ERG Leadership Summit 2023

2023 ERG Leadership Summit

“Allies at Work: Strengthening Advocacy and Community”

Day 1 Agenda – The Westin Chattanooga 8:30a-4:00p; 5:30p-7:30p

On-the-Go

Community Service Projects

 City of Chattanooga Parks (20 people)

 Chattanooga Theater Center (35 people)

 Chambliss Center For Children (30 people)

NOTE: Includes travel time to locations; Service projects will be performed

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End of Day 1

2023 ERG Leadership Summit

“Allies at Work: Strengthening Advocacy and Community”

Day 2 Agenda – The Westin Chattanooga 8:30a-4:30p

**Jeff Lyash, Sue Collins & Don Moul**

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Guest Speakers

June 14th

Vincent Phipps

Vincent Phipps is the CEO of Communication VIP Training and Coaching. For 27 years, Vincent has partnered with companies by delivering keynote speeches and facilitating interactive workshops to address the importance of how communication diversity, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and presentation engagement bring value. Vincent earned his BS in Speech Language, an MA in Leadership Management and is scheduled to complete his Ph.D. with a doctorate in Communication in 2024.

Vincent loves to combine humor, high energy, interaction, and content expertise to keep laughing and listening. Vincent is featured in the top 1% of the world’s best motivational speakers and communication experts. Vincent’s philosophy is the following, “If I can get you to laugh, I can get you to listen. If I can get you to listen, I can help your communication skills amplify!”

June 15th

Anita Ricketts

Anita Ricketts serves as the Head of Strategic Partnerships for Fair360, joining the company in 2013 as Vice President, Major Accounts. She is a consultant, advisor, and coach to Fair360’s corporate partners in her current role. She also oversees the company’s philanthropic partnerships.

Prior to joining Fair360, Ms. Ricketts was with IEEE, a global nonprofit that advances technological innovation for the benefit of humankind. She served as IEEE’s first international regulatory compliance officer, directing the compliance programs and policies that sustain the organization’s operations in over 100 countries.

Ms. Ricketts holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Stanford University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University.

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Guest Speakers

June 15th

Steve Robbins

Dr. Steve L. Robbins is the founder and owner of S.L. Robbins and Associates, a consulting firm on issues of human behavior based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company serves a growing variety of local and national clients. Steve earned his bachelor’s degree in Communications from Calvin College, and his masters and doctorate degrees in Communication Science from Michigan State University.

Often called a “diversity expert,” Steve readily admits that he doesn’t know if that’s the right title. Steve considers himself more a life-long student of human behavior. For him, issues of inclusion and diversity are fundamentally issues of human behavior in a world filled with human differences.

His life experiences and academic background in communication science, social psychology and cognitive neuroscience create the foundation from which he crafts his talks and workshops. That science-based foundation guides his work and allows him multiple perspectives that he brings to bear on issues of inclusion, belonging and diversity.

An inspirational speaker, he engages and captivates audiences all over the world (in-person and virtually) with his compelling stories and keen insight into human behavior. His presentation style is often described as a mix of Bill Nye the Science Guy, Saturday Night Live and The Big Bang Theory.

When he is not traveling, Steve spends time rooting for the Michigan State Spartans. He loves spending time with his incredible wife and four talented children.

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Guest Speakers

June 15th

Dan Anderson

As the sole shareholder and President of Diversified Supply, Inc. Mr. Anderson has played an integral part in the development and achievements that DSI is known for in the electrical distribution industry. He has forged profitable relationships with large multinationals corporations by offering quality services, growing product offerings, and exerting his associates to offer world class service.

Dan began to build his knowledge of the electrical industry when his career started as a Purchasing Agent purchasing electrical products for Tennessee Valley Authority from 1980 to 1982. Dan transitioned his career in late 1982 to pursue a position as a Financial Consultant for Merrill Lynch. In May of 1989 Dan purchased the majority interest in DSI. After a successful tenure at Merrill Lynch, Dan joined DSI in 1990 as President and has maintained that post to present.

