP. She is the founder and chairperson<br />

of Jackson Lewis’ GLPG (Gay & Lesbian Practice Group)<br />

as well as a member of the firm’s diversity committee.<br />

She regularly conducts diversity training regarding LGBT<br />

issues in the workplace. Michelle also regularly handles<br />

employment litigation and advises employers on best<br />

practices and legal compliance.<br />

Ronnie Phillips, Ph.D.<br />

From marketing to outreach: How to make an ERG<br />

relevant<br />

Ronnie Phillips is a research scientist in Kimberly-Clark’s<br />

corporate research and engineering team, where he has<br />

worked for almost two years. He is currently co-chair<br />

of the Atlanta Pride employee resource group. Ronnie<br />

resides in Atlanta and holds a bachelor’s degree in<br />

biochemistry and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the<br />

Georgia Institute of Technology.<br />

Todd Pierce<br />

Merging of cultures in a global company: A case study<br />

of Genentech and Roche<br />

Todd Pierce is senior vice president and chief information<br />

officer of Genentech Informatics. In this role, he leads<br />

Genentech’s IT group, including information technology<br />

strategy, planning, application development, operations<br />

and networking. In addition, he is a member of the Roche<br />

Group’s global IT leadership team. Prior to joining Genentech,<br />

Todd was chief information officer and director<br />

of information systems for the Santa Clara County Social<br />

Services Agency. He has more than 25 years of IT leadership<br />

experience from a broad range of industries, including<br />

commercial software products, health insurance,<br />

clinical care, and government. He lives in Marin with his<br />

spouse Scott.<br />

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James Scott P. Pignatella<br />

Minimizing tension between the letters LGBT<br />

Scott Pignatella is a senior systems engineer working in<br />

integration, test, and data analysis at Raytheon Missile<br />

Systems in Tucson. Scott is the current president of the<br />

RMS Tucson LGBT employee resource group and a member<br />

of the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Transgender Advisory Committee.<br />

Scott is vice president of the board of directors for, and a<br />

tenor in, Desert Voices, Southern Arizona’s LGBTS chorus.<br />

Scott shares his Arizona home with four cats.<br />

Lynda Pires<br />

Reaching out to engage employees everywhere<br />

Lynda Pires received her M.B.A. from the Thunderbird<br />

School of Global Management. She now serves as an<br />

associate market intelligence manager at The Clorox<br />

Company and was previously a writer at ING Investment<br />

Management and a brand coordinator with Colgate-<br />

Palmolive.<br />

Jessica Plock<br />

PSAI: What brings four fierce competitors together?<br />

Jessica Plock is a manager in Deloitte’s technology practice,<br />

with a focus on management and technology strategies<br />

within the federal financial services sector.<br />

Kaitlin Porter, MPH<br />

Does your ERG measure up? Components of a<br />

successful employee resource group<br />

Kaitlin Porter is a consultant with Deloitte Consulting’s<br />

federal practice. In this role, her focus has been on performance<br />

measurement, stakeholder analysis, and strategic<br />

planning for a large federal healthcare client. Kaitlin<br />

serves on the board of Deloitte’s Atlanta LGBT business<br />

resource group, and is the production chair of the annual<br />

Atlanta Human Rights Campaign Silent Auction and Gala.<br />

She received her master’s degree in public health from<br />

Emory University.<br />

David Posner, Ph.D.<br />

Changing the way we work and live: Inclusive policies,<br />

practices, and processes<br />

David Posner is a manager in global inclusion & diversity<br />

at Cisco. He has been with Cisco for ten years and<br />

currently specializes in developing broad approaches to<br />

measuring diversity and inclusion. He also focuses on<br />

business architecture for inclusion and diversity. He has<br />

a background in IT enterprise metrics, portfolio management,<br />

and business architecture, and has chaired Cisco’s<br />

GLBT & Advocates Employee Resource Group.<br />

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Lori J. Posner<br />

Entertaining brands: Reaching an LGBT audience<br />

Lori Posner is the visionary founder of YesDesignGroup,<br />

a leading creative communications agency renowned for<br />

strategic and original advertising, branding, and design.<br />

Clients include: IHG, Wells Fargo, Hilton Worldwide, Sony<br />

Pictures Home Entertainment, NBC Universal, here! TV,<br />

The Dream Foundation, J Brand, DirecTV, and InStyle<br />

Magazine. An innovator in entertainment industry creative,<br />

YDG’s work has been featured on Entertainment<br />

Tonight and the Golden Globes’ Red Carpet Pre-show,<br />

appears in numerous graphic design publications, and<br />

has won multiple industry and creative awards.<br />

Jim Price<br />

Oppression and inequality: A look within<br />

Jim Price is a vice president in human resources at Citi,<br />

a consultant, a college instructor, and an artist. Active in<br />

numerous professional and community organizations, his<br />

favorite roles focus on workplace equality and justice,<br />

talent development of marginalized groups, and strategic<br />

diversity management. He is a certified professional in<br />

human resources and a certified project management<br />

professional. Currently working on his doctorate in human<br />

and organizational systems with a focus on transformative<br />

learning for social justice, he resides in Dallas.<br />

Stephanie Puentes<br />

After the dust settles: Rebuilding your ERG<br />

Targeted and privileged: The importance of examining<br />

whiteness within the LGBTIQ community<br />

Stephanie Puentes is a partner in Equity Action, LLC, specializing<br />

in training, consulting, coaching, and teambuilding<br />

in the areas of diversity and cultural competence.<br />

She is a 28-year veteran of the high-tech industry and<br />

was a founding member of Hewlett-Packard’s first global<br />

employee resource group. Stephanie is a certified LGBT<br />

diversity leadership trainer with <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>.<br />

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Karina Radulescu<br />

Tweet me L8R: Discovering the benefits of working<br />

with Gen Y<br />

Karina Radulescu graduated from Rice University and currently<br />

works in the strategy consulting practice at Accenture.<br />

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Reza Rahaman<br />

How we did it: LGBT employee resource group of the<br />

year finalists<br />

Reza Rahaman leads research and development and innovation<br />

for Clorox’s Glad, Kingsford, Fresh Step, Scoop<br />

Away, Hidden Valley, and KC Masterpiece brands. He is<br />

the leader of the Clorox Pride employee resource group.<br />

Reza has a bachelor of science degree from Imperial<br />

College, University of London, and master of science<br />

and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of<br />

Technology, all in chemical engineering. Prior to joining<br />

Clorox, he worked for American Cyanamid/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals<br />

and for Astra Zeneca.<br />

Zahara Raine<br />

When health care isn’t caring: Combating health care<br />

discrimination of LGBT people and PLWHA<br />

Working positively: Answers and action on HIV in the<br />

workplace<br />

Zahara Raine is the national community educator for<br />

Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest national legal<br />

organization committed to achieving full recognition<br />

of the civil rights of LGBT people and people with HIV.<br />

She has also coordinated programs for art and cultural<br />

organizations, including the African Film Festival and the<br />

MIX Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Raine has served<br />

as an AIDS outreach organizer and education program<br />

coordinator at Community Impact in New York, volunteered<br />

as a counselor for the Gay Health Advocacy<br />

Project, and participated in HIV awareness campaigns<br />

with ACT UP. She completed her bachelor’s degree at<br />

Columbia University and earned a master’s degree in<br />

intercultural management from the School of International<br />

Training Graduate Institute.<br />

Kimberly Reed<br />

“Prodigal Sons” screening<br />

Kimberly Reed is a filmmaker living in New York City.<br />

She was named one of “25 New Faces of Independent<br />

Film” by Filmmaker Magazine, and one of “Five to Watch”<br />

by The Advocate. Reed has been awarded fellowships<br />

at the Yaddo Artists’ Community and the Squaw Valley<br />

Community of Writers. She directed/produced “Prodigal<br />

Sons,” which SF Weekly calls a “whiplash doc that heralds<br />

an exciting talent.” “Prodigal Sons,” a co-production with<br />

BBC Storyville and Sundance Channel, premiered at the<br />

prestigious Telluride Film Festival with a record seven<br />

screenings. The film has gone on to be shown around the<br />

world in theaters, festivals, and on television, garnering<br />

more than a dozen Jury and Audience awards, including<br />

the FIPRESCI prize. She has been featured on the Oprah<br />

Winfrey Show and CNN, among other media outlets.<br />

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Reed is a summa cum laude graduate of UC Berkeley<br />

and a Montana native.<br />

Gina Reiss<br />

Leading by example—How ERG leaders create<br />

sustainable relationships with nonprofits<br />

Two moms, two dads, Dora, Bratz, and GI Joe:<br />

Navigating the gender divide with your kids<br />

Gina Reiss is the executive director of TrueChild, a research<br />

and action center devoted to transforming gender<br />

norms and their impact on young people. For a decade,<br />

she was managing director of the Gender Public Advocacy<br />

Coalition. She has also served as the action vice-president<br />

of NOW-NJ and executive director of the New Jersey Lesbian<br />

and Gay Coalition. She is a graduate of the University<br />

of California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree in<br />

English literature and a minor in women’s studies.<br />

Leah Reynolds<br />

Tweet me L8R: Discovering the benefits of working<br />

with Gen Y<br />

Leah Reynolds is a consultant with a passion for maximizing<br />

young talent in the workplace to achieve greater bottom-line<br />

results. She is a former national practice leader<br />

at Deloitte, where she specialized in emerging workplace<br />

trends. Through her consulting work, Leah helps leaders<br />

realize the benefits of engaging young talent, including<br />

an enhanced ability to sell to Gen-Y customers, increased<br />

application of technological efficiencies, and improved<br />

collaborative and inclusive work practices.<br />

Rashad Robinson<br />

GLAAD media training for leaders<br />

Rashad Robinson serves as senior director of media<br />

programs for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation<br />

(GLAAD), and is based in New York. GLAAD is one<br />

of the largest national LGBT organizations and the only<br />

one dedicated to ensuring fair, accurate, and inclusive<br />

representation of LGBT people and events in the media<br />

as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination<br />

based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Rashad<br />

joined GLAAD in May, 2005.<br />

Sebastian Rocca<br />

Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the United<br />

States<br />

Sebastian Rocca started his directorship of the International<br />

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association<br />

(ILGA) in May 2010. Over the last six years his<br />

work has focused on the issues of integration of black<br />

minorities and ethnic communities, sexual orientation and


gender identity, asylum, sexual health and HIV. Previous<br />

appointments include executive director of the UK Lesbian<br />

and Gay Immigration Group and head of operations<br />

of the Medical Foundation for Aids and Sexual Health.<br />

Christina Rock<br />

Real and relevant issues of LGBTQ members:<br />

Expanding how we define diversity training<br />

Christina Rock is a nationally known speaker and has<br />

appeared at hundreds of colleges, universities, and businesses<br />

sharing her story and presenting the “Does HIV<br />

Look Like Me?” lecture.<br />

Carol Rodriguez<br />

Reaching out to engage employees everywhere<br />

Carol Rodriguez is a member of the Clorox Pride leadership<br />

team. As a lead for advocacy, she has been pivotal<br />

in engaging large numbers of advocates in a variety of<br />

activities and in dialogue that has significantly furthered<br />

the outreach and impact of Clorox Pride.<br />

Nick Rojeski<br />

Who is the outsider? Understanding microinequities<br />

from all sides<br />

Nick Rojeski began his career in the nonprofit sector in<br />

fundraising and development and currently works in HIV<br />

pharmaceutical sales with Tibotec Therapeutics. He has a<br />

bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and an M.B.A.<br />

from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives in Birmingham,<br />

AL, with his partner, Mike.<br />

Diane Root<br />

Being transgendered in the workplace in a binary world<br />

Diane Root is currently a field engineer in Xerox’s customer<br />

and technical support center, located in Rochester,<br />

NY. She joined GALAXe in 2003 and is now an at-large<br />

member of the GALAXe board, looking forward to making<br />

positive contributions to the organization and to Xerox’s<br />

LGBT-inclusive work environment. Diane is currently pursuing<br />

her bachelor of science degree in telecommunications<br />

engineering technology at the Rochester Institute of<br />

Technology. In what time is left she spends time with her<br />

partner, Paula Amico, and her son Andrew, and sails on<br />

Lake Ontario.<br />

Hope Royaltey<br />

Entertaining brands: Reaching an LGBT audience<br />

Hope Royaltey is the founder of FlagshipTV, an interactive<br />

entertainment network that develops, produces, and<br />

delivers original Web series to targeted markets with a<br />

focus on content for the global LGBT audience. She has<br />

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written, developed, and sold TV and feature film projects<br />

to Comedy Central, Focus Features, and Regent Entertainment.<br />

With a background in entertainment advertising,<br />

Hope is executive producer, writer, and co-director<br />

of the short film series “Cashino,” and was executive<br />

producer and director of the Web sensation, “Venice The<br />

Series.”<br />

Che Ruddell-Tabisola<br />

Census 2010: Making America’s LGBT families count<br />

Che Ruddell-Tabisola is an advisor to the U.S. Census Bureau’s<br />

national LGBT partnership outreach programs, and<br />

serves as a liaison between Our Families Count, a new<br />

campaign to get LGBT families counted, and U.S. Census<br />

partnership specialists. He formerly served as special<br />

projects coordinator for the Human Rights Campaign.<br />

Dana Rudolph<br />

Our communities, our careers, and our families: Being<br />

an LGBT parent in the workplace<br />

Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian,<br />

a leading blog of news and information for lesbian<br />

moms and other LGBT parents. She writes a syndicated<br />

Mombian column for several LGBT newspapers around<br />

the country. In addition, she covers LGBT political and<br />

legal news for Keen News Service and is a contributor<br />

to Change.org and Bilerico.com. She also develops<br />

Web sites, blogs, podcasts, and other online content.<br />

Dana began her career in online business and marketing<br />

strategies during the first dotcom boom, and has worked<br />

at both the startup and corporate levels. Most recently,<br />

she was a vice president at Merrill Lynch, involved in the<br />

launch of several key online initiatives. She was also the<br />

first leader of the firm’s global LGBT employee network.<br />

Dana has a B.A. summa cum laude from Wellesley College<br />

and an M.Phil. from Oxford University. She lives with<br />

her spouse of 17 years and their seven-year-old son.<br />

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Scott Safier<br />

LGBT issues in an international setting<br />

Scott Safier is a software engineer and team lead at<br />

Google. Prior to joining Google New York, he lived in<br />

Pittsburgh, where he served on the boards of the ACLU<br />

of Pennsylvania, National Stonewall Democrats, and the<br />

14th Ward Independent Democratic Club. He founded<br />

Steel City Stonewall Democrats and the Pennsylvania<br />

Freedom to Marry Coalition. He is a past chair of the<br />

staff council of Carnegie Mellon University, where he<br />

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was active in working for equal benefits for same-sex<br />

