I&D Consortium

A free monthly educational event (Online and hybrid with in-person events in OKC).

Schnake Turnbo Frank's monthly Inclusion & Diversity Consortium meetings are held for business leaders to learn, grow and network with I&D experts and community leaders on their journey to making our workplaces and communities inclusive and diverse.

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I&D Summit

A biennial full day conference hosted every other fall in Oklahoma City.

Registration is currently closed for Schnake Turnbo Frank's biennial Inclusion & Diversity Summit taking place on Sept. 27, 2023. The Summit is a day-long conference aimed at empowering individuals and businesses to authentically build and sustain equitable and inclusive workplaces.

Click here to learn more.

Unable to attend the Summit? Tune into the live stream of the lunchtime keynote. 

Kelli McLoud-Schingen - "Listening to Lead"

In lieu of our monthly Consortium meeting, we will be livestreaming the lunchtime keynote address for those who are unable to attend the biennial Summit.

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. CST

Click here to register for the live stream.

I&D Sponsors

The free monthly consortium and biennial summit is underwritten by the following sponsors.

I&D Archive Materials

Past Meetings

• "Recruiting with Intent" (August 2023)
• "Embracing Empathy for Effective Leadership" (June 2023)
• "Allyship and Advocacy" (May 2023)
• "How Does Disability Fit into the Diversity Discussion?" (April 2023)
• "Generational Differences" (March 2023)
• "Advocating for Inclusion" (February 2023)
• "Planning for Progress in 2023" (January 2023)
• "Inclusion and the Holidays" (November 2022)
• "Bridging Political Divides" (October 2022)
• "A Conversation on Historical Trauma: Part II" (September 2022)
• "Critical race theory – what it is, what it isn’t, and how we can discuss race in our schools" (August 2022)
• "The Role of The Chief Diversity Officer" (June 2022)
• "Improving the Work Relationship with Underrepresented Groups" (May 2022)
• "A Conversation on Historical Trauma" (April 2022)
• "Discovering Your Superpowers – On Your DEI Journey and Beyond"  (March 2022)
• "What Did You Just Say? How Trigger Words & Topics Hinder Shared Goals" (February 2022)
• "Finding Uncommon Friends in Common Places" (January 2022)
• "Disability in the Workplace" (November 2021)
• "Religious Diversity in the Workplace" (October 2021)
• "The Communicator's Role in DE&I" (August 2021)
• "The Status of Black Women in Oklahoma" (May 2021)
• Is Your "Company Culture" Promoting Subtle Exclusion? (April 2021)
• The Skillset Needed to Affect Change (March 2021)
• Building Community Through Business Resource Groups (February 2021)
• Creating a Culture for Greater Understanding (January 2021)

Resources

• Cultural Identity Activity (August 2021)
• CEO Action videos shared by John Hewitt (August 2020)
• Sustaining and Strengthening Inclusion in our New Remote Environment (August 2020)
• National Diversity Council One-Pagers (June 2020)
• A Leader’s Guide: Finding and Keeping Your Next Chief Diversity Officer (Feb. 2020)
• Dr. Jason Kirksey's Handouts (Feb. 2020)