He covered a wide berth of information during his presentation on the impact of immigrants in Boston during the November 6th Multicultural Conference. And given President Obama’s latest executive action on our country’s need for immigration reform, Boston will remain an important international destination on the world stage. When it comes to research and expertise of immigration issues, Denzil Mohammed knows it best.
The November 6th Multicultural Conference was a treasured event. Nearly 100 attendees from all walks of life with one goal in mind: Understanding, advancing, managing and appreciating multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion. It was nonstop buzz from the early morning networking session to the close of the luncheon in the afternoon. One of the distinguished speakers who helped make this 8th conference a triumphant success was Denzil Mohammed of the Immigration Learning Center. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. From Trinidad and Tobago, Denzil Mohammed is an intercultural communications professional and journalist who works to build understanding across boundaries utilizing an asset-based approach. He believes immigrants’ success is a crucial component of America's well-being. Denzil became director of The International Learning Center Public Education Institute on November 17th. More highlights from the Multicultural Conference will be uploaded to the website in the coming days. Click Here To JOIN The Multicultural Symposium Series for only $99 a Year. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com
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The November 6th Multicultural Conference was a treasured event. Nearly 100 attendees from all walks of life with one goal in mind: Understanding, advancing, managing and appreciating multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion. It was nonstop buzz from the early morning networking session to the close of the luncheon in the afternoon.
One of the speakers who helped make this 8th conference a triumphant success was Dr. Rita Hardiman. At her Roundtable session at the November 6th Multicultural Conference, Dr. Hardiman carefully helped each attendee understand the role of transportation in a diverse marketplace. Her organization, Keolis, was a SPONSOR of the conference and is a new player in Boston. Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group. It runs passenger railways, tramways, bus networks, funiculars, trolley buses, and airport services. Based in Paris, Keolis is owned by SNCF and Quebec Deposit & Investment Fund They are new to Boston, replacing the MBCR (Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company) in running Boston’s commuter rail system. Keolis Commuter Services operates and maintains the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail system, carrying more than 127,000 passengers daily throughout Greater Boston. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. Rita Hardiman, Ed.D, is a multicultural organization development professional with over than 25 years of experience, working with organizations such as CIGNA, Boston Museum of Science, DuPont, and Microsoft. She joined Keolis Commuter Services in March of 2014 as Director of EEO, Diversity and DBE Management. She is responsible for overall workforce diversity with both Keolis employees and subcontractors. This includes overseeing affirmative action, EEO, and DBE programs to ensure compliance with federal and state laws, and Keolis internal policies, which provide for a diverse workplace More highlights from the Multicultural Conference will be uploaded to the website in the coming days. Follow This BLOG SECTION and Read About The Other Featured Conference Speakers. Click Here To JOIN The Multicultural Symposium Series for only $99 a Year. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com 
Thomas Friedman’s best selling book The World Is Flat, certainly applies to the world of diversity. Several years ago I realized that the work I was doing in diversity and multiculturalism not only applied to the United States. I was ultimately connected to a global network of diversity professionals all committed to advancing the work throughout the world.
Garth Dallas is one of those global change agents whose life work is making a significant difference in Liverpool, England, where he resides, and throughout the United Kingdom. We are very fortunate to have him as our Morning Keynote Speaker at the November 6th Multicultural Conference. This is his first appearance in Boston, and his message will detail the European perspective of global diversity and why its significance is having a long-lasting impact on communities throughout the continent. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. Garth Dallas is a Jamaican-born British entrepreneur and lawyer, who is highly regarded for his work in promoting social inclusion and equality of opportunities in the UK, for over 20 years. He has received accolades and recognition as a high profile and respected voice on Workplace Diversity and Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, Commercial law, and Employment law. Garth claims that being from a large Jamaican family, filled with great diversity of characters, instilled in him, from a very young age the values of ‘collective before self.’ He left Jamaica in 1987 to take up a Chemical Engineering academic scholarship in Hungary. The first year was spent in Budapest learning the Hungarian language, in preparation for spending the next 5 years in a rural university, The University of Veszprem, completing a BSc in Chemical Engineering and a MSc in Chemical Control Engineering, alongside native Hungarians. Those years in Hungary were very significant in shaping his social consciousness and understanding of cultural diversity and the need to extend one’s head above the parapet to act as a beacon of change and awareness. Garth left Hungary in 1994 as a ‘social activist’, having experienced first-hand the turbulent and rapidly dynamic political and social changes in East and Central Europe, some of which were extremely negative in relation to the acceptance of ‘differences’ and the treatment of minorities. He frequently speaks of how those negative experiences helped to harden his resolve and taught him the importance of education and educating