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October 20, 2003
GLBT-friendly companies meet at conference
Event
Wells Fargo sponsored 13th annual Out & Equal™ Workplace Summit.
Marie Harris of Wells Fargo Card Services in Des Moines, Iowa, and Tracy Snider, of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Springfield, Ill., stop for a photo with the stagecoach.
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates is a national organization supporting work environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people. Workplace activists, diversity managers, human resources managers and many others attended the three-day summit, themed "Land of 10,000 Ideas for Workplace Equality."
Where
Minneapolis
Wells Fargo involvement
Eleven team members from Corporate Trust, Wells Fargo Card Services, Phone BankSM center, Institutional Trust Services, Human Resources and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage participated, many who are leaders of PRIDE team member resource groups (TMRGs) in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado and Oregon. Team members contributed more than 150 volunteer hours before and during the conference.
Wells sponsored the conference along with 40 Fortune 500 companies.
"I was really impressed with the depth and quality of the workshops, which gave us all concrete take-aways," said Philomena Morrissey Satre, community outreach coordinator and Human Resources liaison for Minnesota TMRGs. "I look forward to attending the conference next year in Phoenix."
Conference attendees could choose from about 60 workshops related to employee relations, human resources and diversity at work. They also heard keynote speakers Ann Richards, Governor of Texas, Esera Tuaolo, retired NFL player; and Mitchell Gold, president of Mitchell Gold Company. Nationally known comic, Karen Williams, hosted the dinner and corporate awards gala.
Adam Hochberg of Phone BankSM center in Minneapolis, and Todd Hall of Institutional Trust Services in Denver.
Results
Including the corporate-sponsorship recognition, Wells Fargo had a popular booth where conference attendees stopped by to get information about Wells Fargo and have their photos shot with the Buffalo Bill stagecoach.
Quote
"As a TMRG leader for PRIDE Minnesota, the conference was a great place to meet leaders from some of the most GLBT friendly companies in the world," said Ron Traxinger, Corporate Trust finance manager, and chair of PRIDE Minnesota. "I picked up lots of best practices, was proud of Wells Fargo's contribution, and look forward to an even larger Wells Fargo presence in Phoenix next year."
"Wells Fargo takes pride not just in our job functions, but who we are as individuals, encouraging diversity in whole, which makes good business sense," said Lori Beth Huston, mortgage loan acquisition processor in Springfield, Ill. "If we can't be who we are at work, then we can't give 100 percent. Being raised with two Moms I feel proud to be able to make others aware that times are changing in a good way. Both of my Moms were, and are, very proud of what Wells Fargo has allowed me to do, and that is why they choose to have their mortgage at Wells Fargo.
Wells Fargo organizer
Ron Traxinger
About Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
The San Francisco-based non-profit, national organization champions safe and equitable workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, advocating organizations that value all employees, customers and communities. For more information go to http://www.outandequal.org/.
GLBT-friendly companies meet at conference
Event
Wells Fargo sponsored 13th annual Out & Equal™ Workplace Summit.
Marie Harris of Wells Fargo Card Services in Des Moines, Iowa, and Tracy Snider, of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Springfield, Ill., stop for a photo with the stagecoach.
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates is a national organization supporting work environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people. Workplace activists, diversity managers, human resources managers and many others attended the three-day summit, themed "Land of 10,000 Ideas for Workplace Equality."
Where
Minneapolis
Wells Fargo involvement
Eleven team members from Corporate Trust, Wells Fargo Card Services, Phone BankSM center, Institutional Trust Services, Human Resources and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage participated, many who are leaders of PRIDE team member resource groups (TMRGs) in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado and Oregon. Team members contributed more than 150 volunteer hours before and during the conference.
Wells sponsored the conference along with 40 Fortune 500 companies.
"I was really impressed with the depth and quality of the workshops, which gave us all concrete take-aways," said Philomena Morrissey Satre, community outreach coordinator and Human Resources liaison for Minnesota TMRGs. "I look forward to attending the conference next year in Phoenix."
Conference attendees could choose from about 60 workshops related to employee relations, human resources and diversity at work. They also heard keynote speakers Ann Richards, Governor of Texas, Esera Tuaolo, retired NFL player; and Mitchell Gold, president of Mitchell Gold Company. Nationally known comic, Karen Williams, hosted the dinner and corporate awards gala.
Adam Hochberg of Phone BankSM center in Minneapolis, and Todd Hall of Institutional Trust Services in Denver.
Results
Including the corporate-sponsorship recognition, Wells Fargo had a popular booth where conference attendees stopped by to get information about Wells Fargo and have their photos shot with the Buffalo Bill stagecoach.
Quote
"As a TMRG leader for PRIDE Minnesota, the conference was a great place to meet leaders from some of the most GLBT friendly companies in the world," said Ron Traxinger, Corporate Trust finance manager, and chair of PRIDE Minnesota. "I picked up lots of best practices, was proud of Wells Fargo's contribution, and look forward to an even larger Wells Fargo presence in Phoenix next year."
"Wells Fargo takes pride not just in our job functions, but who we are as individuals, encouraging diversity in whole, which makes good business sense," said Lori Beth Huston, mortgage loan acquisition processor in Springfield, Ill. "If we can't be who we are at work, then we can't give 100 percent. Being raised with two Moms I feel proud to be able to make others aware that times are changing in a good way. Both of my Moms were, and are, very proud of what Wells Fargo has allowed me to do, and that is why they choose to have their mortgage at Wells Fargo.
Wells Fargo organizer
Ron Traxinger
About Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
The San Francisco-based non-profit, national organization champions safe and equitable workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, advocating organizations that value all employees, customers and communities. For more information go to http://www.outandequal.org/.
