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INAUGURAL

OHIO MULTICULTURAL ROUNDTABLE

September 2, 20158:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.

The Nutter Center3640 Colonel Glenn Highway

Fairborn, OH 45324

Sponsored by:

N A T I O N A L D I V E R S I T Y C O U N C I L P R E S E N T S

For more information, please contact:David Vanek

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Wright State University celebrates diversity every day. We are

committed to producing leaders who will be catalysts for change

through increased awareness and positive outreach—in their

communities and around the world.

We are proud to host the 2015 Ohio Diversity Council

Multicultural Roundtable. Welcome to Dayton.

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Board of DirectorsBarBara Johnson - Chair

System Vice President & Chief Human Resources OfficerPremier Health

Denise ali

Manager, Diversity & Inclusion ProgramMedical Mutual

Joe Cisneros

Director Workforce DiversityAmerican Electric Power

eleanor BiDDulph Former EVP - OperationsProgressive Medical, Inc.

larry Burns

Vice President, External AffairsUniversity Of Akron

John J. Davis

ManagerMeijer

Charmane harrison

Talent Programs ManagerTimkensteel Corporation

Tessa lawrenCe

Director, Field SupportAerotek Inc.

perika sampson

Vice President & Regional Diversity Officer – Midwest RegionMorgan Stanley

Denise sTump Executive Vice President -Global Human ResourcesThe Scotts Miracle Gro Company

raChel a. wilson

Program DirectorLaw And Leadership Institute

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Welcome Letter

Dennis KennedyFounder & CEO

National Diversity Council

Welcome to the Multicultural Leadership Roundtable hosted by Wright State University. This great event offers an opportunity for you to observe, learn, network and hear different perspectives froma diverse mix of executives who have made the climb up the corporate ladder.

You will gather a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise from top diverse professionals speaking on topics pertinent to today’s multicultural leaders, as well as personal and professional challenges they faced while successfully rising to the top in their respective organizations.I encourage you to take the initiative to meet new colleagues, talk openly about today’s topics and exchange ideas. It is my hope that your experience today is rewarding and allows you to gain some insight to reflect on your own goals and status in an effort to help catapult you to the top in your own career development.

We sincerely appreciate your attendance today in support of the Multicultural Leadership Roundtable and the Ohio Diversity Council. I would like to thank our corporate sponsors, planning committee, program participants, and volunteers for their support and participation.


Ohio Diversity Council Insight

Welcome to the Multicultural Leadership Roundtable hosted by Wright State University. This great event offers an opportunity for you to observe, learn, network and hear different perspectives froma diverse mix of executives who have made the climb up the corporate ladder.

You will gather a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise from top diverse professionals speaking on topics pertinent to today’s multicultural leaders, as well as personal and professional challenges they faced while successfully rising to the top in their respective organizations.I encourage you to take the initiative to meet new colleagues, talk openly about today’s topics and exchange ideas. It is my hope that your experience today is rewarding and allows you to gain some insight to reflect on your own goals and status in an effort to help catapult you to the top in your own career development.

We sincerely appreciate your attendance today in support of the Multicultural Leadership Roundtable and the Ohio Diversity Council. I would like to thank our corporate sponsors, planning committee, program participants, and volunteers for their support and participation.

Our HistoryOrganized in 2011, the Ohio Diversity Council (OHDC) is committed to fostering a learning environment for organizations to grow and leverage their knowledge of diversity. The OHDC is a great opportunity for professionals, students and organizations to learn diversity’s best practices from the top corporate leaders. Our MissionEnhance appreciation for and understanding of the value of diversity and inclusion. We will achieve success through the efforts and activities which:• Advance corporate leadership education/awareness of the varied dimensions of diversity • Commit leaders to discuss issues and challenge attitudes, and promote organizational

changes that support diversity• Promote outreach efforts to our youth that inspire mutual respect and understanding

Our VisionWe are committed to transforming our workplace communities into environments where people are valued for their uniqueness and differences, and are confident that their contributions matter. Our Goals• Promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community• Develop leaders who are educated and aware of all aspects of diversity and inclusion• Develop programs that support diversity education and awareness

Our Programs• Networking and mentoring opportunities with corporate leaders and peers• Community outreach for local high school teens and college students• Educational and development programs sharing best practices in diversity for businesses

and professionals• Awards and recognition programs to promote diversity initiatives


Moderator

Billie Lucente-Baker is the Director of Human Resources for Premier Healthat Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She joined Premier Health in 1997as the sole Human Resources representative for Good Samaritan North Health Center and progressed through roles of increasing responsibility at Good Samaritan

Hospital until joining the Dialysis Centers of Dayton as the Director of HumanResources in 2008. In 2013, Billie assumed her current role where she manages comprehensive Human Resources consulting services and serves as an integral part of the senior leadership team in establishing business plans, goals and policies for the success of the organization.