others in the beauty and value of diversity. Garth had already embarked on various entrepreneurial projects whilst at university in Hungary and had a burning desire to build his own successful enterprise which would allow him the necessary freedom to explore his vision of influencing change towards achieving a fairer society, in an ever shrinking globe, in the age of globalisation. Before leaving Hungary he applied to the University of Liverpool, in the UK, and was accepted, for their MBA course, thus cementing the next phase in his development as an adopted son of Liverpool, which has been his home ever since. He is a life-long fan of Liverpool Football Club, as are his two sons who were both born in Liverpool, so it was not difficult to settle quickly into the civic, business and social fabric of the fantastic city. After completing a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) he had managerial roles in several companies and built a career in the Management of Diversity and Inclusion. He also completed a law degree at the University of Central Lancashire and qualified as a lawyer, specialising in Business and Employment Law. Driven by a sense of social justice and the belief in an equitable, compassionate world where difference is understood, valued and respected, he was eventually led to create two companies, Global Diversity Partners and Fortis Legal – both heavily linked to principles of fairness and inclusivity. Global Diversity Partners was recently rebranded to Diversity Partners International. It is a specialist diversity and inclusion company that provides a range of related services to private, public and voluntary sector organisations to foster good workplace practices. Fortis Legal offers a comprehensive suite of up-to-date legal compliance, experienced legal representation, proactive legal protection and practical commercial advice supported by strategic planning and implementation mentoring. The path of both businesses has enabled Garth to be involved in community engagement, tackling social exclusion, empowering and developing local community leadership and helping to build various communities’ capacity to meet their own needs. Garth is still driven by what he terms “the absolutely insane lack of fairness, decency and equality in society”. He is the founder/editor of the award winning Diverse Magazine, The Diversity & Inclusion Top 50 UK Companies, and hosts an annual Diversity and Inclusion conference that explore how organisations can gain Business Growth and Competitive Advantage through effective Diversity and Inclusion. He also Chairs the African Caribbean Business Support Group and is a member of the Commonwealth Association of Liverpool, thus maintaining his links to, and providing support to, the Jamaican and Caribbean Diaspora. For more information about Garth Dallas visit his website at: www.fortis-legal.co.uk We hope that YOU will attend this upcoming conference. It will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Boston Campus on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 8am to 3pm. Tickets are only $99, which includes a 12 month membership in the Multicultural Symposium Series. Click Here to register for the Multicultural Conference. Click Here to learn more about the Multicultural Conference. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com 
They broke the mold when she stepped out of her native New Orleans and landed in Lowell, Massachusetts years ago. She is indeed a “class act.” Petite yet powerful. Elegant but effective. Classy but community focused. And my oh my…does she know how to host a Martin Luther King celebration each year! The entire city of Lowell comes out to support it!
We’re talking about Lura Smith, the Assistant to President Carole Cowan at Middlesex Community College and the founder of the Lura Smith Fund. Lura and her husband Robert are LONGTIME supporters of my conference and the Multicultural Symposium Series. Lura is the Conference Emcee and Robert takes wonderful photos and video records each event I hold. I am very very fortunate to have them as my friends and supporters of this endeavor. And my friendship with Lura has led to a longtime relationship with Middlesex Community College. So get ready for a charming emcee at the November 6th Multicultural Conference. Lura knows how to work a room and help build the cultural connection at each and every event. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Lura Smith and her husband, Robert, reside in Lowell, Massachusetts. They are the blessed parents of two sons, Alvin M. Chapital, III (spouse Donna) of Haymarket, Virginia and Dr. Brent A. Smith (spouse Jillian) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the grandparents of twin boys, Alvin Maurice and Addison Blake Chapital. A graduate of the School of Management, Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lura joined Middlesex Community College in the Fall of 1994, as Assistant to the President. Prior to joining Middlesex, Lura served for eleven years as Sr. Marketing Manager for Wang Laboratories, Inc. As a forty-one year resident of Lowell, Lura supports the community through her involvement on numerous non-profit boards. Among her most precious accomplishments is her collaboration with the Middlesex Community College Foundation in the creation of the Lura Smith Fund. This Fund was established in 1999 with the mission of providing scholarship opportunities, programs and events that reflect the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We hope that YOU will attend this upcoming conference. It will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Boston Campus on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 8am to 3pm. Tickets are only $99, which includes a 12 month membership in the Multicultural Symposium Series. Click Here to register for the Multicultural Conference. Click Here to learn more about the Multicultural Conference. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com 
Employee Resource Groups (ERG) at State Street Corporation are some of the best managed and supported in corporate America. With more than 30 in operation, these ERGs provide internal associations for culturally and professionally-minded colleagues from diverse and similar backgrounds. Ritesh Mehrotra co-leads one of these groups, The Indian Employee Network.
