Exciting Updates to Our Diversity & Inclusion Council
As we develop and grow our Diversity & Inclusion Council, we have recently revamped the internal structure and created a series of sub-committees to delegate planning, communications and events duties to help serve the goals of the council. Below is a detailed description of our recent updates.
The ASI Diversity & Inclusion Council is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace that encourages and appreciates diversity. Our mission is for every ASI employee to enjoy a sense of belonging, regardless of background and experience, and to feel empowered to succeed. We strive to promote personal growth and build trust at ASI, as well as in the industry we serve. Regardless of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, veteran status and any other component of a person’s identity, the diversity council is committed to listening, learning and acting to ensure equitable treatment and representation of all.
Our guiding principles are as follows:
- Leadership: ASI leaders complete professional development courses so they can effectively manage diverse groups and recognize, reward and coach employees with unique strengths and needs. We hold leadership accountable for promoting and supporting diversity and inclusion among their teams.
- Recruitment: Develop and implement diversity sourcing, hiring and interviewing best practices at all levels. We are also committed to recruiting and hiring diverse candidates for our internship programs to establish a diverse candidate pool for future full-time positions.
- Education: Educate employees on what it means to be an ally by eliminating implicit bias and sharing methods for confronting racism. Our ultimate goal is to increase awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion principles and ensure all employees are empowered and have whatever they need to succeed.
- Equality: Promote equality by analyzing demographics based on our geographic location and position requirements and awareness of pay equity regardless of gender or race. We regularly survey employees on our diversity and inclusion efforts and evaluate our processes to ensure true best practices.
- Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination: ASI is committed to driving meaningful and deliberate change to eliminate racism and discrimination in the organization. We are committed to eliminating systems, practices and policies that result in inequities. We strive to make inclusion and belonging, not only diversity, a top priority.
Below are the members of our council and their roles. They have been split into subcommittees based on goals and objectives.
Strategic Committee
Matthew Cohn, Vice Chairman – Cohn Family Sponsor
The Cohn Family views a diverse and inclusive workforce as core to the company’s long-term strategy and success. Matthew Cohn represents the family in ensuring the council is supported in growing our commitment to our colleagues.
Bob DeFord, Senior Vice President, Distributor Sales and Marketing, Carol Albright, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Matt Barry, Vice President of Product Management and UX & Nancy Carmona, Chief Financial Officer – Executive Advisers
President’s Council members support and work with the council and sub-committees to implement diversity and inclusion activities and policies.
Shelby Kay, Human Resources Manager – Diversity & Inclusion Council Chair
Leads strategic committee meetings and plans events, activities and educational programs alongside council members.
Stephanie Turner-Scott, Director, Corporate Marketing – Diversity & Inclusion Council Vice Chair
Works alongside the chair in creating strategic committee meeting agendas, sharing meeting minutes and planning activities.
Diversity & Inclusion Council Subcommittees
Marketing, Communications and Blog Posts
Plans monthly blog posts, following an established diversity calendar. Coordinates the annual calendar, email/ marketing communications for events, educational workshops, blog posts, etc.
- Amanda Smith, Marketing Manager – Subcommitee Leader
- Caitlyn Macikanycz, Sales Specialist
- Jamaal Jackson, Senior Account Manager, Distributor Services
- Quynh Nguyen, Financial Analyst
- Rebecca Young, Senior Web Designer
- Ross Millstein, Senior Account Manager, Distributor Services
- Stephanie Turner-Scott, Director, Corporate Marketing
- Virginia Lucas, User Experience Interaction Designer
Education and Book Club
Plans and implements educational sessions/workshops. Organizes book club meetings and researches books, articles, videos and discussion questions.
- Caitlyn Macikanycz, Sales Specialist – Subcommitee Leader
- Amanda Smith, Marketing Manager
- Carol Albright, Senior Vice President, Human Resources – Executive Adviser
- Cristina Alcine, Advertising/Marketing Services Coordinator
- Lorianne Harris, Account Manager, Distributor Services
- Olivia Ward, Business Objects Reporting Analyst
- Yogendra Atluri, Front End Engineer
- Yves Desroches, Technical Product Support Analyst
Community Service/Outreach and Events
Researches organizations we can support and plans community service projects. Plans and implements events hosted by the Diversity & Inclusion Council.
- Lorianne Harris, Account Manager, Distributor Services – Subcommitee Leader
- Bob DeFord, Senior Vice President, Distributor Sales and Marketing – Executive Adviser
- Cristina Alcine, Advertising/Marketing Services Coordinator
- Jamaal Jackson, Senior Account Manager, Distributor Services
- Lisa Wolfert, Director of Finance
- Ross Millstein, Senior Account Manager, Distributor Services
- Shelby Kay, Human Resources Manager
- Theodore Young, Collection Specialist
- Yogendra Atluri, Front End Engineer
Data Transparency
Sources and reports data on demographics at ASI.
- Miranda Doane, Executive Director, Human Resources – Subcommitee Leader
- Adrain Jones, Executive Director, Finance
- Lisa Wolfert, Director of Finance
- Nancy Carmona, Chief Financial Officer – Executive Adviser
- Olivia Ward, Business Objects Reporting Analyst
- Quynh Nguyen, Financial Analyst
- Theodore Young, Collections Specialist
- Yves Desroches, Technical Product Support Analyst
Product/Technology
Promotes accessibility, diversity and equality in our own products, such as promoting minority-owned businesses, and how we represent users/people in our interfaces.
- Virginia Lucas, User Experience Interaction Designer – Subcommitee Leader
- Adrain Jones, Executive Director, Finance
- Catie McDonnell, Web Designer
- John McGuire, Copywriter & Copy Editor
- Matt Barry, Vice President of Product Management and UX – Executive Adviser
- Melisa Gutierrez, Product Management and UX Intern
- Rebecca Young, Senior Web Designer
- Samantha Humes, Marketing Content Manager
- Yogendra Atluri, Front End Engineer
We look forward to working together to continue our efforts toward real change.
Equality.
Inclusion.
Understanding.
Awareness.
Respect.
Community.
