In this 3-hour workshop, facilitated by Jenn Tardy, thought leader in diversity recruiting, participants will learn where bias hides within common policies, practices, and behaviors, how it leads to underrepresentation, and what actions leaders must start doing and stop doing to move the dial in increasing diversity. There will be a Q & A.

Jennifer Tardy, career Success Coach, owns and operates JTC which is a diversity and inclusion consulting organization in Maryland. Through her #CareerSuccess coaching programs for job seekers and #HiringSuccess diversity training programs for recruiters, she is on a mission to make it easy for recruiters and historically underrepresented job seekers to meet and forge career success. She is an official partner to LinkedIn and The Society for Diversity where she serves as a career coach to its members. 

Jennifer has vast industry experience as Recruiting Thought Leader, Diversity Practitioner, and Career Success Coach with over 14 years of experience in the field of human resources and recruiting. She has recruited in the tech, healthcare, education, railroad, plumbing supplies, and professional services industries.

She is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Business Administration. She has received several certifications in Human Resources and Diversity and Inclusion including her Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR), Certified Diversity Practitioner (CDP), and Certified Diversity Executive (CDE). She is also a certified DiSC Instructor.

In addition to Jennifer Tardy, LLC, Jennifer is also co-owner of Proving What's Possible, LLC (PWP), headquartered in Altavista, Virginia. PWP is a mental health counseling organization that provides mental health skill-building services to help individuals cope with mental illness and achieve community stability and independence.