2023 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Forum Sessions

Stereotypes at Work: The 'Angry Black Woman' is about the pervasiveness of this stereotype in the workplace and the impact it has on Black women and those who unintentionally or intentionally subscribe to this stereotype.

The presentation, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Your Personal Lens of the World Around You, will describe how a person’s identity, thoughts, feelings, and opinions are formed through their personal environment. Participants will acquire a comprehensive understanding of culture and group memberships. Participants will be able to differentiate between rightness, ignorance, privilege, and self-concept. From the presentation, the participant will be able to develop a sense of what is involved to incorporate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion into their own life.

Attracting top talent can be a challenge when it comes to building a successful organization — and then you have to retain it. Part of holding onto your staff is ensuring your employees feel valued, welcome, and respected, and one way to do this is through a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion — also known as DE&I. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are important to a company’s culture because it fosters creativity, fresh perspectives, and understanding. By implementing DE&I, people of different races, abilities, ages, genders, religion, sexual orientation, and other diverse backgrounds can be made more comfortable in the workplace. Not only can DE&I foster your headcounts and create a sense of belonging, but it can also reach a more extensive and inclusive talent pool, create a competitive edge to outperform their less diverse counterparts, innovate and even tackle workplace burnout.

About the session: The presentation, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Your Personal Lens of the World Around You, will describe how a person’s identity, thoughts, feelings, and opinions are formed through their personal environment. Participants will acquire a comprehensive understanding of culture and group memberships. Participants will be able to differentiate between rightness, ignorance, privilege, and self-concept. From the presentation, the participant will be able to develop a sense of what is involved to incorporate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion into their own life.

Gain a better understanding of the importance of creating inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ community through videos, activities, and discussions aimed to give you some ideas you can bring back and incorporate into your own workplace.

This is will be an interactive presentation with time for the listeners/audience to discuss what can be implemented on the local, state and global level to remove barriers for people of different races, abilities, ages, genders, religion, sexual orientation, and other diverse backgrounds.

In her role, Drumgo provides strategic leadership and support of DEI programs across the health system. Her focus areas include fostering inclusive cultures, talent attraction and growth, community health equity, and supplier diversity. With over 25 years of experience, Drumgo is recognized as a thought leader with demonstrated experience leading change initiatives in large matrixed organizations such as Anthem, AICPA, and BCBS. In the last 15 years, Drumgo has established multiple inaugural DEI offices and revitalized a Fortune 30 DEI program to align the accountability of DEI with its 70,000 employees strategically. As an expert in the field of diversity management, Drumgo has been cited or featured in Becker’s Hospital Review, Chief Healthcare Executive, Profiles in Diversity Journal, Diversity Network Journal, Diversity Manager, The Journal of Accountancy, and many other publications and conferences. Drumgo is the past chairman of the PhD Project board and member of the Conference Board Diversity Council. She serves as an advisor to many other entities focused on diversity and inclusion.