SUMMIT in Partnership with:
SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS
APRIL 4 & 5, 2022 @ LUMEN FIELD
BE PART OF THE CHANGE! Join our advisory board as we plan our 2023 Compete Sports Diversity Seattle Summit. SeattleSummit@CompeteNetwork.com
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VISION STATEMENT Compete Sports Diversity Unites the World Through Sports. MISSION STATEMENT Compete connects, educates, empowers, and inspires mission driven LGBTQ+ and allied sports and community leaders, sports organizations, non-profit groups, tourism partners, corporate partners, and athletes to further sports diversity together through our membership, media, and event platforms.
The Power of Sports CommunityTM — We Are All Part of Something Bigger I love Seattle! That was my first thought when our team first discussed the idea of partnering with the Seahawks for our 2022 Compete Sports Diversity Summit. Everyone in Seattle has been so welcoming, from Hanna Sanford at the Seahawks to our friends at United Sports Seattle. The objective of our Summit is to bring the Seattle sports community and others together to advance Inclusion, Diversity, Equality/Equity, Acceptance and Leadership – those are our IDEAL Principles. And when we say the community, we mean everyone. Professional sports organizations, amateur sports leagues, the business community, the non-profit community and everyone else. This event is part networking, part education and a call to action. Attendees will leave the Summit with steps they can take in their local communities from day one to further sports diversity. This Summit will be an annual event thanks to our partnership with United Sports Seattle and the support we have received from everyone in Seattle. But we won’t be working in Seattle just once a year. We will be supporting the community throughout the year to come, too. We know that follow up and taking action are two important steps in a successful Summit. We strive to live our mission and vision every day. If you would like to be more involved with Compete and our vision of Uniting the World Through Sports, please reach out to me anytime (the sooner the better) and help Compete “Unite Seattle Through Sports.” Because we are all part of something bigger. With You,
Eric Carlyle, SDLT | CEO/DEI Advocate (He/Him) | eric@competenetwork.com
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THE POWER OF SPORTS COMMUNITYTM Bringing individuals and organizations together to make change is what we call “The Power of Sports Community.TM” We would like to thank the following sports organizations for their help and support in making the 2022 Compete Sports Diversity Summit in Partnership with the Seattle Seahawks possible: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Seattle Seahawks United Sports Seattle Cascade Flag Football Association Cheer Seattle Emerald City Softball Association National Gay Flag Football League North American Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) OL Reign Pride Cheerleading Rainbow City Softball Seattle Kraken Seattle Storm Seattle Sounders
In addition, we would like to thank the sponsor/partners, non-profit organizations, speakers, panelists, volunteers, attendees and the City of Seattle for supporting change. OUR TEAM
CEO/DEI ADVOCATE Eric Carlyle, SDLT • eric@competenetwork.com
VICE PRESIDENT/EDUCATION DIRECTOR Connie Wardman, SDLT • connie@competenetwork.com
VICE PRESIDENT Jared Garduno, SDLT • jared@competenetwork.com
INTERIM MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Michael Mazzocco, SDLT • michael@competenetwork.com
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR Connor Shane, SDLT • connor@competenetwork.com
DIRECTOR OF SALES & PARTNERSHIPS Trayer Martinez, SDLT • trayer@competenetwork.com
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APRIL 4 & 5, 2022 @ LUMEN FIELD
PLEASE – BE THE CHANGE WE NEED! By Brian Hawker, SDL | Managing Director, United Sports Seattle
In 2020 the death of George Floyd was the last straw for many within the African American community after a series of deaths of black men and women by law enforcement that year. Demonstrations of all sizes rocked the U.S. throughout that summer. In Seattle, the CHOP or the CHAZ (the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) formed as a result of these demonstrations. People hurting from these deaths came together at the corner of 11th and Pike in Seattle, taking over the streets and nearby Cal Anderson park. The area, at the time referred to as CHAZ, was left with an indelible mark which still exists today. This has become perhaps the largest, most tangible, most public expression of Seattle’s people illustrating that racism still exists in the U.S That summer, fall and throughout 2021 professional athletes expressed their grief by wearing tributes to Floyd and the other individuals killed by police. This was after Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem in 2016 which ignited the ongoing conversation of the lack of diversity and inclusion within the professional sports community. In Seattle, several Seahawks players repeated Kaepernick’s actions throughout the season. These very visible, emotional illustrations from here in Seattle both illustrate that the need to continue our efforts remains, not only to raise diversity awareness but also the need to pursue true inclusion. This applies not only to race, but to all characteristics which can be used to separate and exclude people — gender, religion, creed, sexual identity, age, physical ability, mental wellness, education and socio-economic levels. We’re all blessed with different life experiences which make us who we are as individuals. We should be recognizing those attributes that make us unique and special, we should be celebrating those individual differences. It’s not sufficient for us only to be asked to the dance — that’s equality. Dammit, we WANT to be asked to dance once we’re there — that’s equity! This is why we’re here today; that’s the challenge. How can we cut through all the drama, all the BS and make a real difference? In attending this Summit, please, accept this challenge. Promise yourself that after these two days of education and growth, you will do what you can to improve someone else’s life, whether here in Seattle or otherwise, on the sports field or in your daily life. Be the change we need!
