NOAA's 2021 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)/Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (SASH) Summit.
"Turning the Tide"
July 28 & 29, 2021
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
NOAA’s Offices of Inclusion and Civil Rights and Workplace Violence Prevention and Response is pleased to announce the 2021 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)/ Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (SASH) Summit scheduled for July 28 - 29, 2021 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm ET). The overall theme for this year’s summit is “Turning the Tide.”
This joint summit is the agency’s premiere event to propel efforts in fostering and sustaining a culture of respect where DEIA is embraced and every member of the workforce feels safe and valued. Some of the industry’s most talented professionals have been acquired to educate, share valuable insights, and offer best practices on DEIA and SASH to empower all members of the workforce to lead the charge for change.
Neavaly Touray
Host, Office of Chief Administrative Officer, NOAA
Natahnya Campbell
Host, Office of Human Capital Services, NOAA
Dr. Richard Spinrad
Administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
Larry J. Beat (Jerry)
Deputy Director and Acting Director, Office of Civil Rights, DOC
Kenneth M. Bailey
Director, Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights, NOAA
Jennifer Brown (Keynote Speaker)
Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting and Author of “How to Be an Inclusion Leader; Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive"
Mindful NOAA Employee Resource Group (ERG)
Dr. Kendall Moore
Professor, University of Rhode Island, Documentary Filmmaker
Dr. Kendall Moore
Professor, University of Rhode Island, Documentary Filmmaker
Panelists:
Dr. Letise LaFeir |
Senior Advisor, NOAA |
Brandon Jones |
Program Director, Education and Broadening Participation, NSF |
Dr. Wendy Smythe |
Professor, University of Minnesota Duluth |
Dr. Aradhna Tripati |
Professor, University of California Los Angeles Center for Diverse Leadership in Science |
Catalina Martinez |
Ocean Exploration, NOAA |
Ryan Hill
Director, HR Research and Advisory, Gartner Group
Mindful NOAA ERG
Dr. Daniel Simons
Professor, University of Illinois and Author of “The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us”
Sybastian Smith
National Organizer, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
Kenneth M. Bailey
Director, Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights, NOAA
Amanda Houpt
MPH, Chrysalis Training Solutions
Meet the new staff of Workplace Violence Prevention and Response (WVPR) and our volunteers.
Kelley Bonner, MA, LCSW
Director, Workplace Violence Prevention and Response (WVPR), NOAA
Benjamin Friedman
Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, NOAA
WVPR Victim Services Staff
Response Panel Discussion: Moderated by Lori Campbell
Panelists:
Callie Stewart |
Director of Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at National Organization for Victim Assistance, (NOVA) |
Jerika Heinze |
Founder, Fieldwork Initiative and creator of the Fieldwork Initiative to Stop Sexualized Trauma Training (F.I.S.S.T.) |
Duane de Four |
Founder, DD4 Consulting and Interim Executive Director for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) |
Reflecting on the “We Are NOAA” survey results
Prevention Panel Discussion: Moderated by Chassidy Ryals
Panelists:
Dr. Jessica Gallus |
Senior Advisor (Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, & Suicide Prevention & Response), United States Department of the Navy |
Sirajah Raheem |
Founder, Groundsheet, and Senior Manager of Inclusion and Diversity at MiQ |
Jane Stapleton |
Co-Founder and President, Soteria Solutions |
Caroline Leyva |
Curriculum Development Specialist and Lead Trainer, Soteria Solutions |
Dr. Alan Berkowitz |
Social Norms Expert Consultant |
Keetah Salazar-Thompson |
Coordinator, Administrator's Action Alliance for Preventing Sexual Misconduct (AAPSM), USAID |
A Conversation with Rosie Hidalgo (Keynote Speaker), Senior Advisor on Gender-Based Violence and Special Assistant to the President, White House Gender Policy Council
Kelley Bonner, MA, LCSW
Director, Workplace Violence Prevention and Response (WVPR), NOAA