2022 Highlights

The inaugural Martha’s Vineyard Chief Diversity Officer Summit, which began as a kernel of an idea by founder Dani Monroe, set the stage for 125 Chief Diversity Officers, hailing from across the country,  to identify ways to reflect, reset, and re-envision leading DEI into the future.  

Working in the midst of many companies still grappling with how to show up post-2020 reckoning, many  CDOs arrived on the island drained  from the uphill battle that had accumulated over the last three years. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Chief Diversity Officer Summit attendees were met with speakers and topics that tackled the issues they were facing head-on, and gave them a secure space to ideate and map out strategic plans for success.

Here’s Who Joined Us in 2022

Discover More About the 2022 Summit  ➡

  • Dani Monroe, MSOD

    Founder, MV CDO Summit
    CEO, Center Focus International

    Bio
  • Damon A. Williams PhD

    CEO, DEI Leader, Scholar, Educator,
    Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation (CSDLSI)

    Bio
  • Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD

    Founder and Director
    McLean Hospital’s Institute for Trauma Informed Systems Change

    Bio
  • Nikole Hannah-Jones, MA

    Pulitzer Prize Winner, Author of 1619 Project, Professor of Journalism
    Howard University

    Bio
  • Dr. Lisa Coleman

    Senior VP for Global Inclusion & Strategic Innovation
    New York UniversityModerator

    Bio
  • Yrthya Dinzey-Flores, MPA

    VP, DEI, Social Impact & Sustainability
    Justworks

    Bio
  • Valerie Mosley, CFA

    Founder
    BrightUp

    Bio
  • Pam Reeve, MBA

    Chair
    American Tower

    Bio
  • Damian Wilmot, Esq.

    Senior Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
    Vertex PharmaceuticalsModerator

    Bio
  • Laura Morgan Roberts, PhD

    Professor
    University of Virginia, Darden School of Business

    Bio
  • Carlos Cubia, BA

    SVP, Chief Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Sustainability Officer
    BHSH Systems

    Bio
  • Paul Francisco, BA

    Senior Vice President - Chief Diversity Officer
    State Street

    Bio
  • Channing Martin, MS

    Global Chief Diversity and Social Impact Officer
    Interpublic Group

    Bio
  • Leslie Mays, BA

    Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Bio
  • Vernā Myers, Esq.

    VP, Inclusion Strategy
    Netflix
    Moderator

    Bio

Day Three
Community Conversations Under the Tent

  • Public Session: 3:00 - 5:30 pm

    (closing reception from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.)

    Welcome to the inaugural session of Community Conversations Under the Tent, sponsored by the MV CDO Summit. In the tradition of Martha’s Vineyard as a destination for national thought leaders to gather and share their perspectives, Community Conversations explores contemporary issues that impact our lives. Please join us as we hear from a world-renowned scientist that led the COVID vaccine team and four brilliant television and newspaper journalists. You don’t want to miss this intriguing conversation that concludes with a closing reception.

    If you are a CDO Summit attendee, you are already registered for the Community Conversations Session.

Featured Speaker

  • Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD

    Leading Coronavirus Scientist
    Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Journalists’ Perspectives on Our Times

  • Sunny Hostin, JD

    3x Emmy Award-winning co-host of ABC’s “The View”
    and New York Times  best-selling Author
    Photo credit: Miller Mobley

  • Michele Norris, BA

    Opinion Columnist, The Washington Post
    Founding Director, The Race Card Project
    Former Host, NPR’s All Things Considered
    Photo credit: David Welch

  • Byron Pitts, BA

    Anchor & Chief National Correspondent, ABC News

  • Reverend Liz Walker, MDiv

    Former Anchor, WBZ-TV, Boston
    2x Emmy Recipient
    Panel Moderator

Consultants & Facilitators

  • Shirronda Almeida, MA

    Yoga Instructor & Reiki Master
    Shirronda Yoga & Wellness

  • Audra Bohannon, BS

    Summit Design Consultant

  • Michele Gibbons-Carr, PhD

    Summit Design Consultant

  • Jackie Glenn

    Founder & CEO
    Glenn Diversity Inclusion & HR Solutions

Thanks to Our 2022 Corporate Partners