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WHY YOU SHOULD SIGN OUR IDEAL PRINCIPLES PLEDGE AND BECOME AN SDL MEMBER? By Connie Wardman, M.A., SDLT (she/her/hers)
Our vision statement at Compete Sports Diversity is that we “Unite the World Through Sports,” something we take very seriously by working to connect, educate and inspire mission-driven LGBTQ+ and allied sports and community leaders, sports organizations, non-profit groups, tourism partners, corporate partners and athletes to further sports diversity by working together. As the education director for the Compete Sports Diversity Council (CSCD), I wanted to create a declaration of our values as an organization that would represent our many diverse groups; a philosophy which we could all agree on as human beings. And so a group of us came up with the IDEAL Principles Pledge: I-Inclusion; D-Diversity; E-Equality/Equity; A-Acceptance and L-Leadership. For any movement to fully succeed, representation is needed at many levels and in multiple ways. To that end we developed the Sports Diversity Leader (SDL) designation program to recognize our members as professional sports diversity leaders who have joined us, taken the training and are now entitled to add SDL after their name. The T on the SDLT designation indicates a focus on the Travel & Tourism Industry. Another part of that success for a movement like sports diversity is to have clear, concise messaging used by all of its members all of the time – for example, you can Google leadership and come up with multiple descriptions. But we want to have just one description, and that’s for a SPORTS DIVERSITY LEADER! When you sign up the first thing we ask you to do is to sign our IDEAL Pledge. I hope that you’ll also hang it in your office where you’ll see and reflect on it occasionally. Then your SDL education begins with four basic online classes providing the foundational information needed. Our education program strives to offer important and comprehensive education experiences through attendance at regular conferences, in-person training, mentoring, webinars or elective online classes to ensure you keep current on quickly changing topics. Please recognize that whether you’re working at your town’s Sweet Shoppe and playing softball with your local recreational league or you’re working in the C-Suite of a major international corporation and own a major league team, you are an important sports diversity leader with a sphere of positive influence to make the world a better place for everyone. Please accept my personal invitation and join us!
APRIL 4 & 5, 2022 @ LUMEN FIELD
IDEAL PRINCIPLES By Connie Wardman, M.A., SDLT (she/her/hers)
The five defining IDEAL Principles of the Compete Sports Diversity Council are as follows: I-Inclusion, D-Diversity, E-Equality/Equity, A-Acceptance, L-Leadership. INCLUSION: Inclusion is about creating an environment that makes people feel welcome by involving, respecting and empowering them. Inclusion harnesses the wealth of diverse ideas, connections and backgrounds for the betterment of everyone involved through recognizing the inherent worth and dignity of each individual. It promotes and sustains a sense of belonging to the sports diversity movement for those who want to help but up until now never knew how to participate. DIVERSITY: Diversity is about all the ways we differ as individuals. The range of human differences include race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, language, physical ability or attributes, religious, cultural or ethical values systems, national origin, opinions and political beliefs. It is this wonderful mix of differences that make a person, a team, an organization or a country unique. The sports diversity movement is first about recognizing and appreciating the unique richness that diversity brings us. EQUALITY/EQUITY: While many may think equality only means treating everyone exactly the same, it’s really about making sure that everyone within the group has equal opportunities, such as access to learning, participating, mentoring, volunteering and any other aspects of the sports diversity movement without discrimination or prejudice – this is equity. This equity is part of social equality, which means it also includes equal obligations, making you and other individuals more accountable for your thoughts, words and actions. It’s about creating a fairer society where everyone can not only participate but also has the opportunity to fulfill his, her or their personal potential within a group setting. ACCEPTANCE: This is really about social acceptance – it is your ability to accept and tolerate our endless diversity and to respect the individual and collective differences each individual brings with him, her or they as part of what we call “Team Human Race.” You don’t have to agree with everyone nor are you required to like all their differences as listed in the diversity section above. But it IS about you treating others with kindness; with the same dignity and respect you would want others to use when interacting with you. LEADERSHIP: The term Leadership brings to mind many different characterizations. We see Leadership at its core as the ability of a Leader to inspire, empower and equip others to reach their highest potential and become effective Leaders themselves. Authentic Leadership motivates teams and individuals to persevere toward a defined goal while understanding and abiding by the principles of Inclusion, Diversity, Equality/ Equity, Acceptance and Leadership. This creates an effective Sports Diversity Leader.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 3 | 5 – 7 pm at The Comeback Seattle | KICKOFF EVENT MONDAY, APRIL 4 | at Lumen Field MORNING SESSION HOSTED BY JARED GARDUNO, SDLT | 8:30 am – 11:40 am Building Community Through:
