Today, we welcome Liz Stigler, Director of the Community Equity Research Center for the Chinese-American Service League. There, she leads the development and implementation of the CASL’s formal DEI efforts, including community development and programming in areas that advance social change. Liz talks about what it’s like to be out there, doing the work in the DEI space, what motivates her, how she overcomes discouragement, and what everyday leaders can do to make the lives of DEI...

Today we welcome Dr. Brittany Boone. Dr. Boone has over a decade experience in DEI work and is a trained industrial and organizational psychologist. She began her DEI work in the insurance industry, particularly with Farmers Insurance, and was a founding member of the Olathe Chapter of the Black Professionals Alliance ERG in Olathe, Kansas. She is now a consultant with VallotKarp in NYC. Dr. Boone and host Phil Wagner talk about comfort zones in the DEI space: how to push past them, when to...

Today on the show we welcome Sarah Cordivano - the head of D&I Strategy and Governance at Zalando. She is an expert in data analytics, helping to implement impactful, data-driven DEI work. She is also a professional speaker and writer, and her recently published book “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: How to Succeed at an Impossible Job” was released by Impossible Press in July of 2022. She currently resides in Berlin. If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or...

Today on the show we welcome Erika Cartledge. Erika started the personal stying website Your Chic is Showing, which helps build confidence through fashion and style. She has also served in a variety of marketing roles and is currently the Major Gifts Director for the Key School. She has 13 years experience in the finance industry and 5 years in the non-profit space, and is a part of Goldman Sachs 1 Million Black Women Initiative, a program focused on female sole proprietors who are starting...

Today we welcome Marcelle Ciampi - a respected autistic author and international ambassador, who has been featured in over a hundred events around the world. She is best known for her writings found in the book “Everyday Aspergers,” which has been translated into multiple languages and is widely shared in counseling offices globally. By day, she is a senior neurodiversity advisor and ambassador at Ultranauts, Inc. If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more...

Today we’re joined by Tye Askew, an MBA student at the William & Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business. Tye has an impressive background with the military and was selected as a Major General James Wright Scholar, which is a prestigious lineage of scholars here at William & Mary. Today, Tye speaks about his experiences as a First Gen student leader. If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our...

Today on the show, we welcome Dr. Sarah Federman. Dr. Federman is an author, educator, and conflict resolution practitioner. She’s currently a faculty member at the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego. Dr. Federman studies and explores the concept of reckoning, and produces some of the most interesting and engaging research.  She joins host Phil Wagner today to discuss doing business in an era of reckoning.  If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of...

Today’s guest is Natalie Hoskins. Natalie is a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University. As a teacher and a scholar, Natalie explores issues of health, wellness, gender, social support, emotional expression, interpersonal aggression, violence and conflict. She’s published in top journals such as the Journal of Interpersonal Violence and The Qualitative Report. In particular, Natalie has also spent a considerable amount of time working in Batterer Intervention Programs (BIP) and...

Today it is our great honor to host one of the greatest athletes of all time. Arlene Limas is one of the greatest Tae Kwan Do authorities of the 20th century. She’s a history maker, having been the first American - and the first female - to win the gold medal at the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea in Tae Kwan Do in 1988. And she has been breaking barriers ever since. She now currently serves as the CEO of PAVE (Proactive Anti-Violence Education) Prevention, working to provide...

Domestic Violence Awareness Month was launched nationwide in October of 1987, and in the last 35 years, so much progress has been made. Yet domestic violence, sexual violence, violence against women, men, children, intimate partner violence - all of those continue to exist. Today, we have a special episode to kick off Domestic Violence Awareness month to ensure our collective approach to supporting victims and survivors models current best practices. Our guest today is Leslie Jingluski....

Today we welcome Alma Zaragoza-Petty, a Mexicana social justice advocate and scholar who teaches equity to create change. Raised in Acapulco, she is the daughter of immigrant parents and a first generation high school and college graduate. She has a Masters Degree in counseling, a Doctorate in education, and has worked in higher education for more than 20 years. She is the co-founder of Prickly Pear Collective, a trauma informed faith based community organization. Together with hip hop artist...

Today on the show, we welcome Sacha Thompson, founder of The Equity Equation, LLC, a diversity coaching and consulting firm based in the DC area. With nearly 20 years experience within education, nonprofits, and tech, Sacha has seen up close and personal the challenges executives face when they have good intentions, but don’t fully know how to turn those intentions into good action in the diversity and inclusion space. She helps the executives and leaders have the important dialogue they need...

