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ERGs and High-Performance Leadership
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)
2018 Speakers
2019 Sponsors
May 30 & 31, 2019
Honored Speakers
Bharat Amin | Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Huntington Ingalls Industries
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 Escalera | 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
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 | Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer, City of Hope
Corie Pauling | Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, TIAA
Sara Piccollo | Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity & Culture, PIMCO
Nadine O. Vogel | Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Springboard Consulting
Scott Weldon | Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Huntington Ingalls Industries
Edie Yau | Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter
Partners & Advisory Board
2015 Speakers
June 2014 Elevate Forum Speakers
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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
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2014 National ERG Summit Speakers
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.
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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
2017 Speakers
2016 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
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
ERGs and High-Performance Leadership
2019 Speakers
We are currently confirming additional esteemed speakers for the Elevate National ERG Summit & Leadership Forum, May 2019!
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 & Program Manager, 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
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