This document takes the concepts of social activsm and applys them to the corporate space as a tool for corporate affairs advocay, community, human resources, diversity and policy change.

1. How to Drive Corporate Change through Activism
By Nereida (Neddy) Perez
Most recently I was on a panel at a local university speaking about the impact of the Trump
Administration on Human Resources, the president of the university was in attendance and the
room was overflowing. Once the panel finished, we were taking questions one young lady got
up and directed her question to the president, “Why are we not a sanctuary school when we
have petitions signed by hundreds of students?” While the president tried to address the
question in a calming manner she came back at him with the same question more forcefully.
All I could think of was, “this young lady is blossoming into an activist in front of the attendees
and her college president”. It was great to see her bravery but at the same time as a corporate
professional and consultant that activism and bravery is not always welcomed inside
corporations. Rather every company has its own unique corporate culture and in as much as
they may want or crave change, each has a level of change tolerance that it is willing to endure
in order grow its business, drive innovation and attract talent.
The incident at the university as well as the current level of political activism around the country
sparked in protest to the Trump Administration as well as, the various global activities in the UK,
France and Middle East got me to thinking, “Are we entering a new era of activism? How can it
be leveraged to accelerate corporate culture, organizational, political, environmental and
community change?” This line of questioning led me down the path of exploration and ultimately
has resulted in this article which will hopefully spark interest in how you can operationalize the
concepts to drive organizational/corporate culture change.
According to Wikipedia, “Activism is an intentional action with the goal of bringing
about change. If you feel strongly about a cause and are working towards a change, you could
be considered an activist. An activist is anyone who is fighting for change in society.” If you
subscribe to this notion, then we are all activists in one way or another. It could be the mom
with a special needs child that advocates for better resources at her local school, it could be a
Transgender person who advocates to be allowed to use a public restroom that matches their
gender identity, or it can be an employee resource group that advocates for policy changes
within their company for workplace flexibility or parental leave.
I have been fortunate to have met with community activists and leaders like Russell Means from
the American Indian Movement, Reverend Jesse Jackson from the Rainbow Push Coalition,
Marc Morel from the National Urban League and Raul Izaguirre the founder of the National
Council of LaRaza, etc. to address corporate concerns and civil rights challenges at major
Fortune 100 companies. These individuals have understood that change happens through the
mobilization of like-minded people and that leveraging economic and media resources to create
change is critical. These individuals have taught me communications and mobilizing people are
critical to driving change.
In recent times, we have seen a new wave of activists like the ones that responded to the
Trump Administration’s Travel Ban who used the concepts employed by civil rights activists like
Martin Luther King Jr and Cesar Chavez. They even used boycotting tactics to convince the
CEO & Founder of Uber to step off Trump’s Business Advisory Council and create a million-

2. dollar fund to help pay for the potential legal assistance of employees impacted by the
immigration policies of the Trump Administration.
Ringling Brothers’ Circus closed its doors after more than100 years citing the actions of animal
rights activists, SeaWorld eliminated their “Killer Whale Show” and publicly announced their
change in policy after the film “Blackfish” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C7Le65dCuU)
and activists took legal action and continued their protests. Even the Church of Scientology was
exposed and caught off guard by the group known as Anonymous. Overnight globally 10K+
protestors show up at the churches’ locations with signs, Anonymous also actively hacked into
the organizations server and communication systems bringing them down, one estimate
showed over one million disruptions. In the Middle East who can forget the story of a young
female activist named Malala Yousafazi whose advocacy for the education of girls resulted in
assassins trying to killer her. The artist Banksy in Europe has grown a following because of the
political commentaries his paintings make and the Pussy Riot punk rock band has inspired
feminists in Russia to take action and stand up for women’s rights and social justice.
Some of these acts of activism are extreme and while I don’t condone extremism, this concept
of activism as a way to accelerate change made me wonder about its applications. As a
corporate diversity and inclusion consultant, I have often been hired by companies to help them
address diversity issues and/or transform the corporate culture from points A to Z or A to C
depending on the readiness of the organization. In studying the patterns of activism, it got me
thinking about how organizations could tap the collective mindset of employees to accelerate
workplace, corporate culture community and environmental sustainability efforts. Today more
than ever, corporations have amazing tools and resources ranging from social networking
platforms, memes, telepresence, Instagram, Snapchat, Tweeter, etc. that can help not only
create communities but also can mobilize them to act and accelerate change
In this paper, you will find information on how to create activist communities, the types of
communities that exist, examples of leaders and resources that you can potentially leverage to
accelerate internal change and drive corporate transformation.
Please note that there are extremist of all types in this world and in the activist communities that
exist there are radical extremists. My intention is to share information about how drive social
and economic change along the lines of Martin Luther King, Malala, and other peace
movements… this paper is not intended to inspire radicalism within corporate cultures or
society.
What MotivatesActivists
There is a whole array of reasons why someone may become an activist. What seems to be
true for activists is that they are motivated by doing good even if it means engaging in extreme
behavior. “The spark” of activism can occur at any age, the need to be part change whether it is
to drive it personally or be part of something that will improve society is critical. There are a few
common factors that serve as drivers/motivators for individuals who become activists:
 Having been exposed to some form of perceived/actual injustice
 A desire to make things right or better for others
 A personal need to take some type of action and not be a bystander
 Moral conviction to fix a situation

