Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President, Diversity, Work Environment & University Relations Strategy for Merck & Co. Inc.

Deborah Dagit joined Merck & Co. Inc. as the Chief Diversity Officer in June 2001.  She has responsibility for global equal opportunity employment compliance, diversity, inclusion, work environment, and university relations strategy.

Founder and President of Brilliant Ideas, LLC

Gloria Johnson Goins is the Founder and President of Brilliant Ideas, LLC, a marketing and consulting company that specializes in reaching growth and emerging markets.

President of the American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc. (AIMD)

Melanie Harrington serves as President of the American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc. (AIMD), a national nonprofit diversity think tank based in Atlanta, Georgia.  AIMD conducts research, education and public outreach programs on the issue of diversity.

Senior Vice Provost for Community and Diversity, Emory University

Ozzie Harris, II serves as the Senior Vice Provost for Community and Diversity at Emory University. As a senior member of the Provost’s Office, Mr. Harris is charged with identifying, creating and advancing efforts that lead to the development of “community,”...

CEO of Hipple & Co. Reputation Management

J.R. Hipple, CEO of Hipple & Co. Reputation Management, is a veteran public relations and management consultant with corporations and non-governmental organizations throughout the U.S.

Diversity Lawyer

Director, Global Diversity & Talent Strategies, Pitney Bowes, Inc.

In her current role, Ms. Hudson Jordan leads the company’s continuing efforts to promote a culture of inclusion, working with corporate and business unit leadership...

Education Director, Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region

Hollande Levinson is the Education Director for the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region, where she runs anti-bias, diversity education programs in schools and the community.

Graciela G. Meibar, Vice President of global sales training and global diversity for Mattel, Inc.

Graciela G. Meibar is vice president of global sales training and global diversity for Mattel, Inc., a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys with approximately $6 billion in annual sales.

Director, Workforce Compliance and Diversity Solutions for Peopleclick Authoria, Inc.

Julia Mendez Fuentes is Director, Workforce Compliance and Diversity Solutions for Peopleclick Authoria, Inc. for the New Orleans office.  Ms. Fuentes current duties include overseeing the training programs...

Diversity Consultant

Tanya Odom, Ed.M, is a part-time Senior Consultant with The FutureWork Institute, a strategic alliance of Towers Perrin...

Litigation Departme nt , Ballard Spahr, LLP.

Constantinos G. Panagopoulos is a partner in the Litigation Department. His practice includes the areas of labor and employment, commercial law, banks and banking, and insurance defense litigation.

Jackie Parker, B.S., M.B.A., Vice President, Global Inclusion & Diversity and Head of Corporate Philanthropy , Newell Rubbermaid

Jackie Parker is the founding pioneer for two of Newell Rubbermaid’s corporate social responsibly initiatives. In 2006, Jackie established Newell Rubbermaid’s Inclusion and Diversity strategic platform

Director of the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Affirmative Action, Georgetown University

Marjorie Powell began her role as Director of Affirmative Action Programs in the office for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action at Georgetown University in October 2006...

James O. Rodgers, CMC, MBA (The Diversity Coach™), is a gifted facilitator and strategy processor. He is an author, speaker, thought leader, executive coach, diversity management expert, master facilitator and Certified Management Consultant.

Chief Diversity Officer, Kennesaw State University

Dr. Jennifer A. Wade-Berg joined Kennesaw State University as the Chief Diversity Officer in August 2008.  She also is an Assistant Professor in the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services in the Department of Social Work and Human Services where she teaches nonprofit management.

Executive Director of the American Association for Affirmative Action

Shirley J. Wilcher is a leading authority on equal opportunity and diversity policy. Ms. Wilcher is currently Executive Director of the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA).  She is also President of Wilcher Global, LLC.

Anise D. Wiley-Little, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for Allstate Insurance Company