SPEAKERS

HONORED SPEAKERS

2024 Speakers

2024 Speakers

Jennifer Ackerman

Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer and Director, Office of Human Capital

U.S. Department of the Interior

Tinisha Agramonte

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

The Walt Disney Company

Marian E. Amoa, MA, CPDC

Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)

United States Pharmacopeia

Jennifer Ackerman

U.S. Department of the Interior

Tinisha Agramonte

The Walt Disney Company

Marian E. Amoa, MA, CPDC

United States Pharmacopeia

Daniel W. Arnall

Chief Learning Officer

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Junish A. Arora

Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Office of Civil Rights

U.S. Department of Commerce

Karen A. Ashley

Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer

Providence

Daniel W. Arnall

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Junish A. Arora

U.S. Department of Commerce

Karen A. Ashley

Providence

Victoria L. Bowens, CDP

Director, Strategic and Community Engagements, Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

U.S. Department of Defense

Sophia Bright

U.S. Navy Product Support Vice President

Boeing Global Services

Dr. Jenise M. Carroll

Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Victoria L. Bowens, CDP

U.S. Department of Defense

Sophia Bright

Boeing Global Services

Dr. Jenise M. Carroll

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Nhu Fabros

Deputy Purpose & DEI Officer

Deloitte Tax LLP

Maricela “Mari” Garcia

Chief, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

U.S. Coast Guard

Andrés E. González, M.Ed., CCDP/AP

Vice President, Community Engagement & Chief Diversity Officer

Froedtert ThedaCare, Inc. in Wisconsin

Nhu Fabros

Deloitte Tax LLP

Andrés E. González, M.Ed., CCDP/AP

Froedtert ThedaCare, Inc. in Wisconsin

Dr. Theresa R. Horne

Senior Advisor

Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Intelligence and Security

Ruchi Jalla

VP & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Elevance Health, Inc.

Ceah Justice

Head of Global Employee Engagement

RTX

Dr. Theresa R. Horne

Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Intelligence and Security

Ruchi Jalla

Elevance Health, Inc.

Angela Li

Director of Software Engineering

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Michelle Linares

Director, National Equity, Inclusion and Diversity

Kaiser Permanente

MyMy Lu

Director, Diversity & Inclusion

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Angela Li

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Michelle Linares

Kaiser Permanente

MyMy Lu

Thermo Fisher Scientific

La Toya McClellan

Global Head, Engagement, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Astellas Pharma U.S. LLC

Connie McFarland

Senior DEI Strategist Leader

Edward Jones

Miti V. Patel

Vice President of Engineering and Sciences (E&S) for the Networked Information Solutions (NIS)

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

La Toya McClellan

Astellas Pharma U.S. LLC

Connie McFarland

Edward Jones

Miti V. Patel

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Dr. Debra Joy Perez, PhD., MPA

Chief Equity Officer

United States Pharmacopeia

Shannon Snowden

Global Head of Employee Resource Groups and Wellbeing

Experian

Raquel Tamez

Chief Inclusion & Engagement Officer

Charles River Associates

Dr. Debra Joy Perez, PhD., MPA

United States Pharmacopeia

Raquel Tamez

Charles River Associates

Brian Thibeaux

Manager, Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Astellas U.S. LLC

Via Van Liew

Principal Director and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer

The Aerospace Corporation

Brian Thibeaux

Astellas U.S. LLC

Via Van Liew

The Aerospace Corporation

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Thomas Ahn

Executive Director, MESA

University of California, Office of the President

Sean Gil

Director, Career Center

University of California, Riverside

Thomas Ahn

University of California, Office of the President

Sean Gil

University of California, Riverside

We are currently confirming more esteemed speakers!

