DS March 2010 Executive Diversity Council Meeting at World Bank
Diversity Spectrum will host a special Executive Diversity Council meeting on March 25 at the World Bank. This special Council meeting is being hosted by the World Bank and its Chief Diversity Officer, Julie Oyegun as part of their week-long celebration of diversity and inclusion.
The Diversity Spectrum Council members will be joined by World Bank personnel for special presentations featuring the American Red Cross, the
U.S. State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Other special guests include the former Ambassador to Rwanda, John Upston, SBA officials, former and current Department of Commerce and Labor officials, and U.S. Coast Guard diversity officials.
Director of Government Operations at the American Red Cross, Larry Decker, will provide disaster updates on Chile, Haiti, American Samoa and within the United States.
Chief Diversity Officer of the American Red Cross, Floyd Pitts, will provide an overview of their diversity infrastructure and challenges.
John Robinson, Director, Office of Civil Rights & Chief Diversity Officer at the U.S. State Department will address "Leadership and Diversity" and offer insights into their programs at the State Department and USAID.
The Human Rights Campaign's Cuc Vu, Global Head of Diversity & Daryl Herrschaft, Director, Workplace Diversity will address HRC'S research, surveys, and identify workplace issues relevant to LGBT communities.
Vu has launched a new HRC Women’s Initiative, convened a Diversity & Inclusion Council supported by leaders from both the corporate, non-profit and community sectors, and initiated a ground-breaking program called Equality Forward that engaged 5,000 LGBT people of color in partnership with more than 100 organizations. The first of its kind, the Equality Forward research results reveal the attitudes and opinions of African American, Latino/a, and Asian Pacific Islander American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, a part of the LGBT community that is often not heard.
Since 1998, Daryl Herrschaft has overseen the Workplace Project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In this capacity, he monitors and evaluates corporate policies surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors. He is the editor of the HRC Foundation’s annual Corporate Equality Index and The State of the Workplace for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans.
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