April Lunch & Learn: Why Investing in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pays Off

Join us for the virtual lunch & learn presentation on April 20th, 2022

 **A Zoom link will be sent the day before the event.**

Panel Topic: Why Investing in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pays Off
(Course # 387097)

Program Overview
To encourage a culture of inclusion that allows a diverse population to move along all lines of leadership, encourages innovation and results in measurable revenue growth.

Panel Moderator

Jaclyn Lee, GPHR, SHRM-SCP, MS 

Jaclyn Lee, a 2018 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Honoree, is a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Advocate, Change Enablement Champion, and Business Strategist who works with leading enterprises around the globe to create high-impact and sustainable changes in workplaces and communities. In 2020, Jaclyn founded D-I-C-E Consulting and iHub at D-I-C-E to bring her significant experience and leadership to companies looking to foster an inclusive and engaging culture. Her experience includes key leadership roles with AIG, MassMutual, MetLife, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, and Evergreen. She currently co-chairs the Diversity & Inclusion Committee of the SHRM0NJ Chapter. Jaclyn earned an MS in Management from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and is a certified Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) and a Senior Professional with the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP). She completed the Diversity and Inclusion Executive Program for HR professionals at Cornell University in 2020. Read More

Panelists

Emily Santanelli
Vice President, USI Insurance Services, Inc

Emily is a Vice President & Consultant in the Rancho Cordova, CA office.  She has over a decade of experience in the wellness industry and employee benefits sphere.  Her focus is on partnering with clients to help identify and implement long-term cost control measures, along with health and wellness strategies and to help curb health care costs.  Emily hopes to build long-lasting, service-oriented relationships with each client, understanding their unique needs. Read More

Melveen Stevenson
CEO and founder of M.S.Elemental

Melveen Stevenson is the CEO and founder of M.S.Elemental, a human resources and business advisory firm. As a certified HR professional with a background in accounting and finance, she helps companies to navigate the human resources “jungle” of compliance, human capital, and leadership challenges. By using an encompassing business approach, she helps to strengthen the infrastructure of organizations from the inside out, specifically through leadership development, operations, training, employee engagement, and coaching. Read More

Cathy Rodriguez Aguirre
President & CEO for the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Cathy is the President & CEO for the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest and most influential Latino organizations in the region. She currently serves on the Boards of the UC Davis California Aggie Alumni Association and Cristo Rey High School. Most recently, she was awarded by the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce the 2021 “Chamber Executive of the Year.”  She has been recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal as a 2021 “Most Admired CEO-Association” recipient, and a 2016 “Women Who Mean Business Recipient”. Read More

Dana Almora
Corporate Training Director of PRIDE Industries

Dana Almora serves as PRIDE Industries Corporate Training Director. With more than twenty years of experience in the industry and nine years with PRIDE Industries. Dana and her team of trainers and instructional designers, oversees design, planning and implementation of all corporate training programs aligned with the objectives and strategies of PRIDE Industries.  In her professional training career, she has been successful in applying blended instructional design techniques and methodologies using multiple virtual and face-to-face delivery methods. She has delivered hundreds of classes in areas including professional development, leadership development, management training programs, performance management, and human resource policy training. Read More