Repeated Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.
Being a D&I practitioner can often feel like you're working alone. Many of us often wonder, what are ways that we can increase organizational support for sustaining an inclusive workforce with limited resources? Dr. Amanda Andrade leads a team of HR professionals who support an award-winning company with recognition that includes the Top 50 Most Engaged Workplaces, Fortune Magazine's 2015 Best Place to Work for Women, and Best Workplaces for Camaraderie. You will learn how to strategically extend your reach through partnerships with existing programs, and use of influential data and employee feedback. By the end of this session, you will:
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Amanda Andrade
chief people officer
Veterans United Home Loans
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Amanda Andrade is the Chief People Officer for Veterans United Home Loans, an award winning organization including Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Great Places to Work. Amanda’s responsibilities focus on employee growth, innovation, success, health, happiness and the preservation of Veterans United’s company mission to Enhance Lives Every Day.
In addition to leading human resource organizations in both the public and private sectors, Dr. Andrade has served as an Adjunct Professor for various colleges, including most recently Stephens College and the Jack Welch Management Institute.
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Loreli Wilson, SHRM-CP
united initiator, manager of D&I
Veterans United Home Loans
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Loreli Wilson is a Columbia native and University of Missouri graduate. She serves as the Mgr. of D&I Programs at Veterans United Home Loans, directing the diversity and inclusion initiative, appropriately named the “United Initiative”. She is dedicated to promoting an inclusive workforce conducive to Veterans United’s unique culture, and ultimately strives for each employee to feel comfortable in their own skin.
With a background in Human Resources and Recruiting, she has volunteered her skills to such organizations as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri as a Board Member and the Human Resource Association of Central MO as the Diversity Chair, and currently serves as the Director of Diversity for SHRM Missouri State Council and Advisory Board Member of the Diversity Awareness Partnership - Columbia.