Remaining Speaker Series:
JUNE SPEAKER SERIES : BEN HASAN
Power of Inclusion | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
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We had a great Power of Inclusion panel discussion! The conversation about disability inclusion in the workforce helps build a better future for our clients and students, like Henry, who are dreaming about what they want to be when they grow up!
Partner with us today to make a more inclusive world for tomorrow!
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Past Speaker Series
MARCH SPEAKER SERIES: JULIE BARBER
Latriece Watkins is executive vice president of the Walmart U.S. consumables division. She leads all merchandising strategies for the company's baby, beauty, household chemicals, household paper, over-the-counter pharmacy, personal care and pets business. Latriece and her team are passionate about finding new ways to save customers money on items they use every day.
First joining the company as an intern in real estate, Latriece has served in a variety of key leadership roles within Sam's Club, Walmart U.S. merchandising, human resources, and U.S. store operations. In her two decades with the retailer, she has led several important portfolios and strategic initiatives across the company. Because she has worked in so many different areas of the business, Latriece brings a 360-degree approach to her leadership, all while keeping customers at the center of Walmart's consumables business.
Latriece earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Spelman College and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
About the Panelists
Rachel Berger is a dyslexia and literacy community leader and assistive tech specialist at Microsoft Education, In her role at Microsoft she trains educators and students on accessibility tools to help level the playing field, enable students to engage, connect students and grow in their independence. Empowering people of all abilities to achieve more using technology as a support. She is also the founder of Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota, a grass roots movement made up of parents, educators, and other individuals concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for dyslexic children in Minnesota's public schools.
Peter John Ramsey serves as Vice President and Head, R&D, Americas, for GSK Consumer Healthcare. In this role, he provides senior strategic and executional leadership for Research & Development (R&D) and the innovation portfolio for North and South America. He has over two decades of global consumer healthcare experience spanning multiple areas of leadership responsibility. His current responsibilities include leadership oversight of the scientific and technical functions across GSK R&D, Americas, inclusive of Product Design and Development, Rx-OTC Switch, Medical Affairs and Regulatory Affairs.
His professional experience includes executive leadership of Global R&D and a Global Marketing function for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. As past Richmond Site Head, he led the transformation of the R&D site into a world-class global consumer healthcare R&D hub for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, now GSK Consumer Healthcare.
Dr. Ramsey has worked directly with senior community, government, business leaders, as well as external partners, resulting in industrial - academic partnerships and fostering strong ties with the community. He is the current Chair of the GSK Consumer Healthcare U.S. Inclusion and Diversity Council and has provided leader sponsorship to Inclusion and Diversity teams and initiatives for over 20 years. Dr. Ramsey and his wife Belinda reside in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Sunshine School & Development Center's mission is to develop and enrich the lives of individuals and families through therapy, education and support.
For years having a disability meant being labeled or underestimated for the rest of your life. In every space, individuals with disabilities would be categorized, written off, or separated. Thankfully, Sunshine School & Development Center was founded with a commitment to seeing potential not problems. For over 60 years, Sunshine School has helped thousands of people of all ages. Because of our work here, families are better advocates, students aren't limited by their labels, and adults with disabilities thrive in their communities.
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