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Dear Reader:
More than merely a trend, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives in the workplace have become a strategy for success. Executives are recognizing the need and advantages of implementing policies to drive change and help workers feel accepted and valued.

MAJORITY OF U.S. EMPLOYERS
More than half (57%) of these organizations indicated they have metrics in place to measure DEI results,...

CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES NEW DATA
• The number of Hispanic-owned businesses had a growth of about 4.6% from 2018. In 2019, Hispanic-owned businesses made up about 6.0% (346,836) of all businesses,...

THE MISSING PIECE TO YOUR DEI STRATEGY
Recently, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has taken center stage in public discussions.

EMBRACING THE LANGUAGE OF DIVERSITY
The Institute for Public Relations, the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and The Wakeman Agency launched a report on the current state of diversity-related language in the public relations industry, “The Language of Diversity.

VISIBLE SUPPORT FROM THE C-SUITE IS KEY TO INCREASING DE&I
Growing social and political pressure, expanding pay data laws, and a global pandemic that is inflicting disproportionate economic damage on women and people of color are compelling organizations to confront workplace disparity;...

ESSENTIAL CAREER STRATEGIES FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE WORKPLACE
I made a commitment to help underrepresented professionals accelerate their careers. As a Black woman in corporate America and the founder of a career coaching company,...

NEW REPORT EXAMINES HISPANIC WEALTH AND WORKPLACE DISPARITIES
Last month, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led by Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), and the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), led by Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA),...

CAN’T WE ALL GET TO BELONGING?
The pressure to perform and conform in business often leads to elevated levels of stress. Adding to the pressure are feelings of loneliness and disconnection.

RESEARCH EXAMINES HOW WORKPLACE INTERACTIONS
In the summer of 2020, organizations made sweeping commitments to focus on equity as a company value and business imperative.

OVER HALF OF SUPPLY CHAIN ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DEI INITIATIVES
Over half of supply chain organizations have improving diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as an objective or goal, but only a quarter have formal targets according to the Supply Chain Diversity,...

SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS SEEN IN ELEVATION OF DIVERSITY
“There’sa very real expectation and need for chief executives to prioritize diversity and inclusion,” said Tim Ryan, U.S. Chairman and Senior Partner of PwC and Chair of the CEO Action Steering Committee.

GIVING CREDIT TO THE AMERICAN DREAM:
There is a misconception among many Americans that while progress still needs to be made on issues of racial equity and wealth disparity, things are slowly getting better. This is simply not true when it comes to homeownership.

BUILDING ON A DREAM
When California State University, Northridge begins construction on its newGlobal Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Equity Innovation Hub next year, university leaders hope to break ground not just literally, but metaphorically — and academically.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADDRESSES DEI ISSUES
Earlier this year, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the launch of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council within the California Department of Justice (DOJ).

RESEARCH UNCOVERS CRITICAL INSIGHTS ON DEI IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
A recent research report provides a comprehensive analysis of the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) landscape across the public sector workforce.

WHY DIVERSITY – AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMBRACE IT – WINS
McKinsey’s latest report shows not only that the business case for diversity remains robust but also the relationship between diversity on executive teams and the likelihood of financial outperformance has strengthened over time.

DIVERSITY BY THE NUMBERS
There are many ways to quantify the impact thata diverse workforce can have on a company’s success. In fact, there is plentiful research to show that diverse and inclusive businesses outperform their more homogenous counterparts across the metrics...

NISO ANNOUNCES
Earlier this year, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announced two important actions to support increased diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in its work and its community.

STUDY HIGHLIGHTS
With California facing a serious shortage of health care workers as it copes with COVID-19,a recent report from The Greenlining Institute looks at the barriers that keep young people of color out of the health field and what can be done to overcome those barriers.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
Our first-ever Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility: Trends, Updates, and the DEIA Leadership Forum.

KEYNOTE PRESENTER, CRYSTAL PEREZ
As part of this year’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Leadership Forum, L.A. Times B2B Publishing invited Crystal Perez to share insights on diversity and inclusion. Her spirited and impactful presentation was a highlight of the event.

ACCESSIBILITY MATTERS PANEL DISCUSSION
The panel was moderated by Mari-Anne Kehler, CDP of GHJ, and featured expert commentary from Sue Chen of NOVA Medical Products; Katherine Pérez of The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation; Elaine Hall of The Miracle Project; and Marlene Krpata of the U.

INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP & BELONGING PANEL DISCUSSION
As part of this year’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Leadership Forum, the L.A. Times B2B Publishing team hosted a panel discussion exploring trends, updates and issues affecting inclusivity and belonging from a leadership perspective.

LEADERS IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
Without question, for those working in the diversity and inclusion space, 2020 and 2021 have been two incredibly transformative years that saw a global pandemic that brought (and continues to bring) challenges that have directly and indirectly...

Ann Anaya
Ann Anaya joined the 3M Company in 2013 and is currently the chief diversity officer and global diversity and inclusion strategic lead. Ann started her career at 3M in the Legal Affairs Compliance and Business Conduct group, where she served clients as counsel for investigation.

Sahar Andrade, MB.BCh
Sahar Andrade has been training government agencies – from counties to cities to fire departments as well as big non-profits – on DEI matters. She leaves an impact wherever she goes to build bridges between diverse employees and organizations.

Micheline Abounassar
As an artist to the stars for over 20 years, Micheline Abounassar (Artist: Micha) exhibits leadership on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility matters. Promoting diversity in her company, michasgallery.com, bringing awareness with her paintings that are diverse with all subjects: people, pets, landscapes, seascapes, etc.

Indhira Arrington
Indhira Arrington is a managing director and global chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer in the Ares Human Resources Department, attracting, developing, engaging, and advancing diverse talent within an inclusive, welcoming environment.

Dr. Johné Battle
Dr. Johné Battle is a global business executive and thought-leader who brings the powerful combination of skillful talent development and human capital expertise.

Chris Benner
Dr. Chris Benner is a dedicated professor who has been changing lives and bettering the world for over 20 years. He has a long history conducting community-engaged research and connecting students to community organizations in predominantly low-income communities of color.

Marvin Boakye
Marvin Boakye is a global human resources executive with more than 25 years of experience building and transforming HR strategies that lead to tangible improvements in business performance. He is recognized as a strategic partner and coach to leadership teams that achieve sustainable results.

Richard L. Benbow
Richard Benbow is a forward thinker who seeks to create strategic impact that creates public value for all stakeholders. He is known for fostering a culture of experimentation, innovation and collaboration through the lens of putting the customer first and business performance.

Nadine Augusta
As chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer at Cushman & Wakefield, Nadine Augusta drives global commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as a firmwide priority.

Rosalyn Carpenter
Rosalyn Carpenter is the chief diversity officer for the newly formed CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest health systems in the U.S. CommonSpirit encompasses more than 800 locations, approximately 150,000 employees, and $29.2 billion in revenue.

George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga
George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga is the vice president of D&I at Sephora. She leads the design, strategic direction, implementation, and business alignment of company D&I initiatives.

Dalana Brand
Dalana Brand isa seasoned human capital executive with significant global leadership experience in various industries. She has established a career profile that includes both corporate finance and human resources. This dual background allows her to uniquely add value to any organization as she can leverage the link between people and business.

Angela Bretz
Angela Bretz is the senior vice president and chief DE&I officer who reports to Nationwide’s chief executive officer and chief administrative officer. In this role, Bretz establishes and oversees all corporate diversity, equity and inclusion work, including strategic programs, procedures and policies to advance Nationwide’s culture of DE&I.

Betsy Butler
Betsy Butler has been fighting for equality and justice throughout her career. She currently serves as the executive director for the California Women’s Law Center, where she works to create a more just and equitable society by breaking down barriers...

Paul S. Chan
Paul S. Chan is the managing principal of Bird Marella P.C., leading a diverse and distinguished group of 40 litigation attorneys at its Los Angeles office. For the past 12 years as managing principal, Chan has reflected admirable leadership that has weaved itself into the firm's foundation.

Eloiza Domingo
Domingo maintainsa nearly 20-year track record of success in providing strategic leadership in human resources, culture, strategy, diversity and inclusion, law enforcement and academics for business improvement and cultural change.

Hayley Dickson
Hayley Dickson seeks to help clients un-learn shame, fear, and paralysis when it comes to their financial reality. She realizes that even among highly educated groups, members of our communities have too long gone without the important resource ofa sound financial education.

