International Society of Diversity & Inclusion Professionals Names '13 Legends of Diversity Honorees

Jan. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- CARY, NC – The International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals (ISDIP), the first global comprehensive association for the diversity and inclusion field, spanning all industries and sectors, is pleased to announce our 2013 Legends of Diversity Award honorees.

These pioneering diversity and inclusion professionals will be recognized at the Legends of Diversity Dinner to take place during our 2nd annual conference, “International Insights & Innovation (http://www.diversityandinclusionprofessionals.org/conference.html),” on 6 – 9 August 2013 in beautiful Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  
The 2013 Legends of Diversity Award honorees are:

►Nancy J. Adler, Ph.D., S. Bronfman Chair in Management, McGill University

►Rohini Anand, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Global Chief Diversity Officer, Sodexo

►Johnnetta Cole, Ph.D., Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

►Deborah Dagit, Recently Retired Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Merck, and President, Deb Dagit Diversity LLC

►Ronald C. Parker, President and CEO of The Executive Leadership Council and retired Global Chief Diversity Officer at PepsiCo

►Hiroko Tatebe, Founder & Executive Director, Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity

As part of this momentous honor, each Legend will receive lifetime member status with ISDIP. These Legends have also been invited to participate in a 90-minute panel discussion on 8 August called “Conversations with Legends,” in which they will share insights about the diversity and inclusion profession and answer questions from conference attendees.

“I extend my sincere congratulations to each and every one of our honorees! It will be a tremendous honor to have these luminaries in the diversity and inclusion profession attend and speak at our second annual conference,” says ISDIP Founder and CEO Cassandra D. Caldwell, Ph.D. “The International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals would not exist if it were not for their courage, tenacity, and influence.”

Our inaugural 2012 Legends of Diversity honorees were: Myrtha B. Casanova, Ph.D., John P. Fernandez, Ph.D., Lee Gardenswartz, Ph.D., Lewis Brown Griggs, Edward E. Hubbard, Ph.D., Kaleel Jamison, Judith H. Katz, Ed.D., Frances E. Kendall, Ph.D., Frederick A. Miller, Patricia C. Pope, Anita Rowe, Ph.D., Donna M. Stringer, Ph.D., R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., D.B.A. Learn more about these 2012 honorees here: http://diversityandinclusionprofessionals.org/legends.html.

Early-bird registration for the ISDIP three-day conference (#ISDIP2013), to be held at the spectacular Hyatt Regency Hotel, is open until 31 January. Visit http://diversityandinclusionprofessionals.org/conference.html to register.

Not a member of the International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals? Go to http://diversityandinclusionprofessionals.org to join.

About the International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals

The International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals is the first global comprehensive professional association that spans across industries and across public and private sectors. The ISDIP views diversity and inclusion through a comprehensive lens that includes four strategic pillars: organizational development, supplier diversity, workforce diversity, and community engagement. Membership is open to all public-sector and private-sector professionals with diversity and inclusion job responsibilities and/or interests.

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International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals
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