Research shows that those who embrace gender and ethnic diversity, equity and inclusion perform 25 percent better financially, and are more innovative.
As association executives, how do we improve our DEI efforts, start the conversation, include actions to back up our words?
Join us for the September virtual DC Swap, as Robb Lee, Chief Marketing Officer for ASAE leads an important discussion with Vicki Deal-Williams, MA, FASAE, CAE, Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Irving Washington, FASE, CAE, Executive Director, Online News Association, and ASAE board member and Nathan Victoria, CAE, Executive Director for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Vicki and Irving are co-authors of the diversity chapter for the upcoming edition for the Handbook of Professional Practice in Association Management 4th Edition. Hear the behind-the-scenes insights on their discussions and debates while writing the chapter during one of the most pivotal times of racial unrest in the nation.
About the Speakers
Irving Washington, FASAE, CAE is the Executive Director/CEO for the Online News Association (ONA), the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists. He’s active within ASAE as a Fellow, Board member, and Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) Scholar. He's also a co-host of Texts to Table, a podcast and web series uplifting stories about race and leadership from the Black experience while creating a shared community for others to do the same.
Vicki R. Deal-Williams, MA, FASAE, CAE, is the Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist, as well as a Certified Association Executive who has worked extensively in the area of diversity and inclusion, association leadership, and strategic planning for over 35 years. Vicki is a Fellow of ASHA and the American Society of Association Executives. She oversees ASHA’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, as well as ASHA Professional Development, and the Continuing Education, and Convention and Meetings teams in the ASHA National Office.
Nathan Victoria, CAE is the inaugural Executive Director for the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA). He is also a doctoral candidate in Human and Organizational Learning at George Washington University where his dissertation examines how minoritized volunteer leaders navigate Whiteness within their professional associations. He’s also an ASAE Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) Scholar.
Irving Washington, FASAE, CAE and Vicki R. Deal-Williams, MA, FASAE, CAE
About the Moderator
Robb Lee serves as the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for ASAE in Washington, DC. He is responsible for leading and managing all of the activities within ASAE's Communications Group. His responsibilities include management of marketing, branding, Web site, public relations, social media and Associations Now, ASAE’s flagship publication. In addition to the communications functions, his management responsibilities also include Innovation/New Product Development and Diversity & Inclusion that are creating a foundation for product development and
evolution at ASAE.