3.  The need to reconcile an ethical or moral issue related to humanity, the environment, an
ecosystem system challenge, etc.
There are also different levels of activism which have been around for centuries like the actions
of rebels during the American Revolution or Mahatma Gandhi’s peaceful marches and hunger
campaigns, or the Occupy Wall Street efforts. Then there are more extreme tactics like hacking
or breaking into buildings, or blowing up buildings like the airport in Belgium in 2016. In a
corporate or nonprofit environment, there is no place for extremist behavior or tactics.
However, some companies have been successful in leveraging resources such as modern
technology to create solutions based hackathons or global townhalls for discussions of issues.
Others have used #hashtag groups and social media platforms to engage in conversations and
obtain feedback on how to address an issue. These tactics have provided a positive way for
people to move from conversation to action.
One letter or email can make a statement but “real/true” activism involves joining or becoming
part of a movement and taking a more active role in advocating for change. This can involve
things like: organizing community groups to protest an issue, becoming a spokesperson,
becoming a blogger, or convener of conversations and town hall meetings, etc.
Activists can be found participating in micro events (i.e. neighborhood watches) or nationally or
internationally. An individual might be satisfied to be heard and work on a local community issue
or they might become so passionate about a topic that they get involved on a global level.
Many Hollywood stars and corporate leaders have gotten involved at a local level with a cause
they are passionate about and then taken that work nationally or globally.
Activists do not have to be famous or wealthy, they come from all walks of life and age groups.
Malala Yousafazi was a teenager who grew up in a town in the Swat District of north-west
Pakistan but she had a clear message of what she stood for that others could rally to support.
Types of Activism
The main purpose of activism is to provoke people to ask questions and drive change.
In a corporate environment, there must be clear and measurable results when
leveraging activist tactics but in the public realm often activist have loosely defined
objectives which can cause groups to fizzle out.
Traditional tactics used by activists have been around for hundreds of years. For the
most part the focus is on mobilizing people physically to protest whether it is through sit
ins, walk outs or marches. In the last 25 years, as new forms of communications have
been adopted globally, the ability to mobilize people has become easier. For instance,
in 2008, the group known as Anonymous mobilized tens of thousands of people globally
through the internet to raise awareness about the Church of Scientology.
All activists have one goal: which is to change a policy, practice or simply unmask
another group. There are three types or ways of participating in activism. There

