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NATIONAL DIVERSITY COUNCIL PRESENTS

2015 Tri-State Diversity & Leadership CONFERENCE August 27, 2015 8:30AM - 3:30PM The New Yorker Hotel

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3 BREAKFAST KEYNOTE

Amy Whitley Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer UPS Amy Whitley is the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Vice President of Strategic Human Resources Programs for UPS, a global leader in logistics and the world’s largest package delivery company. UPS offers an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods, information and funds. As a $54 billion global company with over 400,000 employees, UPS is one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world.

In her role, Amy oversees the administration of the company’s diversity and inclusion strategies, ensuring UPS leverages the unique perspectives of a diverse workforce. She also serves as vice president overseeing strategic human resources programs.

During her 31 year UPS career, Whitley has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in operations, human resources, UPS Airline and supply chain solutions. Her passion and energy for making a difference in the lives of UPS employees has been demonstrated in her leadership to create the Women’s Leadership Development Program at UPS, which led to the successful expansion of Business Resource Groups across many employee constituencies. These groups unite UPS employees globally by providing development opportunities and ways to make a positive impact in the communities in which they work, live and volunteer.

Amy is a member of the Human Resources Policy Institute (HRPI) and the Human Resources People and Strategy (HRPS). She serves on the board of Atlanta affiliate of HRPS, called the Human Resources Leadership Forum (HRLF). In addition, Amy serves on the board of ONBOARD, an organization seeking to influence public companies to further the advancement of women in the boardroom and executive positions.

A New York native, Amy holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Human Resources from Pace University. Amy is married and has two children.

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4 BREAKFAST KEYNOTE LUNCHEON KEYNOTE

Laurel J. Richie President Women’s National Basketball Association Laurel J. Richie has more than three decades of experience in consumer marketing, corporate branding, public relations, and corporate management, with a long track record of developing award-winning campaigns that transform brands and drive business results. As President of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), she is responsible for setting the vision for the WNBA and overseeing all of the league’s day-to-day business and basketball operations. During her three years at the helm, Boost Mobile signed on as the league’s first marquee partner, ESPN extended its broadcast partnership through 2022, and the league reached a new collective bargaining agreement with the players and their union.

Prior to joining the WNBA in 2011, Richie was Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Girl Scouts of the USA, where she was responsible for Girl Scouts of the USA’s brand, communications, publishing, marketing, and Web-based initiatives. She also spent 20+ years at the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, where she worked on a series of campaigns for prominent clients, including American Express, Pepperidge Farm, Pond’s, Huggies, and Kotex. She sat on Ogilvy New York’s Operating Board and continues to serve on the agency’s external Diversity Advisory Board.

Richie’s pro-bono clients have included the Museum for African Art, the Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Commission on Human Rights. In addition, she has mentored young women and girls as part of Big Brothers Big Sisters, the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Intern Program, Xavier University’s Youth Motivation Task Force, and the Advertising Educational Foundation.

Richie is a recipient of the Black Girls Rock Shot Caller Award, the YMCA’s Black Achiever’s Award. She is a recipient of Ebony magazine’s Outstanding Women in Marketing and Communications and named to its Power 100 list. Most recently, Black Enterprise named her one of the Most Influential African Americans in Sports.

Richie lives in New York City. She has a bachelor’s degree in policy studies from Dartmouth College where she currently serves on the Board of Trustees.

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5 AGENDA 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Grand Ballroom 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. MOST POWERFUL & INFLUENTIAL WOMEN BREAKFAST Grand Ballroom Keynote Speaker: Amy Whitley, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer of UPS 10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Concurrent Session I MOST POWERFUL & INFLUENTIAL WOMEN Sutton Place Moderator: Barb Spengler, Chief Information Officer,Wyndham Exchange & Rentals Panelists: Deborah Stanley-McAulay, Chief Diversity Officer, Yale University Irene Chiu, VP & General Counsel, GCA Therapeutics Julie Roehm, SVP, SAP Patsy Doerr, Global Head of Corporate Responsibility & Inclusion, Thomson Reuters LEARNING TO LEAD Grammercy Park Moderator: Sandra Greer, Director of Talent Development & Diversity, Neopost USA Panelists: Mari Marques-Thomas,VP of Global Learning & Development, Wyndham Worldwide Matt Horace, Chief Security Officer & SVP, FJC Security Services Mecca Santana, VP of Community & Cultural Affairs/Diversity Officer, Westchester Medical Center Shaheen Dil, Managing Director & Global Solution Leader, Protiviti DIVERSITY BEST PRACTICE ROUNDTABLE Moderator: Marjorie Derven, Managing Partner, HUDSON Research & Consulting, Inc. Panelists: Alison Banks-Moore, Chief Diversity Officer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Asker Saeed, Director of Diversity, Day Pitney LLP Donna Johnson, Chief Diversity Officer, MasterCard Lucida Plummer, VP of Diversity & Inclusion, Wyndham Worldwide 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Concurrent Session II TOP LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES FOR CREATING INCLUSION Sutton Place Moderator: Mary Martinez, Diversity & Inclusion Practice Leader, APTMetrics Panelists: Angel Luis Rivera, Chief Diversity Officer, City University of New York Barb Spengler, Chief Information Officer, Wyndham Exchange & Rentals Keti Mehta, Chief HR Officer, Alliance Building Services Peter Vermeulen, VP HR Americas, The Linde Group

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6 AGENDA

11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Concurrent Session II (cont’d) NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER Grammercy Park Moderator: Laura James, Community Relations Manager, UPS Panelists: Alice Pope, SVP of Customer Advocacy, Capital One Bank Ethan Loney, VP of Diversity & Inclusion, NBC Kenneth Roldan, CEO of Wesley, Brown & Bartle Linda Cavanna-Wilk, Of Counsel, FordHarrison LLP SUCCEEDING AT WORK & LIFE 24/7 Herald Square Moderator: Ellen Ornato, Founder & CEO, The Next Peace Panelists: Cecilia Nelson, AVP of Diversity & Inclusion, L’Oreal Matt Horace, Chief Security Officer & SVP, FJC Security Services Patsy Doerr, Global Head of Corporate Responsibility & Inclusion, Thomson Reuters Vinay Nayak, Regional VP, Aerotek 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS LUNCHEON Grand Ballroom Keynote Speaker: Laurel Richie, President of the WNBA 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session III THE POLITICS OF PROMOTION Sutton Place Moderator: Keti Mehta, Chief HR Officer, Alliance Building Services Panelists: Chris Mendoza, VP of Multicultural Market Development, MassMutual Financial Group Kathy Maher, SVP of Revenue Management, Wyndham Hotel Group Melissa Martin, VP of Marketing, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Terrance Irizarry, Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Prudential MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE Herald Square Moderator: Deborah Warren, Manager of Field HR, GameStop Panelists: Angel Luis Rivera, Chief Diversity Officer, City University of New York Cecilia Nelson, AVP of Diversity & Inclusion, L’Oreal Monica Diaz, VP of Diversity, Inclusion & Wellness, ESPN Peter Vermeulen, VP HR Americas, The Linde Group LGBT-ALLIES ROUNDTABLE Grammercy Park Moderator: Wendy Amengual Wark, Founder, Inclusion Strategy Panelists: Bo Young Lee, Global Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Marsh Jennifer Brown, President & CEO, Jennifer Brown Consulting Tracy Vang, Director of Cross Cultural Competence, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare 3:30 p.m - 3:45 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS Grand Ballroom

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7 ✯ MOST POWERFUL & INFLUENTIAL WOMEN ✯

Alexandra Tyler Deborah Stanley- Donna Johnson Head of Global Digital Rapid McAulay Chief Diversity Officer Innovation Experiences Chief Diversity Officer MasterCard Citibank Yale University

Eunice Williams Irene Chiu Josie Thomas VP & CDO VP & General Counsel SVP & CDO Onondaga Community College GCA Therapeutics CBS Corporation

Kathy Maher Kristina Gekova Mecca Santana SVP, Revenue Management Account Executive VP, Community & Cultural Wyndham Hotel Group Aerotek Affairs/Diversity Officer Westchester Medical Center

Patsy Doerr Shaheen Dil Global Head, Corporate Managing Director Responsibility & Inclusion & Global Solution Leader Thomson Reuters Protiviti

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8 MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS

Alice Pope Angel Luis Rivera Bo Young Lee SVP, Customer Advocacy Chief Diversity Officer Global Diversity Capital One Bank City University of New York & Inclusion Officer Marsh

Chris Mendoza Kenneth Arroyo Roldan Marie Sonde VP, Multicultural Chief Executive Officer Principal Market Development Wesley, Brown & Bartle SilverRoad Solutions MassMutual FinancialGroup

Matt Horace Monica Diaz Paulo Pena Chief Security Officer, VP, Diversity, Inclusion SVP & Managing SVP & Wellness Director - LATAM FJC Security Services ESPN Wyndham Hotel Group

Peter Vermeulen Vinay Nayak Zenola Harper VP HR Americas Regional VP Deputy General Counsel The Linde Group Aerotek Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

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9 PANELISTS

Alice Pope Alison Banks-Moore Angel Luis Rivera Asker Saeed SVP, Customer Advocacy Chief Diversity Officer Chief Diversity Officer Director of Diversity Capital One Bank Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of City University of New York Day Pitney LLP New Jersey

