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Keith Wiedenkeller Joins the USBLN as Chief Strategy Officer of the Disability Equality Index (DEI)
WASHINGTON, DC (April 16, 2015) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) is pleased to announce that Keith Wiedenkeller, formerly Chief People Officer for AMC Theatres, currently serves in a strategy and consulting role on behalf of the USBLN in its work developing and promoting the ground-breaking Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM). During his 29-year tenure […]
USBLN Board of Directors Member Colleen Fukui-Sketchley Honored by the University of Washington
COLLEEN FUKUI-SKETCHLEY Corporate Center Diversity Affairs Director, Nordstrom, Inc. Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, diversity affairs director for Nordstrom, is the University of Washington’s 2015 Charles E. Odegaard Award recipient in recognition for her leadership in the private sector and volunteer efforts both on campus and in the community. For over 12 years, she was on the Friends […]
Launching America's First Disability Rights Museum on Wheels
WASHINGTON, DC (March 12, 2015) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) officially launched America’s Disability Rights Museum on Wheels, the country’s first disability rights mobile museum. In launching the museum, the USBLN also announced that Wells Fargo has agreed to be the Presenting Partner of America’s Disability Rights Museum on Wheels. The USBLN […]
Disability Equality Index® (DEI®) Founding Partners and Advisory Committee Meet in D.C.
The USBLN and the AAPD recently welcomed DEI Founding Partner representatives and Advisory Committee members at a gathering in Washington, DC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event was held prior to the 2015 Leadership Awards AAPD Gala. In thanking the Founding Partners and Advisory Committee members, USBLN Board Member and Co-Chair of […]
USBLN® Announces its 2015 Board of Directors and Officers
WASHINGTON, DC (February 17, 2015) – The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) is pleased to announce the appointment of David L. Casey, VP, Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Health; Regina Edwards, Senior Vice President, Corporate Supplier Diversity, Wells Fargo & Company; and David L. Gonzales, Global Chief Diversity Officer, Merck & Co. to […]
New England Workplace Inclusion & Equality Summit Report: People with Disabilities Reaching Competitive Employment
The USBLN, Walgreens, Rhode Island College and the State of Rhode Island invited business leaders, federal contractors, individuals with disabilities and their guests, government delegates, provider representatives, and community partners from across nine states- Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont- to attend the “New England Workplace Inclusion […]
USBLN® Announces New Appointments to its Corporate Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, DC (February 11, 2015) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) announced the appointment of five member companies to its Corporate Advisory Board (CAB). The USBLN Board of Directors at its December and January meetings approved inQUEST Consulting, JPMorgan Chase, KPMG LLP, Manpower and Walmart for two-year terms on the CAB. Representing inQUEST […]
USBLN® Announces the Formation of a Procurement Council
WASHINGTON, DC (February 9, 2015) – The US Business Leadership Network®‘s (USBLN®‘s) Disability Supplier Diversity Program® (DSDP) has made steady and continuous progress in supporting inclusion of disability and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses in supply chains with the help of the original 15 founding partners. Since 2010, the DSDP has enjoyed the added support of corporations […]
USBLN® Member Starbucks: Hiring Workers with Disabilities at Starbucks Largest Distribution Plant
The national unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 11.2 percent – double the jobless rate for the general population, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Recognizing that disparity, Starbucks is launching an on-the-job training program for people with cognitive and physical disabilities at its Carson Valley Roasting Plant and Distribution Center. The plant […]