Derrick Coleman
As practice leader of GHJ’s recruiting division, Coleman has used his influence to implement diverse and equitable hiring practices. He is continuously promoting and utilizing these practices for clients while encouraging his team to do the same.

Camilla Chan
Since becoming the co-chair of the Raines Feldman Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Camilla Chan has helped to develop an internal website/bulletin board where members can share their thoughts and ideas about resources that promote diversity and inclusion.

Tim Dismond
As Chief Responsibility Officer, Tim Dismond oversees the company's Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) efforts. He is a member of CBRE's Executive Committee, a group of 12 global executives responsible for driving the company's business worldwide.

Jyoti Chopra
Jyoti Chopra is SVP and Chief People, Inclusion and Sustainability Officer for MGM Resorts International. She leads human resources and social impact and sustainability.

Kiera Fernandez
Kiera Fernandez proudly serves as Target’s Senior Vice President of Talent & Change and Chief D&I Officer. She leads and advances Target’s enterprise-wide diversity, equity and inclusion strategy as well as leading the Talent and Change team.

Andrew Forchelli
Shortly after the death of George Floyd in May of 2020 and its subsequent protests, Andrew Forchelli felt a strong need to establisha culture of inclusion within the company. His first step towards creating that culture was to reach out on an individual basis to employees that were most impacted and listen to their perspectives and areas of concern.

Fellicia Foster
Fellicia Foster is the Vice President and U.S. Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at BMO Harris Bank. Foster is accountable for developing U.S. diversity talent strategies to attract, develop and engage diverse talent across the enterprise.

Terrence M. Franklin
Terrence Franklin’s widespread efforts and impact in the DEI&A space were underscored when he was named the sole 2021 recipient of Chambers and Partners’ “Lifetime Achievement Award” as part of their Diversity & Inclusion Awards: North America.

Staford Francois
Staford Francois decided to focus his career on the alternative investment sector when he joined CohnReznick as a senior manager in its Financial Services Group. Francois’ clients report that he focuses on completing projects that he undertakes with an unmatched professionalism and unique set of technical skills.

Tony Gales
With nearly 30 years of accounting industry experience in the Long Beach area, BPM’s Tony Gales has proven to be a DEI difference maker in the organization and his community.

Lauren Gorsche
A diverse workforce and inclusive culture are crucial to the long-term success of UBS, which aims to achieve 50% diversity in hiring, promotion and retention in the Americas.

Douglas Haynes
He leads a team of inclusive excellence champions to advance institutional transformation. Dr. Haynes oversees a multitude of programming to both build and sustain the capacity to support inclusive excellence principles, and manages the baseline climate expectations and priorities of these principles for faculty leaders.

Philip Hart
Philip Hart was named ULI's first Managing Director for Diversity and Inclusion in 2008. In this role, he was a co-founder of the Real Estate Diversity Initiative with ULI Colorado and the City and County of Denver. He also expanded the Real Estate Associate Program to nine cities.

Quita Highsmith
Throughout her career, Quita Highsmith has built a reputation as a risk-taker, a changemaker, and a leader who advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in every space she is in.

Julie R. F. Gerchik
In addition to being a partner and top litigator, Julie Gerchik has had a tremendous impact on the infrastructure and culture of Glaser Weil, particularly, the firm's diversity efforts. Gerchik is the founder and chair of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee.

Les Hiscoe
In an industry that facesa glaring lack of diversity, CEO Les Hiscoe is dedicated to accelerating Shawmut Design and Construction’s DEI work to drive immediate change and lasting results. He knows that making progress — both within and outside the walls of Shawmut — takes everyone, not just those who are underrepresented.

Mari-Anne Kehler
Mari-Anne Kehler, CDP, is the Chief Strategy Officer and Partner at GHJ. She is known as a staunch champion for driving and supporting diversity in the workplace. As a parent of an autistic son witha determination to livea self-directed life, Kehler has been a proponent for disabled self-advocates for over 20 years.

LaTonya Jackson
Through LaTonya Jackson's life experiences, impressive career, and education, she has proven herself a dynamic, forward-thinking leader who contributes to companies’ growth through her extensive experience in talent, workforce development, and thought leadership.