couples. In 2004, he was on the platform committee for<br />

the Democratic National Committee, where he delivered<br />

an impassioned speech for transgender inclusion in the<br />

party. Currently, Scott is training for AIDS LifeCycle and<br />

coordinates Team Google for BrakingTheCycle.<br />

Mark St. Cyr<br />

ERGs and employees in the beverage alcohol business:<br />

Driving for change in a conservative industry<br />

Mark St. Cyr has worked in the beverage alcohol industry<br />

for 17 years in various sales, marketing, training, and<br />

recruiting roles. Mark oversees CSG’s management<br />

development program throughout all markets, and leads<br />

all on-campus recruiting initiatives. CSG is among the<br />

largest beverage alcohol distributors in the U.S., employing<br />

7,000 associates in 15 states. Employed by CSG<br />

since 2000, Mark works closely with suppliers, including<br />

Brown-Forman and Diageo, on social responsibility, moderation,<br />

and diversity initiatives.<br />

Steve Salee<br />

Authenticity: Bring the best “you” to work and life<br />

Steve Salee is the founder of WildFire Strategies, an organizational<br />

development firm that helps leaders and teams<br />

perform at their best. His clients include leading organizations<br />

in financial services, the arts, human rights, publishing,<br />

law, and insurance. Steve holds master’s degrees in<br />

social work and public administration from Columbia University,<br />

and a bachelor’s degree from Brown. He serves on<br />

the leadership councils of GLSEN and <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Advocates, and lives with his family in Manhattan.<br />

Greg Sampedro<br />

Connecting our networks for greater success—locally<br />

and beyond<br />

Greg Sampedro joined Merck in 2000. Currently he<br />

works in West Point, PA, as a senior manufacturing<br />

engineer supporting the manufacture of sterile vaccine<br />

products. Greg is co-president of Merck Rainbow Alliance,<br />

Merck’s LGBT employee resource group (one of<br />

eight affinity groups at Merck). He also is a member of the<br />

LGBT global constituency group, which is one of ten such<br />

groups that were launched in 2008.<br />

Sameer D. Samudra<br />

Building the LGBT leadership: Cummins’ strategic<br />

vision for LGBT inclusion<br />

Sameer Samudra is currently a Six Sigma master black<br />

belt with Cummins. He has been a diversity trainer and<br />

facilitator for the last seven years. Originally from India,<br />

Sameer has worked on key diversity initiatives with<br />

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global focus for Cummins. He has a strong passion for<br />

LGBT issues within people of color communities and is a<br />

moderator of an online Gay Indian mailing list. He is also<br />

a steering committee member of the LGBT and Friends<br />

affinity group at Cummins. Sameer has a master’s degree<br />

in engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an<br />

M.B.A. from Indiana University. In his spare time, he can<br />

be found in his kitchen cooking Indian food or dancing to<br />

the tunes of Bollywood. He lives with his partner, Amit, in<br />

Columbus, IN.<br />

Vivek Saxena<br />

Can you be gay and global?<br />

Vivek Saxena is an intercultural consultant and a coach.<br />

He works with individuals and teams to enable them<br />

to discover meaningful approaches to living and working<br />

across different cultures. Vivek has an M.B.A. and is<br />

currently getting certified as an integral coach. He is a<br />

co-author of “Cultural Detective: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,<br />

and Transgender.” Vivek is currently living in Bangalore<br />

and has a family of friends.<br />

Judy Scheer<br />

Entertaining brands: Reaching an LGBT audience<br />

Judy Scheer oversees strategic marketing and provides<br />

creative expertise for YesDesignGroup, a leading creative<br />

communications agency. With careers intersecting advertising,<br />

broadcasting, and entertainment, she has created<br />

award-winning campaigns and memorable taglines, and<br />

developed meaningful brand experiences for a range<br />

of clients, among them NBC Universal (“Friday Night<br />

Lights”), Fox Television (“Family Guy,” “How I Met Your<br />

Mother”), CBS Paramount Television, The Waldorf-Astoria<br />

Collection, Wells Fargo, The Platinum Guild International,<br />

Cone Denim, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, and Odyssey<br />

HealthCare.<br />

Steven W. Schmitt<br />

The unique legal and financial challenges facing the<br />

LGBT community<br />

Steven Schmitt is a vice president and investment officer<br />

with Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition to being a certified<br />

financial planner, he holds the accredited domestic partnership<br />

advisor (ADPA) designation. Steven has a bachelor’s<br />

degree in finance from Pennsylvania State University<br />

and an M.B.A. from Farleigh Dickinson University. With<br />

more than 95 percent of his current clients identifying as<br />

LGBT, his practice caters exclusively to providing investment<br />

planning and asset management services to the<br />

community. Steven focuses primarily on money management<br />

services and portfolio decision-making within his<br />

team. Steven currently resides in New York City with his<br />

partner, Paul.


Bryan Schneidmuller<br />

Leveraging change management concepts to maximize<br />

impact of LGBT programs<br />

Bryan Schneidmuller is a human resources manager for<br />

Raytheon in Waltham, MA, and leads human resourcesrelated<br />

matters for mergers and acquisitions activities.<br />

He has 21 years of experience in human resources and<br />

change management. While with Raytheon, Bryan has<br />

performed in human resources leadership roles in El Segundo,<br />

CA, and Forest, MO, where he launched an LGBT<br />

employee resource group and a diversity council, and<br />

served as the human resources liaison for the Raytheon<br />

American Indian Network.<br />

Brad Sears<br />

LGBT diversity in the global context<br />

Brad Sears is the executive director of the Williams Institute<br />

and an adjunct professor at UCLA School of Law. He<br />

has published a number of research studies, primarily on<br />

discrimination against LGBT people in the workplace and<br />

HIV discrimination. Brad has testified before Congress<br />

and state legislatures, authored amicus briefs in key court<br />

cases, helped to draft state and federal legislation, and<br />

been cited frequently in the media. He graduated summa<br />

cum laude from Yale University and magna cum laude<br />

from Harvard Law School.<br />

Miguel A. Sepulveda<br />

Managing through difficult economic times<br />

Miguel Sepulveda became a part of the Citi family in 1997<br />

and currently manages client interfacing and reengineering<br />

projects within the program office at the Citibank<br />

client services site in San Antonio. In this project role, he<br />

leads business initiatives and coordinates logistical efforts,<br />

training, hiring, space allocation, and so on, all while<br />

ensuring each project maintains adequate risk from its<br />

original scope. Miguel currently serves as vice president<br />

for the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, and as co-chair of<br />

the San Antonio Citi Pride network.<br />

Patrick Sheahan, Ph.D.<br />

Can we talk? Partnership counseling for your ERG<br />

Patrick Sheahan is head of community affairs and corporate<br />

social responsibility for UBS in the Midwest<br />

region. His work focuses on corporate social responsibility,<br />

community affairs, and government relations. He<br />

led the efforts to build Center on Halsted, Chicago’s<br />

65,000-square-foot LGBT community center. An avid<br />

nonprofit fundraiser, he has raised more than $65 million<br />

for numerous organizations. Patrick earned his Ph.D. from<br />

the University of Illinois at Chicago, and teaches nonprofit<br />

management courses at Northwestern University.<br />

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Susan Silbermann<br />

Executive mentoring: How to navigate your career as a<br />

lesbian or gay employee<br />

Susan Silbermann is Pfizer’s regional president for Latin<br />

America within the company’s emerging markets business<br />

unit, responsible for managing more than 4,000<br />

colleagues and pharmaceutical operations in 30-plus<br />

markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. She joined<br />

Pfizer in 1988 and earned positions of increasing responsibility<br />

in national and international marketing. Susan<br />

earned a bachelor of science degree in biology and<br />

French from Tufts University, and a joint M.B.A./M.A.<br />

in international business and French studies from New<br />

York University.<br />

Andy Smith<br />

How we did it: LGBT employee resource group of the<br />

year finalists<br />

Andy Smith is the director of corporate philanthropy<br />

for Texas Instruments, which he joined in 1997. He has<br />

worked for several nonprofits as public relations or development<br />

director and run for public office. He has been<br />

active in LGBT civil rights issues for more than 20 years.<br />

Currently, he serves as the chair of the TI Pride Network<br />

employee resource group, is past board chair of AIDS<br />

Interfaith Network, is a board member of the Center for<br />

Nonprofit Management and The Senior Source, is a member<br />

of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ volunteer<br />

engagement cabinet and United Way Worldwide’s global<br />

corporate leadership advisory council, as well as the<br />

Museum of Nature and Science’s corporate council. He<br />

is also a graduate of the Leadership Dallas Class of 2010.<br />

A native Texan, Andy attended Tyler Junior College and<br />

Southern Methodist University. He and his husband, Paul<br />

von Wupperfeld, reside in the Uptown area of Dallas.<br />

Christie Smith<br />

PSAI: What brings four fierce competitors together?<br />

Christie Smith has more than 20 years of consulting experience<br />

in the areas of organizational effectiveness, human<br />

capital transformation, and mergers and acquisitions,<br />

focusing on human resource and business strategy, talent<br />

management, employee development, global workforce<br />

planning, leadership development, and change management.<br />

Christie currently leads Deloitte’s Women’s Initiative<br />

Network (WIN) with a focus on practitioners in the<br />

Pacific Northwest area, and is also a member of the <strong>Out</strong> &<br />

<strong>Equal</strong> executive board.<br />

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Debbie Smith<br />

Everyone transitions along with an employee: Boeing’s<br />

approach to the intersection of work and situation<br />

Debbie Smith is a personal ally to the LGBT community.<br />

Her spouse, Michelle, transitioned in 2007, and her son<br />

Matthew recently came out as gay. She has embraced<br />

this role by devoting countless hours to Pride St. Louis<br />

and the St. Louis Gender Foundation, and by supporting<br />

her son’s exploration of sexual orientation. Debbie is very<br />

open about her LGBT connections in her workplace, where<br />

she convinced the vice president of human resources to<br />

attend an <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> St. Louis training session.<br />

Michelle Smith<br />

Everyone transitions along with an employee: Boeing’s<br />

approach to the intersection of work and situation<br />

Our communities, our careers, and our families: Being<br />

an LGBT parent in the workplace<br />

Michelle Smith is the manager of Boeing Energy’s systems<br />

integration, experimentation, and customer collaboration<br />

lab. She’s passionately dedicated to her support<br />

of the LGBT community through her roles as president of<br />

the Missouri chapter of Boeing’s BEAGLES affinity group,<br />

president of the board of the St. Louis Gender Foundation,<br />

a member of <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s transgender advisory<br />

committee, and co-chair of the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> St. Louis<br />

regional affiliate. She volunteers regularly in St. Louis by<br />

speaking at schools and public events.<br />

Scuba Smith<br />

Merging of cultures in a global company: A case study<br />

of Genentech and Roche<br />

Scuba Smith has been a training manager for Genentech/<br />

Roche’s contract manufacturing organization for the<br />

past 14 years. In this role he is responsible for creating<br />

and executing a training strategy with oversight of 200<br />

employees supporting contract manufacturing operations<br />

of commercial and clinical biologics, small molecules, and<br />

medical devices for the rest of the world. Scuba was a<br />

Peace Corps volunteer in Gabon from 1993 to 1995, and<br />

the training manager for Genentech’s Singapore start-up<br />

from 2008 to 2009. He resides with his partner in San<br />

Francisco.<br />

Stacy Smithers<br />

Our communities, our careers, and our families: Being<br />

an LGBT parent in the workplace<br />

Stacy Smithers is the senior vice president and regional<br />

sales & marketing director for the state of Florida for<br />

Wells Fargo and Wachovia. She is responsible for developing<br />

and executing sales and marketing programs<br />

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for three lines of business, and leads a staff responsible<br />

for managing statewide events, volunteerism, recognition,<br />

diverse-segment marketing, sales management and<br />

regional sales, and marketing support. Before assuming<br />

her current role in 2009, she served a variety of leadership<br />

roles in the California region, served as the publisher<br />

for McClatchy Newspapers and as a business operations<br />

manager for Research Unlimited prior to joining Wells<br />

Fargo in 1995. Additionally, she recently served on the<br />

boards of <strong>Equal</strong>ity California Institute and Gay and Lesbian<br />

