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URL:https://www.loudounchamber.org/events/4th-annual-deia-summit/
SUMMARY:4th Annual Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion & Accessibility Summit
DESCRIPTION:Staying the Course: Resilient Paths to Diversity\, Equity\, Inc
 lusion &amp\; Accessibility\n[caption id="attachment_23019" align="alignri
 ght" width="164"] Keynote: Warren Thompson\, CEO\, Thompson Hospitality[/c
 aption]\n\nWe are pleased to announce the keynote speaker for the 4th Annu
 al Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion &amp\; Accessibility (DEIA) Summit\, War
 ren Thompson\, CEO of Thompson Hospitality\, America’s largest minority-
 owned food and facilities management company.\n\nA lifelong entrepreneur s
 ince his teenage years\, Thompson launched Thompson Hospitality in 1992. I
 t has grown to become the second-largest minority-owned company in the Was
 hington\, D.C. region\, and the largest in terms of employee size.\n\nThro
 ughout his career\, Warren has been recognized for his commitment to promo
 ting diversity in the business world\, as well as his philanthropic endeav
 ors. He is a member of multiple professional groups\, including The 123 Cl
 ub\, The President’s Club of DC\, Executive Leadership Council\, Sigma P
 i Phi\, and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternities. He also sits on the Virginia Gov
 ernor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates.\n\nPanel 1: Navigating To
 day’s DEIA Landscape: “From Awareness to Action: Access\, Inclusion\,
  and Policy for All” featuring:\n\n 	Dr. Sharnnia Artis\, Vice President
  for Access\, Compliance\, and Community at George Mason University\n 	Mr.
  Jordan L. Costen\, Founder &amp\; Chair\, Board of Directors\, Safe Space
  NOVA\n 	Ms. Tonia Bledsoe\, MBA PMP\, Founder\, Bledose Legacy Consulting
 \n\nPanel 2: Building the Future of DEIA: “Future Forward: Designing In
 clusive Systems That Last” featuring:\n\n 	Dr. Latisha Ellis-Williams\, 
 Assistant Superintendent\, Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Accessibil
 ity\, Loudoun County Public Schools\n 	Mr. Carl Rush\, Chief Equity Office
 r\, Loudoun County Government\n 	Dr. Qing Zeng\, Biomedical Informatics Ce
 nter at George Washington University School of Medicine\n\nSponsorships ar
 e available. See below.\n\n&nbsp\;\nThe Loudoun Chamber strives to host in
 clusive\, accessible events that enable all individuals\, including those 
 with disabilities\, to engage fully. To request accommodation or for inqui
 ries about accessibility\, please contact the Director of Events\, Paige R
 omanow.
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