BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230310T173000Z DTEND:20230310T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:HYBRID | DEIB with Dr. Rebecca Baumgartner: It Begins With Us | You Can Clear the Way to Workplace Equity DESCRIPTION:When we feel "belongingness\," we experience not only connection and acceptance\, but we feel that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. The DEIB: It Begins With Us series provides concepts of belonging and othering\, focusing on how we can foster more diverse and inclusive spaces for ourselves\, our workplaces\, and our communities.\n\n\n\nAt each session\, Dr. Rebecca Baumgartner will present on Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Belonging (DEIB)\, alternating fireside chats with interactive workshops. Although we encourage you to come each session\, you can start at any time.\n\n\n\nJoin us every-other month to... \n\n\n \n Begin the internal work of belonging and self-acceptance\n \n \n Learn and implement inclusive leadership skills at home and at work\n \n \n Identify the impacts of socialization on stereotypes and bias and ways to mitigate these\n \n\n\n\n\nMARCH 10TH SESSION: YOU CAN CLEAR THE WAY TO WORKPLACE EQUITY\n\n\n\nLast year\, author Tara Jaye Frank wrote a book called The Waymakers: Clearing the Path to Workplace Equity with Competence and Confidence. The book is an insightful and straightforward look at how you\, as individuals and leaders\, are the most valuable tool in creating workplace equity.\n\n \n\nJoin Dr. Baumgartner as she explores the themes\, steps\, and insights from the book. No need to read the book to join\, but it is definitely one to put on your TBR list!\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Rebecca Baumgartner is the Vice President of Human Resources for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. As a champion for personal and professional wellbeing\, Rebecca brings her extensive background in human resources\, organizational development\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion to help others strengthen their personal awareness and build new skills to more powerfully navigate their journey. She draws from skill sets such as emotional intelligence\, positive psychology\, resilience\, and courageous leadership to support others in their goals to become more inclusive and more impactful leaders to themselves and others.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speakers:\n\n\n\nLauren Conaway\n\nFounder & CEO at InnovateHER KC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCecilia-Ananya Besler-Patton\n\nFounder\, Principal & Cultural Curator at JUST Systems\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKristen Thomas\n\nFounder at Open the Doors Coaching X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nWhen we feel "\;belongingness\,"\; we experience not only connection and acceptance\, but we feel that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. The DEIB: It Begins With Us series provides concepts of belonging and othering\, focusing on how we can foster more diverse and inclusive spaces for ourselves\, our workplaces\, and our communities.
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\nAt each session\, Dr. Rebecca Baumgartner will present on Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Belonging (DEIB)\, alternating fireside chats with interactive workshops. Although we encourage you to come each session\, you can start at any time.
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\nMARCH 10TH SESSION: YOU CAN CLEAR THE WAY TO WORKPLACE EQUITY
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\nLast year\, author Tara Jaye Frank wrote a book called The Waymakers: Clearing the Path to Workplace Equity with Competence and Confidence. The book is an insightful and straightforward look at how you\, as individuals and leaders\, are the most valuable tool in creating workplace equity.
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\nJoin Dr. Baumgartner as she explores the themes\, steps\, and insights from the book. No need to read the book to join\, but it is definitely one to put on your TBR list!

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Dr. Rebecca Baumgartner is the Vice President of Human Resources for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. As a champion for personal and professional wellbeing\, Rebecca brings her extensive background in human resources\, organizational development\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion to help others strengthen their personal awareness and build new skills to more powerfully navigate their journey. She draws from skill sets such as emotional intelligence\, positive psychology\, resilience\, and courageous leadership to support others in their goals to become more inclusive and more impactful leaders to themselves and others.
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\nLauren Conaway
\nFounder &\; CEO at InnovateHER KC
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\nCecilia-Ananya Besler-Patton
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\nKristen Thomas
\nFounder at Open the Doors Coaching

\n LOCATION:Attend In-Person at: 5108 Cherry Street\, Room 414 Kansas City\, MO 64110 Attend Virtually via Zoom - access this program remotely from your computer\, tablet\, or smartphone + dial-in available. Link will be sent upon registration. UID:e.9235.25201 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260501T224052Z URL:http://members.centralexchange.org/events/details/hybrid-deib-with-dr-rebecca-baumgartner-it-begins-with-us-you-can-clear-the-way-to-workplace-equity-25201 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR