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Presentation to the Wisconsin Insurance Alliance WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS PRESENTATION TO THE WISCONSIN INSURANCE ALLIANCE A Presentation by: State Representative Shelia Stubbs, Wisconsin State Assembly and Chair, Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Co-Host: Emery K. Harlan, Partner, MWH Law Group LLP PRESENTER INTRODUCTION Shelia Stubbs, Representative, Wisconsin State Assembly . Bachelor’s degree in Political Science . Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management . Master’s in Management, Cardinal Stritch University . Previous work experience: Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Dane County Board of Directors . Co-Founder of End Time Ministries International Church . Assemblywoman since 2018, Dane County’s first African American representative PRESENTER INTRODUCTION Dane County Committee Involvement . Personnel & Finance . UW-Extension (Co-Chair) . Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors . Tamara D. Grigsby Office of Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board . Alliant Energy Center Redevelopment Committee PRESENTER INTRODUCTION Wisconsin Assembly Committee Involvement . Speaker’s Taskforce on Racial Disparities (Co-Chair) . Committee on Tourism (Ranking Member) . Committee on Corrections . Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety . Committee on Colleges and Universities PRESENTER INTRODUCTION Memberships . National Association of Counties (Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee, Vice Chair of Law Enforcement Committee) . Women of NACo (WON) Secretary . Bridge-Lake Point Neighborhood Association (President) . Madison Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. NAACP Dane County Branch PRESENTER INTRODUCTION Past Memberships . Wisconsin Counties Association (Chair-Board of Directors and Vice Chair-Judicial and Public Safety Steering Committee) . NAACP Madison (First Vice President) . Wisconsin NAACP Conference of Branches (Third Vice President) . Madison Youth Council of the NAACP (Chartering Member and Youth Advisor) PRESENTER INTRODUCTION Awards and Recognition . YWCA Woman of Distinction Award 2019 . Democratic Party of Dane County Midge Miller Award for Outstanding Elected Official 2019 . Community Building and Advocacy for Social Justice Building the Generation Gap Community Leader Champion Award 2018 . Democratic Party of Wisconsin Eleanor Roosevelt Award 2014 PRESENTER INTRODUCTION Emery K. Harlan, Partner, MWH Law Group LLP . 30+ years of experience as a trial lawyer . Former Chairman of Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, one of the largest minority-owned law firms in the United States . Partner, MWH Law Group, largest Black Owned law firm in Wisconsin . Counsel to the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus . University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D. Siena Heights College, B.A., Business Administration WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS Purpose . Analyze issues of social and economic impact . Sponsor educational and civic activities that enrich African American communities across Wisconsin . Develop community leaders . Promote diversity and inclusion within public and private sectors WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS Activities . Teach youth about functions of levels of government . Advocate for meaningful and equitable public policies . Discuss legislative issues that impact the Black Community WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS Representatives Senators Shelia Stubbs (Chair, D-77) Julian Bradley (R-28) Dora Drake (Vice-Chair, D-11) LaTonya Johnson (D-06) Samba Baldeh (Secretary, D-48) Lena Taylor (D-04) Kalan Haywood (Treasurer, D-16) David Bowen (D-10) LaKeshia Myers (D-12) Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-17) WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS Accomplishments . Commissioner of Insurance Mark Afable: Insurance Diversity Survey . Black History Month February 2021 – hosted business roundtables and workshops; hosted forum on government procurement . Public Service Commission of Wisconsin: 2021 Equity and Inclusion Plan . Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC): Developing minority hiring and participation goals in agreements . Governor Evers: Increasing diversity in state agencies and on Agency Boards of Directors . Wisconsin Insurance Alliance: Partnering to enhance Diversity Initiatives INSURANCE INDUSTRY INITIATIVES Allstate . 2016: Created Enterprise Diversity Leadership Council (ELDC) . 2018: Launched course: “Disrupting the Unconscious Bias of Cultural Fit” . 2018: Initiated Equal Pay Analysis Process to ensure pay fairness . 2019: Invited diverse teammates into succession planning sessions . 2020: Issued $1.2B in corporate bonds through a syndicate of exclusively diverse businesses INSURANCE INDUSTRY INITIATIVES Chubb . Leadership Accountability . Leadership Competencies and Leadership Development . Business Roundtables and Regional Inclusion Councils . Chubb Pride: development, engagement and advancement with the goal of visible Pride representation throughout the organization . Chubb Mosaic: multicultural roundtable . Chubb Impact: supports and advances women INSURANCE INDUSTRY INITIATIVES MetLife . Engages with over 400 diverse businesses annually . Since 2003, has achieved over $3B in spend with diverse suppliers . Board of Directors Succession Planning . Sponsors diverse business owners at executive education programs at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth . 2020: 100 Best Companies Working Mother recipient, 22 years in a row WISCONSIN INSURANCE ALLIANCE Represents Property and Casualty Insurance Industry . Public policy analysis and advocacy . Media information . Consumer education . Legal advocacy Source: www.wisalliance.com INSURANCE INDUSTRY INITIATIVES State of California Insurance Diversity Initiative . Established in 2011 to focus on diversity issues within the State’s $310B insurance industry . Encourages increased procurement and enhances diversity among insurer governing boards . Conducts surveys . Publicly disseminates information . Hosts events, develops partnerships, practices outreach WISCONSIN INSURANCE ALLIANCE The WLBC and the WIA Missions Align . Advocacy . Education . Policy Analysis . Information WISCONSIN INSURANCE ALLIANCE The WLBC and the WIA Missions Align . The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus seeks to be a resource for WIA members . To develop best practices for driving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives in the insurance industry . To build pipeline programs to expose diverse students to insurance field . To establish partnerships that create opportunities for diverse suppliers WIA - DIVERSITY INITIATIVE Resources for Diverse-Owned Businesses State of Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program: https://supplierdiversity.wi. gov/Pages/Home.aspx WISCONSIN INSURANCE ALLIANCE Resources for Locating Diverse-Owned Businesses State of Wisconsin Supplier City of Milwaukee Small Business Development Diversity Program: https://supplierdiversity.wi.g City of Madison ov/Pages/Home.aspx Targeted Business Enterprise Programs Q & A.
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