Diversity & Inclusion

Alberto Garofalo NJ Market President Bank of America Few company leaders are as actively involved in the promotion and implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion issues as Garofalo, who has made it his personal platform both internally...

Tammy Garnes Mata Chief diversity & inclusion officer Valley Bank Leads the development, delivery and communication of a holistic diversity, equity & inclusion strategy for the bank. Garnes Mata partners closely with the executive leadership team and...

Charisse Fizer Chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer and vice president, clinical services AtlantiCare For the ninth year in a row, AtlantiCare earned the Human Rights Campaign’s designation as a leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality in its...

Keri Fleming Chief People Officer Mazars USA Recognizing a need to give voice and action to issues that matter, Fleming formed the Mazars Inclusion & Diversity Council. She also serves as a Mazars professional mentor to...

James Felton Vice president for inclusive excellence The College of New Jersey Recognized as a national leader and scholar-practitioner in the field of diversity in higher education, Felton has contributed to the development of several diversity and...

Perry Farhat Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Administrative Director Babs Siperstein PROUD center Farhat, who previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey – serving as the office’s LGBTQ Special Emphasis Program Manager...

Jacqueline England Senior human resources consultant Lindenberger Group Veteran HR expert in areas of recruitment, employee relations, training, performance management and other areas, England has served as a consulted in helping some of the state’s largest companies...

Rina Desai Vice chair, NJBIA Diversity & Inclusion Council Panasonic An experienced finance professional on financial reporting and analysis as well as change management, Desai also is passionate spreading awareness and education about diversity, equity & inclusion...

Colleen Conway Director of Human Resources Genova Burns Has been key leader in firm’s success of achieving Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification, helping it complete a rigorous 12-month collaboration with Diversity Lab with built-in measurement, transparency and accountability....

Dale Caldwell Chair, DEI Advisory Council Fairleigh Dickinson University The executive director of the Rothman Institute of Innovation, Caldwell has a long history in the DEI space. He founded a DEI consulting firm that has provided training...