Barb Spengler Bo Young Lee Cecilia Nelson Chris Mendoza Chief Information Officer Global Diversity AVP, Diversity & Inclusion VP, Multicultural Market Wyndham Exchange & Rentals & Inclusion Officer L’Oreal Development Marsh MassMutual Financial Group

Deborah Stanley-McAulay Donna Johnson Ethan Loney Irene Chiu Chief Diversity Officer Chief Diversity Officer VP, Diversity & Inclusion VP & General Counsel Yale University MasterCard NBC GCA Therapeutics

Jennifer Brown Julie Roehm Kathy Maher Kenneth Roldan President & CEO SVP, Strategic Relationships SVP, Revenue Management CEO Jennifer Brown Consulting & Chief Storyteller Wyndham Hotel Group Wesley, Brown & Bartle SAP

Keti Mehta Linda Cavanna-Wilk Lucida Plummer Mari Marques-Thomas Chief HR Officer Of Counsel VP, Diversity & Inclusion VP, Global Learning Alliance Building Services FordHarrison LLP Wyndham Worldwide & Development Wyndham Worldwide

Matt Horace Mecca Santana Melissa Martin Monica Diaz Chief Security Officer, SVP VP, Community & Cultural VP, Marketing VP, Diversity, FJC Security Services Affairs/Diversity Officer Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Inclusion &Wellness Westchester Medical Center ESPN

Patsy Doerr Peter Vermeulen Shaheen Dil Terrance Irizarry Global Head, Corporate VP HR Americas Managing Director Director, Diveristy & Inclusion Responsibility & Inclusion The Linde Group & Global Solution Leader Prudential Thomson Reuters Protiviti

Tracy Vang Vinay Nayak Director, Cross Cultural Regional VP Competence Aerotek Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

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10 MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Rod Colón Founder & President Rod Colón Consulting, LLC MODERATORS Barbara Spengler Keti Mehta Mary Martinez Chief Information Officer Chief HR Officer Diversity & Inclusion Practice Leader Wyndham Exchange & Rentals Alliance Building Services APTMetrics

Deborah Warren Laura James Sandra Greer Manager, Field HR Community Relations Manager Director, Talent Development & Diversity GameStop UPS Neopost USA

Ellen Ornato Marjorie Derven Wendy Amengual Wark Founder & CEO Managing Partner Founder The Next Peace HUDSON Research & Consulting, Inc. Inclusion Strategy VOLUNTEERS Anita D'Annunzio Diana Arroyo Perez Lisa Montalbano Chapter President Laughter Therapist Director of Business Development CT Diversity Council Laughter Heart Employment Horizons, Inc.

Christine Clifton Jessica Speziale Victoria Spencer Patterson Founder Corporate Communications Manager Director of Administration Mindful Business Matters TD Ameritrade Outten & Golden LLP

Dawn Nichols Laura Tesoro Wendy Bellus Executive Director Benefits Coordinator SVP, Talent Acquisition & Development Hyceit NFP SMBC

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11 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Maryjane Baer Alison Banks-Moore Linda Cavanna-Wilk Director, Recruiting Chief Diversity Officer Of Counsel and Inclusion & Diversity Horizon Blue Cross Ford Harrison LLP National Grid Blue Shield of New Jersey

Jennifer Gudenkauf Laura James Dennis Kennedy HR Director Community Relations Founder & CEO Bloomin’ Brands UPS National Diversity Council

Shannon Kelleher Karen Lemon Mari Marques-Thomas Manager, Learning Vice President VP, Global Learning & Development AT&T & Development Pratt & Whitney Wyndham Worldwide

Keti Mehta Maureen O’Malley Elizabeth Powers Chief HR Officer HR Manager Partner Alliance Building Services Latham & Watkins Duane Morris LLP

Asker Saeed Deborah Warren Hugh Welsh Director of Diversity Manager, Field HR President, Day Pitney LLP GameStop General Counsel & Secretary DSM

Peter Wilson Justin Woods Diversity Officer Director, Business Operations Proskauer Rose LLP Aerotek

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12 Proskauer is proud to support the Tri-State Diversity Council

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At ESPN, Everyone Has a Role to Play in Diversity & Inclusion!

ESPN celebrates the accomplishments of our very own Mónica Díaz, VP Diversity, Inclusion & Wellness, as a recipient of the 2015 Multicultural Leadership Award in the Tri-State area. Her thought leadership aligns diversity and inclusion to our business results because at ESPN, “Diversity is about who’s The National Diversity Council on the team...Inclusion is about who gets to play.” is offering a series of webinars this year Congratulations to this year’s Tri-State Leadership Award winners!

For more information, please visit: www.nationaldiversitycouncil.org/ what-we-do/webinars Still fishing for the right employer?

For more information, please contact David Vanek at [email protected] The Tri-State Diversity Council is committed to enhancing the appreciation for and the 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.

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