Two Diversity Education Programs Close the Healthcare Disparities Gap To Lead On Thursday, May 14, the American Conference on Diversity will present NewJersey the 6th Health Equity Conference. 109 Church Street STANDValuing Diversity,TALL Educating Leaders, Promoting Respect Winter 2015 Developed for healthcare professionals New Brunswick, NJ 08901 and health system administrators, the Diversity Leaders Take Center Stage at the State Humanitarian Dinner full-day conference will feature dynamic SAVE THE DATE diversity speakers, panel discussions, and Saturday, June 6, 2015 2014 Humanitarian Dionne Warwick, learning sessions to help foster more health Award Honorees Grammy Award-Winning literate organizations throughout the tri- Music Legend (Legacy (left to right): state area. The Health Equity Conference Daisy Chan, Director of Humanitarian Award) in May will be one of two ACOD initiatives Enterprise Communications New Jersey Natural & Employee Engagement in 2015 funded by Horizon Foundation Gas COO Kathleen at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Kevin Cummings, for New Jersey and aimed at closing the Shield of New Jersey, Diversity Stride Walk-a-Thon Ellis, New Jersey Devils CEO of Investors Bank healthcare disparities gap. Thank you to shares “3 Things to Know (Corporate Humanitarian Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ President of Business our community partners: Robert Wood About Healthcare Law” Award) Johnson University Hospital, HealthSouth during the 5th Health CHECK IN / REGISTRATION Operations Hugh Weber, Our interfaith panel discussion intersects healthcare and cultural competency. Equity Conference. 10:30 AM Rehabilitation Hospital, and Acute Care. and award-wining STEP OFF & RIBBON CUTTING Carol Evans, President and 11:30 AM journalist and CEO of Founder of Working Mother “We’re exploring issues of cultural staff education, this free program helps Starfish Media Group Media, CEO of Diversity competency and establishing a new participants examine issues of diversity To register, visit: Best Practices and NAFE standard for giving care. To date, the and inclusion within themselves and the www.AmericanConferenceonDiversity.org Soledad O’Brien. (Diversity Ambassador Award) American Conference on Diversity has healthcare environment. The Train-the- worked with more than 80 percent of Trainer program is a continuing nursing Telephone: 732-745-9330 Barbra Casbar Siperstein, acute healthcare facilities throughout New education activity approved for 6.25 Fax: 732-745-9419 Nearly 250 corporate, academic, and the generous support of Horizon Blue Deputy Vice Chair of the NJ Jersey,” says our CEO Williams-Riley. contact hours by the New Jersey State www.AmericanConferenceonDiversity.org community/government leaders flocked Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, New Democratic State Committee and Our Healthcare Cultural Competency Nurses Association. Advance registration to the American Conference on Diversity Jersey Natural Gas, Prudential Financial, Political Director, Gender Rights Advocacy Association of NJ Train-the-Trainer program will be held is required. Both programs will be held 2014 State Humanitarian Dinner in West New Jersey Devils, BASF, Berkeley The Train-the-Trainer program provides continuing at the NJHA Conference Center, 760 (Advocacy Humanitarian Award) nursing education activity contact hours from the New on April 15. Designed for healthcare Orange, NJ, last April to pay tribute to College, L’Oréal USA, NASCO, New Jersey Jersey State Nurses Association. professionals with the responsibility for Alexander Rd., Princeton, NJ. SAVE THE DATE U.S. Senator Cory Booker, award-winning Manufacturers Insurance Company and journalist Soledad O’Brien, the New NJM Bank, PNC Bank, PSEG, The Leon Nadine O. Vogel, Jersey Devils, and New Jersey Natural Gas and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation, Founder of Springboard BOARD OF TRUSTEES Consulting, LLC Student Interns from COO Kathleen Ellis for their unwavering Verizon, ADP, Day Pitney LLP, Drinker Annual Commercial (Bridge Builder Award) Annual State CO-CHAIRS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES angelo J. genova, esq. Patricia Rossman commitment to diversity and inclusion. Biddle & Reath LLP, Genova Burns Christ the King in Newark Real Estate Luncheon Genova, Burns & Giantomasi BASF Corp. This premier annual event is one way Giantomasi Webster, IBM OmniClaim, Wednesday, that our nonprofit organization raises and Wells Fargo. The 2015 event will be held at the Two outstanding student interns – Tamara HumanitarianAPRIL 2, 2015 Dinner Lola Holness Linda A. Savino spectacular Pleasantdale Château in & Yvie – both from Christ the King Prep PSEG Services Corp. HealthSouth Rehabilitation funds to provide leadership-development June 3, 2015 Pleasantdale ChÂteau • West Orange, nJ Hospital of Tinton Falls scholarships for students and schools To celebrate the 20th anniversary of our West Orange. To purchase tickets, contact School in Newark, NJ, joined us last fall andrew B. Joseph, esq. LFD program in 2015, the American Mayfair Farms HONORING Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP William Sumas throughout New Jersey to participate in our our Gala Coordinator Barbara Getze as part of our ongoing internship initiative. Village Supermarkets, Inc. Conference on Diversity will be hosting at [email protected] or (800) 626-8097. Not only did they learn essential office- West Orange, NJ Dionne Warwick Katherine Kish signature Lead for Diversity (LFD) youth Market Entry, Inc. Elizabeth Williams-Riley an extraordinary State Humanitarian Tickets must be purchased in advance. Honoring Grammy Award-Winning Music Legend angela guy Thomas F. Hayes leadership-development initiative. The and database-management skills, but they American Conference on Diversity fundraiser on April 2 honoring the Special Anniversary ads and sponsorship Legacy Humanitarian Award L’Oréal USA New Jersey Natural Gas Pam H. Kwatra 2014 State Humanitarian Dinner would collaborated on a project to reach out to Michael G. McGuinness following diversity legends: opportunities are also available. CEO, New Jersey Chapter of NAIOP Kripari Marketing Dr. A. Zachary Yamba not have been made possible without our LFD alumni for the 20th anniversary President Emeritus Kevin Cummings celebration. If you would like to learn VICE CHAIRS Ava-Marie Madeam Essex County College Call the American Conference on CEO, Investors Bank Verizon more about our internship opportunities, Corporate Humanitarian Award Michele C. green Diversity to purchase tickets Prudential Financial S. Craig Mourton Take the STAND TALL Challenge please call 732-745-9330. Fairleigh Dickinson University TRUSTEES EMERITUS Carol Evans Ryan P. Parker President/Founder, Working Mother Media & CEO, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Vanessa Nazario Allen I. Bildner + Anne Evans Estabrook Are you up for the challenge? STAND TALL Students, Teachers, Allies Navigating Discrimination: Diversity Best Practices & NAFE PNC Bank HANK OU TO UR ARTNERS IN DUCATION Diversity Ambassador Award Elberon Development Co. Take Action, Learn, and Lead – and help us raise $100,000 to continue to deliver life- T Y O P E TREASURER Michael L. Rodburg, Esq. Lowenstein Sandler, PC changing leadership-development programs. You can start with a donation of as low as $5 at Barbra Casbar Siperstein thomas d. sayles, Jr. + Special thanks to our 2014 Partners in Education and other donors who provided scholarships to schools that did not have the financial resources to cover the daniel eatman Jr. www.AmericanConferenceonDiversity.org/donate, and then challenge friends and family via social Deputy Vice Chair, NJ Democratic State Committee Investors Bank +Deceased cost of our Lead for Diversity program but knew their schools would benefit from the experience. Each year we award schools $65,000 in scholarships, allowing & Political Director, Gender Rights Advocacy media to do the same. Here’s how: 100 students from 20 to 25 schools to participate in our annual Lead for Diversity Leadership Institute. School sponsorships are available! Make 2015 the year Association of NJ Advocacy Humanitarian Award 1.) Take a selfie holding a #StandTall-tagged poster telling how you’re helping to fight that you become a Partner in Education! Contact Elizabeth Williams-Riley at [email protected] for more details. Get connected! Stay connected! Look for us on these platforms: discrimination. Nadine O. Vogel © American Conference on Diversity. All Rights Reserved. CEO, Springboard Consulting LLC 2.) Upload your #StandTall image to Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram and tag five friends to Bridge Builder Award follow your lead and help us reach our goal! For tickets, email [email protected] Send us an email ([email protected]) to receive our e-letter. STAND TALL to Lead New Jersey / Winter 2015 5 AmericanConferenceOnDiversity.org • 732-745-9330 or call (800) 626-8097 www.AmericanConferenceonDiversity.org STAND TALL SOCIAL MEDIA Message from the Lead for Diversity: Diversity Stride Walk-a-Thon: 15 Years On Pace for Change! DEFINING MOMENTS OF DIVERSITY Celebrating 20 Years of Opening Minds President L’Oréal USA, NAACP (Edison Branch), Middlesex County Freeholder Charles Kenny and our CEO Williams-Riley at and CEO New Brunswick City Market, Presidential Diversity Stride Walk-a-Thon, flanked Heights of East Orange, NJ, PSEG, Psi Sigma by Jersey 101.5 staff. Elizabeth Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Robert Wood Williams-Riley Johnson University Hospital, ShopRite, St. Peter’s Healthcare System, Walmart, and Recipient of the Girl Scouts