Event Details
May Meeting: Understanding DEI Maturity Models
| Date: | May 9, 2023 |
| Organizer: | Cedar Valley SHRM |
| Location: | Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa 3117 Greenhill Circle Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
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Presenter: Claudia Schabel
Presenting: Understanding DEI Maturity Models
Organizations in the United States, and beyond, invest in strategies designed to
enhance and leverage a diverse workforce. We know that diversity, equity and inclusion play a fundamental role in the success of our organizations. During our time together we’ll:
- Briefly review a historical perspective on the advancement of diversity, equity and inclusion to date in the U.S.
- Explore DEI maturity models to better understand the trajectory of DEI practices.
- Call to action: where you go from here.
- Outcomes: Participants in this session will leave with an improved understanding of the trajectory of their DEI practices.
As Founder, President and CEO of Schabel Solutions Inc., Claudia has been on a 20-plus-year mission to raise awareness and consciousness about social justice, race relations and equity.
The Schabel Solutions team has over 25 years of DEI and human resources practitioner experience, largely with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. As a diversity and inclusion strategic partner, we combine our expertise with significant international experience and multicultural backgrounds to help organizations address the dangers of unmitigated unconscious bias, untapped talent, missed market opportunities and stagnant innovation.
We are a Certified Virtual Facilitator™ (CVF™) by the International Institute for Facilitation. We are also Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®) certified for conducting robust organization-wide cultural equity assessments, which we leverage to develop and implement diversity and inclusion strategies with our clients.
Centrally located out of Des Moines, Iowa, we are a woman/minority-owned business which is certified as an Iowa Targeted Small Business (TSB), SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) business.
A former commissioner on the City of Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission, Claudia serves on the Iowa Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) State Council as the Director of Diversity. She also serves on the boards of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, Science Center of Iowa and Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.
After growing up in Brazil and working in Japan, Claudia has made Des Moines, Iowa her home with her spouse, Brad, and their always playful English Golden Retriever, Stormy.