Elder Housing. Smithers graduated from the Retail<br />

Bank School of Management at the University of Virginia.<br />

She resides in North Miami Beach, FL, with her wife,<br />

Denise, and three of their four children.<br />

Rebecca J. Solomon<br />

The business case for transgender-inclusive health<br />

benefits<br />

Rebecca Solomon is a vice president and senior estate<br />

tax officer at Bank of America’s U.S. Trust wealth management<br />

division. Prior to her career in banking and wealth<br />

management, Rebecca practiced law for 12 years. She is<br />

a steering committee member of Bank of America’s LGBT<br />

Pride resource group, and co-chair of its gender identity<br />

subcommittee. Rebecca is also a member of the Human<br />

Rights Campaign’s Dallas-Ft. Worth steering committee<br />

and co-chair of its workplace equality subcommittee.<br />

Todd Solomon<br />

Promoting diversity and making waves: Implementing<br />

ERGs that drive organizational change<br />

Todd Solomon is a partner in the employee benefits<br />

department of McDermott Will & Emery LLP in its Chicago<br />

office. He counsels all types of employers with respect<br />

to their pension plans, welfare benefit plans, and executive<br />

compensation arrangements. Todd is the author of<br />

Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer’s Guide, which<br />

is the leading publication in the area of domestic partner<br />

benefits. He is a member of McDermott’s LGBT diversity<br />

committee and the co-chair of the Chicago Pro Bono<br />

Committee.<br />

Thomas Sondergeld<br />

Focusing on-site health clinics on diversity and<br />

inclusion<br />

Tom Sondergeld is currently the director of health and<br />

clinics, human resources, at Hewitt Associates. He has directed<br />

employee benefits for more than 15 years, and led<br />

a successful implementation of the Northwestern Memorial<br />

Hospital’s wellness program, which included condition<br />

or disease management. He has a rich history in<br />

healthcare, having moved from bedside care as a respiratory<br />

therapist into operations, specializing in employee


enefits and wellness. In his current role Tom is responsible<br />

for the implementation and operations of Hewitt’s<br />

new onsite employee clinic and wellness programs. He<br />

also serves as the PrideAlliance business resource group<br />

leader. Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and<br />

a master’s in healthcare administration.<br />

Brian Sorge<br />

High-impact ERGs: Building a roadmap for business<br />

effectiveness<br />

Brian Sorge is managing director for Jennifer Brown<br />

Consulting, and drives business relationships and subject<br />

matter leadership related to diversity and inclusion,<br />

leadership and human resources strategies, educational<br />

program design, and cultural transformation. His consulting<br />

and coaching work has spanned most industries,<br />

including engagements with leading corporations, governmental<br />

agencies, and universities. Brian is committed<br />

to preparing next-generation leaders and developing<br />

business strategies that align with individual, team, and<br />

societal values to create positive outcomes.<br />

Nichole Soterwood<br />

The care and feeding of allies during the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Summit<br />

Nichole Soterwood has been working on LGBT advocacy<br />

in the defense industry since she landed there out<br />

of grad school. She has led multiple employee resource<br />

groups, served on diversity councils, created links between<br />

companies and the communities they reside in,<br />

and provided LGBT awareness training, including Building<br />

Bridges. Nichole lives in the San Francisco Bay Area,<br />

and works as a systems engineer for Raytheon. When not<br />

playing with her kids, she’s playing with the Silicon Valley<br />

Roller Girls.<br />

Stuart Sowder<br />

Executive mentoring: How to navigate your career as a<br />

lesbian or gay employee<br />

Stuart Sowder is Pfizer’s vice president of external medical<br />

communications. In this role he leads several functions,<br />

including global medical information, publications,<br />

investigator-initiated research, and medical education. He<br />

also leads Pfizer’s transparency efforts in its clinical trial,<br />

health care provider payment, financial, and grant disclosure<br />

processes. Stuart joined Pfizer in 1997 and holds a<br />

bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Rutgers University,<br />

a J.D. from the New York Law School, and an M.B.A. from<br />

Duke University.<br />

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Stacy J. Speer<br />

Minimizing tension between the letters LGBT<br />

Stacy Speer is a senior engineering manager for configuration<br />

management and data management at Raytheon<br />

Missile Systems (RMS) in Tucson. She is a past president<br />

of the RMS LBGTA employee resource group and has<br />

served on the missile system diversity council. Stacy is<br />

a long-time attendee at <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> and frequent workshop<br />

presenter. Stacy lives in the Arizona desert with<br />

her partner Kathy and their ten German Shepherd dogs,<br />

which they enjoy showing and participating with in the<br />

sport of Schutzhund.<br />

Chuck Stephens<br />

Harnessing social media for ERG outreach, awareness<br />

and engagement<br />

Chuck Stephens is a senior associate on Booz Allen<br />

Hamilton’s diversity and inclusion team. He leads the<br />

firm’s multicultural and multigenerational agenda and<br />

has oversight over the employee forums. He has extensive<br />

experience managing diversity programs and<br />

affinity groups, and has developed e-learning programs<br />

designed to promote an inclusive environment. He is an<br />

active volunteer with the Human Rights Campaign, holding<br />

national and regional roles, and is a frequent advisor<br />

for Diversity Best Practices, Working Mother, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>,<br />

and Reaching <strong>Out</strong> M.B.A.<br />

Angela Stevens<br />

Creating an LGBT ERG mentoring program<br />

Angela Stevens is a senior client strategist for Triple<br />

Creek, the creators of Open Mentoring, and consultants<br />

of enterprise mentoring solutions. Angela holds a master’s<br />

degree in management and organization behavior,<br />

with a focus in organization development, and her<br />

master’s thesis on job satisfaction and creativity was<br />

published in the OD Practitioner. Angie leverages her<br />

ten-plus years of experience to help clients design, implement,<br />

and support strategic mentoring programs.<br />

Randall Stieghorst<br />

Can you be gay and global?<br />

Randall Stieghorst is a senior partner with Language &<br />

Culture Worldwide, where for the past ten years he has<br />

provided instructional design and facilitation of cross-cultural<br />

learning for global organizations, as well as translation<br />

and localization project management. A returned<br />

Peace Corps volunteer, he received his M.B.A. from<br />

the University of Chicago. Currently based in Chicago,<br />

Randall has also lived and worked extensively in the<br />

Dominican Republic, Spain, Latvia, Brazil, and Argentina.<br />

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He brings a gay male perspective to “Cultural Detective:<br />

LGBT.”<br />

Tyronne Stoudemire<br />

Circling the wagons: Moving from networking and<br />

social groups to business resource groups<br />

Tyronne Stoudemire is the global director for diversity<br />

and inclusion at Hewitt Associates. He partners with<br />

internal and external constituents to consult, advise, and<br />

advance the work of Hewitt’s diversity strategy. He provides<br />

the firmwide diversity strategy to effectively recruit<br />

diverse talent across Hewitt’s global landscape, and is responsible<br />

for overall strategic planning of all diversity and<br />

inclusion events. He has been awarded many accolades<br />

and honors. Tyronne is an outstanding LGBT ally.<br />

Stephanie Strzalka<br />

From marketing to outreach: How to make an ERG<br />

relevant<br />

Stephanie Strzalka is the manager of the physical and<br />

compliance testing team at Kimberly-Clark, where she<br />

has worked for 21 years. She has been an active member<br />

of the PRIDE employee resource group for 12 years and<br />

the group’s co-chair for eight years. She received a bachelor’s<br />

degree in information technology and an M.B.A.<br />

with a marketing focus from the University of Wisconsin.<br />

She lives in Menasha, WI, with her partner, Kathy, and<br />

their five kids (3 dogs and 2 cats).<br />

Sarah Stuart<br />

Connecting our networks for greater success—locally<br />

and beyond<br />

LGBT issues in an international setting<br />

Sarah Stuart is a program manager on the global diversity<br />

and talent inclusion team at Google. She provides leadership<br />

for the design and development of key workforce<br />

diversity and inclusion initiatives globally, including<br />

programs related to strengthening workforce diversity,<br />

talent management, and creating an inclusive culture. In<br />

addition, Sarah is focused on efforts to support Google’s<br />

employee resource groups, including the Gayglers network<br />

and the Asian American Google Network, and the<br />

company’s diversity and inclusion presence in Asia Pacific.<br />

She has also worked in multiple roles within talent and<br />

outreach programs at Google. Prior to joining Google,<br />

Sarah worked in admissions at the Harvard Business<br />

School. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown<br />

University and an M.B.A. from UCLA’s Anderson School of<br />

Management.<br />

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Riya Suising<br />

Gender virtualization: Biology and the bathroom for<br />

gender transitions<br />

Riya Suising is an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. She has<br />

worked at Intel for 17 years in marketing and business development,<br />

and served as the LGBT employee resource<br />

group leader at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara. She<br />

has helped Intel establish revised corporate policies on<br />

gender identity and non-discrimination, and is active with<br />

other LGBT ERG leaders from other companies in the San<br />

Francisco Bay Area, and with <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> and the Human<br />

Rights Campaign.<br />

Connie Summers<br />

Everyone transitions along with an employee: Boeing’s<br />

approach to the intersection of work and situation<br />

Connie Summers is a cultural diversity and inclusion manager<br />

in the global diversity and employee rights organization<br />

at The Boeing Company. In this role, she provides<br />

leadership, advice, and counsel to diversity councils,<br />

affinity groups, leadership teams, and other employee<br />

groups on diversity and inclusion. Connie is the corporate<br />

representative for the BEAGLES, Boeing’s LGBT employee<br />

resource group, and is also the gender transition<br />

leader for the enterprise.<br />

Mike Syers<br />

How we did it: Workplace excellence finalists<br />

Our communities, our careers, and our families: Being<br />

an LGBT parent in the workplace<br />

Two moms, two dads, Dora, Bratz, and GI Joe:<br />

Navigating the gender divide with your kids<br />

Mike Syers is a partner at Ernst & Young, responsible<br />

for the Northeast transaction advisory services practice.<br />

Focusing on the real estate and hospitality industries, he<br />

provides mergers and acquisition advisory services globally<br />

to commercial real estate investors and lenders. He<br />

is a founding member of E&Y’s LGBT employee resource<br />

group and is featured in Kirk Snyder’s book The G quotient:<br />

Why Gay Executives Are Excelling as Leaders. Mike<br />

resides in New York with his partner, Darryl Hudak, and<br />

their daughter, Holly.


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Alan Taliaferro<br />

Managing global talent<br />

Alan Taliaferro is a senior manager in supply chain management<br />

at Deloitte Consulting. He speaks English, Spanish,<br />

French, and Portuguese, and has lived and worked<br />

in Mexico and Venezuela for several years with his gay<br />

partner. American-born, he has lived in Montreal for<br />

more than 20 years, and is experienced in cross-cultural<br />

communications and sensitivity. He also heads the LEAD<br />

employee resource group in Deloitte’s Montreal office.<br />

Alan is an active member of local LGBT organizations in<br />

Montreal, including the Quebec Gay Chamber of Commerce<br />

and L’Ensemble vocal Ganymède (a gay chorus),<br />

and has held various positions for Montreal’s Gay Line,<br />

including the active listening head trainer and presidency.<br />

John Tantillo<br />

PSAI: What brings four fierce competitors together?<br />

John Tantillo is a partner within KPMG’s internal audit,<br />

risk, and compliance services practice. For the past 20<br />

years, he has focused on providing external audit, internal<br />

audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, and risk and control services<br />

to financial services clients with an emphasis in the<br />

investment management sector. John is the lead partner<br />

and founder of KPMG’s internal audit director investment<br />

management network and a member of KPMG’s national<br />

and Northeast diversity advisory boards.<br />

Eileen Taylor<br />

Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the United<br />

States<br />

Eileen Taylor is the global head of diversity for Deutsche<br />

Bank and is based in London. Previously, she was a<br />

managing director in global markets for more than ten<br />

years. Eileen joined the firm with the acquisition of<br />

Bankers Trust, where for more than 11 years she had<br />

held numerous positions in the front office, operations,<br />

and credit departments, with assignments in New York,<br />

Tokyo, Singapore, and London. She holds a bachelor’s<br />

degree in economics and political science from Manhattanville<br />

College, and an M.B.A. in finance from Fordham<br />

University. Eileen is a trustee of the East London Business<br />

Alliance Charity, and chairs the ELBA Hackney Forum and<br />

the London Legacy 2020 Youth and Sports Board, both<br />

organizations targeted at the economic regeneration of<br />

East London. She serves on the events subcommittee for<br />

Opera Holland Park Friends and is the treasurer of Democrats<br />

Abroad UK.<br />

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Tony Tenicela<br />

LGBT and Asia from IBM and Goldman Sachs<br />

Tony Tenicela currently serves as a global business development<br />

executive in IBM’s Global Business Services,<br />

providing strategic advisement to multinational corporations<br />

on how to leverage diversity, and corporate social<br />

responsibility as strategic business drivers to stimulate<br />

business growth. Tony has led IBM’s market entry of<br />

commercial GLBT and workforce diversity solutions into<br />

the U.S., Europe, and Asia and has been recognized<br />

as a thought leader in adopting innovation to improve<br />

workforce effectiveness. Tony holds an M.B.A. from the<br />

Anderson School at UCLA, an M.A. in psychology from<br />

UC Berkeley, and a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.<br />

Tony current resides with his partner in San Francisco<br />

and New York City.<br />

Eric Thalasinos<br />

The Bridge: Working across ERGs<br />

Eric Thalasinos joined Merck (formerly Schering-Plough)<br />

in 2002 after graduating from Amherst College. Currently,<br />

he is a senior training specialist in the global services<br />

learning institute in charge of developing and managing<br />

global training programs. Eric has been involved in LGBT<br />

rights and community activities since high school and is<br />

the co-president of the Merck Rainbow Alliance. He recently<br />

received a master of science degree in technology<br />

management from the Stevens Institute of Technology.<br />

Lester Thompson<br />

Giving (and getting) back: Nonprofit boards for<br />

beginners<br />

Lester Thompson is senior manager in the Detroit tax<br />

practice of Ernst & Young. He has extensive experience<br />

in working with clients as a consultant for nearly 20 years<br />

and has broad experience working with nonprofit organizations<br />

and their boards. In addition to nonprofit tax<br />

matters, Lester is an expert in the compliance and regulatory<br />

requirements of nonprofit boards of directors and<br />

employer-sponsored benefit plans. He holds a bachelor<br />

of science degree in accounting, and a master’s in tax<br />

accounting from Louisiana State University.<br />

Kristy Thomsen<br />

Rock the ages: Generational differences and ERGs<br />

Kristy Thomsen is a senior systems engineer at Raytheon<br />

Vision Systems in Goleta, CA. She is an active member<br />

of the Diversity & Inclusion council and is dedicated to<br />

representing and promoting GLBT in the workplace.<br />

Kristy has attended previous <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Summits and is<br />