4. is solution-driven activism, change-focused activism, and/or revolutionary
activism.
Solution-Driven Activism
Activism isn't just about complaining about an issue, it requires action. Solution-driven
activism involves finding solutions to an issue and demanding steps be taken to reach
the goal (i.e. Trump Administration Travel Ban protests). In a corporate setting this
could be looking for ways to hire a more diverse group of employees or partnering with
a civil rights organization to create an apprenticeship program design to address a
STEM skill and underrepresented population gap.
Change-Focused Activism
A second type of activism, called change-focused activism, centers on larger issues
and attempts to create an alternative to the issue. Instead of replacing the current
system, another system may be instituted alongside the original. This may involve
creating a new process or providing a better option encouraging people to buy or use
the alternative approach. A good example of change focused activism was the work led
by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta who fought for immigration civil rights. Mahatma
Gandhi or Nelson Mandela’s objectives in India and South Africa. Inside a corporation
this could the creation of pay equity policies or change in promotion and succession
processes.
Revolutionary Activism
Unlike the first two examples, revolutionary activism seeks to change the opposed
system. This type of activism tends to use radical approaches to drive major change.
This type of activism use employ tactics used by extremist in society. Examples of
revolutionary activism include the American Revolution, Fidel Castor’s takeover of
Cuba, or the socialist uprising in Russia in the early 1900s. With recent changes in the
environment, we're seeing an upsurge in the realm of environmental activism. There are
of course varying levels of revolutionary acts and not all lead to war.
In a corporate setting, in the 70’s and 80’s introducing the concept of Diversity &
Inclusion might have been revolutionary having a person of color/woman on a board of
directors. In today’s market place a challenge might still be empowering employee
resource groups to take the lead on addressing diversity issues.
Examples of tactics used by activists include but are not limited to:
 Formation of a group to raise awareness around a common cause.
 Use social media to raise awareness of a wrong, an injustice or a problem. ...
 Using Twitter to launch a #Hashtag campaign
 Starting a Wiki for your cause

5.  Posting messages on YouTube and/or launching a campaign asking other activists
to take similar action (i.e. like the Ice Bucket campaign)
 Create an online petition for your cause
 Sending emails to political leaders
 Engaging in product boycotting (i.e. as recently happened with Uber and Ivana
Trump’s products)
 Silent Protesting (i.e. When Vice President Mike Pence went to Washington, DC all
his neighbors hung Gay Rights Flags outside of their homes to protest his behavior
against the LGBT community)
Types of Activists
Activism has traditionally focused on a call for action related to human rights, environmental or
political causes and the approaches in the past have ranged from letter writing campaigns,
marches, to more extreme tactics. In today’s world, we have new types of activism which have
been brought about by the digital age we live in. The types of activism include:
 Digital Activists
o Also, referred to as online activism, internet or web activism as well as e-
activism. This is when online tools and resources are used to organize groups,
launch digital campaigns, create electronic advocacy, cyberactivism, e-
campaigning, and use electronic communication technologies such as social media,
particularly Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube, e-mail, etc. to mobilize people to
take action. Some digital activists are more comfortable not being seen but rather
campaigning and creating online content is a strength. However, in recent years
digital activist have become more physically active in sit-ins and marches, etc.
 Economic Activism
o While protests and marches or tweeting, etc. are effective forms of activism
one form of activism that stands out among all others is boycotting products.
By encouraging people to not purchase a particular item or pay patronage to
a store it can cause that organization to lose money. A recent example of this
tactic was the boycott of Uber within one day the president of the company
decided to resign from President Trump’s Business Council. In the medical
field, activists called for a boycott of Mylan’s EpiPen the company eventually
offered an alternative. Recent marches like a “Day without an Immigrant” was
intended to show the economic impact of what would happen if the U.S.
immigrant population was reduced. I remember in 1997 that United Parcel
Service lost millions due to a work stoppage that was deployed the Teamsters
Union. Eventually, the company returned to the negotiations table.
 Environmental Activists
o Refers to the advocacy and work being done to protecting the natural environments
from destructions or pollution. Environmentalists are individuals that study and aspire

