Speaker's Bios

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We would like to thank our guest speakers for giving their time and sharing their expertise on the subject of diversity.

Janell Kilgore		Cross-Culture Differences		June 14, 2006
Janell Kilgore is a Faculty and Staff Counselor at Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP). She is a Master level Social Worker who received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Michigan State University and her MSW from Wayne State University. She has professional experience in working with families, teens, couples and sexual abuse issues. She worked 7 years as an EAP Consultant and trainer to Ford Motor Company, Deloitte & Touche, Young & Rubican, Stroh and other corporations. She has been with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program at the University of Michigan for the past 5 years.
Greg Lambert		Incorporating Wellness Into Your Life		May 10, 2006
	Gregory Lambert, is the Occupational Health and Wellness Coordinator for University of Michigan's Facilities and Operations Department. He has over 9 years of experience in the health and wellness field. Greg is responsible for coordinating health and wellness programs for over 1600 employees as well as handling a variety of special assignments which require extensive research, analytical thinking and decision-making. Mr. Lambert holds a Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling from Eastern Michigan University. He is a Certified Tennis Instructor for the United States Professional Tennis Registry (U.S.P.T.R.) and member of the National Wellness Institute.
David Betts		Sexual Harassment		March 8, 2006
	David is an Associate Director in the Office of Institutional Equity. That office is charged with delivering programming and services for University faculty, staff and students in the area of diversity, inclusiveness, equal access, equitable treatment and cultural understanding. David has been a Senior Human Resources Representative in the Staff Human Resources Office for seven years prior to joining the Office of Institutional Equity. David has a B.S. in Political Science from Eastern Michigan University.
Sarah Ely		Personal Values and Priorities		November 9, 2005
Sarah Ely recently joined the Plant Academy staff. Her career in employee education and development initiatives began in 1986 with UAW-Ford Joint Programs. She joined UM in 1998 at the Center for the Education for Women where she was the Director of Programs. Her academic background is in education, psychology and social work.
Jim Toy		The Center for Institutional Diversity Does Your Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation Break 'The Rules of Gender'?		June 21, 2005 October 11, 2006
In 1971 Jim Toy co-founded the Lesbian-Gay Male Programs Office at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The LGMPO was the first staff office in a United States institution of higher learning, and presumably the first of its kind in the world, to respond to sexual-orientation concerns. He served as LGMPO Co-Coordinator from 1971 until 1994. In 1972 he became the co-author of the first official "Lesbian-Gay Pride Week Proclamation" by a governing body in the United States, the Ann Arbor (MI) City Council. He was a co-author of the City's non-discrimination policy re sexual orientation (1972). He participated (1973-1993) in the efforts to amend the University of Michigan's non-discrimination bylaw so as to include sexual orientation as a class protected from discrimination. In 1999 Dr. Sandra Cole (founder and former Director of the University of Michigan Health System's Comprehensive Gender Services Program) and he wrote the language of Ann Arbor's non-discrimination policy re gender identity and gender expression. He is presently employed at the University of Michigan's HR/AA Office as Diversity Coordinator in the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE). He provides training on general and specific diversity concerns and responds to reports and complaints of discrimination and discriminatory harassment. His portfolio includes sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and HIV/AIDS as related to sexual orientation or gender identity. He serves as the Office of Institutional Equity's liaison to the University's transgender/bisexual/lesbian/gay constituency. He holds a Master's degree in Clinical Social Work (Interpersonal Practice) from the University of Michigan.
Stacy Johnson		Diversity in the Workplace		March 15, 2005
Human Resource Officer, Facilities and Operations, University of Michigan Stacy Johnson joined Facilities and Operations as our Human Resources Officer and comes to us from Visteon Corp, where she most recently served as lead HR business partner with the Powertrain product line team in nearby Van Buren Township. She has 12 years of experience with various HR services at Visteon and Ford Motor Company. An Ypsilanti resident and Ohio native, Stacy earned a Master’s degree from Purdue University’s Krannert Graduate School of Management and a bachelor of arts degree from Mount Union College.
Jonathan Alger		Affirmative Action Admissions Lawsuit		August 17, 2004
Assistant General Counsel, University of Michigan Jonathan was the coordinator of the University’s landmark Supreme Court Affirmative Action Admissions Lawsuit.

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