Quad AP. O. Box 1848

Phoenix, AZ 85001www.azquada.org

E-mail: azquada@aol.comE-Fax: (623) 321-6016

Board Members & OfficersJohn Garza, President

JAG Specialties, LLC(602) 300-2023

Flossie Christensen, ChairLas Vegas SNILG Chapter

Bank of Nevada(702) 248-4200

Gail Painter, PHR Vice President

Apollo Group(602) 557-7586

Maria Sandoval, TreasurerShamrock Foods(602)477-2529Rebecca Rand

Recording SecretaryAmerican Express

(602) 537-2960Marian Enriquez

The Sundt Companies, Inc.(480) 293-3108

Tom ArnQuarles & Brady(602) 229-5342Neil Bourque

The Marc Center(480) 969-3800George Thorne

Jobing.com(602) 914-7507 Lisa Barnum

Boeing Company480-648-7944Evelyn Miller

Raytheon520-794-9997

Charlene ValestinZions Bancorporation

(928) 899-4199Lida Daniels

Blood Systems(480) 675-5607

Quad A AdministratorChris Weakland

Legacy Partners Consulting & Coaching, LLC

(602) 377-0404Membership meetings are the

3rd Tuesday of every month from 8:30-10:00 a.m.

October 20 Membership MeetingOctober 20 Membership MeetingThe Value of Values:

The True Meaning of DiversityGuest Speakers: Judy Pennington

Legacy Partners Coaching & Consulting LLC (See Speaker’s Profile on Page 2)

Time: 8:30-10:00 a.m.Location: Jobing.com

4747 N. 22nd Street, PhoenixParking: Designated Parking on Ramp

October 20 Membership MeetingOctober 20 Membership MeetingThe Value of Values:

The True Meaning of DiversityGuest Speakers: Judy Pennington

Legacy Partners Coaching & Consulting LLC (See Speaker’s Profile on Page 2)

Time: 8:30-10:00 a.m.Location: Jobing.com

4747 N. 22nd Street, PhoenixParking: Designated Parking on Ramp

AKA: Arizona Industry Liaison Group Affiliate (AILG)

How Do We Truly Define “Diversity”?

October is Diversity Awareness Month – a focused time to celebrate and embrace who we are, despite our differences, no matter what race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, or disability.  A month to reflect on and learn about different cultures and ideologies. A month to vow acceptance and tolerance. A month to consciously address these areas at educational and religious institutions, as well as in the workplace and at home.

Quad A is proud to represent a diverse membership – with representatives from many industries with varying backgrounds, positions, personal experience with and passion for promoting equal opportunity in work and in life. Quad A’s mission over the past 34 years has been to promote equal employment opportunity, diversity and affirmative action in the workplace. This month, we focus on the topic of diversity.

Diversity is defined, taught and measured in any number of ways and is usually referenced hand in hand with tolerance. But what we are truly striving for is a society free of prejudice, and in order to have that, we must first learn the practice of non-judgment. How few people really understand the concept of non-judgment, let alone practice it themselves? (Continued on Page 3)

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Speaker’s ProfileSpeaker’s Profile

Judy PenningtonFounding PartnerLegacy Partners Coaching & Consulting, LLC

Judy Pennington is a founding Partner of Legacy Partners Coaching & Consulting, LLC. Legacy Partners is a human capital development firm dedicated to helping organizations, business leaders, teams and individuals achieve their highest performance and fulfill their aspirations.

Judy’s legacy includes a lifetime of experience and dedication to helping others achieve their potential and purpose. She served in the White House during the Carter Administration as a special liaison. Her work included ensuring AA/EEO contract compliance

during presidential declared disasters. Her efforts with disaster programs had a profound effect on her and laid the groundwork for a career in designing and implementing talent development programs for high performing leaders, teams and organizations.

From her tenure with the Carter Administration to her career in consulting, Pennington has positively impacted the lives of thousands of people. Her commitment to enabling others to discover their potential has led her to work with a diverse group of teams from Fortune 500 companies to small business firms, governmental agencies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. Her client list includes Coca-Cola, Home Depot, General Electric, Kraft Foods, Inc., and a variety of other businesses, educational institutions and government entities.

Currently, Judy, through Legacy Partners, is working with a client in the entertainment and media industry that will be the global leader in the creation, marketing, and distribution of values-driven content for a global urban audience. The company has created a content platform that glorifies and promotes the good in the urban marketplace. Its mission is to achieve worldwide expansion through a global social network, mobile communications, technology, multimedia formats and lifestyle products. Judy and Legacy Partners have been instrumental in establishing the values-driven culture that will attract and build a truly diverse, top-performing team that will lead the company to be a powerful trendsetter with worldwide influence.

A native of Kansas, Pennington holds a BA/BS in Communications and Political Science and also attended law school at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Her legacy also includes actively volunteering with her church and other community organizations. She can be reached at judy@legacypartnerscoaching.com, 602-672-1475, www.legacypartnerscoaching.com.

2009 Calendar of EventsDATE TOPIC LOCATION

October 20, 8:30-10:00Monthly Member MeetingNo cost to members

In Celebration of Diversity Month Jobing.com4747 N. 22nd Street, PhoenixParking: Visitors’ Designated Spaces

November 17, 8:30-10:00Annual Compliance Conf$100 members; $150 nonmembers

12th Annual Compliance Conf Black Canyon Conference Center9440 N. 25th Avenue, Phoenix, AZOpen Parking

December 1, 8:30-10:00Monthly Member Meeting$0 members; $75 nonmembers

Annual Members Only Holiday Roundtable Jobing.com4747 N. 22nd Street, PhoenixParking: Visitors’ Designated Spaces

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How Do We Truly Define “Diversity”(Continued from Page 1)

To understand non-judgment, we must start by examining its polar opposite: prejudice. This habit of dysfunctional analysis works by drawing lines and boxes around groups of people, based upon some observed or assumed trait – skin color, apparent age, city or country of origin, gender, native language, sexual preference, etc. It then goes on to label everyone within that box as being the same, based upon a few real (or imagined) examples of individuals with the highlighted characteristics.

Take, for example, a list of different cultures, created with the apparent intent to teach diversity and tolerance. Far too often, such a list is nothing more than just another set of boxes. While the labels may be more neutral or polite, the intent – and the result – is the same. Rather than promoting the concept of non-judgment, such a list just reinforces the assumption that everyone in a group acts the same, based solely upon similarities in point of origin or appearance.

True non-judgment requires being able to look at each person as an individual, rather than as examples of a particular race, age group, culture, or whatever. It requires being willing to accept that each person has their own unique thoughts and beliefs, and their own free will. And more than that, it requires us to honor and support those mindsets and beliefs – or at the very least, not try to

change them, just because they happen to be different than what we choose to believe.

On the other hand, and contrary to what many new-age philosophers preach, non-judgment does not require throwing away our past experiences or our understanding of patterns and similarities. We don’t need to forget all the lessons we have learned. We only have to accept the fact that those past generalizations are of less importance than the uniqueness of each individual.

One day, perhaps in the not too distant future, we – as a species – will make the commitment to throw away our cultural rulebooks, the catalogs of boxes and labels by which so many still operate. Some day, we may truly start to see those around us as individuals, without pre-judging them based upon appearance or social background. Maybe then, acceptance of diversity will mean more than just tolerating those who are different, and tolerance will mean more than just humoring those other perspectives until we can “bring them into the mainstream.” (Coranth Gryphon, August, 2002)

The true meaning of diversity is the topic of this month’s Quad A membership meeting. Join us in a lively discussion as guest presenter Judy Pennington talks us through our own views of diversity, what it means in the workforce today, and what successful companies have found to be the key to creating a truly diverse workforce with fully engaged, productive, winning employees. The meeting is Tuesday, October 20. (See Page 1 for details.)

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Stay Abreast of Changes and Trends in Federal Contractor Compliance.

Join us forQuad A’s 12th Annual Compliance

ConferenceNovember 17, 2009.

See registration information

7:30 – 8:00 Registration

8:00 – 8:15 Welcoming RemarksJohn A. Garza, President Quad A/AILGJAG Specialties, LLC

8:15 – 8:45 EEOC UpdateRayford Irvin, Acting District DirectorEEOC Phoenix District Office

EEOC and the Phoenix District Office are in transition. This is your opportunity to hear the latest information from trends in charge filing to learning more about EEOC’s new leadership and new direction.

8:45 – 9:15 OFCCP UpdateMarvin R. Jordan, DirectorOFCCP Phoenix Area Office

The Tiered Evaluation Process and Real World Evaluation “Hurdles” you can overcome to expedite your evaluation experience.

9:15 – 10:15 Implicit BiasKrista Watson, Program AnalystEEOC Phoenix District Office

HR professionals recognize that managers and employees are sometimes motivated unconsciously by impermissible or illegal factors. We will take a look at unconscious bias and solutions for making sure it does not happen in your workplace.

