An advisory council consisting of executives and trainers from corporate and academic organizations was formed to provide advice and direction for the design of the 2009 conference.
The 2009 Workplace Diversity: Practice and Research advisory council members include
| Derek R. Avery
Associate Professor of Psychology University of Houston |
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| Myrtle P. Bell
Associate Professor of Management University of Texas at Arlington |
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| Gwen Crider
Diversity and Inclusion Strategist |
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| Jackson Davis Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion Fannie Mae |
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| Shirley Davis
Director of Diversity Initiatives Society for Human Resource Management |
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| Nancy DiTomaso
Professor of Management & Global Business Rutgers University |
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| Bernardo M. Ferdman
Professor of Management Alliant International University |
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| Carolyn Jones Senior Manager of Diversity and Inclusion Booz Allen Hamilton |
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| Frank L. Matthews
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Diverse: Issues in Higher Education |
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| Howard J. Ross
Founder and Chief Learning Officer Cook Ross | |
| Tyronne Stoudemire Global Director for Diversity & Inclusion Hewitt Associates | |
| Mary-Frances Winters Founder and President The Winters Group | |
| Renee Yuengling Senior Fellow ICF International |