Billie holds several professional certifications including being a certified Senior Professional in Human Resourcesand Six Sigma Green Belt. She holds an MBA from Wright State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in HealthServices Administration from the University of Cincinnati.

Billie luCenTe-Baker

Director, Human ResourcesPremier Health

Panelists

Sudip chaudhuri graduated from the university of Western Sydney, australia with an Mba in 1997. he has worked extensively with bPOs extending marketing and sales operations to small, medium and large organizations in a variety of industries. For the last 12 years, he has worked in digital marketing for Coca-Cola and LexisNexis.

Sudip was born and educated in india and australia where he worked extensively in the global arena in marketing before deciding to move to the uS with lexisnexis as director of Global Webtechnology. Sudip is passionate about people and capitalizing on synergies that exist between marketing and the ever changing landscape of technology.

suDip ChauDhuri

Senior Dir, Digital MarketingLexisNexis


Karen Halsey has been President of Better Built Construction Services, Inc. since 2001. She incorporates a hands-on approach and oversees all aspects of the firm’s day-to-day operations from the business development stage thru project completion.

Ms. Halsey’s has over 35 years of experience in the construction industry. Her work history has always been within some facet of the construction industry and has included Federal, Commercial and Residential construction, commercial and residential property management and construction accounting.

Karen stepped into the role of business owner more than 30 years ago when she founded Trinity Professional Services. Trinity was an accounting firm which focused on servicing clients within the construction and building material industry.

Better Built Construction has consistently been recognized with awards such as: Largest Tri-State Woman-Owned Business; Largest Tri-State Minority-Owned Business; Dayton-Area Top 25 U.S. Department of Defense Contractors.

Karen has been featured in several articles such as, Diversity Insight “Building Up, Running Lean” and Profile Magazine “Building a Legacy Through Heritage.”

karen halsey

PresidentBetter Built Construction

Panelists

Shaun Hamilton is a native Texan and a graduate of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX B.S. Health Science. He also earned his Master of Public Health, Health Systems Management from the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in 2012 and is a Certified Health Education Specialist. Shaun began his career at Miami Valley Hospital as the Manager for the Injury Prevention Center, level 1 Trauma Center in 2005. He was the recipient of the coveted Dayton Business Journal Health Care Hero Award in 2008. Shaun was awarded Top 40 business leaders under 40 years old

at the age of 26 in 2009. In 2010 Shaun was also selected and graduated from the Leadership Dayton program through the Dayton area Chamber of Commerce. In 2011 Shaun took on the role of Manager for Supplier Diversity for Premier Health Partners Healthcare System (largest healthcare system in Southwest Ohio). Shaun has championed several supplier diversity efforts for Premier Health and has propelled Premier Health’s supplier diversity strategy from “start up” to reflect “best practices”. Recently Shaun has been promoted to System Director of Community Health for Premier Health. He will champion the strategic plan and efforts of Premier Health to make communities healthy in Southwest Ohio.

shaun hamilTon

System Director of Community BenefitsPremier Health


Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, is the Dean of Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University. Raj Soin College of Business holds AACSB accreditation in both business administration and Accounting programs. In addition, its undergraduate Information System program is ABET accredited. Dr. Li graduated with a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a support area in Econometrics from Florida State University. She was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. Before assuming the current position, Dr. Li started her academic career in 1997 at Loyola University in Maryland, in which she was tenured and promoted to Associate

Professor in 2004. In 2006, she became the Chair of the Department of Finance at the Towson University was promoted to full Professor of Finance in 2007. She loved teaching Research Methods at the undergraduate level and Corporate Finance in the MBA and executive MBA levels. Dr. Li established the CFA mentoring program in many institutions and coordinated a Global Investment Research Challenge for D.C. and Baltimore Societies. Her research focus is corporate governance, executive compensation, IPOs, investment and international finance. Dr. Li has published in many top ranked finance journals, such as the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Research, and the Financial Review. She is the recipient of the Outstanding Article in the Journal of Financial Research in 2005. Dr. Li is a retainer/selected speaker for the CFA Institute and CFA Institute Asia-Pacific. She has presented on the value of corporate governance at many international and national CFA societies including the Thailand Stock Exchange (TSE). She also provides training workshops for professionals, such as KPMG. In 2008, she took on the role as Editor in chief for Stalla Review for the CFA Exams. Dr. Li was the Associated Editor for Financial Analysts Journal for the years 2011 and 2012 and now serves on the Editorial Board of the journal. In recent years, Dr. Li has developed many innovative programs, such as the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Wright Venture, to build the infrastructure of a business school that exemplifies workforce development.

