Marc Burt of American Honda Motor Company to be Recognized with Diversity Spirit Achievement Award

LOS ANGELES - Sept. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- The Diversity Recruiter’s Network (http://diversityrecruitersnetwork.org/) and University of Phoenix announced today that Marc Burt, Assistant Vice President, Office of Inclusion and Diversity at American Honda Motor Company will receive the Diversity Spirit Achievement Award™. He will be commended on Diversity Employment Day, Friday, September 12, 2014 during The Diversity Practioners Roundtable to be held from 9 am to 10:45 am at Embassy Suites LAX South (1440 E. Imperial Avenue, El Segundo).

The Diversity Recruiters Network’s Diversity Spirit Achievement Award™ is a national award program recognizing corporations, individuals, community organizations and media for actively supporting diversity in the community and workplace. The nomination criteria include having vision, creativity and active promotion of diversity and inclusion on a local and national level.

“The Diversity Spirit Achievement Award™ recognizes Marc Burt’s tireless efforts on behalf of diversity in the workplace, community and in government,” said Neal Morrison, Director of Diversity Recruiters Network. “He has set the bar for others to emulate nationwide.”

Panelists for the Diversity Practitioners Roundtable include Burt, Andrew Kwok (Diversity Manager, Sempra Energy), Chris Becker (Vice President and Recruiting Manager, Wells Fargo), Terry Bayer (Chief Operating Officer, Molina Healthcare), Dana Holliday (Managing Director, UPS), Derek Cotton (Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Farmers Insurance), Cynthia Azari (President, Riverside Community College), Derek Ramage (Director of Certificated Workforce Management, Los Angeles Unified School District) and Becky Metler (Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, People and Organization, Sony Pictures Entertainment). This invitation-only event is for employers, professional and community-based organizations and the media, held prior to the opening of the 14^th Annual Diversity Employment Day Career Fair.  Best practices for recruiting, promoting and retaining qualified employees from the Multicultural and Diverse communities will be explored.

ABOUT THE DIVERSITY RECRUITERS NETWORK

The Diversity Recruiters Network (http://diversityrecruitersnetwork.org/) is the fastest growing professional association dedicated solely to the networking of professionals supportive of diversity in the workplace and community. Through its dynamic networking platform, The Diversity Recruiters Network provides empowering resources and services supportive services to advocates of diversity, who are challenged daily. The DRN hosts the Diversity Practitioners Roundtable and Diversity BenchMark Workshops for employers nationwide.

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For more information on the Diversity Spirit Achievement Award ™ and The Diversity Recruiters Network please contact Tracy Blackburn at 562-863-9042 or tracy@citycareerfair.com