Diversity, equity and inclusion belong in every facet of our lives – including the workplace. As an organization focused on business, we embrace these ideas as foundational for economic growth and prosperity. As human beings, recent events have left us shaken. They highlight the gap between what we desire and the reality in which we work and live. We recognize we have members of our community in pain and that pain comes from a deficit of the very foundational ideas we hold dear.
At the Greater Green Bay Chamber, we cannot fulfill our mission to strengthen member businesses by enhancing economic and workforce development, resulting in improved quality of life in our community and region, without ensuring all have a voice. We have a long history as a convener and facilitator of critical conversations that lead to transformational action, and that is where we will focus our efforts. We will hold ourselves accountable to driving positive change.
A part of this necessary change can come through our Greater Green Bay Economic Development Strategic Plan Initiative #10: Ensure diversity & inclusiveness. More than 300 of our community leaders came together in 2017 to create a community-owned and -driven plan. We recognized then the challenges our communities faced regarding diversity and inclusiveness. Our community wants to do better – can do better – and that’s why the focus on diversity and inclusiveness resides in a holistic plan to move all of our community forward
The diversity and inclusiveness initiative, steered by a diversity and inclusiveness task force, was proactive. We’ve has made progress related to:
Additionally, our Chamber recently signed onto the U.S. Chamber’s national initiative to address inequality of opportunity in education, employment, entrepreneurship and criminal justice reform. As a partner on this important initiative, we will host local and industry dialogues to further the discussion.
Steve Baue | Employee Resource Center |
Mohammed Bey | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
David Bishop | UnitedHealthcare |
Dennis Buehler | Greater Green Bay Community Foundation |
Rashad Cobb | Greater Green Bay Community Foundation |
Mallory Cornelius | Vary Ability LLC |
Robyn Davis | Brown County United Way |
Sean Elliot | YMCA |
Scott Farley | Komatsu |
Robyn Gruner | AT&T |
Scott Hunt | Northwestern Mutual |
Beth Kirby | Aurora BayCare Medical Center |
Barbara Kolitsch | Oneida Nation |
Billy Korinko | Cassandra Voss Center |
Paul Linzmeyer | We are Many United Against Hate |
Amanda Markiewicz | Humana |
Kathleen McKee | YMCA |
Shannon Metzler | City of De Pere |
Wendy Link-Nelson | Aurora BayCare Medical Center |
Maureen Pistone | Wipfli |
Laurie Radke | Greater Green Bay Chamber |
Amaad Rivera | |
Renita Robinson | YWCA of Greater Green Bay |
Kristina Shelton | |
Dr. Colleen Simpson | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
Sarah Schwarten | Associated Bank Green Bay |
Anna Steinfest | AFF Research, LLC |
Katie Sulzer | Green Bay Area Public Schools |
Mussie Teclezion | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay |
Andrea Werner | Bellin Health |
Charity Vickers | Connect Powered By American Family |
Andrea Huggenvik | YWCA of Greater Green Bay |
Lorissa Banuelos | New North |
Michelle Vlies | Advocate Aurora Health |