Becoming an Inclusive Workplace

August 30, 2016  11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

A panel discussion on the LGBT workforce and the community.  

• Expectations in the workplace from the LBGT community

• Potential workplace challenges for non-LGBT employees and LGBT employees

• Changes in the school system

ABOUT OUR PANEL

Lucas Segal, senior at LSHS, transitioned from female to male during his freshman year of high school. This past September Segal became involved the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) - competing in the STAR Advocacy event. For his project, he was required to demonstrate his knowledge, skills, and ability to actively identify a local, state, national or global concern, research the topic, identify a target audience and potential partnerships, form an action plan, and advocate for the issue in an effort to positively affect a policy or law. Through his advocacy for the rights of transgender people to use the restroom of the gender with which they identify, he qualified for the 2016 FCCLA National Leadership Conference in San Diego and earned a silver medal.

Segal’s advocacy has opened doors to speak for the Sociology class at his high school as well as a school board meeting. Most recently, one of the judges in San Diego asked Segal to speak at his school. He’s developed a partnership with the Human Rights Campaign and the Arkansas Transgender Equality Coalition. In April, Segal flew to DC to speak at HRC’s major donor summit. Prior to going to San Diego, he was featured in the Sentinel Record. In early 2015, the Human Rights Campaign featured Segal and his mother in Equality Magazine, which is the largest magazine for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender topics. ”Loving Lucas” centered on Lucas and his mother as he went through the transition. “Segal hopes to work as a public speaker and an advocate as he continues to receive invitations for speaking engagements. He plans to compete in another STAR event during his senior year.”

Neemah Aaron Esmaeilpour is a labor and employment attorney who represents employers and professionals in a variety of employment matters. His areas of practice include discrimination (Title VII, ADEA, ADA, ACRA), minimum wage and overtime (FLSA, AMWA), employee leave (FMLA), employment contracts, severance agreements, covenants not to compete, unemployment claims and EEOC/DOL investigations. Neemah's practice also includes employment-based immigration with an emphasis on petitions for foreign-born physicians, academics and researchers.

Prior to law school, Neemah worked as a photojournalist for seven years. He spent most of his journalism career as a freelance photographer, with a two-year period at The Morning News newspaper in Northwest Arkansas. As a photojournalist, Neemah covered a wide-variety of stories from residents returning to New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Shayne King is the Human Resource Manager for McLarty Automotive Group in Little Rock. She has over 20 years’ experience as a Human Resource Professional. Over the 20 years she spent 12 years in the public sector and over 8 years in the private sector. In 2008 she earned a Human Resource Certification from George Washington University. She currently holds a (PHR) Professional Human Resource Certification, (SHRM – SCP) SHRM Senior Certified Professional Certification and an (IPMA-CP) International Public Management Association Human Resource Certification. She also holds a basic and advanced certification in the Reid Technique of Interviewing. She became a certified True Colors Facilitator in 2007. Shayne is a member of the West Central Arkansas Human Resource Association, the National Society of Human Resource Management, the International Public Management Association, and the National Association of Professional Women.

1 HRCI hour and 1 SHRM PDC are approved

WCASHRM is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program.  It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit. 

SPONSORED BY:

Bear State Bank is a new institution with an uncompromising commitment to community banking. We’re 48 branches strong, with  locations in Oklahoma, Missouri and a wide presence across Arkansas. That means more convenience for you through greater access to ATMs and a number of services in 36 cities.

Bear State offers a number of banking services, including:Free online banking & bill pay
Checking accounts, Savings accounts, Mobile banking VISA® debit cards, Business banking services, Home loans, Consumer loans.

We are committed to the communities in which we serve, and support a variety of organizations, including local Chambers of Commerce, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Business and Professional Women, Relay for Life/American Cancer Society, United Way, American Heart Association, and many others.

Bear State Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of  Bear State Financial, Inc., formerly known as Bear State Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc., whose stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol BSF (formerly FFBH).

MONTHLY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

This month we are holding a “Puppy Love” Drive (in honor of Tara Arthur’s rescue dog, Bailey) to benefit the Humane Society of Garland County, Arkansas. Members can donate dog treats, dog food, or make a monetary donation to the Humane Society of Garland County. 

The Mission of The Humane Society of Garland County is: To educate the citizens of Garland County, Arkansas, in the proper humane treatment of animals, including the importance of spaying and neutering. To prevent all forms of cruelty to animals by every legitimate means. To provide a temporary refuge for stray, homeless and deserted animals and to place such animals in good homes whenever practical. To receive and care for suffering animals. To return lost pets to their rightful owners upon reasonable proof of ownership within a period of five (5) days. To end the suffering in a humane manner of any animal which it is impractical to cure of its infirmities, and, in a humane manner, to euthanize any stray, homeless, or deserted animal for which it is impractical to find a proper home.

For more information, contact 501 623-5012. Their mailing address is PO Box 1484 Hot Springs, AR, 71902 or visit their website: hsgconline.org.