Council Overview
The Diversity and Inclusion Council is committed to creating awareness about the competitive advantage of having a diverse and inclusive regional business climate through employer education, talent recruitment and procurement. The Council seeks to advance best practices to create a culture of inclusion and grow the economy for all.
Please provide us with some more information to help reach our goals.
Our mission includes:
- Identify barriers that limit inclusion by offering trainings to assist employers with diversity hiring and cultural understanding in the workplace
- Promote diversity in businesses practices, including local bids and procurement processes
- Raise awareness of the competitive advantages of diversity through best practice sharing and development of a resource guide for employers
- Continue to target Workforce Investment Board resources for training programs matching regional priorities and targeted industry sectors, including:
- Incumbent worker training
- On the job training
- Create professional licensing program for immigrants and refugees
Programming:
Best Practices & Learning
- Competitive advantages of diversity
- Best practices in overcoming hurdles and creating a company culture that embraces and fosters diversity
- Data, sample programs, policies and tools to assist businesses in diverse hiring
Initiative Engagement
- Racial equity impact training for Council members
Signature Event
- Diversity & Inclusion Council Kickoff
Council content designed and facilitated in partner with:
Partnership Staff
Laura Smith
Vice President, Economic Development
716-541-1741
Email
Council Members
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
- M&T Bank
- United Way of Buffalo & Erie County
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- Erie County Medical Center Corporation
- Bank on Buffalo
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- People Inc.
- Evergreen Health Sevices
- Buffalo City Mission
- University Pediatric Dentistry
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
- Inspired Global Resources
- Crowley Webb and Associates
- Elderwood
- Cannon Design
- Child & Family Services
- Buffalo Games, Inc.
- AAA Western and Central New York
- Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.
- Diversified Labor Solutions
- Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
- PCB Piezotronics Inc. – MTS Systems Coproration
- Buffalo State, State University of New York
- Say Yes Buffalo
- Power Drives, Inc.
- Erie Community College
- D’Youville College
- Northwest Bank
- Harris Beach, PLLC
- Evans Bank, N.A.
- Buffalo Prep
- Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
- Independent Health
- Phillips Lytle LLP
- Gross Schuman P.C.
- Tipping Point Communications
- KeyBank
- Medaille College
- Ingram Micro, Inc.
- The National Federation for Just Communities of WNY
- Bank of America
- Trocaire College
- Seneca Gaming Corporation
Thank You To Our Sponsors
TITLE SPONSORS:
PRESENTING SPONSORS:
SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
- BOND, SCHOENECK AND KING PLLC
- BUFFALO CITY MISSION
- BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY LIBRARY
- EVERGREEN HEALTH
- HURWITZ & FINE, PC
- UNIVERSITY PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