Topic:
Registration On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! Respect
The Importance of Pronouns
Leadership
Welcome by the Seattle Seahawks
Leadership
Leading from a Marginalized Community
Leadership
Leading with the SDL/SDLT Designation
Leadership
The Power of Sports Community Community Partner, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
10 Minute Break Conversation
Pro Sports Leadership Panel Lunch Announcement
AFTERNOON SESSION HOSTED BY ERIC CARLYLE, SDLT | 12:10 pm – 3 pm Building Community Through:
Topic:
Conversation
Amateur Sports Leadership Panel
Allyship
Walk With Me Community Partner, Cocoon House
10 Minute Break Diversity
Diversity Is More than LGBTQ+
Diversity The Importance of BIPOC Representation Diversiy
The Importance of Women in Sports Half-Time Report
COCKTAIL RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AND SILENT AUCTION FOR Short address by:
Seattle Seahawks Compete United Sports Seattle
with Emerald City Softball Association & POCAAN
Presenter:
Role:
Jared Garduno, SDLT (He/Him)
Vice President, Compete Sports Diversity
Carlee Hoover, SDLT (They/Her)
Comissioner, Rainbow City Softball
David Young (He/Him)
COO, Seattle Seahawks
John Deffee, SDLT (He/Him)
Commissioner, NAGAAA
Connor Shane, SDLT (He/Him)
Director of National Events, USA Racquetball
Eric Carlyle, SDLT (He/Him)
CEO/DEI Advocate
Howard Russell (He/Him)
Sales Liason, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Eric Carlyle, SDLT (He/Him)
CEO/DEI Advocate
Trayer Martinez, SDLT (He/Him)
Director of Sales & Partnerships, Compete Sports Diversity
Presenter:
Role:
Brian Hawker, SDL (He/Him)
Managing Director, United Sports Seattle
Connor Shane, SDLT (He/Him)
Director of National Events, USA Racquetball
Kit Topaz (She/Her)
Associate Director of Development
Sara Gross, SDLT (She/Her)
Joshua Magallanes, SDL (He/Him)
CEO, Feisty Media Upper Division Assistant Commissioner, Emerald City Softball Assocation
Mashonda Gilmore, SDL (She/Her)
Founder, Lynn Lewis Foundation
Eric Carlyle, SDLT (He/Him)
CEO/DEI Advocate
LGBTQ+ CHARITY | 5 pm – 7 pm | Embassy Suites Pioneer Hill Chuck Arnold (He/Him)
President, Seattle Seahawks
Eric Carlyle, SDLT (He/Him)
CEO/DEI Advocate
Brian Hawker, SDL (He/Him)
Managing Director, United Sports Seattle
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TUESDAY, APRIL 5 | at Lumen Field SESSION HOSTED BY CONNOR SHANE, SDLT | 9 am – 12:30 pm Building Community Through:
Topic:
Education
Tip Off
Education LGBTQ+ 101 with the Greater Seattle Business Alliance Continuing the Conversation
Supporting the Transgender Community Panel
15 Minute Break Continuing the Conversation
The Importance of Supporting LGBTQ+ Businesses
Recognition
MVP Awards
Gratitude
Overtime
TOUR OF LUMEN FIELD FOR PLATINUM REGISTRANTS
The Sports Diversity Leader (SDL) and Sports Diversity Leader Travel (SDLT) designations are awarded by program. Earning the designation shows a high level of commitment to furthering sports diversity. For m
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LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Connor Shane, SDLT | USA Racquetball, Director of National Events, Chair Eric Carlyle, SDLT | Compete Sports Diversity, CEO John Deffee | North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association, Commissioner (NAGAAA) Jared Garduno, SDLT | Compete Sports Diversity, Vice President Sara Gross, SDLT | Feisty Media, Founder and Legacy Co-CEO Will Hackner | Varsit Gay League Founder Shigeo Iwamiya, SDL | National Flag Football League, Commissioner (NGFFL) Sam Lehman | NAGAAA, Business Development/NGFFL, Treasurer Molly Lenore, SDL | New York Gay Flag Football, Former Commissioner Jake Mason, SDLT | USA Dodgeball, President Andy Palerm | Stonewall Sports Commisioner Angela Smith, SDL | Amateur Sports Association of North America, Commissioner (ASANA) Connie Wardman, SDLT | Compete Sports Diversity Council, Education Director George Yin, SDLT | Yin Hospitality International
Presenter:
Role:
Connor Shane, SDLT (He/Him)
Director of National Events, USA Racquetball
River Teslar (She/Her) & Business Training Specialist, GSBA Levi Coffin (They/Them) Jared Garduno, SDLT (He/Him)
Vice President, Compete Sports Diversity
Sam Lehman (He/Him)
Partnership Director, NAGAAA
Eric Carlyle ,SDLT (He/Him)
CEO/DEI Advocate
Shigeo Iwamiya, SDL (He/Him)
Commissioner, National Gay Flag Football League
y Compete Sports Diversity to individuals that are in the process of completing or have completed the SDL more information on earning this important designation please email sdl@competenetwork.com.