As a Distinguished Panelist at the November 6th Multicultural Conference, Ritesh will share best practices and group dynamics on how his group thrives in an ever growing organization. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. Ritesh Mehrotra is a hands-on technology leader in enterprise applications development working as an IT VicePresident at State Street Corporation. Ritesh is leading the design and development of Client Data Integration platform for State Street Investment Analytics. He specializes in leveraging talented resources across the globe to deliver a fully functional system and support model. He is a graduate of of Babson College and Boston University. Ritesh’s interest include hearing on mobile computing platform, multicultural team management and industrialized agile. He started with State Street in February 2002 and serves as one of the co-leaders of the Indian Employee Network at State Street. We hope that YOU will attend this upcoming conference. It will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Boston Campus - Student Center (Alumni Lounge 2nd Floor) on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 8am to 3pm. Tickets are only $99, which includes a 12 month membership in the Multicultural Symposium Series. Click Here to register for the Multicultural Conference. Click Here to learn more about the Multicultural Conference. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com 
I learned a great deal team teaching with him over the course of this past summer when we designed a cultural competency course for healthcare professionals in Southeast Massachusetts. He uniquely weaves in the essential components of culture, diversity and inclusion in his presentations...along with a touch of poetry and jazz. Truly unique. Truly Beau. His family is well known in the circles of the National Black MBA Association, and that quest for deeper knowledge and understanding is a hallmark of everything the Stubblefield clan does both professionally and personally.
At his Roundtable session at the November 6th Multicultural Conference, Beau Stubblefield-Tave will weave together the essence of understanding cultural competency in healthcare, business, education and beyond. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. Beau Stubblefield-Tave is a research-based management consultant specializing in cultural competence. He also serves individual clients as a leadership coach. A Principal with the Center for Culturally Fluent Leadership, Beau helps organizations build their cultural competence capacity: the behaviors, awareness, skills, and knowledge essential to working with and for people from diverse backgrounds. Past clients include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Cambridge Public Health Department and Merck. Beau earned his BA and MBA at the University of Chicago. We hope that YOU will attend this upcoming conference. It will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Boston Campus - Student Center (Alumni Lounge 2nd Floor) on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 8am to 3pm. Tickets are only $99, which includes a 12 month membership in the Multicultural Symposium Series. Click Here to register for the Multicultural Conference. Click Here to learn more about the Multicultural Conference. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com 
Ever upbeat and enthusiastic. I have seen him describe the endless construction on campus and its inevitable parking challenges as “progress in the making.” And I have seen him take the high ground in professionalism and dignity when career setbacks would have made the average executive cry “foul!”
The students love him. The community respects him. And his tall physique and booming voice make everyone stop and stand at attention. Dr. Keith Motley, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus is a TRUE friend of the Multicultural Symposium Series and my various business endeavors. He is a FRIEND to the small business community and goes out of his way to support worthy causes. We have held our annual Multicultural Conferences on his campus since 2010 (following a strong partnership with Bentley University) and the partnership between the university and my business is anchored in the dedication and commitment of Dr. Motley. Dr. Motley will bring Greetings during the November 6th Multicultural Conference in his unique and energizing way to let us know we are welcome to his campus. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. J. Keith Motley, Ph.D., is the eighth chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston. He leads an institution with approximately 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students, a full-time and part-time faculty of more than 900, and a $294 million annual budget. In addition to representing UMass Boston locally, nationally, and internationally, Chancellor Motley provides direct oversight of a four-pronged strategic plan for the university whose stated goals are to increase student access and engagement; attract, develop, and sustain highly effective faculty; create a physical environment that supports teaching, learning, and research; and enhance campus-community engagement through improved operational structures. In support of this strategic initiative, Motley is also guiding a 25-year master plan for the physical plant of the university that will significantly enhance the face of the campus and its layout on the scenic Columbia Point Peninsula in a way that invites and welcomes the Greater Boston community to interact with its public university. This project will also include the construction of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, which the late senator requested to be located on the UMass Boston campus next to the JFK Library. The institute will be dedicated to educating the general public, students, teachers, new senators, and senate staff about the role and importance of the senate. Chancellor Motley has also overseen considerable growth in UMass Boston’s faculty research spending, which has increased to more than $46 million in 2008-2009, and an expansion of the university’s private development funding, which has increased by nearly 200 percent under his leadership. Dr. Motley holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northeastern University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Boston College. He also holds an honorary degree awarded by Northeastern University. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh’s Upward Bound Program. He is married to Angela Motley and is the proud father of Keith Allyn, Kayla Iman, and Jordan Kiara. We hope that YOU will attend this upcoming conference. It will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Boston Campus on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 8am to 3pm. Tickets are only $99, which includes a 12 month membership in the Multicultural Symposium Series. Click Here to register for the Multicultural Conference. Click Here to learn more about the Multicultural Conference. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com 
She is the type of wise advisor and friend every diversity professional needs to have. Confident yet caring. Insightful yet understanding. Contemporary yet respectful of historical legacies. And someone who is passionate about multiculturalism, global diversity and education.
