

ERG Summit
Being, Becoming, Belonging.
Thursday, August 22
How do you break free from convention and become a fearless leader? Employee Resource Group (ERG) and Business Resource Group (BRG) leaders tasked to test unchartered territory, often with no roadmap. Relying on their passion and vision, ERG leaders become unconventional leaders and disruptors to push the boundaries of what it means to lead.
This year’s ERG theme Being, Becoming, Belonging encapsulates the process of personal & professional growth: You must first accept your own BEING to then shift/develop into BECOMING the leader who can inspire others to achieve a sense of BELONGING in the workplace.
The ERG Summit on Thursday August 22, 2019 showcases best practices across industries, examining the impact of these programs on individual ERG leaders and the organizations as a whole.
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Engaging Topics of Discussion Include:
Allyship—What do you do when position/hierarchy-based culture and when there’s a conflict. Do you stand-up for your colleague as an ally?
Metrics & Identity—How do we pitch ROI for ERG/BRG programming? What other relevant metrics are effective?
Pioneering—How do you break barriers when it’s never been done in your field or org?
Belonging & Intersectionality—How to account for multi-cultural identities of race, LGBTQ, Women in the workplace, intergenerational, etc.?
Have a topic you’re interested in? Write to us!
Confirmed Speakers
Join us and our exciting line of speakers in exploring new avenues of leadership.
Kim Cummings
Assistant Vice President, Human Resources & Diversity- BNSF Railway
Santosh Mathew
Director of Technology, SAP, Mergers & Acquisitions / Diversity & Inclusion Leader / Sustainability Green Team Leader- Nielsen
Doreen M. Viloria
Consultant II, Diversity & Inclusion- Bank of America
Nior Gonzales
Manager, Corporate & Community Engagement- The University of Kansas
Michael Gonzales
2019 Leadership Convention General Manager
Co-Founder, National Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consortium & Principal, NE&E Consulting
Lisa A. Strack
Vice President, Diversity Recruiting Program Officer- Bank of the West
National Director of ERG Relations- NAAAP
Angela Pastorek, Ph.D.
Program Director & Faculty, Graduate Programs in Workplace Communication- The University of Kansas
Trace Ballard
Manager, LGBT Outreach- Central Intelligence Agency
Farzana Nayani
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Specialist
ERG Architect and Advisor- NAAAP
Estrella Cramer
Director, Global Compliance & Operational Risk- UPS
Melinda Yee Franklin
Managing Director, Corporate & Government Affairs, Western Region- United Airlines
Vanessa Sims
Senior Vice President, Executive Director, Diversity & Inclusion- UMB Financial Services
Tessa Xuan
Founder & Principal- WOC Group LLC
ERG Corporate Relations Manager- NAAAP
Tashina Charagi
Vice President of Operations Global Products & Technology- ADP
Lilian Cavaleri
Director, Business Analytics & Chair, Asia Pacific Network- CBRE
Market Leader, Pacific Northwest- Filipinos in Institutional Real Estate (FIIRE)
Melvina Young
Senior Writer & Creator- Hallmark Cards
Gaby Flores
Director, Office of Equity and Diversity- Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, Kansas City
Dr. Andrea Hendricks
Senior Executive-Director of Diversity, Inclusion Strategy- Cerner
Candi Castleberry Singleton
VP of Diversity Partnerships Strategy + Engagement, Twitter
Toki Toguri
Co-founder and Customer Success Manager- Diverst
Ann Chen
Manager, Marketing & Chair, Asian American ERG Steering Committee Communications- Experian
Bobby Griffin
Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion- CBRE
Kingman Ng
Director, HR Global Diversity & Inclusion- Eli Lilly and Company
Elizabeth Yang
NAAAP National President
Owner- Law & Mediation Offices of Elizabeth Yang
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Community Partners
American Advertising Federation (AAF) - Kansas City • American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Kansas City • The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Kansas City • The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City • International Relations Council • Kansas City Center for Inclusion • Kansas City Chinese Association •