2023 Speakers

2023 Speakers

Ajit Apte

Vice President of Customer Operations

Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)

Dr. Aditi Banerjee

Vice President and General Manager of Aerospace, Defense, and Manufacturing

DXC Technology

Victoria L. Bowens, CDP

Associate Director, Diversity and Inclusion Directorate

Diversity Management Operations Center

Ajit Apte

Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)

Dr. Aditi Banerjee

DXC Technology

Victoria L. Bowens, CDP

Diversity Management Operations Center

Steven Brown

VP of Diversity and Inclusion

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Jessica Choi

Senior Director of Field Diversity & Inclusion – Asian Segment Lead

Northwestern Mutual

Nancy Diaz

Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)

Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM)

Davila Multicultural Insights Consulting (DMI)

Steven Brown

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Jessica Choi

Northwestern Mutual

Nancy Diaz

Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM)

Davila Multicultural Insights Consulting (DMI)

Roy Donelson

Chief Executive

Raytheon MENA

Eric Dziedzic

VP of Diversity and Inclusion

Charter Communications

Andrés Gonzalez

Vice President, Community Engagement & Chief Diversity Officer

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Roy Donelson

Raytheon MENA

Eric Dziedzic

Charter Communications

Andrés Gonzalez

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Lawrence J. Harrington

Chief Audit Executive, Vice President of Internal Audit (Retired)

Raytheon Company

Ruchi Jalla

VP & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer 

Elevance Health Inc.

Ceah Justice

Head of Global Employee Engagement

Raytheon Technologies

Lawrence J. Harrington

Raytheon Company

Ruchi Jalla 

Elevance Health Inc.

Ceah Justice

Raytheon Technologies

Michelle Linares

Senior Manager of National Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity 

Kaiser Permanente

Laura Isela Long

Vice President of Operations, Performance, and Compliance

National Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity

Kaiser Permanente

La Toya McClellan

Senior Director, Global Head of Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (EDEI) 

Astellas Pharma U.S.

Michelle Linares

Kaiser Permanente

Laura Isela Long

Kaiser Permanente

La Toya McClellan

Astellas Pharma U.S.

Tovahn Scott

Director of Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

RTX Corporate

Shannon Snowden

Global Head of ERGs and Wellness

Experian

Trudy Sullivan Stoudamire

Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer 

Health Catalyst

Tovahn Scott 

RTX Corporate

Brian Thibeaux

Manager, Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (EDEI)

Astellas Pharma U.S.

Binh Tran

VP Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

Cargill

Eric Watson

Director of Diversity & Inclusion

Southern California Edison

Brian Thibeaux

Astellas Pharma U.S.

Binh Tran

Cargill

Eric Watson

Southern California Edison

Jocelyn Williams

Business Leader, Diversity & Inclusion

Raytheon Intelligence and Space, Raytheon Technologies

Jocelyn Williams

Raytheon Intelligence and Space, Raytheon Technologies

2022 Speakers

Bharat Amin

Executive VP & Chief Information Officer

Huntington Ingalls Industries

Lisette Arsuaga

Co-President

ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM)

Iesha Berry

Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer

DocuSign

Bharat Amin

Huntington Ingalls Industries

Lisette Arsuaga

ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM)

Iesha Berry

DocuSign

Steven Brown

VP of Diversity & Inclusion

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Lisa Cagnolatti

Senior Vice President, Customer Service

Southern California Edison

Gilbert Dávila

Co-President

ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM)

Steven Brown

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Lisa Cagnolatti

Southern California Edison

Gilbert Dávila

ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM)

Nancy Diaz

Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM)

Davila Multicultural Insights Consulting (DMI)

Eloiza Domingo

Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Inclusive Diversity & Equity Officer

The Allstate Corporation

Roy Donelson

Chief Executive

Raytheon Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Group

Nancy Diaz

Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM)

Davila Multicultural Insights Consulting (DMI)

Eloiza Domingo

The Allstate Corporation

Roy Donelson

Raytheon Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Group

Dr. Jennifer Farmer

Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Andres Gonzalez

Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer

Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

Lawrence J. Harrington

Chief Audit Executive, Vice President of Internal Audit (Retired)

Raytheon Company

Dr. Jennifer Farmer

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Andres Gonzalez

Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

Lawrence J. Harrington

Raytheon Company

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)) 

Wil Lewis

Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Experian

La Toya McClellan

Senior Director, Global Head of Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Astellas Pharma U.S

Clarence A. Johnson

 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) 

Wil Lewis

Experian

La Toya McClellan

Astellas Pharma U.S

Renetta McCann

Chief Inclusion Experience Officer

Publicis Groupe

Ngoc-Vu Nguyen

Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant

Bank of America

Sara Piccollo

Equal Employment Opportunity Officer,
Vice President of People Success + Inclusion

