Who is the Diversity Committee
A team of strategic human resource and diversity professionals within Middle Tennessee SHRM dedicated to supporting its members in the area of diversity.

Vision
MT-SHRM is committed to reaching out to our community to attract a diverse base of HR professionals, share best practices of diversity initiatives and create an awareness of and help eliminate barriers that prevent employers from identifying, developing and leveraging the best talent available.

Objectives
Our vision will be achieved by networking with other HR professional organizations and communicating our commitment to diversity and our community.

We will host diversity forums throughout the year to build awareness and share best practices.
We will highlight the business value of diversity and inclusion into each monthly meeting and share success stories from our community.

Announcements
May 8, 2008 Diversity Speaker: Executive Director, Beverly L. Watts
May 15, 2008 DiversiTea , After hours workshop on Helping your business Define diversity, Talk about diversity Identify the value of diversity and write the business case

Diversity Resources
We have put together a list of resources to help you with your diversity needs. For additional support please contact the committee chair Victoria Hall.
www.diversityinc.com
www.workforcediversity.com
www.hispanicbusiness.com
www.shrm.org/diversity

Diversity Committees
Victoria Hall - Vice Chair – 615-974-9826 – victoria-hall@comcast.net
Karen Presley – HR Representative, Committee member
Laquita Stribling – Sr. District Manager and Diversity Chair
Betty Johnson – VP of Human Resources
Joyce Jordan – HR Employee Relations & Benefits Administrator
Peggy Harris – HR Manager/ EEO Officer
Sergio Aguliar – Certified CPA