At her Roundtable session at the November 6th Multicultural Conference, Dr. Barbara “B.J.” Addison Reid of Lesley University will speak on, “Confronting The Backlash-Educating To Empower,” an important look at how education can be used to help enlighten others on the value of global diversity. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. International Speaker | Professor | Executive Career Coach Dr. Barbara Addison Reid is Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Title IX Coordinator at Lesley University in Cambridge Massachusetts. She has delivered papers at the Oxford Round Table, Oxford University, Oxford England, and the International Diversity Conference in Beijing China. Barbara currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Commonwealth Compact. She is Chair of the Commonwealth Compact Higher Education Collaborative comprised of 30 academic institutions, and she is the Emerita Chair of Women of the Harvard Club of Boston. We hope that YOU will attend this upcoming conference. It will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Boston Campus on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 8am to 3pm. Tickets are only $99, which includes a 12 month membership in the Multicultural Symposium Series. Click Here to register for the Multicultural Conference. Click Here to learn more about the Multicultural Conference. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com 
No entrepreneur can remain in business or grow an operation without a steady and supportive clientele. I am no exception, and I am so appreciative of the partnership I have had with Amtrak for many years. When I started the Multicultural Symposium Series in 2008 Amtrak was there to back me. Despite a very turbulent economy, federal government shutdowns, business failures, slowdowns and reorganizations, companies like Amtrak have found a way to support my business when I could have papered my walls with the NO’s I received from other organizations.
The beauty of my relationship with Amtrak is that it has lasted through three sets of decision makers! Enter Mike Esposito, who inherited his company’s commitment to minority business development and continues partner with me and The Multicultural Symposium Series. We will learn more about Amtrak’s commitment to diversity when he delivers a compelling Roundtable presentation during the November 6th Multicultural Conference. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. In his 34 year career with Amtrak, Mike Esposito has attained extensive knowledge and experience in various areas within the Amtrak organization. He is currently the Manager of Sales and Marketing for Amtrak New England. Mike received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of New Haven and majored in Hotel Restaurant Management, Tourism and Travel. We hope that YOU will attend this upcoming conference. It will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Boston Campus on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 8am to 3pm. Tickets are only $99, which includes a 12 month membership in the Multicultural Symposium Series. Click Here to register for the Multicultural Conference. Click Here to learn more about the Multicultural Conference. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com 
I witnessed how much respect and admiration Maria Latimore garnered when I served as the Mistress of Ceremonies at a recent awards program hosted by the Black Professionals Group (BPG) at State Street Corporation. Maria received the highest award, and the praise and and congratulations lasted throughout the evening.
She is the role model for professional achievement with a strong dose of community concern and outreach. During the Distinguished Panel Presentation at the November 6th Multicultural Conference, Maria will share her wisdom and leadership strategies she has obtained as part of the BPG leadership team at State Street. State Street Corporation is the LEAD SPONSOR of the Multicultural Symposium Series. Maria Latimore is vice president in State Street’s Information Technology and Operations Transformation division. Ms. Latimore is a project manager within the Client Operations process and in this role is responsible for deploying new systems and transforming operations to new strategic global models. In 2001 she joined State Street as a consultant in the Corporate Information Security (CIS) division, and later became an employee. While in CIS, Ms. Latimore led the implementation of major security systems, application security scan, and penetration test programs. Previously, Ms. Latimore was an independent IT consultant focused on deploying health insurance operational systems. She consulted with major insurers in Massachusetts, including Tufts and Managed Comp. For six years, Ms. Latimore worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass and Delta Dental of Mass where she held increasing positions of responsibility in IT project management. At BCBS she led the deployment and conversion of major systems that were instrumental in helping the company to significantly expand its’ HMO product line. Ms. Latimore is PMP certified and has a Bachelor of Business Management degree from Simmons College in Boston. She is a steering committee member of State Street’s Black Professionals Group and is active in local community organizations. We hope that YOU will attend this upcoming conference. It will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Boston Campus on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 8am to 3pm. Tickets are only $99, which includes a 12 month membership in the Multicultural Symposium Series. Click Here to register for the Multicultural Conference. Click Here to learn more about the Multicultural Conference. For further information contact Carole Copeland Thomas at 508 947-5755 or email carole@mssconnect.com |
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