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Sonia Coleman
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
The Walt Disney Company
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As Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of The Walt Disney Company, Sonia Coleman is responsible for leading Disney’s human resources strategy, global talent acquisition, leadership development, diversity and inclusion, organizational design and cultural development, employee education and development, compensation and benefits, HR operations and technology, and global security.
Most recently, Coleman was responsible for employee development and engagement; recruitment and compensation; organizational development; and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for both ESPN and the general entertainment portfolio of businesses at Disney Entertainment, which include ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Owned Televisions Stations, Disney Branded Television, Disney Television Studios (20th Television, ABC Signature, 20th Television Animation and Walt Disney Television Alternative), Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic Content, and Onyx Collective.
Prior to that, Coleman served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Disney General Entertainment from 2017. She also served as Vice President, Human Resources for the company from May 2016 and in that capacity oversaw HR strategy, change management initiatives, organizational development, and engagement strategies for Disney’s corporate, enterprise, and cross-functional employees, and served as the lead HR business partner to the company’s senior corporate executives. She was also responsible for employee relations for the company.
Coleman joined Disney in 2008 as Vice President, Human Resources, Disney Consumer Products, a role she held for eight years. Before Disney, Coleman worked at The Children’s Place from 2004 to 2008, where she held several strategic HR roles; and The Home Depot from 1992 to 2004, where she served as the strategic HR leader during a period of large-scale change and complex organizational transformation.
Coleman has a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational leadership from Chapman University and a Master of Science degree in human resource management from Florida International University.
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Tinisha Agramonte, CDO
Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
The Walt Disney Company
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Tinisha Agramonte is Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) of The Walt Disney Company. Agramonte leads Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy, collaborating with business segments and leaders across the company to foster a culture of belonging.
She joined Disney in 2022 as Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Talent Outreach & Development with Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Based in Orlando, she led work to develop a DPEP DEI strategic plan and launch an integrated work group of key senior leaders to prioritize DEI efforts and drive effectiveness and efficiencies.
Prior to joining Disney, Agramonte served as the inaugural Chief Diversity Officer at Motorola Solutions. She also served in senior executive positions with the federal government as the CDO and Director for the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights with the U.S. Small Business Administration; and Director of Diversity and Inclusion Outreach and Retention with the Department of Veterans Affairs. She architected and launched the First-Generation Professionals Initiative, a first-of-its-kind federal government diversity and inclusion program. She has nearly 30 years of experience working in the U.S., Europe and Asia in the diversity, civil rights, equal employment opportunity, and human relations arenas as a civil servant, consultant, university instructor, and trainer/facilitator.
For several years, Agramonte was an adjunct instructor at Chapman University, teaching senior-level diversity management courses.
Throughout her career, she has been recognized as a purpose-driven and results-oriented leader, overseeing federal agencies and companies’ transformation efforts, strategically embedding innovative DEI policies, practices and decision-making into day-to-day business operations. Agramonte oversaw DEI strategic programs that were recognized as best practices, impacting workforces up to 300,000 employees. Agramonte is passionate about supporting military families, veterans, first-generation college students, and corporate professionals, and is known for her strategic, data-driven approach to DEI. Throughout her career she has helped organizations become more inclusive and recognize the impact DEI has on business optimization.
She holds a master’s degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma and a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from California State East Bay.
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Keita Williams
Founder and Chief Strategist
Success Bully
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Keita Williams is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Success Bully, a premier training and professional development firm that equips you to confront both internal and external bullies with confidence.
As a masterful facilitator, coach and hypnotherapist, Keita has led transformative workshops for over 45 organizations, including Facebook, Microsoft, and Salesforce, reaching over 200,000 employees in 25 countries.
Her no-nonsense approach has earned her recognition in Forbes, CNBC, and Good Morning America. A proud Northwestern University alumna, Keita is dedicated to empowering professionals with powerful communication tools.
Learn more at successbully.com or @successbully.
Workplace Law Forum 2024
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Kimberly Hartman
Co-Founder
Premier Choice Consulting LLC
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Kimberly is a people first HR Leader with over seventeen years of diverse operations, human resources, labor relations, and business experience in both the public and private sector. In her current role as a Senior HR Leader in the technology industry she is data driven focused on leading strategic change. As an Adjunct Professor of Human Resources and SHRM Certification Course Instructor, she is passionate about building and maintaining rapport with her students, understanding their need for development and guidance in and out of the classroom. As the primary consultant and co-founder of Premier Choice Consulting LLC, she provides personnel process reengineering to improve efficiency and reduce administrative costs for small businesses.
Kimberly’s educational background includes a BBA in Human Resource Management and MBA from Texas A&M University-Central Texas. Kimberly is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional.