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- Who are you?
- I love learning about people in general. I'm a single mom, hoping to guide my children to become open and loving adults by showing them the value (and necessity) of diversity in community, relationships, and thought.
- I'm looking for?
- Diverse Friendships, Learn more about diversity
- What is your occupation?
- I work as a Training Specialist for a pharmaceutical company in Berkeley, CA, and am a member of the Diversity Council here at work. I conduct Diversity training sessions, and plan Diversity related events for the site of 1500 + employees.
- What do you like to do with your spare time?
- Fun times with the kids, dancing, catching up with friends
- What type of music do you listen to?
- Newer rock, old soul
- Favorite Movies?
- Pride and Prejudice, the Matrix Trilogy, The Princess Bride, The Usual Suspects, Harry Potter, Keneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing, Love Acutally, Lord of the Rings, Formula 51, Dodgeball, Never Been Kissed
- Favorite books?
- The Princess Bride, different fantasy series, Blink, Carrie Fisher books, A Sunburnt Country, Harry Potter series
- Favorite place to visit?
- The California coast, Vegas, anywhere tropical, California woodlands
The DiversityInc Top 10 Global Diversity Companies List
By Barbara Frankel
May 18, 2009
No. 9: Bayer Corp. Also No. 8 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans
Forty percent of the company's operations are outside of the United States. The company has formal programs to prepare employees who work in other countries as well as their families. There is mandatory diversity training, and Bayer Corp. refuses to do business in countries that don't have the same human-rights values as it does. Bayer's Human Rights Diversity Declaration states across the European Forum that everyone is valued and must be treated with respect. The company offers its Business Across Borders training to train employees and intact teams about cultural competence in foreign cultures.
By Barbara Frankel
May 18, 2009
No. 9: Bayer Corp. Also No. 8 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans
Forty percent of the company's operations are outside of the United States. The company has formal programs to prepare employees who work in other countries as well as their families. There is mandatory diversity training, and Bayer Corp. refuses to do business in countries that don't have the same human-rights values as it does. Bayer's Human Rights Diversity Declaration states across the European Forum that everyone is valued and must be treated with respect. The company offers its Business Across Borders training to train employees and intact teams about cultural competence in foreign cultures.
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