6. to preserve the ecosystems that sustain life like water, plants, trees, air, etc.
Environmental activists in recent years have raised concerns with the use of
Fracking a technique designed to extract oil and/or the construction of oil pipelines
through protected Native American Lands. Major environmental disasters have not
only effected humans directly but significantly disturbed the ecological fabric of
nature among some of the major disasters are British Petroleum’s Explosion of Deep
Water Horizon in the Gulf Coast probably the most famous environmental disaster
that sparked activism in the U.S. was Love Canal. Actress Julia Roberts brought to
life the story of environmental activist Erin Brockovitch who became an
environmental activist taking Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to court in1993 due to
water pollution contamination. Over the last 25 years more and more companies
have set-up and have become involved in environmental sustainability activities due
to the amount of studies and information showing that environmental protection is
critical to their ability to do business. Major companies like Ikea, New Belgium
Brewing, Panasonic, Patagonia, Shell, Starbucks, Waste Zero, etc. have become
major advocates in the environmental sustainability movement.
 Hacktivists
o A website nominally associated with the group describes it as "an Internet gathering"
with "a very loose and decentralized command structure that operates on ideas
rather than directives". Anonymous is a loosely associated international network of
activist and hacktivist entities.
 Hashtagavists
o This term was coined by media outlets and refers to the use of
Twitter's hashtags for internet activism. Individuals who use Twitter to inspire
conversations and/or call for action on a broad range of topics are referred to as
“Hashtagavists”. Normally, a hashtag group is formed as a result of a discussion or
incident that has caused an outrage. #GivingTuesday, #BringBackOurGirls,
#IceBucketChallenge, #PrayforJapan, and #BlackLivesMatter are all examples of
calls to action that not only raised funds, created dialogue but have also been
attributed with changing how we think about activism and the use of the internet and
social communities.
 Political Activists
o A political activist is someone who is involved in the political process for the sake
of promoting, impeding or raising awareness of a certain issue or set of issues.
Political activism typically involves engagement beyond just voting, whether it be
through protest, demonstration or lecture. Political activism can involve the
mobilization of a group of like-minded people who believe in a particular cause that
they believe can only be changed if the political process or policies in place are
challenged.
 Social/Humanitarian Activists
o In this context, social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equality,
and can be defined as "the way in which human rights are manifested in the

7. everyday lives of people at every level of society". Social activism seeks to identify
causes and sources of social inequality – hunger, homelessness, human trafficking,
poverty, under-employment and poor education. Working in conjunction with social
workers to provide essential services to under-served populations, social activists
lobby to change policies that limit social and economic opportunity. The actions of
companies to create equity of pay for women or partner with nonprofits to improve
education and access to clean water fall under the area of social activism. Even the
work of diversity and inclusion which strives to create equity falls under the space of
social activism.
How to Build an Activist Community to Drive Corporate
Culture Change
Employee activists are unlike community groups which are driven by broad social,
environmental, or political interests. Corporate built groups need to have parameters
that enable them to function in a constructive manner. As a leader, you will need to be
prepared for some level of disruption. (If your organization’s culture does not handle
disruption well or the leadership is buttoned up and has a hard time with being
challenged then stop reading now or proceed with extreme caution.)
1. Identify the issue/cause or problem that you want to address
This can be as simple as posing a question like “How can our company become
more environmentally friendly?” or “What human rights/social issues do you feel the
company should take a stand on?” or “How can we accelerate our diversity efforts to
create a more inclusive workplace?” or is there a piece of legislation that needs to
change at a state or national level.
2. Establish the parameters and goals for the group
You will need to be clear about the purpose of the group and what are the goals that
they will be working to achieve. For instance, spelling out the kinds of behaviors that
are acceptable vs nonacceptable (i.e. no place for name calling, destruction of
property, etc.). Emphasize the company’s core values and intent to engage in
fruitful action based dialogue. Also, define for the group what their mission is and
what the goals are. If it is just conversation without an end result the group is likely to
become disinterested and fall apart. However, the goal is broad enough and
measurable then the group will get more quickly (i.e. Find a solution to eliminate and
bottle clean water in underserved communities by 2020 or increase the number of
women in senior ranks in manufacturing by 2020 to 25%.)
3. Identify Potential Advocates
You may want to initially identify a cross section of characteristics and group of
employees to engage to kick off the conversation and test the waters of receptivity.
Some potential characteristics include field of work years of service with the
company, performance rating (high potentials or employees in good standing verses
those on a performance improvement plan), etc. The goal is to identify people that