excited to be a presenter for the first time. She and her<br />

partner of 11 years, Karen Prechtel, live in Goleta.<br />

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Maxim Thorne<br />

Common goals: Looking across identities on issues of<br />

workplace inclusion<br />

Maxim Thorne is the senior vice president of development<br />

at the NAACP. He has served as executive director<br />

of Brooklyn Child and Family Services, as chief operating<br />

officer of the Human Rights Campaign and HRC Foundation,<br />

executive director of New Jersey Head Start,<br />

and deputy executive director of Passaic County Legal<br />

Aid Society. A graduate of Yale University and Yale Law<br />

School, Thorne practiced corporate and poverty law. He<br />

was the executive producer of two cable shows, and his<br />

intellectual writing has focused on the complex interplay<br />

of factors affecting equality, including nonprofits and<br />

private enterprise, educational opportunity, health and<br />

childcare, the digital divide, and supportive legal and<br />

political infrastructure.<br />

Trung Tieu<br />

Executive sponsors: Use ‘em or lose ‘em<br />

Leading by example—How ERG leaders create<br />

sustainable relationships with nonprofits<br />

Trung Tieu is a project coordinator at PepsiCo, and has<br />

served as the co-chair for the Chicago chapter of EQUAL,<br />

PepsiCo’s LGBT employee resource group, since 2004.<br />

He is the 2008 recipient of PepsiCo’s prestigious Harvey<br />

C. Russell Inclusion Award for his collaborative and innovative<br />

work with other companies’ LGBT groups. Trung<br />

currently serves as co-chair for the National Gay and Lesbian<br />

Chamber of Commerce corporate advisory council.<br />

He previously served on the board of the LGBT Community<br />

Center of Milwaukee and as the chair of the board of<br />

directors of Windy City Performing Arts. Trung holds both<br />

bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communication from<br />

the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where his research<br />

focused on coming out and identity construction.<br />

Frantz Tiffeau, Jr.<br />

LGBT supplier diversity: How you can make an impact<br />

at work and in the community<br />

Frantz Tiffeau’s career began as a national sales manager<br />

for Ritz-Carlton Hotels, from which he moved to a<br />

14-year career with Office Depot, starting as an account<br />

manager in Sunrise, FL. Frantz has held various position<br />

since, including as a project manager working on warehousing<br />

and logistics components, as a project manager<br />

in sales, and as a project management team manager for<br />

the Western U.S. He is currently senior manager of supply<br />

chain diversity. Frantz serves on the board of directors of<br />

Diversity Information Resources, as well as on the Southwest<br />

Minority Supplier Development Council. He also sits<br />

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on the Procurement Council and Advisory Council of the<br />

National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.<br />

Beverly Tillery<br />

When health care isn’t caring: Combating health care<br />

discrimination of LGBT people and PLWHA<br />

Working positively: Answers and action on HIV in the<br />

workplace<br />

Beverly Tillery is the director of community education<br />

and advocacy for Lambda Legal. She coordinates Lambda<br />

Legal’s education and outreach work that actively engages<br />

the LGBT community and its allies in our ongoing fight for<br />

equality and justice. Beverly has dedicated the past 15 years<br />

of her career to fighting all forms of oppression and working<br />

for social and economic justice through communitybased<br />

direct-action organizing, labor organizing, human<br />

rights and political advocacy, and popular education.<br />

Dannie Tillman<br />

GLAAD media training for leaders<br />

Dannie Tillman is director of field and community media<br />

at GLAAD. Dannie has 20 years of experience as<br />

a senior-level executive, trainer, and media strategist.<br />

She has led international, national, and statewide communication<br />

departments and designed public education<br />

and media campaigns reaching millions of people in 180<br />

countries. More than 25 venues have welcomed Dannie<br />

as an expert lecturer and she has served on 20 boards<br />

of directors and committees focused on social change<br />

issues.<br />

Neil Toyota<br />

Coming out to clients: Making LGBT work for you in<br />

client relationships<br />

Neil is a corporate group benefits consultant with Towers<br />

Watson. He has over 25 years of experience in helping<br />

Fortune 1000 employers and large public sector organizations<br />

design and manage their employee health and<br />

welfare programs. Neil is based in Los Angeles.<br />

Leslie Traub<br />

Why did you say that? Using perceptual identity to<br />

break through barriers in the workplace<br />

Leslie Traub is a respected national leader in the field<br />

of diversity, inclusion, and change management. She<br />

specializes in customizing and facilitating training programs,<br />

executive-level coaching, and organization-wide<br />

change and team development. Leslie enjoys an international<br />

reputation for supporting women and their professional<br />

development, enabling choices that are consistent<br />

with core values. Leslie is recognized as the architect of


valuable strategies for creating inclusive organizational<br />

cultures where all employees contribute fully to their<br />

workplace and gain professional and personal fulfillment.<br />

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Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D.<br />

Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the United<br />

States<br />

Dr. Sophie Vandebroek is Xerox’s chief technology officer<br />

and the president of the Xerox Innovation Group,<br />

where she oversees Xerox’s worldwide research centers<br />

and maximizes the company’s returns on investment in<br />

research and technology. Previously, she was chief engineer<br />

of Xerox Corporation and vice president of the Xerox<br />

Engineering Center. Sophie is a Fulbright fellow, holds<br />

12 U.S. patents, and serves on several university and<br />

professional advisory boards. Born in Leuven, Belgium,<br />

she earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cornell<br />

University. She lives in Lincoln, MA, with her husband and<br />

their six teenage children.<br />

Victor Viramontes<br />

Common goals: Looking across identities on issues of<br />

workplace inclusion<br />

Victor Viramontes serves as MALDEF’s national senior<br />

counsel, where he supervises litigation in each of<br />

MALDEF’s regional offices. He has returned after serving<br />

as a MALDEF staff attorney for four years earlier in his<br />

career. Before returning to MALDEF, he worked as a<br />

senior trial attorney at the United States <strong>Equal</strong> Employment<br />

Opportunity Commission, where he litigated<br />

complex employment class action suits for five years.<br />

Victor is currently MALDEF’s co-lead counsel in its suit<br />

against Arizona’s anti-immigrant statute, SB 1070, and its<br />

lead counsel in its class action suit against the 24 Hour<br />

Fitness gym chain. Previously, at MALDEF, Victor sued<br />

in support of a plan to build a school on the site of the<br />

Ambassador Hotel, challenged the California Polytechnic<br />

State University, San Luis Obispo, admissions system,<br />

challenged California’s Proposition 54 ballot measure<br />

and ballot description, and drafted the amicus brief on<br />

behalf of Latino organizations supporting affirmative<br />

action in the Supreme Court case, Grutter v. Bollinger.<br />

Victor graduated from Stanford University, and received<br />

his law degree from Yale Law School. Victor served as a<br />

law clerk to the Honorable Carlos R. Moreno of the U.S.<br />

District Court for the Central District of California.<br />

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Silvy Vluggen<br />

Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the<br />

United States<br />

Silvy Vluggen is the global LGBT program manager at<br />

IBM, where she has worldwide responsibility for the<br />

development and implementation of IBM’s LBGT policies<br />

and programs. She works with senior leaders around the<br />

globe to focus on the strategy and challenges connected<br />

with the LGBT constituency. Silvy also has global responsibility<br />

as a program manager for cultural intelligence. In<br />

this capacity she is responsible for enhancing the cultural<br />

awareness level of all IBMers and ensuring that every<br />

IBMer is capable of working and achieving results in a<br />

multicultural environment. Silvy studied computer science<br />

and engineering in Heerlen, the Netherlands. She lives<br />

just outside Paris with her partner, Sylvie, and their<br />

daughter, Kay.<br />

Nadine O. Vogel<br />

The disability community and the LGBT community:<br />

Similarities, differences, and alliances<br />

Nadine Vogel is founder and president of Springboard<br />

Consulting LLC. Springboard works with global corporations,<br />

the federal government, national organizations, and<br />

educational institutions on how to appropriately support<br />

employees who either have a disability or who have a<br />

child or other dependent with special needs, through<br />

diversity, work life, and human resources initiatives (workplace/workforce)<br />

as well as how to market their products<br />

and services to the largest minority market in the world<br />

(marketplace).<br />

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Andrew Wallace<br />

Can we talk? Partnership counseling for your ERG<br />

Andrew Wallace is an executive director at UBS, the<br />

global financial services firm. He works in human resources<br />

in New York, where he is responsible for strategic<br />

workforce planning within the recruitment function. He<br />

is also Americas steering committee chair for Pride, the<br />

firm’s employee resource group. Originally from London,<br />

Andrew now resides in New York with his husband Alex.<br />

Megan Wallent<br />

How we did it: Workplace excellence finalists<br />

Megan lives in Seattle, Washington and is the partner of<br />

Anh, the parent of Peri, John, and Samwich, a general<br />

manager at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, and, until<br />

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November of 2007, was known to all as Michael. During<br />

her 11+ years at Microsoft, Megan has been responsible<br />

for delivering multiple versions of Internet Explorer, has<br />

led a large team that built major portions of Windows<br />

Vista, and currently leads a team in the Windows Server<br />

and Tools Division. In her role at Microsoft, Megan is a<br />

frequent conference speaker and represented Microsoft<br />

in congressional testimony on internet privacy issues in<br />

the summer of 2001. Megan transitioned on the job in the<br />

late fall of 2007, and has documented her experiences<br />

on meganwallent.com, which has attracted a wide and<br />

varied readership. Fundamentally, Megan’s transition is a<br />

story of reaching the “New Normal” with humor, self-discovery,<br />

and surprising normalcy. Megan is a private pilot,<br />

a fervent Red Sox fan, and is a frequent traveler, and very<br />

much enjoys exploring all that this world has to offer with<br />

Anh and her family.<br />

Aaron Walton<br />

Maximizing business growth: Joining ERG efforts with<br />

advertising, marketing, and community efforts<br />

Aaron Walton is co-founder of Walton | Isaacson, a full<br />

service brand-building firm, with offices in Los Angeles,<br />

Chicago, New York, and Tokyo. With over 20 years<br />

experience, he has created some of the most successful,<br />

high-profile partnerships in the industry, including<br />

Pepsi/Michael Jackson, Pepsi/Britney Spears, and AT&T/<br />

Whitney Houston, to name a few. In 2005 Aaron started<br />

Walton | Isaacson with a mission to become the planet’s<br />

most interesting agency.<br />

Stephen Ward<br />

London calling: An overview of the LGBT legal<br />

profession in the United Kingdom<br />

Stephen Ward was appointed communications director of<br />

the Law Society in June 2007 and has been the Society’s<br />

diversity champion since mid-2008. He is responsible<br />

for all communications work, including public affairs,<br />

branding, marketing, and public relations, with the aim of<br />

developing a closer relationship between the Society and<br />

its members. He also drives the Society’s work on equality<br />

and diversity as an employer and as a representative<br />

body. He has transformed the Society’s approach to<br />

diversity, launching the diversity and inclusion charter in<br />

2009 and its associated toolkit in 2010. He was recently<br />

described by Stonewall as a role model for diversity in<br />

the legal sector. Stephen has a background in policy and<br />

communications in the civil service (cabinet office, European<br />

Commission) and political campaigning.<br />

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Elisabeth Warren<br />

Next-generation organizations, next-generation talent:<br />

Leveraging the changing face of LGBTA leaders and<br />

customers<br />

Elisabeth Warren has over 14 years of healthcare/biotech<br />

experience and is currently an associate director in the<br />

Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED) group<br />

at Genentech. In this role, she is responsible for supporting<br />

the project teams that maximize the value of gRED’s product<br />

portfolio, and providing leadership and management<br />

for cross-functional teams. Lis joined Genentech in 2001,<br />

and has held positions of increasing responsibility across<br />

the development and portfolio groups. She is co-chair of<br />

Genentech Women Professionals, a collaborative and supportive<br />

forum aimed at educating, supporting, and mentoring<br />

on issues unique to women in biotech. Prior to joining<br />

Genentech, she held multiple roles across companies in the<br />

pharma/biotech industry, including Quintiles and ePocrates.<br />

Lis received her B.A. with honors in human biology from<br />

Stanford University, and her M.B.A. from the University of<br />

California at Berkeley. Lis lives in the San Francisco Bay<br />

Area with her partner and their 75-pound lapdog.<br />

Michael Wascom<br />

LGBT legislative issues and brand reputation<br />

Michael Wascom serves as the managing director, international<br />

and government affairs, for American Airlines.<br />

He works with members of Congress and federal government<br />

agencies, including the Department of Transportation,<br />

the Department of Homeland Security, the<br />

Department of State, the Federal Aviation Administration,<br />

and the Transportation Security Administration on issues<br />

related to domestic and international aviation. He reports<br />

to Will Ris, senior vice president for government affairs.<br />

Michael is a 1988 graduate of Louisiana State University<br />

with a degree in business administration.<br />

Adam D. Wasserman<br />

Next-generation organizations, next-generation talent:<br />

Leveraging the changing face of LGBTA leaders and<br />

customers<br />

Adam Wasserman has been in the advertising industry for<br />

five years. At Digitas, he leads the North American Employee<br />

Network Organization for all of Digitas and Digitas<br />

Health. As founder of the Publicis Groupe LGBT Network<br />

in New York City, Adam brings together over 130 people<br />

across 16 agencies for networking, shared learning, and<br />

business-building engagements. Adam is a strong advocate<br />

and spokesperson in the LGBT community for the<br />

advertising industry.