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 11:30 You Don’t Know What You Don’t KnowCheryl Davis, Senior Compliance OfficerDavid Smith, Senior Compliance OfficerOFCCP Phoenix Area Office

Asking the right questions, finding the answers, and solving minor issues before they become major problems. Presentation will focus on real-world applications of 41 C.F.R. 60-2.17(A-D), the ‘Technical Requirements,’ and how to identify and eliminate potential discrimination.

11:30 – 12:00 Cutting Edge IssuesMary Jo O’Neill, Regional AttorneyEEOC Phoenix District Office

This session will focus on issues we -- as the Administrative Enforcement Agency and as employers who want to assure equal opportunity in the workplace -- need to pay more attention to. Are you scanning Facebook to find out more about your applicants? Are you using a background contractor to conduct backgrounds? Are your software programs automatically dropping anyone with a criminal history? These and other issues will be discussed.

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH

1:15 – 2:15 Impact Ratio Analyses – A Case StudyMary Sneed-Hill, Sr Compliance OfficerGregory Smith, Compliance OfficerOFCCP Phoenix Area Office

Presentation will explore impact ratio analyses, the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, and theories of discrimination through the Ricci v. DeStefano Supreme Court case.

2:15 – 2:30 BREAK

2:30 – 3:15 Legal UpdateMary Jo O’Neill, Regional AttorneyEEOC Phoenix District Office

There have been many significant court decisions and new laws for EEOC to enforce such as Lilly Ledbetter, GINA and the amendments to the ADA.

3:15 – 3:45 Panel Discussion: OFCCP & EEOCMary Jo, O’Neill, EEOCKrista Watson, EEOCMarvin R. Jordan, OFCCP

3:45 Closing Remarks – John A. Garza

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12th Annual Compliance ConferenceTuesday, November 17, 2009

Black Canyon Conference Center9440 N. 25th Ave, Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

12th Annual Compliance Conference Registration Form (One per attendee, please)

COST (Includes Lunch & All Materials):Payments received by November 1, 2009: $100 Members $150 NonmembersPayments received after November 1, 2009: $125 Members $175 Nonmembers

Name: _____________________________________________ Email Address: _______________________________________________

Organization: ________________________________________ Work Phone: _______________________________________________

Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

City, State & Zip: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

For AMEX/Visa/MasterCard Payments, fax registration to 623/321-6016: Card #______________________________________________________________ Expiration:______________________________If paying by check: Please make checks payable to Arizona Affirmative Action Association and mail together with registration form to: AAAA, P. O. Box 1848, Phoenix, AZ 85001. For further information, contact us at azquada@aol.com or visit www.azquada.org. Please advise us if you

require special dietary or physical accommodations.

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2009 Quad A Membership Application

Thank you for your continuing interest in and support of the Arizona Affirmative Action Association (Quad A). Our members include professionals in the fields of human resource management, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, workplace diversity and other related fields. For over 25 years, Quad A has been providing its members with quality, up-to-date information through workshops, seminars and conferences. Your membership entitles you to a monthly newsletter, quarterly meetings/workshops, seminars, the Annual Conference (in April) and Compliance Conference (in the fall). Most activities are included in your membership; others are offered at a substantial discount. At only $75 per year (Jan-Dec), membership in Quad A is a true value for the money. (Individual memberships only; no organizational memberships at this time.)

Goals of the Arizona Affirmative Action Association are to:

Promote equal employment opportunity, diversity and affirmative action in the workplace. Promote awareness and recognition in the workplace and the community of the benefits of taking

affirmative action to provide equal employment opportunities Share and disseminate up-to-date information on EEO, AA and diversity issues, legislation, judicial

decisions, best practices and trends. Provide an opportunity for professionals interested in EEO, AA and diversity issues to network and

communicate.

Membership fee in Quad A is a qualified tax deduction. To renew your annual membership, or to apply as a new member, please complete the following information and return it along with a check for $75 made payable to the Arizona Affirmative Action Association to our office at P.O. Box 1824, Phoenix, AZ 85001.

NOTE: Please provide us with an e-mail address to which we can send your monthly newsletter. Quad A is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization (TIN 86-0966437), and e-mailing saves the Association a considerable amount on printing and postage each month. THANK YOU!

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL

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Please return this renewal form along with a check or credit card for $75 made payable to Arizona Affirmative Action Association to our office at P.O. Box 1848, Phoenix, AZ 85001 or eFAX to (623) 321-6016.

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