DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion/Belonging) Training - "Personal Empowerment - Holding the Key to Your Success"

When
12 May 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Registration

Members - FREE
Non-Members – $35.00

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Join us for our May 12th Lunch & Learn Series

DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion/Belonging) Training - "Personal Empowerment & Advancing a Vibrant Diverse Community"

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

YOU HOLD THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN A DIVERSE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

For individuals to continue to create and build a vibrant and diverse community in today’s ever-changing environment, they need to be Mission and Vision focused, they need to address their own unconscious biases. In this session, learn about the various skills and competencies associated with Personal Empowerment.

Build upon visible diverse traits that you have that encourage positive leadership outcomes
Acknowledge invisible traits of empowerment and leadership
Focus on how we learn from and teach our diverse workforce to create positive working teams
Understand how behaviors can reinforce positive and negative habits, and how to deal with both
Recognize the value of personal and professional empowerment in a diverse workplace

Submitted for HRCI and SHRM CE credits

SPEAKERS DETAILS & BIOS:

TAMIKA JACQUES

Tamika Jacques is a motivational visionary, workforce specialist, life coach, and DEI consultant. Dr. Jacques has been in the workforce development field for more than twenty years and has created numerous training programs to empower women, minorities, college students, youth, and incumbent and under-employed workers.

A highly sought-after speaker, Dr. Jacques often lectures on the subjects of developing and sustaining diverse and inclusive networks, empowering your dreams, career vision boards, and building a green workforce economy. As part of her many accomplishments, she was given the Rising Star Award from the New England Women in Energy and The Environment (NEWIEE) in 2017.

In 2019, Dr. Jacques published A Brown Girls Guide toEmployment and Networking which reached #1 on Amazon under the topic of Vocational Education. The bestseller was also listed on Forbes.com as one of the Best Books for Networking. Dr. Jacques’s second book, A Brown Parents Guide, PreparingOur Children for Employment In The 21^st Century was released in January 2021, and is available on Amazon.com.

Dr. Jacques has an Educational Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Johnson & Wales University, Master of Science in College Student Development and Counseling from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Suffolk University.

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:

JAMES VINCENT – President, Providence NAACP

The Honorable James Vincent will begin our DEIB Program with some insights on how the Providence NAACP leads the equity initiative in RI for our BIPOC Community. He will speak about how the NAACP assists with empowering workforce Development, employment opportunities and community engagement and how the NAACP may support HR professionals in this area. In his eighth year as president, the NAACP. Providence Branch continues to be a leading advocate on civil rights and for diversity on behalf of the community. The NAACP Providence branch over the last decade has established strong partnerships with groups like the Racial Justice Coalition of Rhode Island, the Economic Progress Institute, the Justice Reinvestment Taskforce, the Voting Access Coalition, and the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.

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