1. VISN 4 Diversity Recruiting Challenge Team Coast2Coast Andrew Kohn, Joanne Newborn, Brian Renaud, Carrie Requist, Shimir Varia

3. Recruit top physicians & nurses

6. Cultivate a Flexible and Inclusive Work Environment.

9. Increases operational efficiency

10. Reduces time lost to conflicts

11. Ties VISN 4 more closely with its clientele

13. More children are speaking languages other than English at home

15. Mergers and alliances

17. VA Diversity Award

21. Employees as examples of “living diversity”

22. Examples:Part of diversity recruiting Learning a new language Cultural training

24. Demonstrated Operational Capability

25. Diverse Workforce = Diverse Ideas