Per Scholas Per Scholas Executive Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Culture Ken Walker Moderates Panel at City & State NY 2023 Diversity Summit

This month, Per Scholas Executive Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Culture Ken Walker moderated an innovative and important panel for the City & State NY 2023 Diversity Summit. The summit featured conversations and panels centered around diversity in New York with local government and business leaders.

The panel, Emerging DEI Practices in New York, highlighted ways  New York is working harder than ever to implement inclusive hiring practices and DEI frameworks to make sure that all environments are diverse. Panelists included Wendy Garcia, Deputy Commissioner, Equity and Inclusion, New York City Police Department; Sadye L. Campoamor, Chief Equity Officer, Office of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander; May Boucherak, Principal, KPMG; Larry Scott Blackmon, Vice President, Fresh Direct; and Kwame Cooper, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Fire Department Of New York. 

Check out the full list of speakers and panel discussions here!

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