W. L. Gore & AssociatesHead of Diversity & Inclusion
Jun. 2005 - Aug. 2017Newark, DEStarted global initiative grounded in organizational culture and focused on building individual, team and organizational capability: • Developed and delivered start-up strategy and implementation framework • Led Diversity Council, including senior leadership and CEO • Designed and created innovative delivery mechanism for dialogue based workshop that created baseline awareness globally (~ 6000 associates; 50 internal facilitators) • Managed and expanded impact of Employee Resources Groups (ERGs) • Implemented a multi-year program to create increased leader capability: “Diversity Champions: Leading Across Differences”, 10 month experiential learning series • Drove communications and education strategies • Created and managed measurement approaches, including introduction of a D&I survey • Consulted with and coached leaders on individual effectiveness and how to integrate diversity into business plans and talent processes • Initiated a gender mobility project that created deeper understanding of barriers to career growth for women and solutions to drive increased representation and engagement • Developed and implemented first Flexible Work Program: philosophy and policy, resource design, leader engagement • Designed customized approach to address culture/environment performance gaps: leadership engagement, data collection, root cause analysis, and solutions development