Monterey Bay Aquarium Creating a Diversity and Inclusion Program from Scratch

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2 Monterey Bay Aquarium Creating a Diversity and Inclusion Program from Scratch How does an organization go about starting a quality diversity & inclusion plan?

3 Our Mission To Inspire Conservation of the Ocean

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8 Who We Are Executive Director Julie Packard DIVISIONS Conservation & Science Culinary Team Education Executive Office Exhibitions Facilities Operations Finance, Accounting & Information Technology Guest Experience Human Resources Husbandry Marketing and Communications Membership and Development Merchandising

9 The Culture of Inclusion creating the Diversity Advantage

10 Purpose To develop and Implement strategies to assist the Aquarium in furthering its goal of becoming more relevant to the California of the future by increasing the ethnic and age diversity of our staff.

11 Institutional Values

12 Principles of Diversity Education Understanding Institutional Values Tolerance Inclusivity

13 Diversity and Inclusion Then, Now, and Beyond

14 2009 First Formal Diversity Meeting Diversity Groups (outside Consultants) Diversity and Inclusion Timeline (Then, Now, and Beyond) Diversity included in strategic plan Added Inclusion as objectives an institutional value 2012 Hired Diversity Manager Implemented Revised Internship Program 2013 Diversity Speaker Dr. john powell CA Black Expo Partnerships: CSUMB,UCSC MPC Veterans Career Fair The Deeper Dive Series MBA Hosted Job Fair Spring/Fall EDD Recruitment PDN Recruitment CSUMB Recruitment UC Santa Cruz Recruitment MPC Recruitment Hartnell Recruitment EDD Recruitment 2017 Diversity Cinema 2016 D&I comm 2014 Diversity Speaker Dr. Shakti Butler SHRM Diversity Conference 2015 AZA Presentation Diversity Strategy with Jim Hekkers SACNAS Conference Diversity Speaker Tim Wise Salinas High School Career Talk Santa Cruz Community Job Fair Bilingual Program Presenter position was created Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing D&I is a standard agenda item on the Husbandry Department meeting agenda Job description template revised to eliminate hidden bias Gender Neutral Bathroom signs Majority of candidate pools included diversity key areas of focus identified: 1) Recruitment sources/reso urces, 2)Removing Barriers, 3)Fostering Inclusive Culture

15 Diversity and Inclusion Key Strategies 2 Primary Areas of Focus Outreach Created Community Presence Changed the community perception of MBA job opportunities Established new partnerships In-reach Educated management on unconscious bias Revised Job Description template Organizational Learning via MLI Ongoing Conversation- Deeper Dive

16 Diversity and Inclusion Where are we now? D&I Committee formalized areas of focus Recruitment Sources and Resources Removing Barriers Fostering and Inclusive Culture Internal and External (Grassroots) Expanded Committee membership Organizational understanding of D&I Metrics of institutional change Organizational learning and awareness of Diversity and Inclusion

17 Diversity and Inclusion What can you do? Communicating Diversity & Inclusion Communicate and educate. Diversity work is a journey, not a destination. It takes time, patience, and perseverance Removing Barriers Encouraging manager to support staff engagement in Diversity Activities (not only during breaks) Become Involved in the MBA Community Encourage employees to participate in In-reach and Outreach opportunities Encourage managers to be deliberate with Hiring Active support of our diverse hiring practices Growing a diverse work force doesn t just happen - it requires deliberate, intentional engagement

18 Diversity and Inclusion Committee Members Adam Merry - Information Technology Armando Vidal - Executive Administration Barbara Meister- Marketing\Communications Brianne Fitzgerald - Husbandry Chris Sanchez - Guest Support Services Edward Allen - Human Resources Erika Valencia- Human Resources Jim Covel - GE Training & Interpretive Programs Joey Scott - Teacher Programs Julianne Farrar - Human Resources Katie Tungston - Guest Experience Laraine Lomax - Volunteer Engagement Lorraine Yglesias - Marketing Mika Yoshida - Communications Misty Grijalva - Guest Experience Sheila Bowman - Seafood Watch Teresa Merry - Human Resources

19 Thank you.