2Nd Annual Florida Women's Conference

The Florida Diversity Council presents 2nd Annual Florida Women’s Conference

LEADERSHIP – LOOKING PAST YOUR LIMITS Kovens Conference Center

March 2, 2012

Event Sponsors It’s all at the Florida Welcome from the Chairs

We would like to extend a warm welcome to you at the 2nd Annual Florida Women’s Conference Blue hosted by the Florida Diversity Council.

Our conference theme is “Leadership - looking past your limits.” We are fortunate to have a dynamic center. group of women executives whose presence, insights, and experiences will not only inspire you to become leaders in your organization and community, but also motivate you to focus on your own personal and professional development. Each break-out session in this conference is designed to provide you with valuable tools for becoming a successful leader.

You are strongly encouraged to network and share best practices with one another. It is our hope that you will take all the inspiration from today’s conference to fulfill your personal and career objectives.

The Florida Diversity Council appreciates you taking the time to invest in your future and this Women’s Conference as a whole. We are grateful for your attendance and wish to extend a special thank you to our Co-Title Sponsors Baptist Health of South Florida and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. We would also like to thank all our other sponsors, volunteers, staff, and members whose support has been instrumental in putting together this conference.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Joyita Garg Kristy Johnson Co-Chair Co-Chair

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The Florida Blue center is brought to you by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. 73132-0212 3 Welcome Keynote Speaker

Dennis Kennedy Donna Brazile Founder & CEO, National Diversity Council Veteran Democratic Political Strategist, Founder and Managing Director, Brazile & Associates LLC Welcome to the 2nd Annual Florida Women’s Conference. The theme for this year’s conference is “Leadership – Looking Past Your Limits.” I believe it behooves organizations, and in particular the leaders of organizations, to A New Orleans native, Ms. Brazile began her political career at the age of nine when she worked to elect a City look past their limits. This Conference offers an opportunity for you to observe, learn, network and hear different Council candidate who had promised to build a playground in her neighborhood; the candidate won, the swing perspectives from a diverse mix of executives who have made the climb up the “corporate ladder.” You will gather sets was installed, and a lifelong passion for political progress was ignited. Four decades and innumerable state a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise from some of the best female executives speaking on topics that and local campaigns later, Ms. Brazile has worked on every presidential campaign from 1976 through 2000, will address the personal and professional challenges faced while successfully rising to the top in their respective when she served as campaign manager for former Vice President Al Gore, becoming the first African-American organizations. woman to manage a presidential campaign.

I encourage you to take the initiative to meet new colleagues, talk openly about today’s topics and exchange ideas. Author of the best-selling memoir Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics, Ms. Brazile is It is my hope that your experience today is rewarding and allows you to gain some insight to reflect on your own an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, a syndicated newspaper columnist for United Media, a columnist goals and status in an effort to help catapult you to the top in your own career development. for Ms. Magazine, and an on-air contributor to CNN, NPR, and ABC, where she regularly appears on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. We sincerely appreciate your attendance today in support of the Florida Women’s Conference and National Diversity Council. I would like to thank all of our corporate sponsors, panelists, moderators, chairs, planning In August 2009, O, The Oprah Magazine chose Ms. Brazile as one of its 20 remarkable visionaries for the committee members, and volunteers. Without each of you, this event would not be a success. magazines first-ever O Power List. In addition, she was named among the 100 Most Powerful Women by Washingtonian magazine, Top 50 Women in America by Essence magazine, and received the Congressional Black Caucus Foundations highest award for political achievement. Ms. Brazile is the proud recipient of honorary doctorate degrees from Louisiana State University and Xavier University of Louisiana.

Ms. Brazile is founder and managing director of Brazile & Associates LLC, a general consulting, grassroots advocacy, and training firm based in Washington, D.C.

4 5 Agenda Glass Ceiling Winners 2012

8:00 am – 8:30 am REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Barbara Melvin Marlene Gordon VP VP, Assistant General Counsel 8:30 am – 8:45 am OPENING REMARKS Wells Fargo Burger King Corporation

8:45 am – 9:20 am GLASS CEILING AWARDS

9:20 am – 9:30 am BREAK Cristina Alonso Mary Cheddie Shareholder SVP, HR 9:30 am – 10:30 am SESSION 1 Carlton Fields Interval International 1. Successful Women in Healthcare 2. Understanding Implicit Bias in the Workplace 3. The Leadership Advantage Program

10:30 am – 10:35 am BREAK Elisa Garcia Michele Stocker EVP, HR Shareholder Office Depot Greenberg Traurig 10:35 am – 11:35 am SESSION 2 1. Successful Women in Tourism and Hospitality 2. Sponsors vs. Mentors 3. Managing Personality & Communication Flora Perez Penny Shaffer 11:35 am – 11:40 am BREAK VP & General Counsel Market President Ryder Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida 11:40 am – 1:10 pm LUNCH, KEYNOTE SPEAKER & RECOGNITION OF SPONSORS

1:10 pm – 1:30 pm EXHIBITOR SHOW Joanna Popper Raquel Libman VIP Session with Donna Brazile for Corporate Partners, VP, Marketing EVP & General Counsel Co-Title Sponsors, and Gold Sponsors NBC Telemundo Miami Heat

1:30 pm – 2:40 pm SESSION 3 1. Identifying Leadership Positions Outside of Your Organization 2. Pathway to the C-Suite Maria del Busto Rhea Law Global Chief HR Officer CEO 2:40 pm – 3:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Fowler White Boggs P.A.