Joanne li

Dean of the Raj Soin College of BusinessWSU

Panelists


8:00 – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION

8:00 – 8:45 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & NETWORKING

8:45 – 8:50 a.m. WELCOMEDr. Kimberly Barrett, Wright State University

8:50 – 8:55 a.m. INTRODUCTION OF PANELISTS & TOPICSBillie Lucente-Baker, Premier Health

8:55 – 9:15 a.m. TOPIC #1: “Being Your Authentic Self ”Speaker: Joanne Li, Dean of the Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State UniversityIntroduction: Being your true self is vital to success both professionally and personally. It is important to remain your authentic self through sometimes tumultuous and fickle environments as that is one thing that can keep you on a steady and forward-moving path.

9:15 – 9:35 a.m. TOPIC #2: “Top Leadership Competencies”Speaker: Sudip Chaudhuri, Senior Director of Digital Marketing, LexisNexisIntroduction: It’s no question that leadership competencies and skill development promotes better leadership. However, skills needed for a particular position may change depending on the specific leadership level in the organization. When selecting and developing leaders, HR professionals should consider the competencies that the individual possesses and compare those to the ones that need further development for success in a leadership role.

9:35 – 9:55 a.m. TOPIC #3: “Growing as a Leader”Speaker: Shaun Hamilton, System Director of Community Benefits, Premier HealthIntroduction: Growing as a leader is vital to moving forward professionally and personally. It takes time and experience to grow as a leader, but the opportunities to grow are always present.

9:55 – 10:15 a.m. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SESSION

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK

10:30 – 10:50 a.m. TOPIC #4 “Cultivating Your Leadership Presence”Speaker: Karen Halsey, President, Better Built ConstructionIntroduction: Leadership is earned. You must establish yourself as a leader by cultivating a presence as such.

10:50 – 11:10 a.m. Topic #5 “Being Your Authentic Self ”Overcoming barriers to advancemen”Speaker: OpenIntroduction: While women and people of color have come far in the workplace, barriers to their professional advancement still exist. these limitations result in a concerning lack of representation at higher levels and the loss of talent in many organizations.

11:10 – 11:25 a.m. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SESSION

11:25 – 11:30 a.m. CLOSING REMARKSBillie Lucente-Baker, Premier Health

Agenda

D i v e r s i t y F I R S T ™

The National Diversity Council is proud to announce the launch of the DiversityFIRST™ Toolkit, an online resource intended to help organizations raise awareness and advance diversity efforts within their organizations.

Content AreasGenderMetrics

InfographicsGlobal Diversity

Diversity CouncilsDiversity Marketing

Cultural CompetenceDiversity and Inclusion

Employee Resources Groups

For more information, please contact Jim [email protected] or visit diversityfirsttoolkit.org

The DiversityFIRST™ Certification Program will prepare the most qualified professionals to create and implement highly successful D&I strategies for organizational excellence and a competitive edge in today’s global marketplace. Graduates of the program will be recognized as an NDCCDP (National Diversity Council Certified Diversity Professional).

Facilitators

Cecilia Orellana-Rojas, Ph.D.VP Strategy and ResearchTexas Diversity Council

Matthew D. Gonzalez, Ph.DAssociate Professor, Extended Academic ProgramUniversity of the Incarnate Word

Jim PennySenior DirectorNational Diversity Council

Tim McRayProfessor of Strategic MarketingNorthwood University

November 16-20, 2015Houston, TX

Areas of Focus

• The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion• Cultural Competence• Measurement and Evaluation• Diversity Leadership• Efforts and Initiatives Supporting Diversity and Inclusion• Graduate Network Component

For information on how to register, please contact Dennis Kennedy, [email protected].

T.K. FloydAttorney at Law National Certified CounselorLaw Office of T.K. Floyd, PLLC

Pranika SinhaManager-Employee & Organization DevelopmentOccidental Petroleum


Notes


Sponsors

We are committed to diversity and the transformation of our workplace and community into environments where people are valued for their uniqueness

and are secure in their knowledge that their efforts make a difference.

Contact:Lauren ReeseCoordinator

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INAUGURAL OHIO MULTICULTURAL ROUNDTABLE · own goals and status in an effort to help catapult you to the top in your ... and Six Sigma Green ... operations from the business development