National Origin Discrimination Free Lunch and Learn Webinar

National Origin Discrimination in the Workplace Event

Date: Thursday, April 29th

Time: 12 - 12:45 p.m.

Zoom Webinar

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and LUNA Language Services have come together to help Diversity and Inclusion and Human Resources professionals understand how national origin discrimination manifests in the workplace, and to offer some real-life suggestions to create a more inclusive workplace culture for people of diverse national origins.

Learning objectives for this lunch and learn include:

• Learn how national origin discrimination manifests in the workplace.
• Understand when culturally insensitive behavior becomes illegal behavior.
• Gain best practices for creating an inclusive culture for a team with diverse national origins.

Please Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-origin-discrimination-in-the-workplacebuilding-inclusive-culture-tickets-149162794935

Speaker Information:

Brien Shoemaker, Outreach Education Coordinator, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Brien Shoemaker is the Outreach Education Coordinator for the Indianapolis District of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Brien has been with the EEOC since 2001 and has served as an investigator and a supervisor. As an investigator Brien earned the Commission’s CORE award for outstanding contributions to the EEOC during his work as the lead investigator in a multi-agency class case involving hiring discrimination. Brien has presented outreach programs on the EEOC laws and regulations, and has given Respectful Workplace training to private companies and advocacy groups. 

 

Stevie Cromer, Cultural Enrichment Manager and Partner Liaison, LUNA Language Services

Stevie Cromer works to ensure the culture of LUNA shines through in every interaction with clients, community partners, interpreters, translators, and staff, and that LUNA's engagement with these communities is saturated with as much meaning and value as possible. Working in a multicultural and multilingual environment, Stevie works to create brave spaces for conversations and true connection. Stevie has been with LUNA for six years in various roles and has held her current position of Cultural and Enrichment Manager and Partner Liaison since June 2018.