1. Newsletter
October 2009
AKA: Arizona Industry Liaison Group Affiliate (AILG)
Quad A
P. O. Box 1848
Phoenix, AZ 85001
www.azquada.org
E-mail: azquada@aol.com
E-Fax: (623) 321-6016
How Do We Truly Define
Board Members & Officers “Diversity”?
John Garza, President
JAG Specialties, LLC
(602) 300-2023 October is Diversity Awareness Month – a focused time to celebrate and
Flossie Christensen, Chair embrace who we are, despite our differences, no matter what race, religion,
Las Vegas SNILG Chapter
Bank of Nevada
gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, or disability. A month to reflect on
(702) 248-4200 and learn about different cultures and ideologies. A month to vow acceptance
Gail Painter, PHR and tolerance. A month to consciously address these areas at educational and
Vice President
Apollo Group
religious institutions, as well as in the workplace and at home.
(602) 557-7586
Maria Sandoval, Treasurer Quad A is proud to represent a diverse membership – with representatives
Shamrock Foods
(602)477-2529
from many industries with varying backgrounds, positions, personal experience
Rebecca Rand with and passion for promoting equal opportunity in work and in life. Quad A’s
Recording Secretary mission over the past 34 years has been to promote equal employment
American Express
(602) 537-2960
opportunity, diversity and affirmative action in the workplace. This month, we
Marian Enriquez focus on the topic of diversity.
The Sundt Companies, Inc.
(480) 293-3108 Diversity is defined, taught and measured in any number of ways and is
Tom Arn
Quarles & Brady usually referenced hand in hand with tolerance. But what we are truly striving
(602) 229-5342 for is a society free of prejudice, and in order to have that, we must first learn the
Neil Bourque practice of non-judgment. How few people really understand the concept of
The Marc Center
(480) 969-3800 non-judgment, let alone practice it themselves? (Continued on Page 3)
George Thorne
Jobing.com
(602) 914-7507
Lisa Barnum
Boeing Company
480-648-7944 October 20 Membership Meeting
Evelyn Miller
Raytheon The Value of Values:
520-794-9997
Charlene Valestin The True Meaning of Diversity
Zions Bancorporation
(928) 899-4199 Guest Speakers: Judy Pennington
Lida Daniels
Blood Systems
Legacy Partners Coaching & Consulting LLC
(480) 675-5607 (See Speaker’s Profile on Page 2)
Quad A Administrator
Chris Weakland
Legacy Partners Consulting Time: 8:30-10:00 a.m.
& Coaching, LLC Location: Jobing.com
(602) 377-0404
Membership meetings are the 4747 N. 22nd Street,
3rd Tuesday of every month
from 8:30-10:00 a.m. Phoenix
Arizona Affirmative Action Association
Parking: Designated Parking on
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2. Speaker’s Profile
Judy Pennington
Founding Partner
Legacy Partners Coaching & Consulting, LLC
Judy Pennington is a founding Partner of Legacy Partners
Coaching & Consulting, LLC. Legacy Partners is a human capital
development firm dedicated to helping organizations, business
leaders, teams and individuals achieve their highest performance
and fulfill their aspirations.
Judy’s legacy includes a lifetime of experience and dedication to
helping others achieve their potential and purpose. She served in
the White House during the Carter Administration as a special
liaison. Her work included ensuring AA/EEO contract compliance
during presidential declared disasters. Her efforts with disaster programs had a profound effect on her and
laid the groundwork for a career in designing and implementing talent development programs for high
performing leaders, teams and organizations.
From her tenure with the Carter Administration to her career in consulting, Pennington has positively
impacted the lives of thousands of people. Her commitment to enabling others to discover their potential has
led her to work with a diverse group of teams from Fortune 500 companies to small business firms,
governmental agencies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. Her client list includes Coca-
Cola, Home Depot, General Electric, Kraft Foods, Inc., and a variety of other businesses, educational
institutions and government entities.
Currently, Judy, through Legacy Partners, is working with a client in the entertainment and media industry that
will be the global leader in the creation, marketing, and distribution of values-driven content for a global urban
audience. The company has created a content platform that glorifies and promotes the good in the urban
marketplace. Its mission is to achieve worldwide expansion through a global social network, mobile
communications, technology, multimedia formats and lifestyle products. Judy and Legacy Partners have been
instrumental in establishing the values-driven culture that will attract and build a truly diverse, top-performing
team that will lead the company to be a powerful trendsetter with worldwide influence.