Midge Waters<br />

Maximizing business growth: Joining ERG efforts with<br />

advertising, marketing, and community efforts<br />

Midge Waters, national manager of diversity and inclusion<br />

at Toyota, is responsible for aligning strategies among<br />

Toyota’s North American affiliates and executing the<br />

strategy for Toyota Motor Sales USA. Prior to joining the<br />

diversity and inclusion group, she was one of the founding<br />

members of the University of Toyota, responsible for<br />

leadership, diversity, and cross-cultural education. Midge<br />

joined Toyota as the leader of education and development<br />

for Toyota Financial Services.<br />

Jack Watters, M.D.<br />

Executive mentoring: How to navigate your career as a<br />

lesbian or gay employee<br />

Dr. Jack Watters is Pfizer’s vice president for external<br />

medical affairs. In this role, he is responsible for relations<br />

with medical societies, academic institutions, and government<br />

health bodies worldwide, and also represents Pfizer<br />

on corporate responsibility and human rights issues. He<br />

joined Pfizer in 1994 and was an architect of the landmark<br />

Diflucan Partnership <strong>Program</strong>, which is now active in 60<br />

countries. Jack trained in medicine at the University of<br />

Edinburgh, Scotland.<br />

Andrew Werner<br />

Who is the outsider? Understanding microinequities<br />

from all sides<br />

Andrew Werner began his professional career teaching<br />

leadership and communication skills to university<br />

students and working on state-level policy and resource<br />

development. For ten years, he has been in HIV pharmaceuticals,<br />

with the last three as an executive virology<br />

sales specialist with Tibotec Therapeutics. Drew holds a<br />

bachelor of arts degree in English and Portuguese, and<br />

master of science and specialist in education degrees in<br />

higher education. He lives in Miami Beach with his husband,<br />

Fernando.<br />

Kristina Wertz<br />

Bringing the T to the ERG: Advocating for a<br />

transgender-inclusive workplace<br />

Kristina Wertz, legal director at the Transgender Law Center<br />

(TLC), provides legal counsel to transgender people<br />

and their families as well as technical assistance to lawyers<br />

for transgender clients. She oversees many of TLC’s<br />

public policy advocacy programs, including economic<br />

justice, health care access, leadership development,<br />

and student safety. She conducts training for community<br />

members, employers, attorneys, service providers, health<br />

bios<br />

care providers, and others. Kristina is a graduate of New<br />

York University and Brooklyn Law School.<br />

Lisa J. Wicker<br />

Common goals: Looking across identities on issues of<br />

workplace inclusion<br />

Appointed to her current position in June 2009, Lisa Wicker<br />

is responsible for the overall design, development and<br />

deployment of Chrysler’s corporate diversity strategies, talent<br />

management, and leadership development programs.<br />

This includes facilitating strategies for implementing cultural<br />

change in all aspects of how the company leverages talent<br />

for competitive advantage. In addition, she is responsible<br />

for EEO compliance and governance and work/life effectiveness<br />

policies and programs. Prior to this, Wicker was<br />

director, global diversity office, Chrysler LLC, where she<br />

was responsible for the overall design, development, and<br />

deployment of Chrysler’s corporate diversity strategies.<br />

Patricia Wiley<br />

Coming out to clients: Making LGBT work for you in<br />

client relationships<br />

Identifying, building, and developing an LGBT pipeline<br />

of rising stars<br />

Patricia Wiley is recently retired as a principal in Ernst &<br />

Young’s employee financial education and counseling<br />

group, which provides financial counseling and education<br />

to employees of her corporate clients. She was an executive<br />

sponsor to Beyond, Ernst & Young’s LGBT employee<br />

resource group, and continues as an adviser while preparing<br />

for her next career. She resides in New York with<br />

her partner, Wendy.<br />

Scott Willoughby<br />

Reaching out to engage employees everywhere<br />

Scott Willoughby is senior corporate counsel at The<br />

Clorox Company, where he represents the company on<br />

M&A transactions and advises its international subsidiaries<br />

on all legal matters. He also directs the company’s<br />

compliance and ethics program and serves as chief of<br />

staff of the Clorox Pride ERG. Prior to Clorox, Scott was<br />

a corporate/securities associate in the San Francisco office<br />

of Latham & Watkins LLP. Scott received his law and<br />

undergraduate degrees from the University of California-<br />

Berkeley.<br />

Lou Willsea<br />

ERGs and employees in the beverage alcohol business:<br />

Driving for change in a conservative industry<br />

Lou Willsea generates consumer insights for Brown-Forman<br />

brands, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey,<br />

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Southern Comfort and Chambord liqueurs, El Jimador<br />

Tequila, and Korbel champagne. He is a founder and colead<br />

of BYOD (Bring Your Own Diversity), Brown-Forman’s<br />

LGBT employee resource group. Lou’s background includes<br />

20 years of marketing, research, product development,<br />

and organizational optimization experience in the<br />

wine and spirits industry. A California native, he holds a<br />

bachelor’s degree in communications from San Francisco<br />

State University, and resides in Long Beach.<br />

André Wilson<br />

Health benefits for transgender and transsexual<br />

employees, the WPATH Standards of Care, and the CEI<br />

André Wilson consults with employers, advocates, and<br />

health professionals seeking to provide trans-inclusive<br />

health services and workplace benefits. He serves on<br />

the Michigan Department of Community Health Family<br />

Planning Advisory Council, the Michigan Department of<br />

Education Sexual Minority Youth Working Group, and the<br />

Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission. Currently completing<br />

a master’s in social work in social policy, Wilson is<br />

past chair of the NASW-Michigan TBLG special interest<br />

group and received the 2008 Michigan Pride Banquet<br />

Unity Award.<br />

Angie Wilson<br />

Coming out to clients: Making LGBT work for you in<br />

client relationships<br />

PSAI: What brings four fierce competitors together?<br />

Angie Wilson is an assurance partner with Ernst & Young<br />

with more than 16 years of experience. She leads the<br />

firm’s health sciences practice in Los Angeles and the<br />

firm’s LGBTA inclusiveness and diversity efforts for the<br />

West sub-area. Angie is a member of the American Institute<br />

of CPAs and recently joined the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> board of<br />

directors. Angie and her partner, Sofie, reside in Pasadena,<br />

CA, and have two children.<br />

Marcus A. Wilson<br />

Who is the outsider? Understanding microinequities<br />

from all sides<br />

Marcus Wilson is the Midwest community liaison manager<br />

for professional affairs at Tibotec Therapeutics. He<br />

collaborates with community members, infected and<br />

affected by HIV and AIDS, by collaborating with allied<br />

healthcare professionals. Marcus completed the Harvard<br />

Business School management training program<br />

and holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications<br />

and music performance from Michigan State University.<br />

Marcus resides in Chicago with his partner, Jih-Chiun, and<br />

their daughter.<br />

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Liz Winfeld<br />

Let the spirit move us all<br />

Liz Winfeld is an expert in diversity education. Her<br />

areas of expertise are sexual orientation, gender<br />

identity and expression, and domestic partner benefits.<br />

She consults on recruitment and retention, builds and<br />

delivers customized education programs, and helps organizations<br />

formulate transition strategies. Liz also does<br />

extensive work with employee business networks as<br />

well as one-to-one coaching for people at all levels of an<br />

organization. She is author of the award-winning Straight<br />

Talk About Gays in the Workplace, and can be reached at<br />

common-grnd.com.<br />

Daniel K. Winterfeldt, Esq.<br />

First steps in creating an LGB-inclusive workplace<br />

London calling: An overview of the LGBT legal<br />

profession in the United Kingdom<br />

Daniel Winterfeldt is a U.S. securities partner and the corporate<br />

responsibility and diversity partner in the London<br />

office of Simmons & Simmons, an international law firm.<br />

With more than 12 years experience in the London and<br />

New York markets, Daniel is the founder of the Forum<br />

for US Securities Lawyers in London, a trade association<br />

representing more than 1,000 U.S.-qualified lawyers and<br />

capital markets participants. Daniel is also the founder of<br />

the InterLaw Diversity Forum for LGBT Networks, an interorganizational<br />

network for the LGBT community in the<br />

London legal sector, with more than 800 members and<br />

supporters from 70-plus law firms and 45 corporations<br />

and financial institutions.<br />

Bob Witeck<br />

Census 2010: Making America’s LGBT families count<br />

Bob Witeck is CEO of Washington, DC-based Witeck-<br />

Combs Communications, since 1993 the nation’s premier<br />

marketing firm consulting for companies reaching the<br />

LGBT consumer market. In April 2003, in their 25th<br />

anniversary issue, the editors of American Demographics<br />

magazine selected Bob Witeck and Wes Combs as two<br />

of 25 leaders who have made significant contributions<br />

to demographics, market research, media, and trend<br />

spotting for their pioneering work on America’s LGBT<br />

population.<br />

James Witek, M.D., FACP<br />

LGBT health disparities: Another case for partner<br />

benefits<br />

Dr. James Witek is a senior director at Tibotec Therapeutics,<br />

a Johnson & Johnson company. He is responsible<br />

for the development and execution of the U.S.


clinical affairs strategy. Previously, Jim spent 13 years in<br />

academia at Drexel University College of Medicine as<br />

an associate professor and acting chief in the Division of<br />

HIV/AIDS Medicine. He has researched, published and<br />

lectured in the area of HIV practice, quality of life and<br />

healthcare delivery.<br />

Adam Wolf<br />

Using drama to overcome drama: Confronting our<br />

phobias and “isms”<br />

Adam Wolf is the manager for customer advocates at<br />

Hewlett-Packard’s customer loyalty center in Conway, AZ.<br />

In this role he manages an organization of eight teams focused<br />

on customer satisfaction and technical escalations.<br />

He has been with HP for 14 years, and most recently was<br />

the district manager for Washington, DC, and northern<br />

Virginia. Adam lives in Little Rock and enjoys spending<br />

time with his partner and friends hiking, camping, and<br />

snowboarding.<br />

Chuck Wolfe<br />

The future of LGBT equality: The intersection of public<br />

policy and business leadership<br />

Chuck Wolfe is the president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian<br />

Victory Fund and Leadership Institute. He served on<br />

the Victory Fund’s board of directors for four years prior<br />

to joining the staff. Chuck has an extensive background<br />

in politics, issue advocacy, and organizational development.<br />

He entered the public sector as an appointee to<br />

the late Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. In addition to<br />

serving on the governor’s 1994 reelection campaign as<br />

operations manager, he served the governor for seven<br />

years in such capacities as director of external affairs,<br />

director of tobacco control, and executive director of the<br />

Miami Financial Oversight Board. Chuck is a 1985 graduate<br />

of Stetson University in Florida and completed the<br />

Negotiating Skills Seminar at the J.F.K. School of Government<br />

at Harvard University in 1997. A native of Florida,<br />

he has resided in Washington, DC, since 1999.<br />

Aaron Wright<br />

Cross-team effectiveness in a diverse and<br />

geographically dispersed organization<br />

Aaron Wright, CPA, is an audit manager with Deloitte in<br />

Indianapolis. Within GLOBE, Deloitte’s LGBT and ally business<br />

resource group, he has served as the North Central<br />

regional chairperson as well as currently representing<br />

Deloitte within the accounting group of the Professional<br />

Services Alliance for LGBT Inclusion. He is also a founding<br />

member and currently serving as chairperson of<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Indiana. Aaron lives in Indianapolis with his<br />

husband, Russ.<br />

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Christopher Wyble<br />

Going deeper: Engaging your members and allies with<br />

social software<br />

Christopher Wyble is the program manager for IBM’s<br />

technology adoption program (TAP), and the technology<br />

manager for both TAP and IBM’s Ideas <strong>Program</strong>. In that<br />

role, he is responsible for motivating and enabling a<br />

culture of innovation, and provides resources to IBM’s<br />

innovator community. Since joining TAP in 2006, he has<br />

helped the program grow to 121,000 members and over<br />

1,200 innovations. Chris holds a master’s degree in management<br />

from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a bachelor’s<br />

in computer science from Lehigh University, and<br />

a certification in project management from the Project<br />

Management Institute. He is also the co-chair of the Mid-<br />

Hudson Valley <strong>Out</strong>@IBM employee resource group.<br />

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Helga Ying<br />

LGBT legislative issues and brand reputation<br />

Helga Ying is director of worldwide government affairs<br />

and public policy at Levi Strauss & Co. Her responsibilities<br />

include international trade and corporate citizenship<br />

(environmental sustainability, HIV/AIDS, labor and worker<br />

rights), brand protection, and other issues that promote<br />

Levi Strauss’ business success and social responsibility.<br />

Helga holds a master’s degree in international relations<br />

and economics from the Johns Hopkins University Paul<br />

H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and a<br />

bachelor of arts from Macalester College.<br />

Dwain Young<br />

How to “engay” your community<br />

Dwain Young is a human capital consultant with Accenture<br />

in Washington, DC, where he focuses on change<br />

management practices. He has been the corporate citizenship<br />

lead for the Accenture’s D.C. LGBT group for two<br />

years, and has built positive relationships through various<br />

community initiatives such as quarterly events to serve<br />

food to the homeless, office-wide coat drives, skill-based<br />

volunteer efforts with LGBT nonprofits, and fundraising<br />

efforts for LGBT nonprofits in the Washington, DC, area.<br />

Previously, Dwain served on the board of directors for<br />

Big Brothers/Big Sisters and was a Big Brother for three<br />

years. <strong>Out</strong>side work, Dwain enjoys living in the D.C. area,<br />

cooking, piano, traveling, and spending time with friends.<br />

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D. Young<br />

The unique legal and financial challenges facing the<br />

LGBT community<br />

Kyle Young is an associate vice president and investment<br />

officer with Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition to being<br />

a certified financial planner, he holds the accredited<br />

domestic partnership advisor (ADPA) designation. Kyle<br />

earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers<br />

University. With more than 95 percent of his current<br />

clients identifying as LGBT, his practice caters exclusively<br />

to providing investment planning and asset management<br />

services to the LGBT community. Kyle primarily focuses<br />

on fixed-income portfolio decisions and the construction<br />

of individualized financial plans for his clients. He is<br />

currently the co-chair for <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s NY-Metro regional<br />

council and resides in Somerset County, NJ, with his<br />

partner, Michael.<br />

Michael J. Young<br />

Going deeper: Engaging your members and allies with<br />

social software<br />

Michael Young is a software engineer with IBM’s System<br />

z (mainframe) support division. His focus there is application<br />

enablement and mainframe modernization. He is a<br />

published resource for enterprise-level Java development,<br />

and for legacy application migration. Mike earned<br />

a bachelor of science degree in computer science from<br />

Pennsylvania State University, and joined IBM in 2005<br />

after backpacking around the world through Morocco,<br />

Siberia, China, and other countries. He is also the cochair<br />

of the Mid-Hudson Valley <strong>Out</strong>@IBM chapter of IBM’s<br />

LGBT employee resource group.<br />

Louise Young, Ph.D.<br />

Rock the ages: Generational differences and ERGs<br />

Louise Young is a senior software engineer at Raytheon<br />

in Plano, TX. A lesbian activist since 1971, she is the<br />

founder of Raytheon’s LGBT employee resource group<br />

and has received numerous awards and honors, including<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s 2002 Trailblazer Award. A former cochair<br />

of the Human Rights Campaign’s Business Council,<br />

she has presented to major corporations, universities,<br />

and general audiences. She and her partner of 39 years,<br />

Vivienne Armstrong, live in Dallas. Contact Louise at (972)<br />

344-0506 or louise_young@raytheon.com.


