Program Goals

The Diversity Center’s LeadDIVERSITY program draws leaders from every professional sector and expands their knowledge of:

• Their own cultural, racial, and social identity and the divergent perspectives of their classmates.
• Theories of how to reduce prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping and the impact of those practices.
• The ways top corporate and civic leaders have improved their organizations by attending to diversity as a critical success factor.

Participants gain:

• Improved skills in leadership and communication.
• Regional best practices from the Northeast Ohio community.
• Opportunities to gain practical experience through the Legacy Project.

Organizations Gain:

• An increased pool of involved and educated diversity leaders.
• Employees with an increased understanding of the connection between inclusion and organizational success.
• Employees with enhanced organizational leadership skills and vision for the future.

Congratulations to the incoming LeadDIVERSITY class of 2013!

Jill Adamescu, InfoCision Management Corporation
Kelly Armstead, LifeBanc
Christy Armstrong, Shaker Heights Health Department
Stan Ball, Baker Hostetler
Heidi Barham, Hospice of the Western Reserve  
Devin Barry, Thompson Hine LLP
Rosa Beltre, El Barrio
Sara Bowling, Ohio Department of Youth Services
Brodie Butland, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP
Paula Calmer, PNC Financial Services
Jessica Cartegena, Remington College
Jessica Chandler, John Carroll University                
Ronald Czerski, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Lisa Dent, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Teirra Everette, Dominion
Ryan Franzinger, St. Ignatius High School
Barb Freeman, YMCA of Greater Cleveland
Alex Frondorf, Littler Mendelson
Shenicka Hardaway, Ohio Lottery Commission
Diana Harrison, Breakthrough Charter Schools
Maria Theresa Havenhill, NASA
Dwayne Haynes, Progressive Insurance
Nick Hearing, The Lubrizol Corporation
Charity Herb Katz, American Greetings
Roslind Jones, Cleveland Clinic Office of Diversity
Kim Jones, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Trish Jones, Case Western Reserve University
Sam Kincaid, YMCA of Greater Cleveland
Holly Kosalko, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Patrice Mack, Nationwide Insurance
Tom Nobbe, Executive Director, Gay Games
Brinn Omabegho, Case Western Reserve University
Cheryl Richardson, Summa Health System
Latha Srinivasan, Sennett Fisher LLC
Denise Vinton, Eaton Corporation
Erin Wersell, Consolidated Graphics Group
Tommi Wooten, KeyBank

2013 Sponsoring Organizations
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