‘Wanting to do the right thing’

Panel offers four steps to a successful DEI program.

Clockwise (from upper left): Samira Salem, CUNA; Linda Bodie, Element Federal Credit Union; Allie Braswell, VyStar Credit Union, and Amy Nelson, Point West Credit Union.

Some diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs start with a small step while others take a larger, more formal approach. But they all have the same intent.

“It evolves from a genuine heart of wanting to do the right thing,” says Allie Braswell, vice president, DEI, at $10 billion asset VyStar Credit Union in Jacksonville, Fla.

Braswell and others discussed DEI programs at their credit unions, what makes them successful, and the challenges they’ve faced during “Emerging Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Field,” a panel discussion held during CUNA’s DEI eSchool Part 2.

The panelists offer four steps to a successful DEI program:

 

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