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Fauzia Zaman-Malik<br />

Strength in numbers & going global: Local labor &<br />

privacy issues when collecting data from a global LGBT<br />

network<br />

Fauzia Zaman-Malik is the legal lead of the Accenture<br />

healthcare client services group in North America. She is<br />

based in New York, where she leads a team of lawyers<br />

supporting Accenture in a the wide range of healthcare<br />

transactions and compliance matters, including acquisitions.<br />

Fauzia began her career in 1997 at ReliaStar Financial<br />

Group and, prior to joining Accenture, was an associate<br />

at DLA Piper. She is fluent in Urdu, Hindi, and English.<br />

Sandra Zurawicz<br />

Transgender 101: Transgender information for the nontrans<br />

community<br />

Sandra Zurawicz is vice president for operations and<br />

technology at Northern Trust Bank. She works in the<br />

technology group that monitors the activity and health of<br />

Northern Trust’s global network. She is also the employee<br />

relations chairperson for Northern Trust’s LGBT business<br />

resource council, which acts as a liaison for the company’s<br />

LGBT partners and allies. Sandra resides in the<br />

Chicago suburbs with her partner Patricia, son Robert,<br />

and daughter Jennifer.<br />

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<strong>Out</strong> and successful: Nearly fifty LGBT executives from across the country participated in the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Executive<br />

Forum, held in New York City in April. [photo: Anton Frid]<br />

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human resources professionals,<br />

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have the perfect platform from<br />

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workplace.<br />

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<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Executive<br />

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The Executive Forum is a unique<br />

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from one another and share their<br />

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Forum in 2008, nearly 100<br />

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in the annual event.<br />

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Since its creation in 2008,<br />

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and employers. This<br />

unique job search and professional<br />

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& Susan Pfeuffer<br />

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Wayne Sobon<br />

& Robert McDonald<br />

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of Management<br />

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<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

job postings from more than a<br />

dozen leading corporations every<br />

month. Unlike other job boards,<br />

LGBTCareerLink allows users to<br />

upload jobs, ads, articles and tips<br />

from professional communities.<br />

This free site is also designed to<br />

expand members’ career­building<br />

networks by directly connecting<br />

them with job seekers and<br />

employment recruiters in search<br />

of the best talent.<br />

In addition to matching LGBT<br />

employees with employment<br />

opportunities, LGBTCareerLink<br />

offers a series of career­related<br />

professional development webinars<br />

for the LGBT workforce, as<br />

well as a monthly e­newsletter,<br />

CareerTalk, which provides timely<br />

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updates and opportunities to<br />

participants around the country.<br />

LGBTCareerLink is always<br />

welcoming new corporate sponsors;<br />

information about becoming<br />

a corporate sponsor can be<br />

found at LGBTCareerLink.com/<br />

marketplace<br />

Find your next great opportunity,<br />

visit LGBTCareerLink.com<br />

For more information, contact<br />

Associate Director of Career<br />

Development Resources Julie<br />

Beach at jbeach@outandequal.org<br />

or 415­694­6538.<br />

advocate and hero: 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Advocacy Award honoree Julian Bond<br />

addresses the audience in New York City at the 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Leadership<br />

Celebration. [photo: Anton Frid]<br />

The <strong>Out</strong>ies<br />

The <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Awards—“The <strong>Out</strong>ies”—are a<br />

celebration of the most noteworthy<br />

organizational achievements<br />

in LGBT workplace equality and<br />

an opportunity to appreciate<br />

those individuals who are dedicated<br />

to creating a fully inclusive<br />

workplace. The awards are<br />

traditionally given in five different<br />

categories with two recognizing<br />

individuals and three recognizing<br />

organizations. The 2010 Workplace<br />

Summit includes a new<br />

Workplace Award category:<br />

Regional Affiliate of the Year.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Leadership<br />

Celebration<br />

The <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Leadership<br />

Celebration honors workplace<br />

courage and support of LGBT<br />

equality, specifically those<br />

organizations and individuals<br />

who take the lead on fundamental<br />

issues of equal rights outside<br />

the workplace.<br />

The winners and honorees<br />

are true role models and advocates,<br />

encouraging businesses<br />

and others to get involved<br />

through their leadership.<br />

Plans are underway for the<br />

next Leadership Celebration,<br />

which will be held in San<br />

Francisco in March 2011.<br />

Employee Resource<br />

Group Registry<br />

The <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> ERG Registry is<br />

the largest online community of<br />

LGBT employee resource group<br />

leaders in the world. With more<br />

than 350 members, the secure


Registry features ERG directory<br />

information and a network of<br />

ERG leaders worldwide, providing<br />

an electronic forum for them<br />

to share ideas as well as best<br />

practices.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s ERG Registry<br />

offers:<br />

• Connections to an international<br />

network of more than 350 LGBT<br />

ERGs that work to create out<br />

and equal workplaces, searchable<br />

by industry, location and<br />

size, among many other demographics<br />

• Sector­based subgroups for<br />

industry connections and<br />

specialized practices<br />

• Information about events,<br />

activities, program suggestions<br />

and important news<br />

• Access to a virtual ERG Web<br />

space where ERG leaders can<br />

exchange best practices and<br />

pose questions to experienced<br />

and professional ERG leaders<br />

• The ability to return at any time<br />

to update your profile, change<br />

subscription options or check<br />

out new features<br />

To learn more, or to join the<br />

Registry, go to outandequal.org/<br />

resources/groups.<br />

For additional information,<br />

please contact Associate Director<br />

of NETWORKS! Stephen Gould at<br />

<strong>Program</strong>s<br />

sgould@outandequal.org or<br />

415­694­6506.<br />

Regional affiliates<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Advocates’ regional affiliates<br />

bring the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> mission<br />

and vision to their local community<br />

by producing educational<br />

and networking events, sharing<br />

best practices, coordinating LGBT<br />

workplace equality efforts and<br />

engaging in discussions about<br />

important LGBT workplace issues.<br />

Their work is invaluable in<br />

providing effective programming<br />

for <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>, helping<br />

to serve the needs of individual<br />

employees, leaders of employee<br />

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<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

resource groups and human<br />

resources professionals beyond<br />

the annual Workplace Summit.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> affiliates are<br />

organized and led by their local<br />

Leadership Council, ensuring that<br />

they have the flexibility to meet<br />

the needs of the local community,<br />

while still being connected to the<br />

national organization.<br />

To find a regional affiliate<br />

near you, or learn how to start<br />

one, go to outandequal.org/<br />

regional-affiliates. For more<br />

information, contact Associate<br />

Director of NETWORKS! Stephen<br />

Gould at sgould@outandequal.<br />

org or 415­694­6506.<br />

Town Call Webinar Series<br />

The <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Town Call<br />

webinar series features guest<br />

speakers presenting on current<br />

LGBT topics in a one­hour<br />

webinar or teleconference­type<br />

format. A Q&A session follows<br />

each presentation, creating an<br />

interactive learning experience.<br />

This free program is designed to<br />

meet the needs of busy working<br />

professionals, human resources<br />

departments and employee<br />

resource groups in any location.<br />

You can also review past Town<br />

Calls at outandequal.org/<br />

town-call-archives.<br />

Training programs<br />

Overview<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Advocates offers diversity<br />

training, educational resources<br />

and consulting services to senior<br />

management, human resources<br />

professionals, employee<br />

208 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

resource groups and individual<br />

employees to promote lesbian,<br />

gay, bisexual, and transgender<br />

(LGBT) workplace equality. <strong>Program</strong>s<br />

are designed and tailored<br />

for a wide variety of audiences<br />

including corporations, mid/small<br />

businesses, educational institutions,<br />

faith communities, governmental<br />

agencies, community<br />

groups and nonprofit organizations.<br />

Training is available in<br />

traditional classroom interactive<br />

lectures or online live webinar<br />

formats. Courses are offered<br />

through <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> University<br />

and include beginning and<br />

advanced tracks to meet your<br />

training needs. More information<br />

about all of these programs<br />

and a schedule of the current<br />

class schedule can be found<br />

at outandequal.org/trainingprograms.<br />

Training programs offered<br />

include:<br />

Building Bridges toward<br />

LGBT Diversity in the<br />

Workplace<br />

Building Bridges toward LGBT<br />

Diversity in the Workplace training<br />

is the cornerstone to any LGBT<br />

diversity program. The course can<br />

be used as an in­depth four­hour<br />

workshop that trains Employee<br />

Resource Groups and HR Professionals<br />

on LGBT Cultural Competency,<br />

creating a solid business<br />

case for LGBT inclusion in the<br />

workplace and action planning.<br />

There is also a 90 minute overview<br />

session targeted for senior<br />

executives, managers, human<br />

resources, diversity professionals,<br />

customer service representatives<br />

and the general employee population.<br />

This shorter course covers<br />

the LGBT Cultural Competency<br />

and business case and discusses<br />

the need for additional action<br />

planning.<br />

The course is designed to<br />

help employers get the most<br />

from all employees, LGBT and<br />

non­LGBT. This training fosters<br />

increased awareness to develop<br />

a healthier and safer workplace,<br />

where all employees are<br />

engaged in the mission of the<br />

organization, increasing the level<br />

of comfort for all, and improving<br />

communication between LGBT<br />

and non­LGBT employees and<br />

the customers they serve.<br />

Train the Trainer<br />

This course is the next step in<br />

developing an LGBT diversity<br />

workplace program. It is designed<br />

to certify trainers from<br />

within your company to teach<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s LGBT Diversity<br />

Leadership business case<br />

materials. The target audiences<br />

are Employee Resource Groups<br />

and HR professionals responsible<br />

for creating training programs<br />

to break down barriers and<br />

foster communication between<br />

LGBT employees and their<br />

co­workers by providing the<br />

resources to discuss LGBT<br />

workplace experiences.<br />

After completing the eighthour<br />

course, trainers are certified<br />

to present the 60­90 minute<br />

LGBT Diversity Leadership course<br />

materials in their workplace.<br />

Many corporations use this


anagers,<br />

GBT leaders<br />

Group<br />

on how straight<br />

ce that works for<br />

to the quest for a more<br />

ork should be required<br />

America.”<br />

eral Manager<br />

Berry, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

profit organization dedicated<br />

the lesbian, gay, bisexual and<br />

al works to empower professionals<br />

sity is valued by advancing policies<br />

rdless of sexual orientation, gender<br />

tics.<br />

portion of revenue from book<br />

sales supports <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

course to roll out LGBT inclusion<br />

to all levels of the organization.<br />

Trainers have access to an online<br />

Trainer’s Network and monthly<br />

Trainer’s Forum webinars.<br />

Many trainers become<br />

more involved and can assist<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> certified staff to<br />

present other courses. Certification<br />

to teach the LGBT Diversity<br />

Leadership class lasts for two<br />

years from course completion.<br />

LGBT Diversity Training<br />

LGBT Diversity Training is the<br />

business case course which<br />

is the foundation for overcoming<br />

obstacles and fostering<br />

communication between LGBT<br />

employees, their allies and their<br />

co­workers.<br />

Allies at Work<br />

Allies at Work<br />

Dr. David M. Hall<br />

Creating a Lesbian,<br />

Gay, Bisexual and<br />

Transgender Inclusive<br />

Work Environment<br />

Dr. David M. Hall<br />

we create workplaces that are truly out and equal.”<br />

Founding Executive Director, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates<br />

www.<strong>Out</strong>and<strong>Equal</strong>.org “ Only with the courage and solidarity of our allies can<br />

seLisse beRRY<br />

Order your copy now! www.<strong>Out</strong>and<strong>Equal</strong>.org<br />

Certified <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Trainers who have completed<br />

Train the Trainer, address expanding<br />

diversity in the workplace<br />

as well as reviewing the<br />

LGBT­related policies, benefits<br />

and workplace climate of their<br />

business or organization.<br />

Course materials are provided<br />

on the Trainer’s Network and<br />

the training can be customized<br />

for each workplace.<br />

Transgender intensive<br />

Gender identity and expression<br />

are new concepts to many corporations,<br />

and this course provides<br />

the tools to understand how to ensure<br />

full LGBT workplace inclusion.<br />

The Transgender Intensive is a<br />

four­hour workshop conducted by<br />

Dr. David M. Hall began his lesbian, gay, bisexual and<br />

transgender advocacy work while he was just a teenager.<br />

Learning in his high school human sexuality class about<br />

the historical treatment of the LGBT community, he decided<br />

to become a straight ally, even though he did not<br />

then know anyone who would benefit from his work.<br />

His devotion to the fight for LGBT rights prompted him<br />

to write Allies at Work: Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual<br />

and Transgender Inclusive Work Environment to encourage<br />

others to become straight allies.<br />

Extensively researched, the book offers a guide to<br />

creating cultural change in the workplace and developing<br />

work environments that fully include everyone regardless<br />

of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates has partnered with<br />

