Cultivating a Culture of Belonging
Diversity Inclusion and Belonging
Hosted by: Tracy Wallach

About the Speaker:

Scott Ballina

Scott Ballina is the Senior Director, Diversity, Belonging, & Giving at Citrix. In his role as global diversity & inclusion and corporate citizenship leader, he develops and manages initiatives to engage employees, stakeholders and leaders to create diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplaces and communities. Mr. Ballina has been with Citrix since May 2018.

Prior to joining Citrix, he spent two years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation leading the creation of a diversity and inclusion strategy. He spent more than 14 years at Deloitte where he assisted his clients in solving their toughest challenges related to diversity and inclusion, employee well-being, business process design, and software implementations. Mr. Ballina started his career as a U.S Navy Supply Corps Officer. He left the Navy after 7 years
achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Mr. Ballina was born and raised in Arnold, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh.  He attended Penn State University and received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.  He resides in Wilton Manors, FL with his husband, Chris. Their son, Ben, is a student at Roanoke College, in Roanoke, VA.

Learner Objectives:
1. Define and distinguish between Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging and their business value
2. Understand how our identities can make things easier or more
challenging for us in the workplace.
3. Seek more diverse perspectives from peers and colleagues
4. Bring an inclusive lens to your everyday job
5. Identify workplace situations that are opportunities to make positive impact
6. Commit to action

Agenda:
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

11:30AM – Welcome and announcements
11:35AM – Session content
2:30PM – Q&A with our host
3:00PM – Wrap up

About the Venue:
This event will be hosted in a virtual format. 
Zoom details, along with all necessary handouts for the event will be provided
upon the close of registration on the morning of the event.

Pricing:
$25.00 Members
$35.00 Non-Member
$25.00 Student

Optional Donations:
Additional donation opportunities to the Karyn Altman Education Scholarship Fund are available and appreciated. All money raised will go to help MPI SFL members attend Educational programs such as SES and defer CMP and CMM costs. Your support of this education scholarship is greatly appreciated.  

(Please Note: Should you choose to donate, you must also still register
as a member or non-member in order to attend the event.)

Clock Hours:
Details Coming Soon!

Tickets

$25.00 MPI Members (Preferred/Premier level)

$35.00 Non-Member

$25.00 Student

$0.00 Donation Open