Elevate National ERG Summit & Leadership Forum
Exponential Intelligence: Your Quest, Your Journey
June 3 & 4, 2021
The Elevate National ERG Summit & Leadership Forum features the opportunity to engage with executives and ERG leaders who champion talent development, community, and marketplace advancement, as well as inclusive workplace cultures.
This is an invitation-only, signature annual event for those identified as leaders in a diverse cross-section of industries. There are no vendors allowed, so you can more freely share collective insights with fellow practitioners.
Honored Speakers
2021 Speaker
Corinne Abramson | Head, Associate Diversity, Equity and Belonging, Choice Hotels
Tinisha Agramonte | Chief Diversity Officer,
Motorola
Iesha Berry | Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, Slalom
Steven Brown | VP of Diversity & Inclusion,
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Kayla Campbell | VP, Total Talent, Diversity & Enterprise-wide Development, Pernod Ricard North America
Marvin Davenport | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer,
VSP Global
Dr. Jennifer Farmer | Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Thermo Fisher
Riqueza Feaster | Senior Vice President, Diversity &
Inclusion Executive, Global Employee Networks,
Bank of America
Andres Gonzalez | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
Sandy Grace | Vice President, Governmental and External Affairs Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
Clarence A. Johnson | Director, Diversity Management Operations Center, Defense Human Resources Activity, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R))
Edna Kane-Williams | EVP and Chief Diversity Officer, AARP
Wil Lewis | Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer, Experian
Angela Morris Lovelace | Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Silicon Valley Bank
James E. Page, Jr. | Chief Global Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion Officer,
The Nature Conservancy
Corie Pauling | Senior Vice President, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, TIAA
Stephanie Piimauna | Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer,
Seminole Hard Rock
Adam Raskoskie | Director, Business Resource Groups Program, TIAA
Gefferie Yee-Madera | Vice President of Engineering,
Strategic Space Systems,
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
2021 Speakers
Honored Speakers
Corinne Abramson | Head, Associate Diversity, Equity and Belonging, Choice Hotels
Tinisha Agramonte | Chief Diversity Officer, Motorola
Iesha Berry | Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, Slalom
Steven Brown | VP of Diversity & Inclusion, Molson Coors Beverage Company
Kayla Campbell | VP, Total Talent, Diversity & Enterprise-wide Development,
Pernod Ricard North America
Marvin Davenport | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, VSP Global
Dr. Jennifer Farmer | Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Thermo Fisher
Riqueza Feaster | Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion Executive, Global Employee Networks, Bank of America
Andres Gonzalez | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer,
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
Sandy Grace | Vice President, Governmental and External Affairs,
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
Juanita Hendrickson | Head of Human Resources, BD
Clarence A. Johnson | Director, Diversity Management Operations Center, Defense Human Resources Activity, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R))
Edna Kane-Williams | EVP and Chief Diversity Officer, AARP
Wil Lewis | Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer, Experian
Angela Morris Lovelace | Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer,
Silicon Valley Bank
James E. Page, Jr. | Chief Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer,
The Nature Conservancy
Corie Pauling | Senior Vice President, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, TIAA
Stephanie Piimauna | Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer,
Seminole Hard Rock
Adam Raskoskie | Director, Business Resource Groups Program, TIAA
Gefferie Yee-Madera | Vice President of Engineering,
Strategic Space Systems, Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Note: Speakers’ titles reflect role at the same time of speaking.