SPECIAL THANKS AIDS Healthcare Foundation
aidshealth.org
A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL
Brand Pride
brand-pride.com Cocoon House
cocoonhouse.org Comeback Seattle
thecomebackseattle.com DNA Seattle
dnaseattle.com Rick King, Caliber Home Loans
rick.king@caliberhomeloans.com Polite Society
nwpolitesociety.com United States Gay Sports Network
usgsn.com Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
vmfh.org
LGBTQ+ young people are more than twice as likely to experience homelessness than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. For over 30 years, Cocoon House has provided outreach, housing and prevention services to all Snohomish County youth ages 12-24. Learn more about how we break the cycle: www.cocoonhouse.org
CSDC MEMBER GUIDE Effective 1-1-2022
CONTACT US | competenetwork.com | (800) 489-1274 CEO • Eric Carlyle, SDLT • eric@competenetwork.com Interim Membership Director • Michael Mazzocco, SDLT • michael@competenetwork.com Vice President • Jared Garduno, SDLT • jared@competenetwork.com Education Director • Connie Wardman, SDLT • connie@competenetwork.com Director of Sales & Partnerships • Trayer Martinez, SDLT • trayer@competenetwork.com
VISION STATEMENT
Compete Sports Diversity Unites the World Through Sports. MISSION STATEMENT Compete connects, educates, empowers, and inspires mission driven LGBTQ+ and allied sports and community leaders, sports organizations, non-profit groups, tourism partners, corporate partners, and athletes to further sports diversity together through our membership, media, and event platforms.
ABOUT THE COMPETE SPORTS DIVERSITY COUNCIL (CSDC) The CSDC also educates and unites its members to build a more diverse, powerful and prosperous sports community. The CSDC educates and unites its members through its Sports Diversity Leadership (SDL) Designation Program, Member Certification Program and CSDC Huddles (influencers). Educational opportunities include conferences, one-on-one mentoring, webinars and virtual courses.
CSDC BENEFITS TO MEMBERS • Take part in creating a more diverse and inclusive global sports community • Be a part of the largest sports diversity network committed to diversity, inclusion, equality/equity, acceptance and leadership • Access important resources • Network at member events • Complimentary membership directory listing • Corporate partner and sponsorship introductions • Help mentor and train future leaders • Learn and share via education and training in a variety of settings • Use of CSDC survey metrics • New benefits added continually
CERTIFICATION(S) AND DESIGNATION(S) AVAILABLE • CSDC Certification This is designed for organizations committed to diversity at the highest levels. By earning this certification, the program helps organizations access their current diversity outreach, affirm their commitment to diversity and demonstrate their sports diversity leadership. The current certification process requires the organization to assign an employee or a volunteer as at least one SDL designee; complete an application; sign the IDEAL Principles Pledge; and complete two mentoring sessions. • SDL (Sports Diversity Leader) Designation Members wishing to further their diversity training and earn the Sports Diversity Leader (SDL) designation are invited to apply for the SDL designation program. This program ensures that those who complete it have a thorough understanding of the sports diversity leadership process and the ability to further the principles of inclusion, diversity, equality/equity, acceptance and leadership in all they do. The program currently requires the individual to complete an application, take four online courses, provide letters of reference, sign the IDEAL Principles Pledge and complete an interview process. • SDLT (Sports Diversity Leader-Travel) Designation This is a specialized SDL Designation that has a focus on the Travel & Tourism industry. The Designee must show additional work experience or education in the Travel & Tourism industry. • The Certification(s) and Designation(s) require a fee to apply. Please contact us for more information.
