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Alaka Williams
SVP, People & Culture, US Networks
Warner Bros. Discovery
THE WHY? As a member of NAMIC and WICT, Williams seizes every opportunity
to embrace diversity and lead through education, community involvement
and leadership development. She serves as the executive sponsor of the
Discovery PRIDE employee resource group, supporting members and friends
of the LGBTQ+ community, and she never shies away from speaking publicly
on the topic of diversity and inclusion.
SHE SAYS... " When an ERG is also aligned to the business strategy, and as
a result is able to seek out, create and nurture progress, that ultimately makes
the business better. This can have a monumental impact financially, strategically
and on the overall DEI mission of the company. "
ORGANIZATION YOU'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT? Big Brothers Big
Sisters of NYC.
Lisa WilliamsFauntroy
SVP,
Business & Legal Affairs
Warner Bros. Discovery
THE WHY? Williams-Fauntroy's
commitment to making Warner
Bros. Discovery a better place to
work translates through her work
with MOSAIC, a company-wide DEI
effort. A member of the Black Cultural
Alliance, a chapter of the Multicultural
Alliance ERG, she leads conversations
within the company about
the experiences people of color face
daily and the importance of creating
opportunities for people of color to
have a seat at the table.
SHE SAYS... " Employee resource
groups are successful when they
educate and inspire their members
and the entire company, as well as
when they contribute to moving
the company's businesses forward
through the lens of the ERG's unique
goals and missions. "
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Dalila Wilson-Scott
EVP & Chief Diversity Officer,
Comcast Corp.
President, Comcast NBCUniversal
Foundation
THE WHY? Overseeing all DE&I
initiatives and philanthropic strategy
across Comcast is an arduous undertaking,
but Wilson-Scott has proven
she's up for the task. She leads
initiatives like Project UP, the 10-year,
$1 billion commitment to drive economic
mobility through digital equity.
Her dual roles with Comcast and the
Foundation provide her with an even
broader purview through which to
bring attention to philanthropy.
SHE SAYS... " To support DEI create
and support employee resource
groups, commit to ongoing learning
about bias and equity, revise the
hiring process to guarantee a diverse
interview panel and slate of candidates,
create a culture that fosters
belonging and leverage data to ensure
accountability and goals. "
October 2022
Susana Zepeda
VP, Talent Relations &
Special Projects
Turner Classic Movies
THE WHY? As head of talent for
TCM, Zepeda was crucial in signing
the first Black host for TCM in 2019
and bolstered the network's Black
History Month celebration by having
professors Raquel Gates and Samantha
Sheppard on as guests. She plans
on participating in the Women of
Warner Bros. Discovery's Circle Mentoring
when the program relaunches
in 2023 and is formulating a plan to
support Ava Duvernay's collective
company Array.
SHE SAYS... " I think the biggest
value we can provide is to educate
ourselves about our community and
bring that to our work. "
WHO HAS KICKED DOWN A
DOOR FOR YOU? My current boss,
Pola Changnon. She trusts my work
and because of that has given me
tremendous freedom.
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