2020 Opening Video
2020 Speakers
- Heather Ainsworth | Advisor, AARP and CEO Workable Concept AARP
- Bharat Amin Executive | Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Huntington Ingalls
- Ajit Apte | Vice President of Technical Services Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)
- Karen A. Ashley | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, American Electric Power
- Steven Brown | VP of Diversity & Inclusion, Molson Coors Beverage Company
- Allen Chen Senior | Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion Bank of America
- Dr. Jennifer Farmer | Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Andres Gonzalez | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
- Juanita Hendrickson | Vice President, Human Resources, Biosciences Becton Dickinson (BD)
- Christopher Henry | Vice President, Talent & Change Management Sutter Health
- Jennifer Herwig | Vice President, Human Resources Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)
- Wil Lewis | Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer Experian
- Corie Pauling | Senior Vice President, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, TIAA
- Sara Piccollo | Vice President, Executive Office, PIMCO
- Stephanie Piimauna | Director of Inclusion & Diversity Gilead Sciences
- Adam Raskoskie | Director, Business Resource Groups Program, TIAA
- Tricia Sandiego | Senior Advisor, Caregiving & Health AARP
- Labu Sharma | Regional Vice President & General Manager GE Healthcare
- Bob Stephen | Vice President, Caregiving and Health Programs AARP
- Trudy Sullivan | Chief Communications Officer and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer , Health Catalyst
- Via Van Liew | Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) The Aerospace Corporation
- James Williams | Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Teradata
- Jocelyn Williams | Business Diversity and Inclusion Leader, Raytheon Intelligence and Space
2019 Opening Video
2019 Speakers
- Dana Alligood | Senior Vice President and Global Commercial Banking Market Executive, Southern California, Bank of America
- Bharat Amin | Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Huntington Ingalls Industries
- Mark E. Angelo | Vice President, C-17 Services, Government Services, Boeing Global Services
- Michiko Araki | Vice President, New Business Group, Sony Electronics
- Steven Brown | Global Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) Leader and Sr. HR Business Partner for Leadership Programs, GE Healthcare
- David Budd | Vice President, Market Regulation, Transparency Services, and OFDMI Technology, FINRA
- Eric Ditmars | Vice President, Secure Sensor Solutions, Space and Airborne Systems, Raytheon
- Kymberlee Dwinell | Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Melissa Escallera | Vice President, Inclusion & Diversity, MUFG
- Tanuja Garde | Vice President, Intellectual Property & Licensing, Raytheon
- Andres Gonzalez | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
- Juanita “Nita” Hendrickson | Vice President, Human Resources Talent Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Teradata Corporation
- Juan Carlos Liscano | Vice President, Hub Operations, Miami International Airport, American Airlines
- Barbara E. Miller | Director, Office of Diversity & Equal Opportunity, NASA – Ames Research Center (ARC)
- Michael Murray | Director, Employer Policy Team, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- Stephanie Neuvirth | Senior Vice President, People and Organization, Banfield Pet Hospital
- James E. Page Jr. | Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, Vanderbilt University
- Corie Pauling | Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, TIAA
- Sara Piccollo | Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity & Culture, PIMCO
- Ellecia Purvis | Diversity Program Advisor, Southern California Edison
- Labu Sharma | Regional Vice President & General Manager, Southwest Region, GE Healthcare
- Nadine O. Vogel | Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Springboard Consulting
- Scott Weldon | Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Huntington Ingalls Industries
- Allison G. Wise | Director of Diversity and Inclusion, United States Office of Personnel Management
- Edie Yau | Director, DireDiversity and Inclusion, Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter
2018 Opening Video
2018 Speakers
- Anjana Berde | Managing Director, Head of Talent Development for the Americas, and HR Business Partner Manager, MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
- Emanuel Brady | Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Raytheon
- Christopher Robert Carlson | Director of Talent Acquisition and Diversity, Tennessee Valley Authority
- Brian S. Chase | Interim General Manager, Global Diversity, Chevron
- Caroline Choi | Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Christopher B. Cool | Vice President Operations Optimization, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (Ret.)
- Barry Draskovich | Group Vice President, Program and Contract Management, Parker Aerospace
- Andres Gonzalez | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
- Erin Hanson | Senior Vice President, Vendor Relationship Management, Bank of America
- Jeremious Henderson | Vice President, Compensation & Benefits, FINRA
- Raymone Jackson | Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Northwestern Mutual
- Mick Jaggers | Vice President, Advanced Technology Development Center, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Phyllis A. James | Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity & Corporate Responsibility Officer, MGM Resorts International
- Kate Perry Jones | Vice President of Human Resources for Talent, Diversity and Inclusion and Global Systems, Global Tools and Storage (GTS) Division, Stanley Black & Decker
- Cheryl Kern | Director, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Harry Q. H. Lee, II | Principal, HQL Advisory, Inc.
