Raleigh-Wake Human Resource Management Association

RWHRMA values the diversity of its members and the unique perspectives that they bring to the chapter. As such, we strive to recruit diverse professionals into our membership and leadership roles. RWHRMA is also committed to promoting workplace diversity. As human resource professionals, we are faced with both challenges and opportunities by an increasingly diverse workforce. In addition to participating in initiatives that support diversity issues, the chapter offers programs that both educate members on diversity issues and equip them to achieve diversity in their respective workplaces.

If you are interested in joining our diversity committee, please contact Shontera Gillespie-Coleman our Diversity Director.

2009 Changing Faces Diversity Conference: Achieving Workplace Diversity in a Challenging Economic Environment

This program has been awarded 5.75 general credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

7:30 am – 8:30 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15 am	Welcome & Keynote Address: Anthony Newkirk WakeMed Health & Hospital Employee Relations & Diversity Manager
	Hiring Practices	Diversity Sensitivity	Diversity Initiatives
Session One: 9:30 am – 10:30 am	Diversity Hiring: Facilitated panel discussion about special candidate groups represented in the community	The Changing Face of Business - Keith Wheaton (Triangle Diversity Magazine)	Engaging Leadership for Deployment - Val Boston (Boston and Associates)
Session Two: 10:45 am – 11:45 am	Talent Management – Identification of High Potential Employees - Eric Peterson (Society for Human Resource Management, Diversity & Inclusion)	Cultural / Multicultural Sensitivity Facilitated panel discussion about special candidate groups represented in the community	Developing a Case for a Strategic Diversity Initiative - Mel Asbury - (The HR Group, Inc./Asbury Consulting)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch with Speaker: Je’Ronica Goodwin Suburban Hospital Director, Employee Retention & Training
Session Three: 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm	Appreciating Generational Differences - Sharon Hill (Sharon Hill International)	Breaking Down the Barriers - Susan Adams (Vocational Rehabilitation Services)	The Next Steps: Maximizing the Benefits of a Diverse Workforce - Sabrina Osborne (Capital Associated Industries)
Session Four: 2:30 – 3:30 pm	Employment Rights for People with Disabilities - Dan Fox (Disability Rights NC)	The Value of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Diversity during Challenging Economic Times - Stan Kimer (IBM)	Latinos in NC: Understanding a Diverse & Growing Community - Axel Lluch (NC Office of the Governor, Hispanic/Latino Affairs)
Session Five: 3:45 – 4:45 pm	Developing a Diversity Talent Recruitment Pipeline - Al Sullivan (Inspirus Consulting)	Diversity Marketing - Shelley Willingham-Hinton (The National Organization for Diversity in Sales and Marketing, Inc.)	Developing and Leveraging a Diversity Communication Strategy - Kim Drumgo (Chief Diversity Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC)
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm	Closing