The Intersections of Allyship
Join the Georgia Diversity Council for our Virtual LGBTQ+ Unity Summit! This program offers you the opportunity to learn and share diversity and inclusion best practices with other organizational leaders within your community.In addition to learning valuable takeaways that can help you enhance your internal D&I efforts, you will also be able to engage with individuals who represent a wide array of perspectives, businesses, and industries. For questions or comments, please contact Sofia Anthony at [email protected]
Sam Park
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia General Assembly
Sloane Drake
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Southern Company Gas
Kathy Jones
Technology Manager, UX
State Farm
Aby Parsons
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager
Georgia Power Company
Gino Ramos
Senior Manager, Equality Programs
Salesforce
Everton Blair
Chairman
Gwinnett County Board of Education
LGBTQ+ Leadership Award
Laura Langston
Human Resources Leader
GameStop
LGBTQ+ Leadership Award
Sam Park
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia General Assembly
Thomas Ryan-Lawrence
Founder
Opinly
LGBTQ+ Leadership Award
Feroza Syed
Associate Broker
Atlanta Fine Homes
LGBTQ+ Leadership Award
Clay Noe
Senior Manager, DEI & Culture
Papa John's International
Agenda
| 8:00a - 8:30a | Registration, Breakfast, and Networking |
| 8:30a - 8:50a | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:50a - 9:40a | LGBTQ+ and Ally ‘101’ Training Siobhan Boyd-Nelson (Development Director - Equality Ohio) |
| 9:40a - 9:50a | Break |
| 9:50a - 10:45a | Business, HR, and ERG Best Practices Panel |
| 10:45a - 11:00a | Audience Q&A session |
| 11:00a - 11:35a | Ally & Language Exercise |
| 11:35a - 11:40a | Closing Remarks |
For questions or comments please contact the Georgia team at [email protected].
Sponsored By
BRONZE
sponsor- Designated as a Bronze Sponsor of the summit; this designation will be on the event webpage, all pre-event and event online and email promotional material, and printed event materials
- Professional photographs of event for organizational use
- Quarter-page ad in the printed event program
- 2 tickets to the summit
SILVER
sponsor- Designated as a Silver Sponsor of the summit; this designation will be on the event webpage, all pre-event and event online and email promotional material, and printed event materials
- Professional photographs of event for organizational use
- Half-page ad in the printed event program
- 4 tickets to the summit
GOLD
sponsor- Designated as an Gold Sponsor of the summit; this designation will be on the event webpage, all pre-event and event online and email promotional material, and printed event materials
- Gold Sponsor(s) will be included in recognition of 50% event proceeds donation to the Ohio Stem Learning Network
- Professional photographs of event for organizational use
- Full-page ad in the printed event program
- 8 tickets to the summit
PRESENTING
sponsor- Designated as Presenting Sponsor of the summit; this designation will be on the event webpage, all pre-event and event online and email promotional material, and printed event materials – limited to two co-title organizations
- Presenting Sponsor(s) will be included in recognition of 50% event proceeds donation to the Ohio Stem Learning Network
- Presenting Sponsor(s) will be listed on all nametags, table tents, and signage during the event
- Receive a formal plaque as Presenting Sponsor of the event
- An opportunity to have a representative from your organization provide remarks to open or close the event (10 minutes)
- Professional photographs of event for organizational use
- Two full-page ads in the printed event program
- 16 tickets to the summit