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June 16
2022
Fork in the Road:
From Inspiration to Action
Time:
3:00 - 4:30 PM, EST
Main Event
4:30 - 6:30 PM, EST
Location:
Frick Art Museum
7227 Reynolds St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Networking Event
Embark on a journey with us, back to where we first started our conversations on Belonging and Thriving.
We are now at a Fork in the Road. Which direction do we want to take: Should we keep talking or start taking action towards change in our organizations and communities? In 2022, we will take the first step in our journey with a celebratory event to kick off Juneteenth celebrations at The Frick.
Join us in Pittsburgh, where we have the opportunity for all cross-sections of society to have a voice. We'll be discussing the significant need and desire for change in Pittsburgh and across the nation. Pittsburgh is the city of champions. We win, so let's go!
Speakers
Dr. Elizabeth Barker
Executive Director, The Frick Museum Pittsburgh
Executive Director Elizabeth Barker is responsible for all Frick operations. A specialist in British art, she held curatorial roles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, and Yale Center for British Art before her passionate commitment to ensuring the broadest possible access to cultural resources spurred her move to museum leadership. Before coming to Pittsburgh in 2019, Elizabeth directed Colgate University’s Picker Art Gallery, Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum, and the Boston Athenaeum. A graduate of Yale College, she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts.
Barry N. Adams
Director of Human Resources, The Frick Museum Pittsburgh
Barry is currently Director of Human Resources for the Frick Art & Historical Center in Pittsburgh. He is a graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, with a major in Human Resources Management and a minor in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Barry started his professional career with Westinghouse Electric as a junior engineer and served in industrial, mechanical and facilities engineering roles for almost a decade before transitioning to human resources.
Since the closure of Westinghouse, he has worked for Equitable Resources (now EQT), Schwan’s Home Service, Hulcher Professional Services and The Port Authority Allegheny County in roles as Vice President of Administration and Human Resources, Regional HR Manager of U.S East Coast and Canada and as a Chief Human Resources Officer.
Barry currently resides in Bethel Park, PA with his wife, Linda and granddaughter Mia who is a student at Chatham University.
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Dr. Wanda Heading-Grant
Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Chief Diversity Officer, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Wanda Heading-Grant is Carnegie Mellon University’s inaugural Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Chief Diversity Officer. She also holds a faculty appointment as Distinguished Service Professor in the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at CMU. Dr. Heading-Grant previously served as vice president for DEI at the University of Vermont.
Throughout Dr. Heading-Grant's 30-year career in higher education, she has established programs, policies, and practices fundamental to the advancement of inclusive excellence; diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB). Her three decades of career service, span a broad range of academic and administrative roles at UVM including Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Chief Diversity Officer, Associate Provost, Associate Dean and Director. Her wealth of professional experience and volunteer involvement on the boards of non-profit organizations and civil rights committees have earned her a reputation as a cultural architect able to build and sustain real and lasting change.
In 2020, the Vermont Women in Higher Education Association created a new award for Justice named for Dr. Heading-Grant and her years of dedicated leadership and service in fostering DEIB in higher education. She is also the recipient of numerous awards including 2020 Eastern Region Human Resources Excellence Award, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), 2019 Women Worth Watching Award from Profiles in Diversity Journal, the 2018 University of Vermont Alumni Achievement Award and the 2018 National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE).
She also has certifications from Yale School of Management Executive Education Women Leadership Program and Harvard University Executive Leadership Program. She is a Senior Certified Human Resource Professional. She works daily to be a part of the change at least two moments at a time.
Yvonne Campos
Founder & President, Next Act Fund, LLC
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Yvonne Campos is a nationally recognized businesswoman, facilitator, speaker,
entrepreneur, and angel investor. Yvonne founded Next Act Fund in 2016 to help
women grow their personal wealth by investing in early-stage, women-owned/led
companies, thereby positively impacting women, the region, and the nation.
Yvonne has been recognized locally and nationally for her entrepreneurship and
community involvement and is actively involved with the Latino Community Center.
