When
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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07:30 AM to 09:30 AM
Edie
Fraser Chair
Diversity Practice & Managing
Director, Diversified Search Ray &
Berndtson
Edie
Fraser is President, Founder & CEO of
Diversity Best Practices (DBP), Business
Women?s Network (BWN) and Best Practices in
Corporate Communications (BPCC) all part
of the Public Affairs Group, an iVillage
Company. Edie is a visionary business leader
and strategist with stellar leadership in the
area of best practices and benchmarking,
workforce and market trends overall --
diversity, women and corporate communications.
She and her team support more than 170
organizations, corporate and government members
through Diversity Best Practices, and reach out
to thousands of womens groups and entrepreneurs
through BWN.
Edie is forever an advocate
of advancing minorities, women and diversity,
both in the United States and globally. The new
demographics of this nation and the impact are
clear; 70% of all new jobs are being filled by
women and minorities. This reflects the new
demographics of America and our communities.
The awards and recognition with which Edie has
been honored are exemplary of her passion and
commitment to advancing women and minorities.
Her most recent awards include the first ever
Global ATHENA Award in November 2005, the first
ever Lifetime Achievement Award at Linkage
Conference in November 2004, the first ever One
to One Advocate Award in October 2004, and the
Asian American Advocate Award in May
2004.