A native of Kansas, Pennington holds a BA/BS in Communications and Political Science and also attended
law school at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Her legacy also includes actively volunteering with
her church and other community organizations. She can be reached at judy@legacypartnerscoaching.com,
602-672-1475, www.legacypartnerscoaching.com.
2009 Calendar of Events
DATE TOPIC LOCATION
October 20, 8:30-10:00 In Celebration of Diversity Month Jobing.com
Monthly Member Meeting 4747 N. 22nd Street, Phoenix
No cost to members Parking: Visitors’ Designated Spaces
November 17, 8:30-10:00 12th Annual Compliance Conf Black Canyon Conference Center
Annual Compliance Conf 9440 N. 25th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
$100 members; $150 nonmembers Open Parking
December 1, 8:30-10:00 Annual Members Only Holiday Roundtable Jobing.com
Monthly Member Meeting 4747 N. 22nd Street, Phoenix
$0 members; $75 nonmembers Parking: Visitors’ Designated Spaces
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3. How Do We Truly Define change them, just because they happen to be
different than what we choose to believe.
“Diversity”
(Continued from Page 1) On the other hand, and contrary to what many new-
age philosophers preach, non-judgment does not
To understand non-judgment, we must start by require throwing away our past experiences or our
examining its polar opposite: prejudice. This habit understanding of patterns and similarities. We
of dysfunctional analysis works by drawing lines don’t need to forget all the lessons we have
and boxes around groups of people, based upon learned. We only have to accept the fact that those
some observed or assumed trait – skin color, past generalizations are of less importance than the
apparent age, city or country of origin, gender, uniqueness of each individual.
native language, sexual preference, etc. It then goes
on to label everyone within that box as being the One day, perhaps in the not too distant future, we –
same, based upon a few real (or imagined) as a species – will make the commitment to throw
examples of individuals with the highlighted away our cultural rulebooks, the catalogs of boxes
characteristics. and labels by which so many still operate. Some
day, we may truly start to see those around us as
Take, for example, a list of different cultures, individuals, without pre-judging them based upon
created with the apparent intent to teach diversity appearance or social background. Maybe then,
and tolerance. Far too often, such a list is nothing acceptance of diversity will mean more than just
more than just another set of boxes. While the tolerating those who are different, and tolerance
labels may be more neutral or polite, the intent – will mean more than just humoring those other
and the result – is the same. Rather than promoting perspectives until we can “bring them into the
the concept of non-judgment, such a list just mainstream.” (Coranth Gryphon, August, 2002)
reinforces the assumption that everyone in a group
acts the same, based solely upon similarities in The true meaning of diversity is the topic of this
point of origin or appearance. month’s Quad A membership meeting. Join us in a
lively discussion as guest presenter Judy
True non-judgment requires being able to look at Pennington talks us through our own views of
each person as an individual, rather than as diversity, what it means in the workforce today,
examples of a particular race, age group, culture, or and what successful companies have found to be
whatever. It requires being willing to accept that the key to creating a truly diverse workforce with
each person has their own unique thoughts and fully engaged, productive, winning employees. The
beliefs, and their own free will. And more than meeting is Tuesday, October 20. (See Page 1 for
that, it requires us to honor and support those details.)
mindsets and beliefs – or at the very least, not try to
Stay Abreast of Changes and Trends in
Federal Contractor Compliance. Join us for
th
Quad A’s 12 Annual Compliance
Conference
Arizona Affirmative Action Association
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4. 12th Annual Compliance Conference
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Black Canyon Conference Center
9440 N. 25th Ave, Phoenix
‘Technical Requirements,’ and how to identify and eliminate
7:30 – 8:00 Registration potential discrimination.
8:00 – 8:15 Welcoming Remarks
11:30 – 12:00 Cutting Edge Issues
John A. Garza, President Quad A/AILG
Mary Jo O’Neill, Regional Attorney
JAG Specialties, LLC
EEOC Phoenix District Office
8:15 – 8:45 EEOC Update
This session will focus on issues we -- as the Administrative
Rayford Irvin, Acting District Director
Enforcement Agency and as employers who want to assure equal
EEOC Phoenix District Office
opportunity in the workplace -- need to pay more attention to. Are
you scanning Facebook to find out more about your applicants? Are
EEOC and the Phoenix District Office are in transition. This is
you using a background contractor to conduct backgrounds? Are
your opportunity to hear the latest information from trends in
your software programs automatically dropping anyone with a
charge filing to learning more about EEOC’s new leadership and
criminal history? These and other issues will be discussed.
new direction.