- Spencer Maid | Vice President of Breakthrough Innovation, Stanley Black & Decker
- Andraya Martin | Senior Advisor, Diversity & Inclusion, Chevron
- Nyle T. Miyamoto | Additive Manufacturing Chief Engineer, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Everett, Washington
- Michael Murray | Director, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), US Department of Labor
- Craig Parkin | Managing Director, Regional General Manager for the MidAtlantic Region, TIAA
- Alex Rhodes | Senior Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion Executive, Bank of America
- Joe Santana | Group Chair, Chairman of i4cp CDO Board, Speaker, CEO
- Mike Sebring | Head of Inclusion and Diversity, Americas Division, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
- CPT Herbert L. Sims | Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Patrick (Pat) Tang | Vice President of Product Integrity, Amazon Lab126
- Mai Ton | Vice President of People Operations & Culture, HelloSign
- Lisa McGinty Toppin, Ed.D. | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, LPL Financial
- Nadine O. Vogel | Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Springboard Consulting
2017 Speakers
- Wendy Armitage | Senior Vice President, Theatrical Distribution, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- John Basile | Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Fidelity Investments
- Victoria Bowens | Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Navy
- Maggie S. Carter | Director, Human Resources at Raytheon, Space & Airborne Systems
- Christopher B. Cool | Vice President Operations Optimization, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Brian Fishbone | Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Crew Resource Groups (CRGs) Vanguard
- Andres E. Gonzalez | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
- Donna Gupton | Vice President, Talent Development at AARP
- Ruth Harper | Vice President, Global Strategic Communications, Manpower Group
- Sarah Helm, Ph.D. | Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Discover Financial Services
- Mick Jaggers | Global Hawk UAS Director and Program Manager, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Ruchi Jalla | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, BAE Systems, Inc.
- Dessa Johnson | Diversity & Inclusion Leader, Manpower Group
- Wil Lewis | Global Diversity & Inclusion, Senior Vice President, Employee Networks Executive, Bank of America
- Maggie Maertz | Leadership and Executive Development, Wells Fargo
- Paul Martin | Senior Vice President – People and Organizations, Chief Diversity Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Christine McGlade | Vice President, Global Operations, San Diego Autonomous Design Center of Excellence, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Alfredo Mendez | Senior Director – Talent Management, Diversity and Organization Effectiveness, DCS Americas HR
- Lori Nickel | Vice President, Senior Diversity Consultant, Inclusion & Diversity, MUFG Union Bank
- Darcy Pierson | Senior Vice President, Director of Inclusion, Engagement, & Change, Associated Bank
- Christopher Rowland | Global Diversity Officer, People & Culture, Global Human Resources, ManpowerGroup
- Joe Santana | Chair of i4cp’s Chief Diversity Officer Board
- Mike Sebring | Head of Inclusion and Diversity for the Americas, MUFG Union Bank
- Elizabeth Strike | Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion Talent Consultant, Associated Bank
- Trudy Sullivan | Vice President, Communication & Public Affairs at Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems
- Zina B. Sutch, Ph.D. | Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, OPM
- Nadine O. Vogel | Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Springboard Consulting
2016 Speakers
- Chinar Bopshetty-Kale | Sr. Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Employee Resource Groups, Microsoft
- Emanuel Brady, Jr. | Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, Raytheon
- Dr. Walter F. Buell | Principal Director, Electronics and Photonics Laboratory, The Aerospace Corporation
- James Draper | Partner, Enterprise Systems Controls & Compliance, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
- Michelle R. Ferguson | Senior Vice President, Global Workspace Strategies and Services, McGraw Hill Financial
- Erby L. Foster, Jr. | Director, Diversity & Inclusion, The Clorox Company
- Mohan Ganapathy | AAA of Southern California
- Andres Gonzalez | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
- Tisa Jackson | Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion Practice Management, Microsoft
- Ruchi Jalla | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, BAE Systems, Inc.
- Kurt Kutyla | VP, Contracts, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
- Audria Pendergrass Lee | Director, Diversity & WorkLife, FINRA –Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Harry Q. H. Lee, II | Principal, HQL Advisory, Inc.
- Wil Lewis |Global Diversity & Inclusion, Senior Vice President, Employee Networks Executive,Bank of America
- Winifred V. Quinn, Ph.D. | Director, Advocacy & Consumer Affairs, the Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AARP
- Mike Sebring | Head of Inclusion and Diversity for the Americas, Organizational Development, MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
- Leslie Sutherland | Director of Growth Enabling Systems, Solar Turbines
- Nadine O. Vogel |CEO, Springboard Consulting LLC
- Dennis R. Will | Program Director, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Autonomous Systems, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Sarah Willoughby | VP, Western Region Engineering, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
- Scott P. Willoughby | VP, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman
- April Wilson | Vice President, Financial Advisor, Pacific Capital Resource Group, Inc.
