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Impact of Unconscious Bias on Diversity and Inclusion

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“Diversity is being invited to the party; Inclusion is being asked to dance” coined by Vernā Meyers, Esq., a nationally recognized expert on diversity and inclusion, demonstrates the necessity for us not to look at diversity as a one and done solution to meet an organization’s diversity goals...it’s so much more than that. Inclusion takes that diversity and mixes it all together drawing out the uniqueness everyone brings to an organization, lifting its employees and successfully moving the organization forward towards social and financial success. Join Anthony & Judy as they explore unconscious bias--discussing what it is; how we address it in our everyday lives and how we can address it in our workplaces. Be prepared for a lively, interactive, and very important discussion about unconscious bias.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

1. Clearly define & discuss unconscious bias

2. Gain an understanding of the concept of unconscious bias and its impact towards our everyday lives and our diverse workplaces

3. Discussing examples of unconscious bias / why we should case about these biases / Now what

4. Committing to action

OUR SPEAKER:

Anthony Paradiso has 15 years of HR leader experience, with an expertise in diversity & inclusion and employee relations.  He is the owner & founder of AllThingzAP, where it is his primary purpose for individuals to be their authentic self.  Additionally, he works for Industrial U.I. Services.  Anthony is very involved, such as the Diversity & Inclusion Director for the Garden State Council-SHRM (GSC-SHRM), the VP of Diversity & Inclusion with the North Jersey-Rockland SHRM Chapter, and the Board of Advisors with the American Conference of Diversity.  He has given a number of presentations about employee relations, D&I, inclusion, being your authentic self, unconscious bias and has facilitated workshops surrounding diversity & inclusion that include the privilege walk.  Anthony has written a number of articles for SHRM,  WorkHuman, Workology,  Rezoomo,  Achievers, etc. and is the Bergen County Human Relations Commissioner.  He has been quoted in HR Magazine, Namely, & Bonusly.  Finally, Anthony received his BA from Binghamton University, his MS in Human Relations & Business from Amberton University, and is HR Certified.   

Judy Elliott-Pugh is a Human Resources leader with over 20 years of progressively responsible HR experience.  As the Director of Human Resources for Interport Maintenance Co., Inc., a Newark, New Jersey-based intermodal shipping container company, she established the Human Resources department and provides strategic and operational direction for all things people.   
Prior to joining Interport, Judy was the HR Director and Chief Talent Officer at JNET Communications, LLC and SVP of Human Resources at SBLI USA. 
Judy is currently the Co-Director of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee of the Garden State Council of SHRM and Chair of the Student Event Committee responsible for the Council’s Student Case Competition.