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Description:
Approved for 1.25 SHRM PDC's and HRCI BUSINESS Credits
5:30 PM Start
DEI doesn't begin and end with creating a more multicultural, multiethnic workplace. We all share a responsibility to make those around us feel welcome, valued, and accepted. Policies around increasing diversity and inclusion are a good step, but they are only the beginning. Belonging can only be created when people across an organization begin to do better.
Takeaways:
Essential DEI Best Practices and Fundamentals to implement at your organization.
Dimensions of Diversity and appropriate Diversity Vocabulary
Personal and Professional DEI Certificate and Certification
Speaker- GREGORY L. DESHIELDS, CDE, CHE
Executive Director - Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau“
PHL Diversity Executive Director - Tourism Diversity Matters
Adjunct Professor - Temple University- School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
Freelance Writer Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Meeting's Today
Qualified Tourism/Hospitality and Academic Professional Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) proficient in developing and implementing plans, strategies, and initiatives specifically designed to raise destinations image for diverse, multicultural travel.
Experienced Certified Diversity Executive (CDE) with demonstrated cultural competence. Prepared to strategically position an organization to remove systemic barriers to inclusion, lead culture change, and transform the brand.
Graduate of Johnson & Wales University Providence, Rhode Island, with an A.S. Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management; and B.S. Degree in Hospitality Management. Professional Development Leadership Graduate: Institute for Diversity Certification, Urban League of Philadelphia, Leadership Forum, Leadership Philadelphia, and Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange.
Awards and Honors: 2021 Event Industry Council: Social Impact Awardâ€, 2020 Philadelphia Tribune Most Influential African American Leaders, 2020 Meetings Today Trendsetter (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Education), 2020 Funtime Magazine, Philadelphia Icon Award
Professional Affiliations: Past President SKAL Philadelphia Chapter, board member: AchieveNEXT Global, Blacks in Travel and Tourism, Boy Scouts of American Cradle of Liberty, Center City District, Center City Proprietors Association, COMHAR Inc., Greater Philadelphia Hispanic, African American, Asian-American, and LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and Philadelphia Award.
Professional Certifications: Society of Diversity “ Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), American Hotel & Lodging Association, Educational Institute “ Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE), and Asian American Hotel Owners Association “ Certified Hotel Owner CHO)
Greg is a longtime Tourism and Hospitality professional, native Philadelphian with a passion for his work and is dedicated to giving back to the next generation of hospitality leaders.
Frequent presenter, specific Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fundamentals: Assessment, Planning, Strategies, and Implementation to reinforce the need for organizations to lead inclusion from the top.
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