IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:  The Chapter will have its annual meeting on October 2nd  at 11 a.m. at the Greenbrier Country Club.  The chapter program begins at 11:30 The candidates for the 2025 Board positions will be nominated. Voting will be electronically via a link on the Chapter’s website.

Title:  Now What Do I Do?

Description:  

According to a 2022 survey from KPMG, more than 70% of employers have taken may DEI-related actions since 2020. While employers have been quick to act and view DEI as a business imperative, they often struggle to implement successful DEI programs. The survey found that the most cited reason by 47% of respondents for slow progress was a lack of knowledge how to proceed. Join us for an informative presentation that will provide attendees with the knowledge and resources to successfully initiate and implement DEI programs in their workplaces!

Sponsor: 

Speaker:  Sharon E Harrington, Senior Managing Consultant at AMEDIATE LLC

Bio:  Sharon E. Harrington, MA, CPLP is the founder and Senior Organizational Communication Consultant of Amediate, LLC.  She has over 25 years’ experience facilitating workplace learning and mediating issues surrounding internal conflict leading to elevated claims of discrimination.  She primarily consults with organizational leaders to develop empowered teams who are skilled with preventive techniques for self-navigating difficult and uncomfortable workplace situations that cause disruption. She has been a presenter with EEOC TAPS for the past four years discussing civility in the workplace and conducts training for EEO investigators.

Her experience has varied in the private sector to include manufacturing, aviation, and transportation; as well as public sectors in federal, state, and local jurisdictions that include law enforcement, social services, transportation and public education (K-12 and higher ed.).  Ms. Harrington holds an MA degree in Organizational Communication from Arizona State University and a BA degree in Public Relations/Journalism from Kent State University.  She also holds a certificate in Federal Workplace Mediation from George Mason University and a FAD certificate from the EEOC Institute.