The 2023 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Forum was held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 19. The day’s program included a number of informative panel discussions, featuring diversity leaders from various industries in Southern California. The event was a great opportunity to meet and network with other professionals in the field.

(1) Robert Brown, President of UWLA, greets Dr. Anthony Culpepper, President of L.A. Southwest College.

(2) James Lee, Christina Sassanian and Olivia Isa are representing sponsor Phaidon International.

(3) Beverlyn Mendez is the COO of Easterseals Southern California.

(4) Moderator Scharrell Jackson enjoys a moment with Anthony Penn, Carol Ross-Burnett and Taylor Maddox.

(5) Crystal Leonard and Chelsea Freeman are representing sponsor Easterseals Southern California.

(6) Thomas Chang and Ava Archibald of Thrive Scholars meet with Christine Wei-li Lee from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.

(7) Nasser Sleets and Ricardo Sebastian of Outloud are in attendance.

(8) Bridgett D. Lee of Insmed has a chat with Perika Sampson of Sampson Dearborn Consulting.

(9) More Easterseals Southern California representatives include Nancy Weintraub, Jenna Greene and Mark Whitley.

(10) The proud team members of CommonSpirit Health gather at their booth.