Humanidei + O’Rourke invite credit union DEI practitioners to join resource network
ONTARIO, CA (September 10, 2020) — Humanidei + O’Rourke has formed a Credit Union DEI Practitioner Network. Specifically designed for individuals working in credit unions, the Network provides a supportive and resourceful peer group for leaders who have been tasked with developing and integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies in their organizations.
“The Chief Diversity Officer is a high stress, high turnover position in any industry,” said Jill Nowacki, President/CEO of Humanidei + O’Rourke. “For credit unions, the sense of urgency to integrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies in a time when the workforce is already dealing with a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and brand new remote work challenges creates potential for even greater burnout of our leaders.”
The Network provides DEI practitioners the opportunity to share encouragement, resources, and ideas to move Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies forward. “Credit unions are known for their cooperation among cooperatives,” said Creighton Blackwell, Chief Culture and Impact Officer at Coastal Federal CU ($3.4B; Raleigh, NC) and a charter member of the network. “This DEI Practitioner Network is a great example of one more way credit unions are collaborating to change people’s lives and the communities we serve.”
Participants from the Network meet monthly via video conference for open discussion and to address specific areas of emerging interest. Conversations so far have included executives from approximately 20 credit unions representing over $60 Billion in assets. They have addressed topics that range from designing strategic diversity plans and equitable lending practices to sharing resources to support employees through gender reassignment and the development of Employee Resource Groups.
Credit union executives working to integrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies at your credit union may express interest in joining the Network by emailing info@humanidei.com.
About Humandei
Humandei was founded in July 2019 as the credit union industry’s only consulting firm organized exclusively for the purpose of helping credit unions build more inclusive workplaces and win the war for talent. DEI is in our name and central to the development of all of our human capital strategies.
Shortly after founding, the gold standard for executive recruiting in the credit union space for over 35 years,the executive search firm O’Rourke & Associates, became the firm’s executive recruiting division. Today, the company has served the industry’s most premier credit unions, trade associations, and media outlets in developing large scale DEI strategies, building more inclusive leaders, and recruiting executives ready to expand an organization’s capacity for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