Welcome back to Season 2 of Diversity Goes to Work! Our guest today is the new Dean of the Mason School of Business Todd Mooradian. Todd was a fixture in the Mason School for nearly 30 years serving as both a faculty member and Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs. He left in 2017 to serve as the Dean of the College of Business at the University of Louisville. His commitment to DEI work runs deep and has had a huge impact on our own DEI efforts here at the Mason School.  If you’d...

Today on our third and final Summer Student Takeover episode, Alicia Scott, Maddie George, and Bella Easton cover disability accommodation in the workplace. They’ll be covering three major areas: Disability legislation, the administrative realm of disability, and what the future holds for disability accommodations. They’ll also be joined by Debbie Howe, the Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer at William & Mary to discuss administration in regards to disability accommodations in the...

Today on the second episode of our mini Summer Student Takeover series, Junior Katie Stevenson and Sophomore Mohammad Ali and Eugenio Masari explore issues of gender identity within athletics. Beginning with Lia Thomas - a transgender woman - finishing first in a Division 1 National Championship in Woman’s Swimming, our hosts look at other issues around gender identity in the world of sport. They also welcome Isaac Henning to discuss his experiences as a trans athlete. If you’d like to...

Today on a special show, we start our Summer Student Takeover series with an episode about the gender pay gap. Join hosts Tasia Ricks, a Junior at William & Mary, Senior Will Casale, and Senior Katherine Davis as they discuss historical events that have contributed to the gender pay gap, current issues surrounding inequality in pay, and what to do to help ensure women get equal pay in the workforce. They also welcome Dr. Nicole Pyer and Professor Phil Wagner to discuss gender pay...

Today we’re continuing our conversation on aging and age diversity in the world of work with a true expert, Dr. Kathy Black. She is a professor of aging studies at the University of South Florida, a Next Avenue Top-50 National Influencer in Aging, Hartford Geriatric Social Work Factory Scholar, and an advisor for Age Friendly Sarasota. She joins host Phil Wagner to discuss aging in the workplace, what drives her personal interest in creating age-friendly spaces, what makes an “age-friendly”...

Today we are delighted to be joined by Kathleen Slevin, the Chancellor Professor Emeritus of Sociology at William & Mary. Kate is an award-winning researcher, teacher, and thought leader. She has served in a variety of administrative capacities at William & Mary, including Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. Kate studies the intersections of age and other mechanisms of social inequality, and joins us today to talk about ageism in the world of work and what we can do to combat it. If...

Today on the show we’re joined by an alum of William & Mary, Amalhin Shek.  She has spent the last 8 years working for US Aid in a variety of different capacities; from COVID-19 response to Malaria response in Latin America and the Caribbean. She brings an impressive background in research, planning, and strategy, and today discusses what it’s like to work in the field of advocacy in various different countries around  the globe. If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of...

On today’s episode we take a deep dive into neurodiversity. Our guest is Michael John Carley, an author, school and business consultant, and the former Executive Director in the autism, neurodiversity, mental health, disability, and DE&I worlds. He joins host Phil Wagner to discuss the world of work through the lens of neurodiversity. If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us...

Dr. Jessica Grosholz is an Associate Professor of Criminology and the Campus Chair and Director of the Masters in Criminal Justice Program at the University of South Florida. She joins host Phil Wagner today to discuss how her work with incarcerated individuals folds into the larger diversity, equity, and inclusion conversation, the different challenges women face post-incarceration, what the best practices are for working alongside or leading post-incarcerated people, and much more. If you’d...

Today we welcome Crystal Morrison Joseph - an alum of Wiiliam & Mary. She’s a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed professional counselor, and an approved clinical supervisor in Virginia and Maryland. She specializes in anxiety, depression, psycho-oncology, racial identity formation, and cultural trauma within the Black community. She is the author of two books: “Conversations with a Clinician of Color” and “Poundcake & Private Practice.” She speaks with us today to...

Today on the show we welcome Rita Sampson, the former Chief of Equal Employment Opportunity within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Rita is currently the Director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity. She joins us today to discuss her career journey into the D&I space, what gives her her energy and passion for the work, and the importance of self-care for D&I officers. If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s...

Today we welcome James Milam. Due to a birth defect, James has been confined to a wheelchair his entire life. He joins us on the podcast today to discuss how he grew up with an active lifestyle, what lessons he’s learned from the workplace and how he’s been able to navigate a successful career, his advice for what the world of work can do to make itself a more inclusive environment, and more.  If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity...

Kathleen Bogart, Associate Professor of Psychology at Oregon State University, joins host Phil Wagner to talk about disability advocacy in the workplace, why ableism is the forgotten “-ism,” how one finds a support community for a rare disease, and more. If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.