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Renetta McCann

Publicis Groupe

Ngoc-Vu Nguyen

Bank of America

Sara Piccollo

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Stephanie Piimauna

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Executive

Seminole Hard Rock

Heather Tinsley-Fix

Senior Advisor – Employer Engagement

AARP

Jocelyn Williams

Business Diversity and Inclusion Leader

Raytheon Technologies

Stephanie Piimauna

Seminole Hard Rock

Jocelyn Williams

Raytheon Technologies

Gefferie Yee-Madera

Vice President of Engineering,
Strategic Space Systems

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Gefferie Yee-Madera

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Note: Speakers’ titles reflect role at the same time of speaking.

2021 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

Steven Brown

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Kayla Campbell

Pernod Ricard North America

Marvin Davenport

VSP Global

Dr. Jennifer Farmer

Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion

Thermo Fisher 

Riqueza Feaster

SVP, Diversity & Inclusion Executive,
Global Employee Networks

Bank of America

Andres Gonzalez

Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer

Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Jennifer Farmer

Thermo Fisher 

Riqueza Feaster

Bank of America

Andres Gonzalez

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))

Sandy Grace

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)

Clarence A. Johnson

 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

James E. Page, Jr.

The Nature Conservancy 

Stephanie Piimauna

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

Gefferie Yee-Madera

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Note: Speakers’ titles reflect role at the same time of speaking.

2020 Speakers

2020 Speakers

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Heather Ainsworth

Advisor, AARP and CEO, Workable Concept

AARP

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Bharat Amin

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Huntington Ingalls Industries

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Ajit Apte

Vice President of Technical Services

Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)

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Karen A. Ashley

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

American Electric Power

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Heather Ainsworth

AARP

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Bharat Amin

Huntington Ingalls Industries

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Ajit Apte

Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)

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Karen A. Ashley

American Electric Power

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Steven Brown

VP of Diversity & Inclusion

Molson Coors Beverage Company

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Allen Chen

Senior Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion

Bank of America

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Dr. Jennifer Farmer

Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Andres Gonzalez

Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer

Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

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Steven Brown

Molson Coors Beverage Company

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Allen Chen

Bank of America

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Dr. Jennifer Farmer

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Andres Gonzalez

Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

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Juanita Hendrickson

Vice President, Human Resources, Biosciences

Becton Dickinson (BD)

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Christopher Henry

Vice President, Talent & Change Management

Sutter Health

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Jennifer Herwig

Vice President, Human Resources

Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)

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Wil Lewis

Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer

Experian

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Juanita Hendrickson

Becton Dickinson (BD)

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Christopher Henry

Sutter Health

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Jennifer Herwig

Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)

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Wil Lewis

Experian

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Corie Pauling

Senior Vice President, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility

TIAA

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Sara Piccollo

Vice President, Executive Office

PIMCO

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Stephanie Piimauna

Director of Inclusion & Diversity

Gilead Sciences

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Adam Raskoskie

Director, Business Resource Groups Program

TIAA

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Corie Pauling

TIAA

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Sara Piccollo

PIMCO

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Stephanie Piimauna

Gilead Sciences

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Adam Raskoskie

TIAA

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Tricia Sandiego

Senior Advisor, Caregiving & Health

AARP

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Labu Sharma

Regional Vice President & General Manager

GE Healthcare

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Bob Stephen

Vice President, Caregiving and Health Programs

AARP

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Trudy Sullivan

Chief Communications Officer and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

Health Catalyst

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Tricia Sandiego

AARP

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Labu Sharma

GE Healthcare

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Bob Stephen

AARP

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Trudy Sullivan

Health Catalyst

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Via Van Liew

Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

The Aerospace Corporation

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James Williams

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

Teradata

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Jocelyn Williams

Business Diversity and Inclusion Leader

Raytheon Intelligence and Space

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Via Van Liew

The Aerospace Corporation

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James Williams

Teradata

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Jocelyn Williams

Raytheon Intelligence and Space

Past Speakers from Elevate National ERG Summit & Leadership Forum include the following:

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 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.