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Yai Vargas        

Vice President of Strategic Engagements, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility; Founder & Former CEO of The Latinista; Career Diversity & Inclusion Strategist

Yai Vargas leads the strategy development and execution of custom diversity, equity, and inclusion training and development programs for Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility’s member organizations and other corporate stakeholders. As a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant, she also helps organizations develop engaging programming focused on culture, career, and leadership development. Her work extends to Employee Resource Group program design, launching and leading various corporate ERGs that drive business results to the bottom line.

Vargas, also known as The LinkedIn Ninja, joins HACR with over 15 years of professional experience in multicultural marketing, diversity and inclusion strategy, and community engagement. She utilizes her expertise on LinkedIn to help organizations recruit and source diverse talent while ensuring their hiring process is inclusive. Prior to joining HACR, Vargas ran a successful DE&I consulting business designing inclusive programs for increased productivity, employee engagement, and culture change. Her work involved assessing companies and co-creating necessary content to bridge them with the most diverse and technical talent out there.

Vargas sits on the benefit board for The Latino Commission on AIDS and is founder of The Latinista, a national organization for Latinas and women of color invested in skills development and career mobility. The Latinista offers a series of skill-building, activity-driven sessions specifically designed to help identify and sharpen career and business acumen required to achieve professional goals. The organization has chapters in New York City, Chicago, Miami, and California. Her work in this space helps individuals articulate the work they do, the people they serve, and the communities they hope to build – all via LinkedIn.

Speech Topics

Diversity, Equity, Equality & Inclusion: Developing an Engaged & Inclusive Work Culture

As we see our professional and personal lives shifting due to COVID-19 and #GeorgeFloyd, it’s important that we touch upon the recent challenges and racial unrest by developing a good foundational understanding of topics such as:

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias.

An organization should serve as one of the places in which we receive support while creating an inclusive work culture.

Allyship, Intersectionality & Microaggressions: Creating Support Systems for Marginalized Communities

It starts with empathy and understanding.

Allyship is the process in which an individual aligns with another’s struggle and speaks up with and in support of them.

Sometimes it’s about extending your privilege to marginalized groups.

The goal of allyship is to create a culture in which the marginalized group feels valued, supported, and heard.

Emotional Intelligence (EI) in the Workplace: Awareness of Societal Conversations for Your Workforce

Emotional and workplace are two words you rarely see in the same sentence. We’ve been programmed to leave emotions at home and approach the workplace in a serious and stoic manner. The fact is, our society is in a state of constant stress and anxiety as we’ve blended work with home.

During this workshop, we learn the foundation of Emotional Intelligence and its relevance in the current workplace along with strategies to help us mitigate conversations.

Cultural Intelligence: Working and Relating with Colleagues Across Cultures

As our country’s population continues to evolve into a more diverse demographic, we recognize the need to communicate, engage, relate and work with people from various cultures.

Increased Cultural Intelligence equals increased productivity.

In this workshop, we’ll learn strategies and tools needed to increase our Cultural Quotient.

Women in the Workplace: Current State, Challenges & Opportunities

A conversation on the current state of women in the workplace ranging from the perpetual challenges they face across industries and de?ning strategic solutions.

This workshop will educate and empower women in the workplace to double-down on their professional development skills needed to internally mobilize at your organization.

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