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
8:45 – 9:15 OFCCP Update
Marvin R. Jordan, Director
1:15 – 2:15 Impact Ratio Analyses – A Case Study
OFCCP Phoenix Area Office
Mary Sneed-Hill, Sr Compliance Officer
Gregory Smith, Compliance Officer
The Tiered Evaluation Process and Real World Evaluation
OFCCP Phoenix Area Office
“Hurdles” you can overcome to expedite your evaluation
experience.
Presentation will explore impact ratio analyses, the Uniform
Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, and theories of
9:15 – 10:15 Implicit Bias
discrimination through the Ricci v. DeStefano Supreme Court case.
Krista Watson, Program Analyst
EEOC Phoenix District Office
2:15 – 2:30 BREAK
HR professionals recognize that managers and employees are
sometimes motivated unconsciously by impermissible or illegal 2:30 – 3:15 Legal Update
factors. We will take a look at unconscious bias and solutions for Mary Jo O’Neill, Regional Attorney
making sure it does not happen in your workplace. EEOC Phoenix District Office
10:15 – 10:30 BREAK There have been many significant court decisions and new laws for
EEOC to enforce such as Lilly Ledbetter, GINA and the
10:30 – 11:30 You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know amendments to the ADA.
Cheryl Davis, Senior Compliance Officer
David Smith, Senior Compliance Officer 3:15 – 3:45 Panel Discussion: OFCCP & EEOC
OFCCP Phoenix Area Office Mary Jo, O’Neill, EEOC
Krista Watson, EEOC
Marvin R. Jordan, OFCCP
Asking the right questions, finding the answers, and solving minor
issues before they become major problems. Presentation will focus 3:45 Closing Remarks – John A. Garza
on real-world applications of 41 C.F.R. 60-2.17(A-D), the
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5. 12th Annual Compliance Conference Registration Form
(One per attendee, please)
COST (Includes Lunch & All Materials):
Payments received by November 1, 2009: $100 Members $150 Nonmembers
Payments received after November 1, 2009: $125 Members $175 Nonmembers
Name: _____________________________________________ Email Address: _______________________________________________
Organization: ________________________________________ Work Phone: _______________________________________________
Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
City, State & Zip: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
For AMEX/Visa/MasterCard Payments, fax registration to 623/321-6016:
Card #______________________________________________________________ Expiration:______________________________
If paying by check: Please make checks payable to Arizona Affirmative Action Association and mail together with registration form to: AAAA, P. O.
Box 1848, Phoenix, AZ 85001. For further information, contact us at azquada@aol.com or visit www.azquada.org. Please advise us if you require
special dietary or physical accommodations.
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7. 2009 Quad A Membership Application
Thank you for your continuing interest in and support of the Arizona Affirmative Action Association (Quad A).
Our members include professionals in the fields of human resource management, equal employment
opportunity, affirmative action, workplace diversity and other related fields. For over 25 years, Quad A has
been providing its members with quality, up-to-date information through workshops, seminars and
conferences. Your membership entitles you to a monthly newsletter, quarterly meetings/workshops,
seminars, the Annual Conference (in April) and Compliance Conference (in the fall). Most activities are
included in your membership; others are offered at a substantial discount. At only $75 per year (Jan-Dec),
membership in Quad A is a true value for the money. (Individual memberships only; no organizational
memberships at this time.)
Goals of the Arizona Affirmative Action Association are to:
• Promote equal employment opportunity, diversity and affirmative action in the workplace.
• Promote awareness and recognition in the workplace and the community of the benefits of taking
affirmative action to provide equal employment opportunities
• Share and disseminate up-to-date information on EEO, AA and diversity issues, legislation, judicial
decisions, best practices and trends.
• Provide an opportunity for professionals interested in EEO, AA and diversity issues to network and
communicate.
Membership fee in Quad A is a qualified tax deduction. To renew your annual membership, or to apply
as a new member, please complete the following information and return it along with a check for $75 made
payable to the Arizona Affirmative Action Association to our office at P.O. Box 1824, Phoenix, AZ 85001.
NOTE: Please provide us with an e-mail address to which we can send your monthly newsletter. Quad A is
a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization (TIN 86-0966437), and e-mailing saves the Association a considerable
amount on printing and postage each month. THANK YOU!
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL
Member Name:
Company Name:
Title:
Mailing Address:
Phone: Fax:
E-mail:
___Visa ___ MC ___Am Ex Name on card:
Card # Expires:
Please return this renewal form along with a check or credit card for $75 made payable to Arizona Affirmative
Action Association to our office at P.O. Box 1848, Phoenix, AZ 85001 or eFAX to (623) 321-6016.
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