Date/Time
10/3/2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MT
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MT
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Event Type(s)
Chamber Event
Event Description
Explore a diverse range of relevant topics led by influential Arizona leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights each month, discovering the impact of the featured presenter on their area of expertise. Alongside compelling presentations and a delightful lunch, the event concludes with a check presentation and open monetary donations for the chosen charity of the month.
Pricing:
Member/Member Guest Pricing: $30 (One Time Attendance) if registered by Monday week of event
Member/Member Guest Pricing: $35 (One Time Attendance) if registered Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday week of event
Future Member Pricing: $60 (One Time Attendance) easily applied to membership if you join within 45 days
Event Details:
Location - Glendale Chamber of Commerce in the Pendergast Community Center
Check-In & Networking -11:00AM
Program Begins - 11:30AM
Program Ends & Networking - 1:00PM
Charity of Choice: ONE Community *A portion of your registration will support our Chairty of Choice.
Lunch: Enjoy a delicious catered lunch, more details to come!
Event Topic: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Event Speaker(s): Glendale Chamber of Commerce Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee
Moderator:
Lynda Vescio | Law Offices of Vescio & Seifert, P.C.
Lynda is the founder and senior partner of the Law Offices of Vescio & Seifert. She practices in family law and has been an attorney for 27 years. In October, she began a second career as a stand up comedian. She has been involved with the Chamber since 2014 and sits on the Board of Directors.
Panelists:
Michele E. Boggs | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Michele Boggs has been with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona for 33 years and is currently the Staff Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Organization Development. Michele also serves as the organization’s Chief Diversity Officer and is a PROSCI Certified Change Practitioner. Michele actively works to meet the talent needs of the organization while striving to broaden and diversify our talent pipeline. Michele oversees the implementation of several successful and ongoing leadership and employee development practices.
Angela Hughey | ONE Community
As President of ONE Community and ONE Community Foundation, Angela works with LGBTQ+, business and political communities on issues of diversity, equity, equality and inclusion and their impact on our economy. In 2013, ONE Community launched the UNITY Pledge to advance workplace equality and equal treatment for LGBTQ+ individuals, which has become the nation’s largest equality pledge with 3,600 business signers. In January 2022, ONE Community launched the bipartisan Equality and Fairness for all American Campaign nationwide to advance federal civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans. The coalition is composed of diverse business, LGBTQ+, elected, and faith leaders.
Alexander Patrick-Rolando, PhD | Glendale Community College
Alexander Patrick-Rolando, PhD, is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Glendale Community College. He is also a Residential Faculty member teaching in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy and Religious Studies. In addition to this work at GCC, Dr. Patrick-Rolando serves as a Diversity Representative on the Diversity Advisory Council for the Maricopa County Community College District. Outside of the world of higher education, he is an artist throughout the Phoenix Metro Area and happily serves as one of the board members for the Glendale Chamber.
Charity of Choice:
A portion of your registration will support our Chairty of Choice
For additional information, please call the Glendale Chamber at 623-937-4754.
All event attendees by registering agree that their image and person may be photographed or videotaped as part of the audience. The Glendale Chamber reserves the right to use any images or video captured during its event for promotional purposes and marketing purposes.
Pricing:
Member/Member Guest Pricing: $30 (One Time Attendance) if registered by Monday week of event
Member/Member Guest Pricing: $35 (One Time Attendance) if registered Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday week of event
Future Member Pricing: $60 (One Time Attendance) easily applied to membership if you join within 45 days
Event Details:
Location - Glendale Chamber of Commerce in the Pendergast Community Center
Check-In & Networking -11:00AM
Program Begins - 11:30AM
Program Ends & Networking - 1:00PM
Charity of Choice: ONE Community *A portion of your registration will support our Chairty of Choice.
Lunch: Enjoy a delicious catered lunch, more details to come!
Event Topic: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Event Speaker(s): Glendale Chamber of Commerce Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee
Moderator:
Lynda Vescio | Law Offices of Vescio & Seifert, P.C.
Lynda is the founder and senior partner of the Law Offices of Vescio & Seifert. She practices in family law and has been an attorney for 27 years. In October, she began a second career as a stand up comedian. She has been involved with the Chamber since 2014 and sits on the Board of Directors.
Panelists:
Michele E. Boggs | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Michele Boggs has been with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona for 33 years and is currently the Staff Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Organization Development. Michele also serves as the organization’s Chief Diversity Officer and is a PROSCI Certified Change Practitioner. Michele actively works to meet the talent needs of the organization while striving to broaden and diversify our talent pipeline. Michele oversees the implementation of several successful and ongoing leadership and employee development practices.
Angela Hughey | ONE Community
As President of ONE Community and ONE Community Foundation, Angela works with LGBTQ+, business and political communities on issues of diversity, equity, equality and inclusion and their impact on our economy. In 2013, ONE Community launched the UNITY Pledge to advance workplace equality and equal treatment for LGBTQ+ individuals, which has become the nation’s largest equality pledge with 3,600 business signers. In January 2022, ONE Community launched the bipartisan Equality and Fairness for all American Campaign nationwide to advance federal civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans. The coalition is composed of diverse business, LGBTQ+, elected, and faith leaders.
Alexander Patrick-Rolando, PhD | Glendale Community College
Alexander Patrick-Rolando, PhD, is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Glendale Community College. He is also a Residential Faculty member teaching in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy and Religious Studies. In addition to this work at GCC, Dr. Patrick-Rolando serves as a Diversity Representative on the Diversity Advisory Council for the Maricopa County Community College District. Outside of the world of higher education, he is an artist throughout the Phoenix Metro Area and happily serves as one of the board members for the Glendale Chamber.
Charity of Choice:
A portion of your registration will support our Chairty of Choice
For additional information, please call the Glendale Chamber at 623-937-4754.
All event attendees by registering agree that their image and person may be photographed or videotaped as part of the audience. The Glendale Chamber reserves the right to use any images or video captured during its event for promotional purposes and marketing purposes.
Location
Setting: In-Person
Glendale Chamber of Commerce in the Pendergast Community Center
10550 W. Mariposa Street
Multipurpose Room
Phoenix, AZ 85307
UNITED STATES
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Glendale Chamber of Commerce in the Pendergast Community Center
10550 W. Mariposa Street
Multipurpose Room
Phoenix, AZ 85307
UNITED STATES
click here for Google Maps
Contact Person
Shea Torres
(phone: 623-937-4754)
(phone: 623-937-4754)
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