Dan is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College, earning a degree in Business Administration. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the College and has been elected as the Alumnus of the year in 2011, and elected to the College’s Sports Hall of Fame. Dan also has served on the Procter and Gamble Supplier Diversity Advisory Committee providing advice on how to grow P&G business with Diverse Companies.

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Service Opportunities (6/14 1:00 - 3:30 PM EST)

Chattanooga Parks

TVA Contact:

Holly Hoyle

Address:

Williams Stairway

10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Parking:

Suggested parking near the Edwin Hotel; parking passes to be provided

Chattanooga Theatre Centre

TVA Contact:

Brandon Smith

Address:

400 River St, Chattanooga, TN 37405

Parking:

Behind the building (once you turn on to Tremont Street, make a left at that intersection, and the first right is our driveway)

Chambliss Center for Children

TVA Contact:

Kenzie Saitta

Address:

315 Gillespie Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37411

Parking:

Volunteerparking is the lot across the street. It is marked with an orange heart that says, “Additional Parking”. Use the main entrance near the flag-pole, the door with the 4 huge columns.

Employee Resource Groups

ABLED (Awareness Benefitting Leaders & Employees about disAbilities) seeks to engage, equip and elevate TVA’s workforce on issues and barriers facing individuals with disabilities. ABLED exists to improve the workplace environment and community for individuals with disabilities by creating a culture of access.

ACTion—the Asian Collaboration Team— focuses on helping TVA become an employer of choice in the Asian-American community and to collaboratively build greater inclusion and diversity across the organization and within our communities.

Council of Native Americans

TVA & Amigos facilitates the growth of the Hispanic/Latino employee population in numbers, professional development and engagement within the company and community. Our goal is to promote awareness of and participation in Hispanic/ Latino interests—open to all—as part of TVA’s commitment to a sustainable, diverse and inclusive workforce.

The Council of Native Americans provides educational opportunities for the TVA workforce to learn and interact more with a focus on the cultural diversity of Native Americans, to help facilitate the growth of the Native American employee population in numbers, and to provide an avenue for Native Americans to share their cultural diversity.

African American Voices provides a forum for employees to exchange ideas and to network within TVA and in the communities we serve. We seek to engage, educate and mentor our members, impact our diverse workforce and support TVA’s mission of service.

Spectrum (LGBT & Allies) seeks to engage, empower and educate TVA’s workforce on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues relevant to our communities in the Tennessee Valley. We exist to improve the workplace environment by providing support and advocacy to ensure equal civil rights for all employees. Spectrum aspires to be a presence in our community, working to promote diversity and inclusion on behalf of TVA.

Through partnerships with TVA leaders and employees, TVA-VA supports a strong commitment to the brave men and women who have served—and continue to serve—our nation in the Armed Services. We strive to enhance TVA’s reputation as one of the nation’s most military-friendly employers, where veterans can continue to serve in a whole new way.

The New Employee Network engages our team members from the beginning of their TVA experience. We connect new employees with networking, learning and career development opportunities while enabling organizational leaders to better understand emerging employee trends and needs.

Women Empowered creates connections across TVA to foster professional and personal growth. We empower advocacy and opportunities to help women contribute to the TVA mission and to our communities in unique, powerful ways.

At TVA, we are powered by our people—and strengthened by our diversity. Together, we make life better for the people we serve.

WE CHAMPION PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY STRENGTH THROUGH A NETWORK OF EMPLOYEE RESOURCES GROUPS.