Hall on the book, which explains the importance of LGBT<br />

allies in shaping workplace climate and the business case<br />

for developing a strong ally program at work.<br />

In Allies at Work, Hall provides the framework for<br />

teaching what he calls “cultural competency,” which is<br />

the removal of the assumption and enforcement of heterosexuality<br />

in the workplace, creating an environment in<br />

which everyone is equal.<br />

Hall, a workplace productivity consultant, illustrates<br />

the personal struggles and daily challenges of numerous<br />

LGBT people, underscoring the need for straight allies to<br />

actively pursue and work toward equality in the workplace.<br />

This book is a valuable resource not only for allies, but<br />

for the LGBT workforce, detailing the challenges faced by<br />

members of their own community, while also encouraging<br />

them to become actively involved in their companies’<br />

employee resource groups and by joining or starting <strong>Out</strong><br />

& <strong>Equal</strong> affiliates.<br />

Allies at Work inspires straight allies to take action, and<br />

helps shape a future in which everyone can be out and equal.<br />

<strong>Program</strong>s<br />

two certified <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> trainers<br />

with a focus on the “T” of LGBT.<br />

Depending on the needs of<br />

the organization, the target group<br />

can include senior executives,<br />

managers, human resources,<br />

diversity professionals and customer<br />

service representatives and<br />

the general employee population.<br />

This course provides basic understanding<br />

of the culture, terminology<br />

and business case aspects for<br />

transgender employees.<br />

The course breaks down<br />

barriers between transgender and<br />

non­transgender people, provides<br />

essential information for human<br />

resources professionals who work<br />

with employees in transition,<br />

and encourages participants<br />

to reflect on how their gender<br />

allies at Work<br />

Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and<br />

Transgender inclusive Work Environment<br />

A powerful resource by author David M. Hall and<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates for anyone<br />

who wants to create cultural change to include<br />

everyone in their workplaces<br />

“ Allies, employee resource group sponsors, senior managers, human<br />

resource and diversity professionals and LGBT leaders should consider<br />

Allies At Work a must­read.”<br />

— Founder, Raytheon Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and<br />

Allies Employee Resource Group, Louise Young, Ph.D.<br />

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<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

“ Allies, employee resource group sponsors, senior managers,<br />

human resource and diversity professionals and LGBT leaders<br />

should consider Allies at Work a must-read.”<br />

roles in society impact their own<br />

experiences in the workplace.<br />

The training helps participants<br />

gain a better understanding of<br />

the unique concerns of transgender<br />

employees, best practices<br />

on transitioning in the workplace,<br />

how to address benefit and<br />

health care issues, and how to<br />

support inclusion of gender identity/gender<br />

expression in federal<br />

non­discrimination legislation and<br />

in the workplace.<br />

This course can also be<br />

tailored to a 90­minute presentation<br />

for executives, conferences<br />

and companies looking to learn<br />

how to advance their transgender<br />

policy, benefits and planning.<br />

Louise Young, Ph.D.<br />

Founder, Raytheon Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,<br />

Transgender and Allies Employee Resource Group<br />

“ In Allies at Work, Dr. Hall offers practical tips on how straight<br />

allies can create a workplace and a worldplace that works for<br />

everyone.”<br />

RichaRD FRienD, Ph.D.<br />

Founder of Friend & Associates, Inc.<br />

and co-host of Diversity Matters ®<br />

“ A more diverse workplace remains vital to the quest for a more<br />

equal America and Dr. Hall’s Allies at Work should be required<br />

reading for every corporate leader in America.”<br />

Lisa sheRman<br />

Executive Vice President and General Manager<br />

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About <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Founded by Executive Director Selisse Berry, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

Advocates is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated<br />

exclusively to workplace equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and<br />

transgender community. <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> works to empower professionals<br />

and build organizations where diversity is valued by advancing policies<br />

and promoting equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender<br />

identity, expression or characteristics.<br />

A portion of revenue from book<br />

sales supports <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> university (online<br />

training)<br />

All of the above classes are<br />

provided online both through<br />

live webinars and recorded trainings.<br />

It allows for LGBT Diversity<br />

training on your schedule to meet<br />

your training needs. In addition<br />

to the basic core courses taught<br />

by <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>, advanced track<br />

course are offered that cover a<br />

wide range of topics from allies<br />

to cultural competency. Courses<br />

are set up for individual or group<br />

registrations and provide a cost<br />

effective way to begin working<br />

toward an LGBT workplace equality<br />

program. A complete list of<br />

recorded programs is available<br />

at outandequal.org/universityarchive.<br />

For more information about<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> training programs,<br />

contact Associate Director<br />

of Training & Professional<br />

210 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

Allies at Work<br />

Dr. David M. Hall<br />

Allies at Work<br />

Creating a Lesbian,<br />

Gay, Bisexual and<br />

Transgender Inclusive<br />

Work Environment<br />

Dr. David M. Hall<br />

Development Pat Baillie at<br />

pbaillie@outandequal.org or<br />

415­694­6521.<br />

<strong>Book</strong>: “allies at Work”<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates<br />

and distinguished corporate<br />

diversity trainer Dr. David M.<br />

Hall produced an essential<br />

guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual<br />

and transgender inclusion in the<br />

workplace—and the important<br />

roles that allies play in creating<br />

a more equitable environment.<br />

The book, “Allies at Work:<br />

Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual<br />

and Transgender Inclusive Work<br />

Environment” details crucial steps<br />

in shaping workplace climates,<br />

guidelines for developing strong<br />

ally programs in the workplace and<br />

insight to understand the impact of<br />

living in the closet.<br />

we create workplaces that are truly out and equal.”<br />

Founding Executive Director, <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates<br />

www.<strong>Out</strong>and<strong>Equal</strong>.org “ Only with the courage and solidarity of our allies can<br />

seLisse beRRY<br />

Dr. David M. Hall began his lesbian, gay, b<br />

In “Allies at Work,” Hall provides<br />

the framework for teaching<br />

what he calls “cultural competency”<br />

– the creation of environments<br />

in which everyone is equal.<br />

Throughout the book, Hall<br />

references the personal struggles<br />

and daily challenges of lesbian,<br />

gay, bisexual, and transgender<br />

people in order to underscore the<br />

need for straight allies to actively<br />

work toward creating equality in<br />

the workplace.<br />

Dr. David M. Hall’s book is<br />

a key tool in developing workplace<br />

solidarity and support.<br />

“Allies at Work: Creating a<br />

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and<br />

Transgender Inclusive Work Environment”<br />

is available for purchase<br />

at the <strong>Out</strong>ie Store in the Exhibit Hall,<br />

and online at outandequal.org or<br />

amazon.com.<br />

transgender advocacy work while he was just<br />

Learning in his high school human sexuality<br />

the historical treatment of the LGBT commun<br />

cided to become a straight ally, even though<br />

then know anyone who would benefit from<br />

His devotion to the fight for LGBT rights p<br />

to write Allies at Work: Creating a Lesbian,<br />

and Transgender Inclusive Work Environme<br />

age others to become straight allies.<br />

Extensively researched, the book offers a<br />

creating cultural change in the workplace<br />

work environments that fully include eve<br />

of sexual orientation or gender identity/e<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Advocates has<br />

Hall on the book, which explains the im<br />

allies in shaping workplace climate and<br />

for developing a strong ally program a<br />

In Allies at Work, Hall provides the fr<br />

teaching what he calls “cultural comp<br />

the removal of the assumption and e<br />

erosexuality in the workplace, creatin<br />

which everyone is equal.<br />

Hall, a workplace productivity con<br />

the personal struggles and daily cha<br />

LGBT people, underscoring the nee<br />

actively pursue and work toward eq<br />

This book is a valuable resource<br />

for the LGBT workforce, detailing<br />

members of their own communit<br />

ing them to become actively invo<br />

employee resource groups and b<br />

& <strong>Equal</strong> affiliates.<br />

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Twenty Steps to an <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace<br />

The Twenty Steps to an <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace describe the work required to achieve an environment<br />

where all employees can be respected, productive, out and equal.<br />

policies and benefits<br />

• Include sexual orientation in global non­discrimination<br />

and anti­harassment policies<br />

• Include gender identity and expression in global<br />

non­discrimination and anti­harassment policies<br />

• Recognize same­gender couples and their families<br />

with equal access to all company benefits<br />

• Ensure that global health coverage includes complete<br />

health benefits for transgender employees<br />

Talent management and professional<br />

development<br />

• Establish and support LGBT employee resource<br />

groups<br />

• Recruit, hire, and offer mentoring to LGBT<br />

employees through tools such as <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s<br />

LGBTCareerLink.com<br />

• Provide leadership development experiences<br />

specifically for LGBT employees<br />

• Track recruitment and career development metrics<br />

for LGBT employees who choose to self identify<br />

Workplace climate<br />

• Provide diversity training with specific reference<br />

to LGBT issues – such as <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong>’s Building<br />

Bridges Training – for all employees<br />

• Use anonymous climate surveys to measure effectiveness<br />

of LGBT diversity policies and programs<br />

• Include LGBT diversity objectives in management<br />

performance goals<br />

• Communicate routinely to all employees about<br />

how the organization supports its LGBT workforce<br />

<strong>Program</strong>s<br />

Commitment to the community<br />

• Support nonprofit groups working for LGBT equality<br />

• Sponsor and encourage visible participation in<br />

LGBT cultural events<br />

• Include LGBT images in marketing and advertising<br />

strategies<br />

• Include LGBT owned businesses in supplier diversity<br />

program objectives<br />

Corporate responsibility & advocacy<br />

• Be a visible role model for LGBT workplace equality<br />

in the community<br />

• Support public policy efforts that protect LGBT<br />

workplace equality<br />

• Oppose actively any attempts that would limit or<br />

restrict the rights of LGBT employees<br />

• Share best practices that advance LGBT workplace<br />

equality by participating in the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Workplace Summit<br />

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<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong><br />

Leadership Council<br />

(as of July 30, 2010)<br />

The Leadership Council is<br />

comprised of dedicated<br />

individuals who have<br />

committed themselves to<br />

forwarding our mission as<br />

volunteer leaders of their<br />

<strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> regional affiliate.<br />

The members of the<br />

Leadership Council bring<br />

programming and networking<br />

opportunities to<br />

their regions, and support<br />

the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> mission<br />

of workplace equality.<br />

212 2010 <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Workplace Summit<br />

