SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals

SPE presents a series of presentations around diversity, equity, and inclusion in manufacturing.

The purpose of this resource center is to begin an industry-wide dialogue around DEI issues. Hear how top private and public companies are fostering DEI throughout their organizations. Learn to raise awareness, recognize personal bias, change your company’s culture, increase supplier diversity, explore the benefits of creating a more inclusive manufacturing environment, and more!

Essential Life Skills Leadership Workforce Development

Speaker Series - Leadership

This series addresses how diversification, learning the language of DEI, being an ally, and understanding inclusivity and dismantling biases in the workplace can lead to strong leadership.

Diversify Your Vendor Supply Chain

Wendy Garcia (she/her)
Chief Diversity Officer
Office of New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer

Allyship — An SPE DEI Conversation with Ashia Johnson

Ashia Johnson (she/her)
Sr. Product Manager, Social Responsibility (Private Brands)
Amazon

Pat Farrey (he/him)
CEO
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals

OK, Our Company Wants to Commit to DEI…Where Do We Start?

Jennifer L'Hote-Gaston (she/her)
Associate R&D Director
Dow

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Manufacturing

Chris Otuonye (he/him)
North America Product Director
Dow

The Language of LGBTQ+ Inclusion Learnings from an Out Leader

Robbyn Prange (She/Her)
Associate R&D Director for Formulation, Automation and Materials Science (FAMS), Core R&D, R&D Director for DCS Engineered Materials Product Development
Dow