- Kamina Young | Vice President, Implementation Consultant Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion, Wells Fargo
2015 Speakers
- Dave Barthmuss | Group Manager, Communications (West), General Motors Company
- Shaun Beaudette | Director, Business Management, Information Technology, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems
- Emanuel Brady, Jr. | Vice President and CIO Information Technology, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems
- Daniel (Dan) Carroll | Senior Manager, Boeing Development Program Excellence, The Boeing Company
- Jessica Choi | Assistant Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Diversity, Penn Mutual
- Barry Draskovich | Vice President, Program Management, Parker Aerospace
- Michael Geary | Managing Partner, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company & President/CEO, Sterling Wealth Strategies
- Gail Herring | Communications Coordinator; Diversity and Inclusion, Toyota Motor Sales
- Dennis Hirotsu | Vice President, Corporate Research & Development Innovation Capability, Procter & Gamble
- Florentino (Tino) Idosor | Design & Manufacturing Engineering (DME) Functional Leader and Sr. Manager, Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems
- Tisa Jackson | Vice President; Corporate Diversity and Inclusion, MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
- Mick Jaggers | Global Hawk UAS Director and Program Manager, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Patricia Miller | Vice President, Human Resources, Southern California Edison
- Ty Ondatje | Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility & Chief Diversity Officer, Iron Mountain
- Michael B. Reding | Vice President, Sales Support & International Operations, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
- Kelly Schlegel | Director, Logistics Information Management Systems, Boeing
- Scott Shane | Managing Director, Talent Acquisition & Staffing for the Americas, MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
- Larry Stullich | Director, Communication Systems Engineering, Northrop Grumman Information Systems
- Veronica Villalobos | Director, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
June 2014 Elevate Forum Speakers
- Roy Azevedo | Vice President, Advanced Concepts & Technology, Space & Airborne Systems, Raytheon Company
- John Basile | Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion Strategies, Fidelity Investments
- Ondra Berry | Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, MGM Resorts
- James Colon | Vice President, African American Business Strategy, North America, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
- Susana Escalante | Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems (SAS)
- Ash Hanson | Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, Aramark
- Larry Harrington | Vice President, Internal Audit, Raytheon
- Tisa Jackson | Vice President, Corporate Diversity & Inclusion, Union Bank
- Thea Jenkins | Management Development Director, GEICO
- Audria P. Lee | Director Diversity and WorkLife, FINRA – Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Sandra Evers-Manly | Vice President, Global Corporate Responsibility, Northrop Grumman Corporation
- La Toya Smith | Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Brown-Forman Corporation
- Geri Thomas | SVP, Chief Diversity Officer and Georgia Market President, Bank of America
- Lorie Valle-Yanez | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Mass Mutual
- Veronica Villalobos | Director, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Kimberly Williams | Diversity Consultant, Office of Diversity, Baystate Health
- Chelle Wingeleth | Director, Talent Solutions, Diversity & Inclusion, Southern California Edison
2014 National ERG Summit Speakers
- Roy Azevedo | Vice President, Advanced Concepts & Technology, Space & Airborne Systems, Raytheon Company
- Ken Baruth | Vice President Risk, Dealer Credit & IT Security, and Chief Risk Officer, Toyota Financial Services Corporation
- Susan Beat | Senior Vice President, Unionbank
- Shawn Burklin | Regional Vice President, San Diego, GEICO
- Lisa Cagnolatti | Vice President, Business Customer Division, Southern California Edison
- Mark Czaja | Group Vice President, Technology & Innovation, Parker Aerospace
- Larry Harrington | Vice President Internal Audit, Raytheon
- Leonard L. Kaigler | Vice President–Agency, State Farm Insurance
- Harry Lee | Vice President, Corporate Contracts, Pricing & Supply Chain, Northrop Grumman
- Patrick Lee | Senior Vice President, Customer Service, Innovation & Business Strategy and Chief Environmental Compliance Officer, Southern California Gas Company
- Diego Miralles | Global Head, Innovation, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson
- Michael Moran | Vice President, Clinical, Facility & Guest Services, Baystate Health
- Catherine Rice | Vice President of Contracts, Pricing and Program Business Operations, Northrop Grumman, Aerospace Systems Sector
- Scott Shane | Senior Vice President Talent Acquisition and Diversity & Inclusion, Unionbank
- Daniel M. Sibears | Executive Vice President, Regulatory Operations/Shared Services, FINRA – Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Albert A. Smith | Vice President of Customer Service, Lexus Division, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
- Veronica Villalobos | Director, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Gillian Wright | Director of Customer Programs and Assistance, Southern California Gas Company
Note: Speakers’ titles reflect role at the same time of speaking.
