Accessibility Leadership Committee:

The Accessibility Advisory Committee is a globally diverse group of business leaders who come together to share their knowledge, strategies, and best practices to help organizations enhance and maintain accessibility policies and practices in the workplace, marketplace and supply chain. The committee’s focus includes but is not limited to digital accessibility and all aspects of the built, operational, communication, program, procurement, and other environments.  If interested in joining, please email Mackenzie Ward at [email protected].

 

Committee Co-Chairs:

Monica
Goel

Executive Director, Digital Accessibility Engineering, CVS Health

Sam
Latif

Company Accessibility Leader, Procter & Gamble

Amy
Warner

VP & GM, IT Digital Business Solutions and Corporate Director of Accessibility, Intel Corporation

Chief Diversity Officer Forum:

Interactive forum of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) provides an opportunity to engage with peers on challenges and leading practices related to disability inclusion and intersectionality. *Since this forum is title specific, only one member will be allowed from each partner company. If interested in joining, please have your Chief Diversity Officer email Brian Horn at [email protected].

Committee Co-Chairs:

Carlos
Cubia

SVP, Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Michael
Lopez

Senior Vice President, Environment, Social & Governance, Abercrombie & Fitch

DEI Advisory Committee:

The DEI Advisory Committee is a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates, who have been elected to share their knowledge, expertise, and vision to enhance disability inclusion policies and practices in the workplace. This is a small, closed committee and is currently invite-only.

ERG/BRG Leadership Committee:

A peer networking forum for developing or enhancing a disability-focused affinity group that provides business value and professional growth for its members. This group is aimed for disability ERG/BRG co-chairs. The ERG/BRG Leadership Committee has developed an on-line toolkit to which it annually adds new resources. You can review it on Disability:IN’s Resource Library. If interested in joining, please email Michelle Maybaum at [email protected].

Committee Co-Chairs:

Marie Marquardt

Executive Sponsors Forum:

Executive Sponsors are the voice of Business Resource Groups and responsible for driving positive change within the business. This committee brings together executive sponsors to explore the most effective ways to link disability affinity groups to the business and to foster environments where all employees are IN. *Since this forum is title specific, only one member will be allowed from each partner company. If interested in joining, please have your Executive Sponsor email Jill Houghton at [email protected].

Committee Co-Chairs:

Paul
Gennaro

SVP, Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Voya Financial

Alleace Gibbs

Vice President, Communications, Northrop Grumman

APAC Council Co-Chairs:

Vani Seshadri

Global Program Lead, Disability Inclusion, Accenture

Jo Keiko Terasawa

Global/APAC Lead, Community Inclusion, People Operations, Google

LATAM Council Co-Chairs:

Luis Henrique Rissi

Marketing Manage, Boston Scientific

Ezequiel Massa

Head of Diversity & Inclusion for LATAM & Caribbean, SAP

International Certification Committee (ICC):

The ICC is an essential working group responsible for the critical evaluation of certification applications and documentation received from disability suppliers (DOBEs) as well as recertification requests while upholding world class certification standards. This committee is not included in the standard committee list as the commitment involved is a bit more than others. Committee members meet virtually once per month for approximately two hours. Outside of meetings, members also review assigned certification applications and supporting documents using an online system, which takes approximately two additional hours monthly. Experience in legal, tax, finance and/or accounting is helpful but not required. Members are required to sign an NDA. Please reach out to [email protected] with questions or interest!

Mental Wellness Committee:

Mental health is the number one cause of disability in the workplace. The world is changing, and the mental health needs of employees are shifting with it. This interactive forum provides an opportunity for national and global business leaders to learn from each other about best practices related to addressing mental wellness in the workplace in order to support their employees and improve workforce productivity. If interested in joining, please email Jordan Krug at [email protected].

Committee Co-Chairs:

Clare
Miller

Life @ Mental Health Program Manager, Facebook

Margaret
Smith

Senior Managing Director, Global Geographic Services and Business Operations, Accenture

Neurodiversity @ Work Employer Roundtable:

The Neurodiversity @ Work Employer Roundtable is a collection of innovative leaders who spearhead autism-focused hiring initiatives. As a collection of cross industry employers, we lead field-specific recruitment efforts. The results have been significant for our culture development and for people with autism. This group is facilitated by Microsoft and requires having a neurodiversity hiring program already in place for at least a year.

NextGen Council:

The NextGen Council is a group of NextGen Alumni who help to inform, educate, advise and assist Disability:IN, its corporate partners, and Affiliates on the ways in which to effectively engage college students and youth with disabilities. This council is not open to Disabliity:IN partner companies.

Procure Access Advisory Group:

Procure Access is a business-to-business initiative facilitated by Disability:IN bringing together companies that recognize the importance of purchasing and selling technology products and services that are accessible to people with disabilities. The Procure Access Advisory Group is a diverse group of cross-industry business leaders and invited policy experts who help guide the work of Procure Access. They do so by sharing their knowledge and expertise regarding the purchase and sale of digital products and services that are accessible to and usable by all stakeholders with disabilities, including employees, job applicants, customers, suppliers, and members of the public. Please visit the Procure Access page, or contact Jeff Wissel, Disability:IN’s Chief Accessibility Officer, to learn more about Disability:IN’s work to advance accessible procurement.

Procurement Council:

A council of business professionals providing direction in elevating Disability:IN’s Supplier Diversity Program. The Procurement Council provides program oversight and direction, feedback and buy-in for established and new initiatives. If interested in joining, please email Philip DeVleigher at [email protected].

Committee Co-Chairs:

Nedra
Dickson

Raul
Suarez-Rodriguez

Talent Acquisition Committee:

A diverse group of talent acquisition and recruiting professionals come together to discuss disability inclusive hiring practices and trends while exploring how to leverage Disability:IN to incorporate individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities into company talent pipelines. If interested in joining, please email Bridgette Anderson at [email protected].

Committee Co-Chairs:

Krystal
Mills

VP, Head of Campus & Diversity Recruitment, PNC

Meredith
Sadoulet

Vice President, Talent Experience, Comcast