Agenda (In Eastern Time)
11-11:45am: ERG Best Practices Workshop
This workshop, led by Director of Client Success, Susie Silver, will cover:
• How to link your ERG to overall business goals
• Best practices for ERGs and common missteps to avoid
• How to measure ERG success and demonstrate impact
11:45-11:50am: Break
11:50am-12:20pm: Client Roundtable
TDM clients and partners will share best practices on ERG and DEI council leadership based on their own experiences.
12:20-12:50pm: Breakout Groups
12:50-1pm: Closing Remarks and Resource-Sharing
Meet the Facilitators
Susie Silver, CDE
Director of Client Success, The Diversity Movement
Susie is a nationally-recognized DEI thought leader. A Certified Diversity Executive, she has worked with more than 200 clients as a consultant, facilitator, strategist, and speaker. Susie specializes in leadership development, LGBTQ+ inclusion, employee resource group/DEI council development, and organizational business strategy. She works collaboratively with clients in creating culture-centric and business focused goals, as well as facilitates workshops, listening, and discussion sessions. Her reputation for being up-front and authentic about DEI topics has contributed to Susie’s success and she meets each client where they are in their unique DEI journey. Susie’s approach, paired with her down to earth humor, compels groups to share openly and feel safe while they are learning.
Susie’s career includes 18 years in public education and in 2015, she founded With Pride Consulting to create actionable change for the LGBTQ+ population in workplace and educational institutions. Today, her unique perspective and future-ready business strategies are amplified as the Director of Client Success at TDM. Susie’s expertise has deepened recruitment pools, increased employee productivity, and boosted companies’ bottom lines.
Melanie Sanders, CDE
Senior Consultant, The Diversity Movement
Melanie is a Certified Diversity Executive and Senior Consultant at The Diversity Movement. Previously, she spent more than 20 years as a television journalist in markets around the United States. Drawing on her years of broadcast experience, Melanie facilitates executive media, presentation, and workplace communications trainings with organizations of all sizes from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups in the U.S. and across Europe. As an expert communicator, Melanie trains our clients on equity, inclusive language, unconscious bias, and more.