Agenda - 11-12-20; ITEM 8 - Human Relations Commission – Appointment Discussion

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Page 2 of 6 Elizabeth (Beth) internally and as an external consultant. Volunteer experiences include currently serving as the Graduate School Alumni representative on the Duke University Regional Alumni Board; formerly serving as President of the Triangle OD Network board; and recently having served on the board of Youth INC in New York, a venture philanthropy organization with a portfolio of 80 non-profits focused on improving the lives of youth through a range of services from academic to arts to sports. The confluence of my own academic and business experience with areas of focus generally related to adult learning and career development gives me an excellent foundation to contribute to the Durham Tech Board of Trustees. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: I have always been passionate about education, learning and development as well as equity and inclusion in our institutions and society more broadly. I am also really proud of North Carolina s higher education system and the gold standard it has come to represent in so many ways. But I am equally committed to addressing gaps and opportunities for improvement and future- proofing our educational institutions, with Community Colleges being a critical link in this system. For many years until recently I worked for companies outside the Triangle and traveled extensively for work so had limited capacity to commit beyond work and family. With my kids now 18 and 22 and having settled into my current role as Chief People Officer at Well on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, I m available to spend more time on the issues I care about and the needs of my local and regional community. My current focus in HR is on finding great talent over the coming years while providing great career opportunities and a living wage to local residents, especially those from underrepresented groups and who have not had the same opportunities as many aleady in professional roles. These interests make me very interested in getting actively involved in supporting Durham Technical Community College. Conflict of Interest: None Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: As noted previously, I ve got some interesting combinations of experiences that have broadened me substantially and I have tried to seek out diverse learning and experiences myself: being a scientist/psychologist with a very rigorous academic/research background, having pivoted into the business world in a range of organizations (Lash Group/AmerisourceBergen, The Center for Creative Leadership, AlixPartners Management Consultants, Contemporary Leadership Advisors and the Institute for Contemporary Leadership, and now Well, an early stage, high growth potential company in the healthcare space). I ve had both internal experiences, e.g., developing strategy and implementing programs, creating corporate university structures and resources, leading through matrix organizations, having to influence for change, etc. as Senior Director of Learning and Development at Lash, Coaching Practice Leader at CCL, and Chief People Officer at Well and, on the other hand, through consultant roles, having to sell and build business, learn quickly and develop content, effectively coach other leaders, and quickly assess organizations and teams from the outside and make actionable recommendations to improve, scale, reduce risk, remediate problems, transform, etc. I created the first Leaders of Color program within AmerisourceBergen in the early 2000 s and was then tapped to help start a corporate-wide Diversity & Inclusion Program. I ve mentored and informally foster parented young men of color, who have mentored me back, as a white female. And I ve spearheaded a Social & Racial Equity initiative at Well that has further supported my learning about self and others, my own biases and privilege, and opened dialogues that have enriched my perspectives. On a somewhat different note, I have been stretched and challenged as a parent by th significant mental and physical health struggles of my 22 year old son, who has also taught me a tremendous amount. I bring all these to bear in my perceptions, assessments, decision- making, and action but more importantly, my experiences have taught me to listen first and deeply, which is an amplifier of diverse viewpoints. 23