She was recently honored by the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association with a 2022
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Yvonne currently serves on the boards of Highmark, Inc.; Ascender, LLC; Pittsburgh
Dance Council; Pittsburgh Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber; and Kelly Strayhorn
Theatre. She also continues her service in an honorary board role to WQED Multimedia
and Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew
Senior Vice President/Chief Clinical Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer (CCDEIO), Allegheny Health Network / Highmark Enterprise
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Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew is an international diversity, inclusion and equity expert, healthcare strategist, clinical OB/Gyn, professor, author and maternal/infant health care equity advocate. She is currently the first Senior Vice President/Chief Clinical Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer (CCDEIO) of Allegheny Health Network / Highmark Enterprise in Pittsburgh, Pa and the founder/CEO/President of WONDOOR (now JUSTWONDOOR), Women and Newborns, Diversity, Outreach, Opportunity and Research, a program that aims to educate global medical providers through local and international health care collaborations. Her passion for advocating for health equity and building programs that aim to improve outcomes for women, people of color, vulnerable and marginalized communities has been a common thread throughout her highly-respected 30-year career and commitment to ongoing service. Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew is recognized for her knowledge and expertise both regionally and around the globe. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, MSNBC, Swiss Radio International, national podcasts, local television, and radio stations. She has consulted for and authored articles for several health organizations and publications and is also a frequent speaker on healthcare strategy, DEI in the workforce and in our communities, women’s health and wellness issues.
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She is the recipient of many honors and awards for her work, including the prestigious Crain’s Business Magazine “Woman of Note” award, an Athena Award nomination, “Top Docs” by Cleveland Magazine, and the YMCA’s “Distinguished Woman” Awards (Pittsburgh and Cleveland). In 2021, Larkins-Pettigrew was the recipient of Women in BIO’s P.O.W.E.R. award, named a Woman of Influence by the Pittsburgh Business Times and a Top 25 Diversity Leader by Modern Healthcare. Most recently, she was honored with four Anthem Awards in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion categories, including two gold medals for Leader of the Year and two silver for Best Strategy and Partnership or Collaboration.
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Larkins-Pettigrew is also the author of an autobiography, The Colors of My Heart: Embracing My Blackness with History, Family, Fear, and Faith, a personal and professional testament to the experiences that guide her grit and success navigating race, sexism, politics to become a changemaker, inspire hope and for a more a promising path.
Featured Address by
James H. Garrett, Jr.
Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Carnegie Mellon University
James H. Garrett, Jr. was named provost and chief academic officer of Carnegie Mellon University in January 2019.
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As the university's chief academic officer, Garrett is responsible for leading CMU's schools, colleges, institutes and campuses and is instrumental in institutional and academic planning and implementation.
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A member of the faculty since 1990, James H. Garrett, Jr. became Dean of Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering in 2013. Immediately prior to that, he spent six years as head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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Garrett is Carnegie Mellon plaid through and through, having received his B.S. ('82), M.S. ('83), and Ph.D. ('86) degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the institution. He joined the faculty of the College as an assistant professor in 1990 and was promoted to full professor in 1996. Garrett has served in other administrative roles including Associate Dean for Graduate and Faculty Affairs (2000-2006) and Acting Dean (2004), as well as faculty co-director of the Smart Infrastructure Institute, a research center aimed at developing sensing technology for construction and infrastructure systems.
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Throughout his research career, Garrett focused on how sensors and data analytics can make our cities more adaptive and efficient. This approach aims to give built infrastructures the ability to detect and report on problems directly to the humans charged with maintaining those structures, allowing for more proactive and cost-effective infrastructure management.
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Among his many recognitions and awards, Garrett was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2016, awarded the title of Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2018, and elected to the National Academy of Construction in 2020.
Hazel-Ann McLean
CEO, TriVerum LLC
Hazel has led organizational change at companies like Mellon, PNC, and Highmark, with her unique trailblazing framework for over twenty years. At 16, she was the first female student to attend Trinidad’s famed, all-male school, QRC. She later emigrated to Pittsburgh, where she led IT services for McKinsey & Company, followed by an MBA at Carnegie Mellon University before founding TriVerum. Through partnering with Advisory Trail, Hazel champions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to help organizations move in the direction of genuinely transformative change.
Simeon K. Sessley
Founding Partner, Advisory Trail
Simeon K. Sessley serves as the Founding Partner of Advisory Trail, which empowers visionary leaders to transform their organizations by leveraging the power of storytelling and learning. Simeon and his team have supported leaders at places such as Walmart Health and Wellness, NYC Emergency Medicine Departments and most recently across 20+ public and private sectors on the topics of Belonging and Thriving.
Event Agenda (Subject to Minor Changes)
3:00 - 3:10 PM
Welcome
3:10 - 3:30 PM
Fireside Chat with Dr. Barker
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Video Viewing & Discussion
4:00 - 4:10 PM
Call to Action
4:10 - 4:20 PM
Address
4:20 - 4:30 PM
Thank You & Close Out
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Networking, View of Mansion/Museum, and sign-up for Frick Memberships
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