A Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations- 2022
Date and Time:
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Location:
Gateway Hotel & Conference Center
2100 Green Hills Dr
Ames, IA 50014
Description:
A Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations- 2022
Please join us for our fifth annual Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations! As we work to make Ames and Story County a more inviting place to live, work and do business, it is critical that we assemble programs like this to empower our members and the greater community. We are excited to welcome Joshua Barr, Chief Strategist and President of his own organization- Raising the Barr, as our 2022 Keynote Speaker
This year's event will be held at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center on November 1, 2022. This half day event will feature speakers and an opportunity to network with other businesses.
The first half of the event will be optional breakout rooms and the second half of the event will be a keynote over lunch. Each breakout session you will have a choice between three separate sessions. Registration can be purchased for both parts of the event or just the keynote only.
Keynote Speaker
Joshua Barr
Event Speakers
Anita Rollins
Isaiah McGee
Audrey Kennis
Max Mowitz
Marvin DeJear
Schedule at Glance
7:30am- Registration opens, breakfast opens
8:10am- Welcome to breakout sessions
8:15-9:30am- First breakout session
9:45-11:00am- Second breakout session
11:00am- Registration for keynote to open, lunch opens
11:30am- Local remarks and keynote session begins
1:00pm- Event to end
Joshua V. Barr is an Emmy and national award-winning, transformational leader from South Carolina with an MBA and Juris Doctorate who has trained people on human rights, diversity, equity, and inclusion issues from all 50 states and 5 continents.
One of Joshua’s proudest moments in solving people issues was the Bridging the Gap initiative where, as the Executive Director at the Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Commission, he conducted community dialogues throughout the city determining what could be done to increase opportunity and make a safe, more just community for all. Through that initiative, Joshua and his team were able to craft, develop, and implement over 25 new city policies and practices designed to improve community-government relations and help residents move up the socio-economic ladder. In 2020, Joshua debuted his Emmy award-winning documentary Breaking Bread, Building Bridges where nearly 40 strangers were matched up together based on their differences to have dinners over the course of a few months. Joshua served as the creator, director, and executive producer of the documentary/project. The documentary was awarded the 2020 Governor’s Emmy Award. Joshua has won a number of other awards including being named #5 of the top 100 influencers in local government in the United States by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) organization in part for his article A Better Way: 50+ Action Items to Fight Against Racism In Your Community. Other awards include Top 100 US Corporate Executive Leaders Under 50, 2019 Public Servant of the Year by the Des Moines Neighborhood Associations, and the 2020 Martin Luther King, Jr. Make-A-Difference Award by the Greater Des Moines YMCA.
Joshua now serves as the Chief Strategist and President of his own organization, Raising The Barr, where he trains organizations on how to reach new heights by investing in their employees and stakeholders through inclusive and equitable policies and practices in order to improve the organization’s culture which will, in turn, improve its performance, revenues, and community impact.
Max Mowitz is Program Director at One Iowa, Iowa’s statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization, overseeing organizational programming, direct service, and community education via LGBTQ training. Max specializes in topics related to the trans and nonbinary community, LGBTQ birth work, LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare, and mental healthcare and is a certified Community Health Worker. Max previously served as the Volunteer and Office Coordinator at the Young Women’s Resource Center after earning their undergraduate degree in Ethnomusicology and African American Studies.
Anita Rollins is passionate about equity and inclusion work; most of her career and community activities center around these issues. She managed Iowa State University’s Science Bound program for more than 20 years, helping to ensure the academic success of thousands of students of color and supporting their families. She has also been a science communications specialist, health educator, and program director.
Audrey Kennis is the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the City of West Des Moines. She is an educator, practitioner, and social justice advocate. Audrey has over fourteen years of experience in higher education. She worked at Iowa State University for over a decade in recruitment, retention, and multicultural programming. Kennis has received several awards and accolades including the 2022 DEI Leader of the Year from the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce.
Isaiah McGee is a leading partner with Equity and Justice Consulting? LLC, a consulting, training, and coaching firm focused on professionals, organizations, and businesses searching for resources, pathways, and? solutions that will lead to growth, engagement, and functionality around issues of social justice and systems equity. He currently serves as the director of Leadership, Equity, and Climate for The Core Collaborative, a professional learning company and an executive board memeber of Schools Transforming, the Harvard RIDES Institute.
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Event Item Name Expires Pricing
Event Registration- Full Day Nov 01, 2022 Member: $100.00 Non-Member: $115.00
Event Registration- Keynote ONLY Nov 01, 2022 Member: $75.00 Non-Member: $90.00
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