8. have previously expressed interest in the topic and can potentially serve as a
champion or advocate.
At this stage, you may want to turn to the employees who are members of your
employee resource groups or other social communities that exist within the company
because these individuals have a tendency to be proactive. You will want to monitor
the group for outliers those that are either very extreme or those that become
disengaged. Their opinions and voices are important but you want to understand
what is the opinion of the majority of the group.
4. Educate the Group on the issue
Provide resources and information about the topic or issue that the company is wanting
to address. What are the past actions taken or external partnerships the company is
engaged in. What have been the past successes or areas that the company fell short on.
Transparency of information will be critical in building trust with the community of
participants.
5. Use the Power of Social Media to Keep the Group Engaged
Use whatever social media platforms your company subscribes to internally to create a
space for people to come together and connect on the topic. Be sure to
share information about the adoption of ideas from the group and acknowledge the group
on their contributions. Provide regular updates, particularly if there is a particular action
or activity that the group is engaged in.
6. Provide Opportunities for the Group to Volunteer
Provide the group with an opportunity to become physically involved. Whether it is an
opportunity to participate in a community service project or an environmental clean-up
project creating an activity that brings the community you have created together gives
them a chance to connect with like-minded people and further bond. In addition, creating
an activity of physical interaction allows you to invite others to participate in the group.
You will want to create activities that are fun for the group but also educational in nature.
Use your personal talents to create your own, unique form of activism or ask the group to
take a lead in developing activities that appeal to the group.
Whatever opportunities you create they should aspire to educate, further enroll, develop
a solution or take some type of action to support and address the challenge the company
is facing.
7. Track & Measure Impact
A few years ago, the energy company that I worked for faced some major environmental
legislation that would have impacted its revenue generation capabilities and resulted in a
massive workforce reduction. The company had a robust issues management team and

9. they realized the only way to turn the situation around was to mobilize the community
and its employees to advocate for change in the state government. Sure enough they
identified community and employee resource group leaders to actively participate in letter
writing campaigns and designed activities that resulted in government leaders holding
town hall activities where a business case was presented on and eventually resulted in a
modification of the legislation proposed.
Hosting activities and engaging in conversations is great. However, one major difference
between corporate driven activism and other forms of activism is that results/impact
need to be tracked. Results are critical in a corporate environment because shareholders
measure the impact and success of a company based on dividends paid and stock
prices.
Some the of the results that can be tracked include, the number of positive media
impressions, the number of people in attendance at events and the actual outcomes from
the events held.
Examples of Opportunities to Mobilize Corporate Activists
Whether it is to drive policy change internally or support an external an initiative your
employees represent a microcosm of your customers. Here are some suggestions on
how to engage your employees:
Internal Policies: (Human Resources and/or Labor Relations should be involved in
discussions to ensure the company follows relevant laws.)
 Engage business/employee resource groups in providing feedback on corporate
culture changes (i.e. healthcare benefits, parental leave policy, environmental
 Trying to figure out how to create a safe space for employees who are on a visa
or who are Muslim? Reach out to employees through internal communications
vehicles and host a hackathon/brainstorming session.
 Got to reduce operating costs but trying to save jobs? Mobilize the employees
that will be impacted, debrief them and have come up with costs savings
recommendations and/or the process for downsizing?
External/Legislative Advocacy: (make sure to engage your government affairs team
to ensure no laws are broken)
 Invite your employees to get involved in letter writing campaigns to
congressional leaders to advocate for a piece of legislation
 Leverage company volunteer hours to allow employees to advocate for a
change in legislation
 Host a town hall meeting with congressional leaders and provide an opportunity
for employees to have their voices heard.

10.  The company has been found responsible for violation of a major law and fined.
Leverage employees to contribute ideas and recommendations on how to turn
the situation around… make them part of the solution.
 Have Business/Employee Resource Groups engage with local community
members to support major outreach effort of the company on the
environment/healthcare/hunger or other causes.
Locations and Opportunities to Get Involved:
These are some simple resources that you can use to get more familiar with issues and sample
of activist work. This list by no means is comprehensive. There are few organizations that
produce directories of activist groups available at the public library but you can also leverage the
internet to type a topic of interest and ask for which activist organizations are advocating
change.
 Idealist (www.idealist.org)
 United Nations (www.un.org)
 Amnesty International (www.amnestyusa.org)
 Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality (www.aare.org)
 Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org)
 Human Rights First (www.humanrightsfirst.org)
 National Council of LaRaza (www.nclr.org)
 National Urban League (www.nul.org)
 Voices for Human Rights (www.humanrights.com)
Resources:
 10 Twitter hashtags that have changed how we talk about social issues,
Washington Post article by Tanya Sichynsky, March 21, 2016,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/03/21/these-are-the-10-
most-influential-hashtags-in-honor-of-twitters-birthday/?utm_term=.62aafa2d053e
 2015’s Top 5 Social Activism Sites by Adweek: http://www.adweek.com/digital/2015s-
top-5-social-activism-campaigns-blacklivesmatter-lovewins-more/
 Advocates of Change Series, 2011: found on Amazon.com: series highlights
advocates for civil, economic, and transformative change Martin Luther King, Nelson
Mandela, Cesar Chavez, Mahatma Gandhi, etc.
 A Concise History of Asian American Civil Rights Issues
https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Unnoticed-Struggle.pdf
 TED Activism : is a collection of topics and video talks on activism and a wide range of
topics related to social change. Check out: www/ted.com/topics/activism
 Birth of a Movement, 2017: Civil Rights activist William Monroe Trotter wages a battle
against D.W. Griffith’s Ku Klux Klan.
 Environmental Activism – www.adirondackcouncil.org
 The Erin Brockovitch Story : http://abcnews.go.com/US/erin-brockovich-fighting-
neighbors-toxic-drinking-water/story?id=15120603