T. Katuri Kaye
Tchienyonnoh Katuri Kaye is a child of immigrant parents who journeyed to the U.S. in the 1980s from West Africa. Growing up, Kaye watched her parents devote 100% of their time, resources and energy to make sure that her and her siblings could live the “American Dream.

Lesley Kantor
Since starting her career in the media and entertainment business in 2003, Lesley Kantor has pioneered integrated marketing practices that have fused deep connections between global brands and their customers.

Monica Jaramillo
LABEL the Agency isa full-service, woman of colorled entertainment marketing agency. Led by its founder, Monica Jaramillo, LABEL isa collaboration between industry veterans who specialize in event marketing, red carpet events, public relations, celebrity brand campaigns, and celebrity procurement deals.

Malika Jacobs
Malika Jacobs founded Kingmakers to promote strong leadership and a solid company culture. The company offers transformative team bonding experiences for business leaders who understand the value of investing in radical employee care.

Lee Ann Kline
In 2012, Lee Ann Kline, a female computer science and math major, brought together business, technology, and talent leaders in Los Angeles County to discuss the lack of diversity– both gender and race or ethnicity – in STEM professions.

Donna Langley
A U.K. native, Donna Langley is the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio and was recently awarded the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) title by the Queen in her 2020 New Year’s Honour List.

Flora Lu
Born in Taiwan to parents who fled the Chinese Communist Revolution, UC Santa Cruz professor Flora Lu has spent her career building a better and more just world. She immigrated to the U.S. at age three with her father,a mechanical engineer, and mother, a biochemist.

Fernando Little
Fernando Little, Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer for Atrium Health, has Fortune 50, 100, and 500 human resources experience as an analyst, consultant, generalist, manager, and executive. He also has multi-industry experience in financial services, health care, global manufacturing, consumer goods distribution, and retail.

Miriam Lewis
Miriam Lewis exhibits and models inclusion. Her contributions have advanced diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the workplace, business and community. She has excelled in raising awareness and driving meaningful change. Significant progress has been made under Lewis' leadership.

Adrienne Luce
As appointed director of the Designing Futures Foundation, Adrienne Luce reorganized the core framework of the foundation to focus its support of education, architecture and design; sustainability and resilience; and livable communities.

Gary L. Polk
In March 2020, everything seemed to change for the worse with the novel coronavirus pandemic. This global pandemic has impacted literally everyone in the world at the same time. Regardless of nationality, age, socio-economic class or religion, COVID-19 has been a challenge.

Chip Matthews
Matthews has made sure HOLA hires and promotes based upon ability. He has created an environment where managers and directors are encouraged to look at an applicant’s problem solving skills, determination, and desire to grow, rather than just formal education or past work history.

Kim Jenkins Manigault
Kim Jenkins Manigault is the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at PayPal. She previously served as Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for KeyBank. In this role, Manigault was responsible for championing a diverse workforce and leading the long-term planning and execution of related initiatives across the organization.

Debbie Pattillo
Debbie Pattillo has committed her professional career spanning over 35 years to bridging community leaders, business influencers and key organizations to each other to create impact. Armed with keen people skills and a plethora of critical relationships, she is one of the most effective and sought-after marketing executives in the region.

Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell
Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell is the Senior Vice President of Diversity and Community Partnerships for Sempra.

Mark Masliah
As a member of the LGBTQ+ community himself, Mark Masliah helped to establish the district-level LGBTQ+ and Ally Council as a means to create an inclusive space for LGBTQ+ individuals at Northwestern Mutual. The council helps fellow financial advisors better serve clients in the LGBTQ+ community.

Lisa Sanchez
Lisa M. Sanchez is the vice president of human resources at the ArtCenter College of Design, a certified executive coach and author. She is also an executive board member of PIHRA Pasadena, the largest professional human resources organization in Southern California.

Robert K. Ross, MD
Robert K. Ross, M.D. is President and Chief Executive Officer of The California Endowment. Since being appointed in 2000, Dr. Ross has taken the organization to new heights to carry out its mission to expand access to affordable, quality healthcare for underserved individuals and communities in California.

Niona Rich
As an organization, Vaco has always been committed to diversity and inclusion, but with current events it became clear that the need has never been greater for a renewed focus and increased emphasis on how Vaco could move forward together as a company to be even better and lead change.

Reginald Roberts, Jr.
In 2008, Sanders Roberts was founded by two talented trial attorneys, Justin Sanders and Reginald Roberts, Jr. Both Sanders and Roberts came from big law and hoped to operate a boutique law firm that could compete with other major firms.

Andrew Raines
As one of the first openly LGBT+ founders of a major Los Angeles law firm, Andrew Raines has been a pioneer for decades in demonstrating that every person has the right to lead an authentic life and seek self-actualization in their chosen career.

Justin Sanders
In 2008, trial attorney Justin Sanders co-founded Sanders Roberts LLP with Reginald Roberts, Jr. In addition to providing competitive market rates, bonuses, and other benefits, including paid time off and 401K for all employees, Sanders Roberts have implemented policies and procedures to foster a work-life balance and ensure diversity and inclusion.

Lara Schmoisman
Lara Schmoisman was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she spent much of her time listening to the radio and watching TV. At just 14 years old, she started working at a radio station learning the ropes. From there, she went to school to earn a certificate in screenwriting and a B.

Khalil Smith
Khalil Smith is the Vice President of Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement at Akamai. Before joining, Smith worked with the NeuroLeadership Institute, a cognitive science consultancy, during which time he oversaw consulting, practices, and research. Prior to that, he spent over 14 years in senior leadership roles with Apple Inc.

Jennifer Sawday
Jennifer Sawday’s contributions and enthusiastic service to her profession as an attorney and law firm leader are demonstrated in her commitment to client service and education, selfless volunteer effort, and team attitude for everything she does. She has served the legal community since 2003, covering much of the Los Angeles area.

Kim Snyder
As President and CEO of Panavision for more than eight years, Kim Snyder has made it her priority to encourage and integrate women and other underrepresented communities into the motion picture industry. Recently, she has spearheaded Panavision’s key initiatives to educate, empower and uplift women and the BIPOC community.

Dr. Maurice Stinnett
Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett is a member of WMG's senior management team, responsible for worldwide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and reporting to the CEO as an executive officer. Before joining WMG, He was the first African American male vice president of diversity and inclusion for an NBA team - the Brooklyn Nets.

Riaz Surti
Riaz Surti hails from a Muslim/South Asian background. Diversity and inclusion, therefore, have been front and center for him as he founded a series of businesses in the food space, including his latest venture of 13 years, Hearthy Foods, based in downtown Los Angeles.

T. Tara Turk-Haynes
T. Tara Turk-Haynes has long been passionate about the diversity, equity and inclusion space and dedicated herself to encouraging education and awareness.

Hendry Ton
As the Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Hendry Ton has led the dedicated teams that work to advance DEI at UC Davis Health.

Yessy Ulloa
Ulloa is the president of iCore Lending, Inc., an independent, full-service mortgage bank that specializes in purchase loans, refinancing, and innovative lending solutions. Under her stewardship, iCore Lending, Inc.

Rachel Svoboda
Rachel Svoboda is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and marketing maven representing companies across Southern California for the past 20 years. She is the chief executive officer of Sunday Brunch Agency, a full-service communications company in Orange County.

Sharon Toji
In California, she was part of a special team hired by the State of California to make sure the California standards were compliant with federal standards.

Dynasty Taylor
At the age of 24, Dynasty Taylor founded her own nonprofit organization during her first year of graduate school at USC called Dynasty’s United Youth Association (DUYA). DUYA provides free educational and career services to youth ages 5-18, specifically targeting disenfranchised communities.

Traci Wade
As Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Traci Wade leads global programs that build awareness of the business impact and value ofa diverse and inclusive culture at Oracle. She engages with senior leadership in creating and supporting strategies that infuse and elevate a culture of diversity, inclusion, and equity into the workplace.

Bud Weisbart
The company is now minority women-owned by Carmen Weisbart, who is Filipina, and has a diversified population of 35 employees. Non-supervisory staff have been with the company for an average of 12 years. A&R’s ethnic diversity composes of Salvadorian, Mexican, Japanese, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Filipina and Indonesian.

Celeste Warren
As the leader for Merck’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, Celeste Warren is responsible for working with Merck’s global leaders to advance and embed diversity and inclusion throughout the organization to enhance the employee experience and maximize business performance.