Welcoming Environment® Committee

The Welcoming Environment® Committee plays an integral role in promoting diversity and inclusion by ensuring that Association Forum makes everyone who interacts with Association Forum feel welcomed and valued. A Welcoming Environment® is defined as the creation of a sense of belonging and connectedness that engages individuals in an authentic manner in which uniqueness is valued, respected and supported through opportunities and interaction. 

The Committee:

• Encourages the development of a Welcoming Environment® within every aspect of Association Forum
• Monitors metrics to gauge the efficacy of Welcoming Environment® efforts
• Scans the association community to contribute to the development of the online Welcoming Environment® Resource Center.
• Actively promotes and encourages diversity and inclusion within Association Forum

These Opportunities Are Recommended for Members Who:

• Have diversity, equity and inclusion training or background 
• Are passionate about increasing diversity and inclusion within Association Forum

Time Commitment:

• Monthly committee meetings
• Participation in conference calls and sub-committee meetings as necessary
• Act as Welcome Ambassadors at programs and events when available 

Jonathan Adams, CAE, Chair
Kathleen M Bell, FASAE
Cassie Buchanan, MBA, SHRM-CP
Malia Cook-Artis, CAE
Josie Hernandez, IOM
Kerri Leo, MATD, CAE, CHCP
Jose Marroquin
Charmaine Osborne, CAE
Jorge Rivera, CAE, IOM
Emily Thompson, CMP, DES
Debbie Trueblood, MSW, FASAE, IOM, CAE