<h1 style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">GreenHomeNYC:</span></font></h1><h1 style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"></span></font><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/blog/diversity-in-green-a-panel-discussion-with-green-professionals-and-diversity-experts/" target="_blank" style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;border:0px;margin:8px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000" size="2">Diversity in Green: A Panel Discussion with Green Professionals and Diversity Experts</font></a></h1><h3 style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 4px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">March 28, 2016</span></font></h3><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Today’s workforce is becoming increasingly diverse — but although great strides have been made in the past few years, there are still many barriers and additional hurdles that traditionally underrepresented populations may face when searching for employment.</span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DIVESITY-PHOT0.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-12923" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2"><img src="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DIVESITY-PHOT0-300x300.jpg" alt="https://internsinasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CulturalDiversity.jpg" width="203" height="203" style="margin:4px 6px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;float:right"></font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Join green professionals and diversity experts for a panel discussion on diversity in today’s green workforce. This is a session for everyone who is interested in making their organizations more just, fair, and equitable. Join us as GreenHomeNYC tackles these questions:</span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><ul style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px 2em;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:square"><li style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">What are some of the barriers minorities of all kinds face when searching for employment and within their organizations once they are hired?</span></font></li><li style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Why is diversity important to an organization and how can you encourage diversity within your own company?</span></font></li><li style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">How do the best organizations already address diversity in the workplace?</span></font></li><li style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">How can you encourage diversity in the hiring and promotion processes?</span></font></li><li style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">How are environmental issues and social justice issues are related?</span></font></li></ul><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-careers-april-2016-diversity-in-green-tickets-23871592576" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">RSVP HERE</a> to attend!</font></strong></p><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><b style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Speakers:</font></b></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bomee-Jung.png" rel="attachment wp-att-12936" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2"><img src="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bomee-Jung.png" alt="" width="94" height="94" style="margin:4px 6px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;float:left"></font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Bomee Jung</strong><br>Vice President, Energy and Sustainability at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)</span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/bomee" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2">www.linkedin.com/in/bomee</font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/John-Opperman.png" rel="attachment wp-att-12935" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2"><img src="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/John-Opperman.png" alt="" width="103" height="103" style="margin:4px 6px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;float:left"></font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">John Oppermann</font></strong></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Executive Director at Earth Day Initiative</span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnoppermann" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2">www.linkedin.com/in/johnoppermann</font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Sharon-Griffith.png" rel="attachment wp-att-12933" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2"><img src="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Sharon-Griffith.png" alt="Sharon Griffith" width="90" height="90" style="margin:4px 6px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;float:left"></font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Sharon Griffith</font></strong></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Project Manager at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)</span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-griffith-1bb8034" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2">www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-griffith-1bb8034</font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Sandra-Bushby.png" rel="attachment wp-att-12934" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2"><img src="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Sandra-Bushby-300x300.png" alt="Sandra Bushby" width="92" height="92" style="margin:4px 6px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;float:left"></font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Sandra Bushby</font></strong></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Diversity & Inclusion Solutions at ExecuInsight LLC</span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrabushby" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" size="2">www.linkedin.com/in/sandrabushby</font></a></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p></div><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Date</strong>: Tuesday, April 12, 2016</span></font></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Time</strong>: 6:30pm – 8:00pm with networking afterwards<br><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Location</strong>: NYCHA, 90 Church St., Flr. 05 – Ceremonial Room, New York, NY 10007</span></font></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-careers-april-2016-diversity-in-green-tickets-23871592576" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">RSVP HERE</a> to attend!</font></strong></div></div><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div></div><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">If you have any questions, please contact the GHNYC Green Careers group at <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','greencareers@greenhomenyc.org');" target="_blank">greencareers@greenhomenyc.org</a>.</span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><em style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Photo from <a href="https://internsinasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CulturalDiversity.jpg" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">https://internsinasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CulturalDiversity.jpg</a></font></em></p><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Share!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