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HR Power Hour with Humza Khan – First Five Steps for DE&I

On this episode of HR Power Hour, join Verrill attorney Tawny Alvarez as she talks to Humza Khan, founder of Inclusion Maine, about all things diversity, equity and inclusion. This episode discusses the foundation of building a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program and the first five steps any organization should take in creating a DE&I program.

Muhammad Humza Khan is a first-generation Muslim American, originally born in Pakistan and lives in Maine. He works as an HR Director for a non-profit and is the founder of Inclusion Maine, which supports organizations in their DE&I efforts and leads initiatives to further inclusion in Maine.

Humza brings human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion together to create cultures that make employees feel like they can belong, empowers people, broaden their perspectives, and create transformational cultural change for organizations.

Hear Tawny and Humza discuss more about how when focusing on the foundation, organizations are more likely to build a program that achieves the goals that it sought and create a more diverse and inclusive work environment.

To listen to the full HR Power Hour segment, click here.

HR Power Hour airs every Saturday on News Talk WLOB radio, presented by Career Management Associates and Verrill.