atlanta<br />

D. Chip Newton, Co­chair<br />

Sylvia Tansill, Co­chair<br />

Dawn T. Buannic<br />

Cat Chartier<br />

Clay Fisher<br />

Louis A. Gary<br />

Chris Gorman<br />

Brandon Hornibrook<br />

Troy E. Murray<br />

Elizabeth Noe<br />

Tonie B. Tobias<br />

Chicagoland<br />

James R. Huberty, Co­chair<br />

L. Patrick Le’Flore, Co­chair<br />

Lori M. Fox<br />

Casey J. Horton<br />

Greg Rohner<br />

Nydia J. Sahagun<br />

Kyle Spainhour<br />

Greg P. Woulf<br />

Dallas-Ft. Worth<br />

Jeff Snook, Chair<br />

Adib Abraham<br />

Ron Ausemus<br />

Evelyn Caldwell<br />

John F. Connell<br />

Debra J. Davis<br />

Michael J. DeGroot<br />

Jeffrey Gorczynski<br />

Sherry G. Hooten<br />

Heather Lueth<br />

Rafael McDonnell<br />

Mark Quigley<br />

Ted van Trabert<br />

Paul von Wupperfeld<br />

Russell Wallace<br />

Greater philadelphia<br />

Brent Reinhard, Chair<br />

Sherri L. Bassner<br />

Chris Eagan<br />

Stasha N. Goliaszewski<br />

Brian Green<br />

David M. Hall<br />

Corbett Klein<br />

Amy Niedzalkoski<br />

Sharon Paige<br />

Drusilla A. Quilley<br />

Matthew Woodcock<br />

Greater portland/Southwest<br />

Washington<br />

Brian Craig, Interim co­chair<br />

Jeff Parker, Interim co­chair<br />

Douglas Wendt<br />

houston<br />

Gemma M. Burns, Co­chair<br />

Mike Craig, Co­chair<br />

Fiona J. Dawson<br />

Christine Derham<br />

Regina Dotson<br />

Kimberly Frederick<br />

Timothy L. Garippa<br />

Robert Lee<br />

Chad Libertus<br />

Matthew R. Sontag<br />

Elisa J. Vega­Burns<br />

indiana<br />

Aaron Wright, Chair<br />

Brenda F. Corbello<br />

Lisa J. Gutierrez<br />

William H. Hendrix<br />

Ted Letherer<br />

Carole A. Terry


Kansas City<br />

Don Maish, Interim chair<br />

Ellen Karp<br />

Karlene Wagner­Jackson<br />

metro new York<br />

Tom Kulaga, Co­chair<br />

Kyle Young, Co­chair<br />

Stephanie Battaglino<br />

Jennifer E. Brown<br />

Jeremy Gaylord<br />

Carol Heller<br />

Sally Nadler<br />

Gerald Roop<br />

Steve Salee<br />

Naomi Starr<br />

Juan F. Vasquez<br />

Janet Wigfield<br />

nY Finger Lakes<br />

Catherine Lewis, Chair<br />

Ralph Carter<br />

Janet T. Donner<br />

L.T. Fox<br />

Sandra F. Heerkens<br />

Emily Jones<br />

Marcus W. Kroll<br />

Laurie M. Mancuso<br />

Stephanie M. Samuel<br />

Susan L. Schiefelbein<br />

Vitamarie Trincali<br />

Kelly L. Williams<br />

Jorge Yacila<br />

Rocky mountain<br />

Patrick Geiger<br />

Terry Hildebrandt<br />

Michelle Simons<br />

Kari Tekle<br />

San Francisco Bay area<br />

Christy Gaughan, Co­chair<br />

Alexis McKeown, Interim co­chair<br />

Toni R. Battle<br />

Michael Coyle<br />

Lynn Hall<br />

Aysha Handley<br />

Joseph E. Higgins<br />

Lynda Pires<br />

Randy Reyes<br />

Eric Truong<br />

Seattle<br />

Marie Hartung, Co­chair<br />

Elayne Wylie, Co­chair<br />

Kevin G. Carothers<br />

Richard J. Cross<br />

Bud Cudmore<br />

Keith Dussell<br />

Daniel Fife<br />

Corrinalyn Guyette<br />

Brian Murphy<br />

Tracy Schultz<br />

Geoff Tucker<br />

Southern California<br />

Judy Jbara, Co­chair<br />

Garth Steever, Co­chair<br />

Reta Anderson<br />

Lyn Diaz<br />

Justin Hesketh<br />

Jason Mannino<br />

Lisa Mazzola<br />

Samuel Morales<br />

Ronora Sayaman<br />

Steve D. Simon<br />

Matthew Steiger<br />

Peter Theodore<br />

<strong>Program</strong>s<br />

St. Louis<br />

Laura Morrison, Co­chair<br />

Michelle J. Smith, Co­chair<br />

Ashley K. Alvarado<br />

Michelle Brown<br />

Michael Dunning<br />

Robert Woolsey<br />

Glen Zahn<br />

Tampa Bay<br />

Cheryl Madelle, Co­chair<br />

Anthony Virostko, Co­chair<br />

Curtis Brown<br />

James W. Casey<br />

Anthony Chuchman<br />

Seless Emanuels<br />

Jason M. Fromi<br />

Michele Koehler<br />

Nick S. Kouris<br />

Anthony Rivera<br />

Jeffrey Sterrett<br />

Washington, DC<br />

Adrian Colborn, Co­chair<br />

Ed Glasscock, Co­chair<br />

Amy L. Anderson<br />

Scott A. Ballina<br />

Anita Broccolino<br />

Wesley Combs<br />

Brian Fruchey<br />

Leonard P. Hirsch<br />

Jessica McKinnon<br />

John­Anthony D. Meza<br />

Todd Peterson<br />

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Workshop Track Workshop Title<br />

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WEDnESDaY, OCTOBER 6<br />

SESSiOn 1, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm<br />

Featured panel Bisexuality: The impact of the workplace and the media on bisexual lives 502-B<br />

Featured panel How we did it: LGBT employee resource group of the year finalists 515-A<br />

Featured panel Next-generation organizations, next-generation talent: Leveraging the changing face of LGBTA leaders and customers 502-A<br />

Room<br />

Assignment<br />

Featured speaker LGBT demographics 411-Theatre<br />

Diversity & community Homophobia in the black community: What’s up with DADT? 518<br />

Diversity & community Oppression and inequality: A look within 501-C<br />

Diversity & community Real and relevant issues of LGBTQ members: Expanding how we define diversity training 512<br />

ERG engagement Beat the competition: Working together for the good of the group 505<br />

ERG engagement Connecting our networks for greater success—locally and beyond 504<br />

ERG engagement Does your ERG measure up? Components of a successful employee resource group 408-A<br />

ERG engagement Executive sponsors: Use ‘em or lose ‘em 513<br />

ERG engagement <strong>Out</strong> in the federal workplace: Strategies for LGBT consultants in the federal environment 410<br />

ERG engagement Promoting diversity and making waves: Implementing ERGs that drive organizational change 409-B<br />

International Expanding equality in the global workplace 503<br />

International Global mobility for LGBT professionals 501-B<br />

Law & policy Everyone transitions along with an employee: Boeing’s approach to the intersection of work and situation 408-B<br />

Law & policy Sexual harassment through the eyes of LGBT employees 501-A<br />

Law & policy So what do we do now? A guide to transgender workplace transition for LGBT and allies 511-B<br />

Personal & professional development Entertaining brands: Reaching an LGBT audience 511-C<br />

Personal & professional development Move over CEI, the CCCP is here 506<br />

Personal & professional development A tale of two mommies (and daddies too): Unique challenges faced by LGBT parents in the workplace 507<br />

Personal & professional development Using drama to overcome drama: Confronting our phobias and “isms” 409-A<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Bling bling: How to bedazzle your LBGT recruiting event and use technology to attract diverse audiences 511-A<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice You’ve got the policy ... what now? Using nonprofit partnerships to change corporate culture 510<br />

SESSiOn 2, 3:00 – 5:30 pm<br />

Featured event “Prodigal Sons” screening 515-B<br />

Featured panel Common goals: Looking across identities on issues of workplace inclusion 502-A<br />

Featured panel Our communities, our careers, and our families: Being an LGBT parent in the workplace 502-B<br />

Featured speaker LGBT diversity in the global context 411-Theater<br />

Diversity & community Bisexuals at work: New global survey data 510<br />

Diversity & community LGBT legislative issues and brand reputation 409-B<br />

ERG engagement The care and feeding of allies during the <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Summit 410<br />

ERG engagement Harnessing social media for ERG outreach, awareness, and engagement 408-B<br />

ERG engagement Hitting the bullseye: How your ERG can engage leaders and drive business results 408-A<br />

ERG engagement How to “engay” your community 506<br />

ERG engagement Leading by example: How ERG leaders create sustainable relationships with nonprofits 501-A


Workshop Tracks<br />

Workshop Track Workshop Title<br />

ERG engagement Uneasy alliances: The elusive search for common ground between diverse employee communities 505<br />

ERG engagement The virtuous cycle: Integrate ERGs into your business plan, support profitability, and boost workforce engagement 512<br />

International Global values for a global workforce 503<br />

International LGBT and Asia from IBM and Goldman Sachs 511-B<br />

Law & policy Census 2010: Making America’s LGBT families count 511-C<br />

Law & policy The unique legal and financial challenges facing the LGBT community 511-A<br />

Personal & professional development Authenticity: Bring the best “you” to work and life 409-A<br />

Personal & professional development <strong>Out</strong> & <strong>Equal</strong> Leadership Council orientation 507<br />

Personal & professional development Transgender 101: Transgender information for the non-trans community 504<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Building bridges toward LGBT diversity 501-C<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Raising the bar: The new corporate equality index criteria and data from the 2011 report 501-B<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Why do they need to tell me? How Citi is looking to overcome unconscious bias 518<br />

ThuRSDaY, OCTOBER 7<br />

SESSiOn 3, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm<br />

Featured panel Diversity and inclusion strategies beyond the United States 515-A<br />

Featured panel Our allies: Our champions 515-B<br />

Room<br />

Assignment<br />

Featured speaker Diversity and trust: Alliances and betrayals 411-Theatre<br />

Diversity & community Novel methods for sharing LGBT employees with your workforce 505<br />

Diversity & community Wake up to the new ally in town 409-A<br />

Diversity & community What they don’t teach you in diversity school: How to ignite a successful diversity initiative 409-B<br />

Diversity & community Who is the outsider? Understanding microinequities from all sides 502-B<br />

ERG engagement Affiliates and ERGs: Get down to business 506<br />

ERG engagement Beyond engagement: How diversity and ERGs contribute to an inspired organization 507<br />

ERG engagement High-impact ERGs: Building a roadmap for business effectiveness 510<br />

ERG engagement Managing through difficult economic times 408-A<br />

ERG engagement Maximizing business growth: Joining ERG efforts with advertising, marketing, and community efforts 408-B<br />

ERG engagement The missing link: Building an ERG scorecard for credibility and success 501-C<br />

ERG engagement PSAI: What brings four fierce competitors together? 502-A<br />

International Managing global talent 503<br />

Law & policy Eliminating exceptionalism when implementing LGBT strategies 518<br />

Law & policy Focusing on-site health clinics on diversity and inclusion 504<br />

Law & policy Gender virtualization: Biology and the bathroom for gender transitions 501-A<br />

Personal & professional development Let the spirit move us all 410<br />

Personal & professional development Why did you say that? Using perceptual identity to break through barriers in the workplace 501-B<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Being transgender in the workplace in a binary world 511-B<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Changing the way we work and live: Inclusive policies, practices, and processes 511-C<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Minimizing tension between the letters LGBT 511-A<br />

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SESSiOn 4, 3:00 – 5:30 pm<br />

Featured panel How we did it: Workplace excellence finalists 502-B<br />

Featured panel Implementing and sustaining gender identity non-discrimination practices 502-A<br />

Featured panel Strength in numbers and going global: Local labor and privacy issues when collecting data from a global LGBT network 515-A<br />

Featured speaker Dance of leadership 411-Theatre<br />

Diversity & Community Targeted and privileged: The importance of examining whiteness within the LGBTIQ community 410<br />

ERG engagement Circling the wagons: Moving from networking and social groups to business resource groups 518<br />

ERG engagement Collision course: Religious and LBGT interests in the workplace 409-A<br />

ERG engagement Creating an LGBT ERG mentoring program 504<br />

ERG engagement Cross-team effectiveness in a diverse and geographically dispersed organization 501-A<br />

ERG engagement Is the ERG obsolete? How to keep your ERG relevant in a rights-friendly environment 409-B<br />

ERG engagement The federal workplace cafe: Conversations that will inform and inspire 506<br />

ERG engagement From marketing to outreach: How to make an ERG relevant 511-B<br />

ERG engagement The role of ERGs in healthcare organizations in promoting LGBT health 512<br />

International Can you be gay and global? 501-C<br />

International First steps in creating an LGB-inclusive workplace 503<br />

International International Roundtable: Focus on India 408-B<br />

Law & policy Checking the box: The self-identification of LGBT employees at your business 511-C<br />

Law & policy Working positively: Answers and action on HIV in the workplace 501-B<br />

Personal & professional development The balancing act: Preserving personal authenticity in the workplace 510<br />

Personal & professional development Coming out to clients: Making LGBT work for you in client relationships 505<br />

Workplace climate -policies to practice Allies at work 507<br />

Workplace climate -policies to practice Executive mentoring: How to navigate your career as a lesbian or gay employee 513<br />

Workplace climate -policies to practice Merging of cultures in a global company: A case study of Genentech and Roche 514<br />

FRiDaY, OCTOBER 8<br />

SESSiOn 5, 9:00 – 10:30 am<br />

Featured speaker From corporate policy to Capitol Hill 411-Theatre<br />

Diversity & community The disability community and the LGBT community: Similarities, differences, and alliances 511-C<br />

Diversity & community When health care isn’t caring: Combating health care discrimination of LGBT people and PLWHA 501-A<br />

ERG engagement The bridge: Working across ERGs 510<br />

ERG engagement The care and feeding of straight allies at work: What LGBTs must know for successful inclusion 507<br />

ERG engagement Energy sector LGBT employee resource group best practices 504<br />

ERG engagement Going deeper: Engaging your members and allies with social software 505<br />

ERG engagement Identifying, building, and developing an LGBT pipeline of rising stars 512<br />

ERG engagement Reaching out to engage employees everywhere 408-B<br />

International Diversity sells: How to leverage LGBT support into sales internationally 513<br />

Law & policy Accommodating religion and sexual orientation in the workplace: Promoting tolerance and diverse views 518<br />

Law & policy The business case for transgender-inclusive health benefits 511-B<br />

Law & policy LGBT health disparities: Another case for partner benefits 408-A<br />

Room<br />

Assignment


Workshop Tracks<br />

Workshop Track Workshop Title<br />

Personal & professional development Twitter for human resources staff: Minimize your time, maximize your return 501-C<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Building LGBT leadership: Cummins’ strategic vision for LGBT inclusion 511-A<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice The Safe Space <strong>Program</strong> 506<br />

SESSiOn 6, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm<br />

Featured panel Intersections: Religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity in the workplace 515-A<br />

Featured panel The future of LGBT equality: The intersection of public policy and business leadership 515-B<br />

Featured speaker Anti-discrimination: From policy to practice 411-Theatre<br />

Diversity & community Creating the strategic partnership: Walmart and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) 511-C<br />

Diversity & community I love you, may it please the court 511-A<br />

Diversity & community Rock the ages: Generational differences and ERGs 408-A<br />

Diversity & community Two moms, two dads, Dora, Bratz, and GI Joe: Navigating the gender divide with your kids 512<br />

ERG engagement After the dust settles: Rebuilding your ERG 409-B<br />

ERG engagement Bringing the T to the ERG: Advocating for a transgender-inclusive workplace 503<br />

ERG engagement Can we talk? Partnership counseling for your ERG 507<br />

ERG engagement ERGs and employees in the beverage alcohol business: Driving for change in a conservative industry 410<br />

ERG engagement GLAAD media training for leaders 511-B<br />

ERG engagement Leveraging change management concepts to maximize impact of LGBT programs 505<br />

International LGBT issues in an international setting 518<br />

International London calling: An overview of the LGBT legal profession in the United Kingdom 502-B<br />

Law & policy Health benefits for transgender and transsexual employees, the WPATH Standards of Care, and the CEI 409-A<br />

Law & policy LGBT supplier diversity: How you can make an impact at work and in the community 501-A<br />

Personal & professional development Giving (and getting) back: Nonprofit boards for beginners 506<br />

Personal & professional development Tweet me L8R: Discovering the benefits of working with Gen Y 510<br />

Workplace climate—policies to practice Count me in: Including LGBT in workplace demographic data collection 501-C<br />

Room<br />

Assignment<br />

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