Celebrating One Year of Employee Resource Groups

This month marks a very significant milestone for Guest Services. All of our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have now celebrated their one-year anniversary. We are incredibly proud of this program and ecstatic to see participation numbers continue to grow. Thank you to everyone who attends and to those who work to maintain them! Learn more about each ERG and find the link where all group meetings are hosted.

Meet the team:

Women’s ERG – WIN

Co-chairs: Angie Thurston and Joana Vasilescu,

Executive Sponsor: Barry Trice

LGBTQ+ ERG – Kaleidoscope

Co-chairs: Joe Pereira and Lisa Duncan

Executive Sponsor: Jeff Ritter

Hispanic ERG – Hola

Co-chairs: Ody Hernandez and Ken Lopez

Executive Sponsor: Laura Sherman

African American/Black ERG – BELIEVE

Co-chairs: Paulette Lassiter and Mona Aleem

Executive Sponsor: Dan Stoltzfus

Juneteenth, 2023

Last June, our organization celebrated the second annual Juneteenth with an event at Columbia Island Marina. Team members from all over the DMV met to enjoy cultural cuisine, participate in activities, and honor the day’s significance. Attendees played Culture Tag and Trivia, and winners were given ‘banned’ books from a local Black-owned book store. We’re happy to announce we doubled participation this year compared to last!

Pride Month Celebrations

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Kaleidoscope ERG and the presentation by Amy Waninger. For those who were unable to join, use the password below to view a recording of the meeting.

Passcode: XX.W1P8#

Next DEI Event: Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 – October 15

Stay tuned to learn more about how we will be celebrating!

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