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WONDER WOMEN DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Kia Painter
Kia Painter is the newly promoted executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for Cox Communications. She will begin her role at the start of 2023. Throughout her nearly 25 years with Cox, Painter has been devoted to understanding and anticipating the evolving needs of the company's diverse workforce. She has helped to shape the company's talent and leadership development programs, compensation structure and inclusion, diversity and equity strategies. In her current role, Painter is responsible for leading HR business consulting and service delivery functions. She has also served as vice president of strategic human resources solutions. She led the company's key talent practices including organization design, succession planning and employee engagement.
Source: Cox Communications
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Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, member of the Rotary Club of Windsor- Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has become the first woman to take office as Rotary International President in the service organization's 117-year existence. Her term began at the beginning of July and will end in July 2023. During her one- year term, Jones will focus on building new relationships and establishing collaborations with organizations that share Rotary's commitment to driving impact through humanitarian service and to developing leaders around the globe. She has also made Rotary's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion a key part of her presidential platform: Diversity has long been one of our core values and continues to serve as a foundation for how we interact with each other and our communities, said Jones. I know that my experiences and perspective as a woman mean that I bring a different lens to how I see and approach opportunities and challenges for our organization.
Source: Rotary International
Pamela Culpepper
This year, Pamela Culpepper made history when she became the first Black woman to sit on the board of directors of Prada since it was founded in 1913. When she isn't working with Prada, Pamela Culpepper dedicates her time to her business, Have Her Back, LLC., a woman-owned, woman-led culture consultancy focused on advancing equity for all. Culpepper was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Cboe Global Markets, Inc., one of the world's largest exchange-holding companies, and holds over 25 years of experience as an HR executive. She has also held several leadership and diversity roles for big- name Fortune 500 companies.
Sources: Prada, Wikipedia, New Pittsburgh Courier
Sofia Chang
Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of the United States, Sofia Chang, is an advocate to empowering young women and fostering diversity with future generations. Joining the Girl Scouts after 30 years of experience in the private sector, Chang led the successful transformation of several businesses, developed high-performing teams and advocated for women and diversity. She has served on the board of the Time Warner Foundation, was the Executive Sponsor of HBO's AAPI resource group and was a member of HBO's diversity council. Chang continues to serve on the board of the University of Pennsylvania's Professional Women's Alliance which provides young alumni with professional development and networking opportunities. Her election as the Chief Executive to the Girl Scouts makes her the first AAPI CEO in the organization's 110-year history.
Source: Girl Scouts of the USA
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