What's Now, What's Next: The Evolution of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Date: Thursday, September 23rd
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Webinar Via Zoom
The link to join will be shared in the registration email

Presentation By Monica Guillory

Monica Guillory, Founder & CEO of Back Pocket Wisdom, has devoted her career of over 20 years to enabling people to grow and thrive personally while meeting business objectives.  She advocates for more joy at work and firmly believes, employees tend to meet organizational goals to the extent they feel included and their needs are met. Executives and employees alike seek Monica’s counsel and practical expertise to address complex workplace challenges across differences, leadership levels and cultures. Monica’s expert and evolving human resources and diversity experiences well equip her to create HR/DEI strategies that deliver measurable, sustainable results.     

Monica is a recipient of a Leadership Excellence Award by the National Diversity Council in 2015 and a Community Service Pillar Award by the Valley View School District. Monica serves as Vice President of the Board for the IL Diversity Council, Board Member of Empowering Women Network (EWN), D&I Director on the DuPage SHRM Board, and an inaugural Board member for Emerging Life Solutions, Inc (ELS) a non-profit agency working to house and educate homeless youth. She founded an award-winning Corporate Women’s Mentoring Program.  She frequently is invited to speak on topics such as inclusive leadership, workplace culture, engaging employees, and building and leveraging social capital.

Monica holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Houston and is a senior certified Human Resources professional.