The Diversity Forum's 2nd Event - Wednesday, October 14, 2009!
Registration & breakfast
Founding Sponsor: Ogletree Deakins Mary Thomas, Executive Assistant
Founding Sponsor: Bankson Partners (L to R) Dan Knutsen, Senior Recruiter at Bankston Partners Jodi Hankes, Senior Recruiter at Bankston Partners Janis Love, IT Director at Bankston Partners
Event Sponsor: The Employers Association (L to R) Laura Hampton, Director, Marketing, Membership and Training Services Stephanie Vovjoda,Manager, Affirmative Action Services Travis McIntosh, Affirmative Action Specialist
Event Sponsor: Integra Staffing (L to R) Wendy Floyd, Senior Recruiter & Joanna Gammon, Client Relationship Manager at Integra Staffing
Wendy Floyd, Senior Recruiter at Integra Staffing and Jodi Hankes, Senior Recruiter at Bankston Partners
Jessica Best, Marketing Manager
Wendy Floyd, Senior Recruiter at Integra Staffing
Michelle and Bernard Tisdale, Managing Sharehold at Ogletree Deakins
Steve Partridge, Managing Director of the state's Job Recovery Initiative
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Powerful, powerful presentation on the importance of valuing differences by Kevin Henry, Chief Human Resources Officer at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and The Diversity Forum Board of Advisors Member "We are all God's children..."
Joe Machicote, The Diversity Forum's Board of Advisors Chairman
DIVERSITY AWARDS: 2009 Diversity Champion Award Finalist: Mary Tribble (President of Tribble Creative Group) along with Michelle Fish, Founder of The Diversity Forum, and Joe Machicote
2009 Diversity Champion Award Finalist: Steve Larson (Senior Diversity Consultant at Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company)
2009 Diversity Champion Award Winner: Eric Watson, VP of Diversity & Inclusion at Food Lion, LLC
2009 Diversity Trailblazer Award Finalist: Harris Teeter, represented by Ted Harrington, Manager of Diversity at Harris Teeter
2009 Diversity Trailblazer Award Finalist: Food Lion, LLC, represented by Eric Watson, VP of Diversity & Inclusion
2009 Diversity Trailblazer Award Winner: TIAA-CREF, represented by Renee Alexander Sherrod, VP of Diversity & Community Relations
LEGAL PRESENTATION: John Cole, Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins and The Diversity Forum Board of Advisors Member
Kelly Hughes, Associate at Ogletree Deakins
NETWORKING!
The Diversity Forum Board of Advisors Members: Fred Whitfield, President & COO of Bobcats Sports & Entertainment Chiquitha Lloyd, M/W/SBE Administrator at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Robert Fish, President of Bankston Partners with The Diversity Forum Board Member Al Minter; along with Tim Lewis of Innolect
Bud Berro, Director of the Governor's Piedmont office, Michelle Fish, and Gisa Smith of UPS
Rahman Khan, President of Good Works Media Jonathan Nazeer, VP of Black Expo / It's Just Events
Michelle and Keva Walton, Senior Vice President, Member Value & Strategic Partnerships/Diversity at the Charlotte Chamber