11.  Ladonna Harris: Indian 101: a documentary that chronicles the life of Comanche
activist and national civil rights leader Ladonna Harris and the role that she played in
Native and mainstream American history since 1960’s
 Human Rights (www.humanrights.com )
 “I am Malala: the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban”,
by Christina Lam & Malala Yousafazi
 Paul Robeson – 20th
Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist 2017: Paul
Robeson was a celebrated American actor, athlete, singer writer, Civil Rights activities.
 Politics & Society in the 20th
Century America Series: Activities of the 60’s Part 1 &
2 covers the Civil Rights movement to Women and the Equal Rights Amendment
 This Borrowed Earth: Lessons from the Fifteen Worst Environmental Disasters
around the World (Masco) 1st Edition by Robert Emmet Hernan (Author), Graham
Nash (Preface), Bill McKibben (Foreword)
 When We Rise – A film that chronicles the U.S. Civil Rights Movement
 Wrenched, 2016: Documentary by activist ML Lincoln, tells the story of Edward Abbey,
one of America’s original defenders of the wildlands. Abbey inspired radical
environmental activism.
 You can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train, 2004: This is a look at Howard Zinn who is
an activists, author and renowned historian
 Letters from Burma by Aung San Suu Kyi, book published in 1991
 9 Best Posters of Activism : https://www.activisthive.org/category/activism-inspiring-
examples/
 The Activist Academy: https://www.activisthive.org/category/activist-academy/
Amherst College programs and resources for social activism:
https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/careers/amherst-careers-in/government-
nonprofit/picareers/careers/social_activism
About the Author:
Nereida (Neddy) Perez,
Founder & Principal, D&I Creative Solutions
Neddy is an internationally known Human Capital and Diversity
practitioner with more than 20 years of corporate experience
working with Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companies like UPS,
Shell, Sodexo, KPMG, National Grid and Ingersoll Rand. She has
developed and implemented change management initiatives designed to remove
organizational and cultural barriers to spur talent and business growth. In 2016, she
launched Diversity & Inclusion Creative Solutions, LLC (www.dicreativesolutions.com ),
a consulting company to support small to medium sized corporations interested in
building or revitalizing their diversity and talent management efforts.
Her work has been recognized by numerous organizations like: Association for Training
Development, National Association of Manufacturers, Center for Creative Leadership,

12. International Association of Business Communicators, Mercer Consulting’s European
Diversity Council, Conference Board, and the Society of Human Resources
Management.
Neddy is a speaker at national and international conferences on Talent Management,
Diversity, Corporate Culture and STEM. In her spare time, she serves on the board of
several national and international nonprofit organizations focused on economic
development, education, human resources & human rights. Her primary passion is in
removing organizational and educational barriers that prevent equity in the workplace
and in educational systems.
Named as one of the most influential global diversity officers by Global Diversity
Magazine and a “Woman Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal, and by
dozens of other publications and organizations including Diversity Inc., Latina Style
Magazine, the National Association of Manufactures, United Way, Ascend, the U.S.
Hispanic Chamber, etc.
If she is not actively involved in the board of a nonprofit like the Asia Society, NCBLN or
SHRM North Carolina, she is writing or creating a nonprofit. As a social entrepreneur,
she has helped co-found organizations like Latinos in Diversity & Human Resources
(LIDHR), STEMConnector.org, MightyChicks.org and most recently the
STEMInnovationForum.com.