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.
Lorissa R. Bañuelos |
Greater Green Bay Chamber |
Steve Baue |
Employee Resource Center |
Mohammed Bey |
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
David Bishop |
UnitedHealthcare |
Dennis Buehler |
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation |
Jenene Calloway |
Schreiber Foods |
Rashad Cobb |
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation |
Mallory Cornelius |
VaryAbility LLC |
Robyn Davis |
Brown County United Way |
Sean Elliot |
YMCA |
Scott Farley |
Komatsu |
Robyn Gruner |
AT&T |
Andrea Huggenvik |
YWCA of Greater Green Bay |
Scott Hunt |
Northwestern Mutual |
Dr. Corey King |
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay |
Beth Kirby |
Aurora BayCare Medical Center |
Barbara Kolitsch |
Oneida Nation |
Billy Korinko |
Cassandra Voss Center |
Kathryn Kroll |
Green Bay Community Church |
Barb LaMue |
New North |
Paul Linzmeyer |
We are Many United Against Hate |
Maicheeia Lo |
Golden House |
Rachel Maes |
City of Green Bay |
Amanda Markiewicz |
Humana |
Kathleen McKee |
YMCA |
Jen Metcalf |
Downtown Green Bay Inc. |
Shannon Metzler |
City of De Pere |
Aisha Morales |
WBAY |
Troy Murphy |
Green Bay Community Church |
Wendy Link-Nelson |
Aurora BayCare Medical Center |
Lindsey Petasek |
Greater Green Bay Chamber |
Maureen Pistone |
Wipfli |
Audrey Rabas |
Aurora Advocate Health |
Laurie Radke |
Greater Green Bay Chamber |
Amaad Rivera |
City of Green Bay |
Renita Robinson |
YWCA of Greater Green Bay |
Raiya Sankari-Diaz |
City of Green Bay |
Melissa Schmidt |
Humana |
Kristina Shelton |
Rep.-Elect 90th Assembly District at Wisconsin State Legislature |
Dr. Colleen Simpson |
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
Anna Steinfest |
AFF Research, LLC |
Katie Sulzer |
Green Bay Area Public Schools |
Mussie Teclezion |
University of Wisconsin Green Bay |
Charity Vickers |
Connect Powered By American Family |
Michelle Vlies |
Advocate Aurora Health |
Andrea Werner |
Bellin Health |
Tara Yang |
Main Oriental Market |