6 7 Panelists Panelists

Linda Quick Heather Brock Wendy Kallergis Cristina Alonso Michele Stocker Maria del Busto President Shareholder President & CEO Shareholder Shareholder Global Chief HR Officer South Florida Hospital Fowler White Boggs Greater Miami and the Carlton Fields Greenberg Traurig Royal Caribbean Cruises & Healthcare P.A. Beaches Hotel Association Ltd. Association

Penny Shaffer Stefanie Moon Katrina Lindsey Horace Hord Debi Harris Tina Rourk Market President Attorney Associate General SVP CEO Chief Information Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield Haliczer Pettis & Counsel ICABA Media Women’s Fund of Wyndham Vacation of Florida Schwamm Darden Restaurants Holdings, LLC Miami Dade Ownership

Eurica Sadler Alexa Sherr Hartley Julie Hauser-Blanner Rosanna Tabares Barbara Melvin Sheila Sagear CFO President Regional VP Regional VP, Latin VP Chief Financial Officer/ Molina Healthcare Premier Leadership Bonefish Grill America Wells Fargo SVP Finance of Florida Coaching MSH Group Sodexo

Carol Biggs Mary Cheddie Marlene Gordon El pagnier Hudson Flora Perez Rhea Law VP, South Miami SVP, HR VP, Assistant General AVP, HR VP & General Counsel CEO Heart Center Interval International Counsel FIU Ryder Fowler White Boggs Baptist Health South Burger King Corporation P.A. Florida

Leticia Borges Lani Kane-Hanan Carmen Johnson Beth Morgan Kim Stone Lynn Woods VP EVP EVP & General Counsel SVP EVP & General VP, Clinical Operations Aon Hewitt Marriott Vacations JM Family Terremark Worldwide Manager Community Bank & Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. Inc. Miami Heat Company

Donise Brown Elaine Szeto Maria Fernandez Lynn Wilson Director, Corporate SVP, Market Executive Director, Experiential VP, Clinical Operations Counsel PNC Financial Group Marketing Senior Home Care Starbucks Telemundo NBC Universal

8 9 Event Sponsors Florida Diversity Council Corporate Partners

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Allie Braswell Dennis Kennedy Molly McKinley President & CEO of the Central Florida Founder & CEO of the National Diversity Council Sr. HR Manager at Bright House Networks Urban League Elaine Szeto Pat Kimberly Betsy Williams SVP, PNC Bank SVP at Wells Fargo SVP, Staffing and Diversity at Nielsen Elise Vasquez-Warner Patrick Costello Brenda Copper VP, Operations for South Florida at Wal-mart Attorney at Quarles & Brady LLP –––––––––––––––––––––– Other Sponsors ––––––––––––––––––––– SVP at Aon Hewitt Evett Simmons Richard Wheaton Carmen Johnson Chief Diversity Officer & Partner at Director, Business Development at Aerotek EVP, HR at JM Family Enterprises, Inc. Greenspoon Marder Sarah King Cheryl Brown Gail Williams EVP, HR at Wyndham Vacation Ownership SVP of Talent Management at GTE Chief Diversity Officer at Hodges University Steven Rodriguez Federal Credit Union Jon Urbanek Strategic Recruiting & Outreach Specialist at Florida Craig Norton SVP, Sales at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Virtual School Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Kimberly Woollard Tracey Jaensch Dan Carricato SVP, HR & Training at Grow Financial Federal Managing Partner, Tampa at Ford & Harrison LLP SVP, HR at Orange Lake Resorts Credit Union Wendy Radeka MIAMI DADE WOMEN Deborah Brewer Mary Lallucci Learning & Organizational Development Consultant Director, HR at Fowler White Boggs P.A. EVP, Florida Caribbean at Right Management at Martin Health Systems

10 11 Empowering leaders

Moderators The best thing you can do with your own limits is to exceed them. The Second Annual Florida Women’s Conference encourages dialogue among women from Christie Grays Loretta Calvin diverse backgrounds to help them find ways to do just Director, Community Relations Sr. Mgr, OD & Leadership Baptist Health South Florida Development that. At Baptist Health, we believe that enlightened Tech Data Corporation leadership is key to an organization’s success. That is why we are proud to sponsor this timely event.

Laurinda Andujar Venita Garvin Valdez Corporate Trainer CEO & President Walmart Domestic Abuse Shelter, Inc. Committed to our faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence BaptistHealth.net

Planning Committee Members

Alex Bassil University of Miami Courtney Lesley Aerotek Evelyn Dayan Diversity Professional Laurinda Andujar Walmart Merdochey LaFrance The Florida Senate

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The Florida Diversity Council is committed to enhancing the appreciation for and understanding of the value of diversity and inclusion in today’s global society. We strive to transform our workplace communities into environments where people are valued for their uniqueness and differences, and are confident that their contributions matter.

Our goals are to (1) promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community; (2) develop leaders who are educated in and aware of all aspects of diversity and inclusion; and (3) support the development of leaders from diverse communities within all industries.

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