One Team, One MissionDiversity & Leadership Committee

Radious Y. Guess• Former2-TimeChair,Athlete’sAdvisoryCommittee• FormerUSATFExecutiveCommitteeMemberandBoardofDirector- Dr.LeroyWalker,

FrankGreenberg,LarryEllis,PatRico,andBillRoe• Mentors:BarbaraRush,Ollan Cassell,JamesPerkins,StanleyWright,DickHollander,

DarleneHickman,HermanFrazier,Dr.EvieDennis,CliffWiley,SueHumphrey,TonyWells,andBrooksJohnson

• ALLAmerican- InductedintotheJacksonStateUniversitySportsHallofFame, -Classof2015

• 1980OlympicTrials- 800meters• 1978Co-Holderoftwo(2)RELAYWORLDRECORDS

• DistanceMedleyRelay- indoor• 1-MileRelay- indoor

• Owner,EPluribusUnum(EPU)Consultants• Manager,CommunityOutreach,Equity&Inclusion,MinneapolisParkandRecreationBoard…

Take Aways!

Understand howour cultureandthatofothersunconsciouslyinfluencesdecisionswemake;

Recognize howoursuccessasanNGBdependsonensuringtheinclusionofEVERYONE;and

Takeaction forsustainingandstrengtheningDiversityandLeadershipinitiativesandMORE!!!

Why Should We Care About Diversity?

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• “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”

• Maya Angelou, poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, actress, filmmaker, and civil rights activist, 1928 - 2014

USATF

Wehaveadiversegroupofindividualsintrackandfieldthatisnotconvincedthatweshareacommongoal.TheonlytimewebringourdiversepeopletogetherisatUSATF’sannualnationalconventions.

USOC

“Themoreweincludediverseperspectivesandexperiencesinourworkandthinking,themorelikelywe’llbeabletothriveinanincrediblycompetitiveworld.”

ScottBlackmum,CEO

USATF

“Wemustaskourselves,doestheleadership’scompositionrepresent/“looklike”theathletesweseeonthepodiumatourownandworldchampionshipevents.”

BillRoe,PastUSATFPresident

TedTalk:RocioLorenzoDiversity&Leadership

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D & I are NOT the Same

Diversity- differencesamongpeople,whethertheyworkfor,areservedbyorotherwisehaveastakeintheorganizationitself. Thesedifferencesamongstakeholdersincludebutarenotlimitedtointernalandexternaldimensionsofdiversity.

Inclusion- creatingandmaintaining anenvironmentinwhichpeoplearenotexcludedormarginalizedbecauseoftheirdifferences.

Culture- thecumulativedepositofknowledge,experience,beliefs,values,attitudesandreligionbyadiversegroupofpeoplegenerallyw/outthinkingaboutthem.

USATF & Diversity

• USATFisshiningthelightondiversityinapublicplatformusingaD&IScorecardprogramthatisdemonstratingfullaccountabilitytointernalandexternalstakeholders.

• ThescorecardisapublicassessmentofUSATFscommitmenttodiversityandinclusion

• Itisembracingdifferencesforoptimalathleticperformanceandachievingbetterbusinessresults

• USATFiscommittedtocreatingamorediverseandinclusiveworkplaceandsportsinfrastructure- notonlybecauseit’stherightthingtodo,butbecauseit’seffectiveandthesuccessofourorganizationdependsonit.

It’s In Our DNA• TheUSOCwasreorganizedbytheTedStevensOlympicandAmateurSportsAct,originallyenactedin1978. PursuanttoSection220511oftheact,theUSOCisrequiredtosubmitareporttoCongresseveryquadrennialdetailingitsoperationsfortheprecedingfouryears.

• Thisreportmustincludeinformationregardingtheparticipationofwomen,peoplewithdisabilitiesandracial/ethnicminoritiesinNGBathletic,governanceandmanagementactivities. Thereportmustincludedescriptionsofprogramsandinitiativesthatencouragetheparticipationofwomen,peoplewithdisabilitiesandracial/ethnicminoritieswithineachNGBandHPMO.

D & I Scoreboard

• TheD&IScorecardmeasuresthediversityoftheUSOC,NGBandHPMO’sboardofdirectors,standingcommittees,staff,membership,nationalteamcoachesandathletes,anddevelopmentalteamcoachesandathletes.

• Thescorecardalsomeasurestheparticipationofwomen,peopleofcolor(AfricanAmerican/Black,Asian,Hispanic,NativeAmerican,PacificIslanderandtwoormoreraces),personwithdisabilitiesandveterans.

Data Driven Decisions

USOCDiversity&InclusionScorecard

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1st and 2nd DimensionsPersonality - Thisincludesanindividual'slikesanddislikes,values,andbeliefs. Personalityisshapedearlyinlifeandisbothinfluencedby,andinfluences,theotherthreelayersthroughoutone’slifetimeandcareerchoices.

InternalDimensions - Theseincludeaspectsofdiversityoverwhichwehavenocontrol(though“physicalability”canchangeovertimeduetochoiceswemaketobeactiveornot,orincasesofillnessoraccidents). Thisdimensionisthelayerinwhichmanydivisionsbetweenandamongpeopleexistandwhichformsthecoreofmanydiversityefforts. Thesedimensionsincludethefirstthingsweseeinotherpeople,suchasraceorgenderandonwhichwemakemanyassumptionsandbasejudgments.

3rd and 4th Dimensions

ExternalDimensions - Theseincludeaspectsofourliveswhichwehavesomecontrolover,whichmightchangeovertime,andwhichusuallyformthebasisfordecisionsoncareersandworkstyles. Thislayeroftendetermines,inpart,withwhomwedevelopfriendshipsandwhatwedoforwork. Thislayeralsotellsusmuchaboutwhomweliketobewith.

OrganizationalDimensions - Thislayerconcernstheaspectsofculturefoundinaworksetting. Whilemuchattentionofdiversityeffortsisfocusedontheinternaldimensionsissuesofpreferentialtreatmentandopportunitiesfordevelopmentorpromotionareimpactedbytheaspectsofthislayer.

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Building Awareness

FAIRNESSISTHEFINALRESULTOFYEARSOFEFFECTIVEEFFORTCOMBINEDWITHTHEEXPERIENCEOFDIVERSITY

Pair and Share: Moving to Next Steps• Whathaveyouheardandlearnedduringthistrainingthathassurprisedyou?

• Whatfromthistrainingwillhavethelargestimpactonyourlocalassociation?onUSATF?

• Whatactionscanyou takeasanindividualtoincreasediversityandleveltheplayingfield?

• Whatactionscanwe take,asanAssociation,toincreasediversityandleveltheplayingfieldforUSATF?

Thank you for Your Time!

USATFDiversityandLeadershipCommitteeIfadditionalinformationisneeded,pleasecontact:

AlanKolling - ChairRadiousGuess- ViceChairCarolCoram- Secretary

IreneHerman- PastPresident