Training Session Part 3 Presented to the Wnet Board of Directors and Staff DEI Corner Posts championed by Gail Burgos (she/her/hers), senior vice president, Diversity Equity Inclusion, 1st Sentry and CEO of Burgos Consulting LLC
When Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions (Wnet) began in 2005 with approximately 100 members, the words “diversity” and “equality” were used sparingly to advocate for more women in leadership roles in the payments industry. During the next 10+ years, Wnet has grown to more than 4,200 members – including men who advocate for us.
While our mission is the same, our members are different, reflecting the broadening workforce and diversity in companies and society. When we better understand our members’ differences and issues, better programs can be developed to meet their needs.
Global diversity training will help us lead, work and communicate more effectively while creating environments where everyone can bring their complete self to work and contribute fully to the organization’s success.
On May 20, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council held the final DEI session for the Board and staff: Global and International Diversity. The one-hour event was moderated by Wnet Founder Linda Perry and included esteemed panelists Kelley Knutson, president of Netspend; Jess Turner, executive vice president of Mastercard; and Vivian Greentree, senior vice president and head of Global Corporate Citizenship at Fiserv. |