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IwD Enterprise Team Structure

Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer IwD Council

Collaborates across the enterprise to unlock the potential of our diverse organization and move our culture forward The team also champions the fair and equitable application of our policies and practices for all employees at every level

Enterprise Leadership Team

Commissioned by the ELT in April 2021 to advise, champion, and oversee all IwD strategies and actions across the enterprise Council members also champion IwD within their respective SBUs

Employee-led, volunteer organizations established in 2015 ERGs support and advocate for IwD enterprise wide, serving as a resource when needed and sounding board to voice concerns and solutions

Established in 2021 to provide insights on SBUs’ inclusiveness and diversity

The six SBUs include:

 Nuclear

 Operations

 External Relations

 Financial Services

 Office of General Counsel

 Human Resources & Communications

TVA

Equal Opportunity Compliance manages the Equal Opportunity process and partners with Ethics & Compliance and Office of the General Counsel to oversee investigations, decisions, and reporting Union partnerships advance DEIA efforts to increase pipeline diversity

Treat everyone with dignity and respect, emphasizing inclusion by welcoming each person’s individuality so we can reach our potential

IwD Contact List

HR&C Wilson Taylor

Marshall

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TVA’s Employee Resource Groups

ABLED ABLED (Awareness Benefitting Leaders & Employees about disAbilities) seeks to engage, equip and elevate TVA’s workforce on issues and barriers facing individuals with disabilities. ABLED exists to improve the workplace environment and community for individuals with disabilities by creating a culture of access.

ACTion

ACTion—the Asian Collaboration Team— focuses on helping TVA become an employer of choice in the Asian-American community and to collaboratively build greater inclusion and diversity across the organization and within our communities.

Said Sidiqi Victoria Vicente Bob Dalrymple

African American Voices

African American Voices provides a forum for employees to exchange ideas and to network within TVA and in the communities we serve. We seek to engage, educate and mentor our members, impact our diverse workforce and support TVA’s mission of service.

Council of Native Americans

The Council of Native Americans (CNA) ERG provides educational opportunities for the TVA workforce to learn and interact more with a focus on the cultural diversity of Native Americans, to help facilitate the growth of the Native American employee population in numbers, and to provide an avenue for Native Americans to share their cultural diversity.

New Employee Network

The New Employee Network engages our team members from the beginning of their TVA experience. We connect new employees with networking, learning and career development opportunities while enabling organizational leaders to better understand emerging employee trends and needs.

Employee Resource Group

Descriptions

Champion/ Co-Champion

Executive Sponsor/ Co-Sponsor

Ashley Floyd Greg Henrich Jennifer Bryant

Marlena Stacy Dan Pratt

Andrew Gordon Bryan Williams Eric Grau

Stephanie Mullins Wilson Taylor

Spectrum Spectrum (LGBT & Allies) seeks to engage, empower and educate TVA’s workforce on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues relevant to our communities in the Tennessee Valley. We exist to improve the workplace environment by providing support and advocacy to ensure equal civil rights for all employees. Spectrum aspires to be a presence in our community, working to promote diversity and inclusion on behalf of TVA.

TVA & Amigos TVA & Amigos facilitates the growth of the Hispanic/Latino employee population in numbers, professional development and engagement within the company and community. Our goal is to promote awareness of and participation in Hispanic/Latino interests— open to all—as part of TVA’s commitment to a sustainable, diverse and inclusive workforce.

Through partnerships with TVA leaders and employees, TVA-VA supports a strong commitment to the brave men and women who have served—and continue to serve—our nation in the Armed Services. We strive to enhance TVA’s reputation as one of the nation’s most military-friendly employers, where veterans can continue to serve in a whole new way.

Women Empowered Women Empowered creates connections across TVA to foster professional and personal growth. We empower advocacy and opportunities to help women contribute to the TVA mission and to our communities in unique, powerful ways.

Employee Resource Group

Descriptions

Champion/ Co-Champion

Executive Sponsor/ Co-Sponsor

Lyndsay Sneckenberger David Fountain Sharon Williams

Edith Perez Tom Rice Jessica Baker

TVA Veterans Association

Kevin Baker Kevin Rudnitzki Allen Clare Doug Keeling

Ashton Lewey Jan Brown