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CSDC MEMBER GUIDE (continued)
ABOUT THE CSDC EDUCATION PROGRAM As Sports Diversity Leaders, those with the SDL or SDLT designation after your name, you will be leaders within your local, state, national and even international communities. Therefore it is important that we all speak in one voice so our message to others about Inclusion, Diversity, Equality/Equity, Acceptance and Leadership – our IDEAL Principles—is clear. The CSDC began initial development in of its education program in 2018 by hosting a number of webinars, teleconferences, one-on-one diversity coaching as well as in-person mentoring and education. Using member feedback and evaluations, education director Connie Wardman has created a comprehensive training and education program for CSDC members that begins with four basic required online courses so our members, who come from diverse backgrounds will begin by knowing how we all define and live our IDEAL Principles. After that, annual continuing education credits are obtained through in-person attendance at regular conferences, in-person training, mentoring or via webinars or elective online classes to ensure that keeping current on quickly changing topics is easily attained.
ABOUT CSDC EDUCATION DIRECTOR, CONNIE WARDMAN, M.A., SDLT As education director, Connie has an extensive background in LGBTQ+ sports diversity advocacy and adult education. She has served as Editor-in-Chief of Compete Magazine since 2011 and has also been Editor-in-Chief of Rebound Magazine and StandUp Magazine, the world’s first anti-bullying magazine. Prior to joining Compete Magazine in 2006, Connie was a pioneer in distance learning, working for PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) in their Adult Learning Service. She also worked at the McNellis Company, a creative thinking and strategic planning firm providing consulting services for a number of Fortune 10-500 companies throughout the U.S. and beyond. In addition to having worked in higher education, she has also served as an education consultant evaluating training programs for Alcoa’s worldwide research and development division. With a B.A. in English and a minor in Business from Chatham University, Connie also holds an M.A. in Adult and Community Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
OUR MEMBERS, WHO COME FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, WILL BEGIN BY KNOWING HOW WE ALL DEFINE AND LIVE OUR IDEAL PRINCIPLES.
COMMITTEES The CSDC is led by our members via many committee opportunities available to those who wish to help in specific permanent committees as well as those that are task and/or event specific. Committees that are task and/or event specific require a shorter time commitment. Please contact us if you are interested in participating. Current Permanent Committees (as of 01/01/2022) • E ducation: oversees SDL & SDLT Designations, CSDC Certification & training across all platforms (online courses, webinars, teleconferences & in-person training) • M edia: provides assistance with website reviews, press releases, media & marketing referrals, media training, social media & collateral review • L eadership: guides the CSDC’s course • M embership: serves our membership by developing new benefits & promoting new CSDC memberships • P artnership: develops sponsorship opportunities between our members & corporate partners • R esource: makes referrals; assists members with special requests • S in City Classic: develops our strategy for CSDC Sin City Classic participation • W omen Sports Leaders: encourages female participation in sports Task and/or Event-Specific Committees (as of 01/01/2022) • Conference: recommends Conference location(s), agenda, etc. • Recognition & Awards: assists in selecting award winners • Survey: assists in developing, distributing & tabulating important survey questions • Website Upgrade: develops & designs our member website • Sports Diversity Museum: assists in establishing first Sports Diversity Museum
DIRECTORY Our members receive a complimentary listing in the CSDC’s Sports Diversity Playbook. The Playbook connects our members to each other and to corporate partners.
LOGOS AND SEAL OPTIONS Please place the CSCD seal on your website, marketing pieces and RFPs when possible to show the strength and Power of Sports Community.™
NGLCC Compete Sports Diversity is a proud certified LGBTBE (Business Enterprise) by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce that advocates for the expansion of economic opportunities for LGBTQ+ businesses. Compete Sports Diversity is the only NGLCC certified LGBTBE in our specific industry.
PHILANTHROPY Since 2006 Compete Sports Diversity has supported the LGBTQ+ community through sponsorships and in-kind donations now totaling more than $2,260,000.
HASHTAG , SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE CSDC pioneered the #sportsdiversity on Instagram and now leads in its usage. As we create our social media presence, please like and share our posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Our website is currently being incorporated into our corporate site at competenetwork. com. We ask for your patience as we complete this process.
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