Breaking Barriers: A Community Symposium on Advancing Staff Diversity in the Workplace

Breaking Barriers: A Community Symposium on Advancing Staff Diversity in the Workplace

This is a campus-wide event open to all staff and affiliates at Harvard University

RSVP: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqf-qprjMiEtItsFHJCP34RuqiCe09lBUQ

Opening Remarks:

Alexis J. Stokes, EdD

Associate Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | Harvard University

Session 1: 10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Innovation and Best Practices in Diversity Recruitment and Retention

Panelists:

Brook Dennard Rosser, Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,

Harvard Business School

Stella Okeke-Common, Senior Consultant, Diversity@Workplace Consulting Group

Jennifer Frost, Program Manager, Career Development and Talent Mobility, Center for Workplace Development, Harvard University Human Resources

John Dunay, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, Campus Services, Talent Acquisition and Outreach, Harvard Human Resources, Central Administration

Session 2: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

A Spotlight on Diversity in Leadership

Panelists:

José Martinez, Director of HR Compliance and Professional Conduct, Harvard Medical School

F. Meena Lakhavani, Chief Information Officer, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Maria Curcio, Managing Director of Administration, Harvard College Admissions and Financial Aid

Session 3: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Q & A with Executive Coaches

Executive Coaches

Janine T. Hackshaw, Senior Organizational Development Consultant and Executive Coach, Harvard University Center for Workplace Development

Kimberly J. Harris, Assistant Dean for Human Resources and Executive Coach, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

^{The Black Staff Caucus is proud to be recipients of the following:}

^{President’s Administrative Innovation Fund & Culture Lab Innovation Fund 2022-2023 Cohort}

^{2023 Group Diversity Award for Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine}

^{Harvard University encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. Persons with disabilities who would like to request accommodations or have questions about physical access may contact blackstaffcaucus@hms.harvard.edu in advance of the program.}

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