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Publisher’s Note

PUBLISHER
ROBIN DILLARD The world is big
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enough.
EDITOR
MELISSA LOWERY
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I swear (OK, I shouldn’t swear), but
CREATIVE DIRECTOR I can’t help but marvel at all the talented
CIMON CHEN
people and especially the business owners
ART DIRECTOR and diversity professionals I have access
JUSTIN OGLEBY to every day. There are three with more
Justin@imdesigngroup.com than 55 years of procurement, sourcing
and supplier diversity experience collectively who I want to acknowledge.
SALES Robin Pulford (American Airlines-Retired), Michael Robinson (IBM) and
TRACY SKINNER
TSkinner@BusinessEqualityNetwork.com Joy Wong (New York Life) have all agreed to join our inaugural Advisory
757-932-0167 Board. Each of them, and a few others I hope to announce soon, have
always generously shared the kind of insights and access that makes all
WRITERS the difference when starting a new venture. And, they are some of the
CIARA LILLY kindest souls I know. Thank you. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in
MELISSA LOWERY
JULIE A. PALM business are always top-of-mind for me and I’m never at a loss for finding
MATT SKALLERUD like-minded individuals from all over the world with different experiences
MARK STONE to keep me grounded, growing and learning.
JULIE TARNEY It’s spring and there are already so many reasons to celebrate. Like the
JESSIE WAGONER 31st Annual Forum on Workplace Inclusion in Minneapolis next month.
In the meantime, I’d like to invite you to read all about their new podcast
INTERN
ELIZABETH HERMAN which covers industries and DEI topics around the globe. The great thing
about podcasts is you can take them wherever you go, no matter what you
PHOTOGRAPHY have to do. So far there are eight episodes, just enough to keep your mind
ANDREEA BURCIU-BALLEN / ANDREEA B. BALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY occupied on your travels.
STANLEY STELLAR I’ll be kicking off Women’s History Month and this issue of BEQ Pride
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in Houston where I’ll get to introduce my ally superhero and Wonder
Twin, Eduardo Placer, of Fearless Communicators, to all the fierce women
and their allies at WBENC’s Summit & Salute. Eduardo’s focus on the
voices of ‘Visionary Women Leaders’ is something I recently experienced
first-hand. His process is powerful, his preparation is thorough and his
passion for his craft is visceral. What I love most about my kinship with
Melissa Lowery Justin Ogleby
Eduardo is that he speaks the language of allyship by being a force for
info@BusinessEqualityNetwork.com All rights reserved. good in spaces that need his bright light the most.
Reproduction or I am gay-adjacent (a straight woman working with the LGBTQ
use without written community) and he is woman-adjacent (a man on a mission for women)
permission of editorial or and we like it like that. We grace the BEQ Pride cover with our beautiful
graphic content in any
BEQ Pride Magazine friends (Valerie, Kristin, Melissa, Hiroko, Stephanie and Debra) from the
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