INAUGURAL
Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Summit
1:00 p.m.
Welcome and Summit Goals
Lou Antonellis
Business Manager/ Financial Secretary, IBEW, Local 103
Kristen Gowin
Executive Manager
NECA Boston
Josué Pierre
IBEW Local 103/
NECA Boston
1:15 p.m.
Keynote Remarks
Senator Lydia Edwards
Massachusetts Legislature
1:30 p.m.
Session 1: DEI at Work in Your Company
Public and private sector construction professionals share their vision for increasing contract opportunities for Under-Represented Businesses (UBE), especially Minority and Women-Owned Businesses, in the construction industry. The session will review new public sector policies and regulations and what both the public and private sector require for increasing diversity and inclusion in their projects.
MODERATOR
PANELISTS
Shelley Webster
President
In Order Business Development
Charles Kelsey
Director of Access and Opportunity,
Division of Capital Asset
Management & Maintenance
Jill Lacey Griffin
Vice President of
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,
Accordia Partners
Taisha Crayton
Associate Director of Office
for Economic Inclusion
and Diversity, Harvard University
2:15 p.m.
Keynote Remarks
Dr. J. Keith Motley
Professor, Consultant President/CEO, Urban League of Eastern MA
Distinguished Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston, College of Management
2:30 p.m.
Session 2: Where’s the Work?
This session provides a snapshot of several top projects that will require diversity inclusion in their procurement. Leading CM business development professionals provide overviews of upcoming projects and diversity requirements. This session will help you competitively position yourself for new work, integrating best practices for diversity, equity and inclusion in your business planning and proposal responses and bids.
MODERATOR
PANELISTS
Colleen Fonseca
Executive Director
Builders of Color Coalition
Maureen Kirkpatrick
Vice President, Operations Manager
Turner Construction
Eurick Dorsett
Project Executive
Janey Construction Management
Joseph O’Farrell
Managing Director
Harvard Capital Projects, Harvard University
Brooke Woodson
Director
Trade Partner & Workforce Diversity, Shawmut Construction
3:00 p.m.
Keynote Remarks
Tanisha Sullivan
J.D. and M.B.A.,
Courageous Civil Rights Leader,
Dedicated Public Servant
President
NAACP Boston Branch
3:30 p.m.
Session 3: What’s Really Working – Journeys to Success
Hear from four female electricians as they talk about their careers and the impact of being an electrician on their lives. Listen as they discuss the lasting relationships they've built and the lessons they’ve learned while working in the electrical construction industry. Their stories will reveal how diversity and inclusion are essential for a thriving economy.
MODERATOR
PANELISTS
Narica Gaskin
Training Instructor Boston JATC
20-year IBEW Member
Journeyperson Electrician
Mikka McQueen
20-year IBEW Member Journeyperson Electrician
Kathleen Sullivan
4th Year
Electrical Apprentice
Tori Kitchings
4th Year
Electrical Apprentice
Sasirin Suriyamongkol
3rd Year
Telecom Apprentice
4:15 p.m.
DEI AWARDS AND NETWORKING RECEPTION
Celebrate the achievements of several electrical contractors who have moved the needle in diversity, equity and inclusion in their firms and projects.
- Corporate DEI Champion
- Procurement DEI Champion
- MWBE Business Growth Champion