DIVERSITY, EQUITY,
& INCLUSION
Moving From Awareness to Action
DIVERSANT is committed to making real and lasting change.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging is not a destination, it is ingrained in our culture. As an organization, we have recognized and established behaviors within DIVERSANT to support meaningful, lasting change in the world. It truly is part of our DNA.
We are a nationally certified Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and as such, we have a firsthand understanding of the benefits of diversity and the challenges of achieving it in the business environment. Our mission is to live the experience through our consultants, clients, colleagues, and communities.
Diversity encourages creative thinking, fosters innovation, and leads to more effective problem-solving. It can also build strong ties with local communities and markets. For this reason, we are taking action to promote diversity in both the workplace and in the supply chain for talent acquisition.
We promote diversity internally and externally through Awareness, Alignment, Action, and Advocacy.
At DIVERSANT, we are committed to promoting diversity through our workforce, our suppliers, and our community.
Our Workforce
Our workforce diversity initiatives
Diverse Talent Partners
Our partnership with diverse organizations allows our talent acquisition team and recruiting professionals to network and connect with diverse talent pools.
Diversity Education Programs
LinkedIn Learning is leveraged for Diversity and Inclusion content, such as Unconscious Bias, Skills for Inclusive Conversations, Diversity Recruiting, and more. We also actively participate in the Certified Diversity Souring Professional (CDSP) Certification Program. We have 100% compliance with our internal quarterly diversity training.Business Resource Group (BRG)
DIVERSANT’s BRG is an essential part of our overall DE&I program. This voluntary, employee-led team creates opportunities that better serve our consultants, our internal population, and our clients. Our BRG is responsible for developing,
implementing, and executing diversity and inclusion efforts focused on a specific shared background, interest, or issue.
Diverse Networks & Job Boards
DIVERSANT partners with Coding Camps to post opportunities and also team up with schools predominately focused on URM (underrepresented minorities) to attract a diverse candidate pool. We also launched an online Candidate Referral Software to support our robust candidate referral program.DIVERSANT is proud to support the diversity efforts of our clients. We do this by consistently providing a candidate population that is 68% diverse.
Our Supplier Diversity Program
DIVERSANT is committed to utilizing diverse suppliers, when necessary.
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Our Community
We are engaged in a number of partnerships with organizations that
help us drive workforce diversity.
Dei Leaders
Amy LaScola
Charlean Parks
Charlean Parks oversees marketing and helps to create and execute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. Charlean has a strong background in supporting various areas of the talent life cycle, including attraction, recruitment, and selection, and encourages the use of the diversity and inclusion lens at all stages. She currently volunteers with SHRM Atlanta to facilitate training sessions for local workforce youth development programs. For fun, Charlean spends her time upgrading her skills as a triathlete doing a swim, bike, or run.
Business Resource Group (BRG) Members
Kathy Miller
Kathy Miller is the Managing Director for the State of Texas. Kathy leads our internal ERG Group for Women in IT to help drive alignment, action, advocacy, and awareness. She is an active partner with her clients for HACEMOS and High-Tech High Heels. In her spare time, she likes to hack away on the golf course!
Andrew Pena
Andrew Pena is the Managing Director for our Phoenix office and heads the diversity inclusion journey locally in his market. Andrew is partnered with the Live & Learn agency, Arizona Diversity Council, and the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Andrew believes deeply in increasing awareness and practices and challenges his team to educate themselves, listen, and attend local networking initiatives with their clients.
Shalini Puri
Shalini Puri is the Offshore Delivery Director at DIVERSANT and is instrumental in building a diverse global team of recruiters with an emphasis on gender & ethnicity equality. Shalini believes that people matter most, and that differences of experience and perspective make a stronger team together. She is committed to leading by example to forge a path forward where dignity, respect, safety, and justice are for all. Shalini promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and programs to bring DIVERSANT values, vision, and mission to support clients' near and longer-term goals.
Awards, Recognitions, Memberships
DIVERSANT has been recognized by a number of organizations for their commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion: See our full list of awards & recognitions
- TAPFIN’s Diversity Supplier Distinction (2020)
- Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council Supplier of the Year, Class IV (2020)
- SIA’s Diversity Staffing Firms List (2019)
- SIA’s Global Power 150 Women In Staffing, Amy LaScola (2019)
- Diversity’s Business’s Nation’s Top Businesses List (2015)
