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Make a difference by accepting everyone else’s.

Diversity Awareness Partnership is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the St. Louis region around issues of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Contact Reena Hajat Carroll, MSW, Executive Director, at [email protected]

to discuss a diversity program that best fits your company or organization.

, 815 Olive Street, Suite 23Saint Louis, Missouri 63101www.dapstl.org / 314.246.3141

WELCOMEChristine Buck, Emcee

News Anchor, KPLR 11

Keith BrooksDirector, St. Louis Cardinals Care Foundation

Reena Hajat Carroll, MSWExecutive Director, Diversity Awareness Partnership

corporate partner keynoteDr. Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble

President, Webster University

Silent Auction Closes at 7:30 p.m. Don’t Forget to Bid!

Proclamation from the city of St. Louis

Dinner & EntertainmentSt. Louis Osuwa Taiko

Aparna Kalyanaraman

La Morena Dance

Afriky LoLo

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We are pleased to sponsor this evening’s dinner and to support the work of Diversity Awareness Partnership

Thank you for teaching St. Louis how to Make a Di� erence by Accepting Everyone Else’s.

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diversity awareness partnership would like to thank our 2013 diversity dinner sponsors!

Diversity AdvocateWells Fargo Advisors

Diversity AmbassadorsArmstrong Teasdale LLP | Association of Legal Administrators

Edward Jones | St. Louis Cardinals LLC | Webster University

Diversity AlliesAAIM Employers' Association | Ameren | BJC Information Services

Commerce Bank | Dale Carnegie Training | Dot Foods Inc. Enterprise Bank and Trust | Enterprise Holdings | Express Scripts | GraybarHusch Blackwell LLP | The Laclede Group | Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Maryville University | Microsoft | Missouri Botanical Garden | Monsanto

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Sandberg Phoenix & von GontardSigma-Aldrich | Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP | St. Louis Children's Hospital

St. Louis College of Health Careers | St. Louis College of PharmacySt. Louis Rams | The Boeing Company

The Brown School and Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian StudiesThe Kaleidoscope Group | Veterans United Home Loans

Washington University in St. Louis

Community Non-ProfitsAsian American Chamber of Commerce | Behavioral Health Response

Beyond Housing | College Bound | De La Salle Middle SchoolKDHX Community Media | OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates

St. Louis Regional Chamber The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management

Trinity Presbyterian Church | University of Missouri - St. Louis | YWCA

Be a part of what’s next.

At Webster University, it truly can be said diversity has no boundaries. By educating a diverse community at the home campus in St. Louis, Missouri, and campus locations in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, Webster University instills in its students a respect for diversity and an understanding of their own and others’ values.

“Webster University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is expressed in many ways, including the vibrant nature of our global community of faculty, staff and students; the content and focus of our academic programs; and the design of facilities and services.“

Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) J. StroblePresident

Webster University, founded in 1915 with its home campus based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is the only Tier 1, private, nonpro� t university with campus locations around the world including metropolitan, military, online and corporate, as

well as American-style traditional campuses in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.United States • Switzerland • Austria • the Netherlands • United Kingdom • China • Thailand • Ghana

When your campuses span the globe,

DIVERSITY COMES NATURALLY.

webster.edu

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Celebrating Our

Differences.

We are proud sponsors of the Diversity Awareness Partnership and celebrate the important work that they do to enhance diversity and inclusion in the St. Louis area.

Visit www.careers.edwardjones.com to learn more about how we can help you achieve your personal and professional goals.

Advancing Our

Success.

Diversity Awareness Partnership (DAP) is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the St. Louis region around issues of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. For more information, visit www.dapstl.org.

Diversity & Inclusion TrainingDiversity & Inclusion Trainings raise awareness around the importance of diversity and inclusivity among employees by exposing challenges, generating dialogue, and providing tangible resources needed to create a more inclusive workplace.

DAP Connect ProgramThe DAP Connect Program has one purpose - to help you diversify your social and professional networks.

Give Respect, Get Respect Youth Program

The Give Respect, Get Respect Youth Program is a collaboration between DAP and local corporations who bring together students and teachers from the St. Louis metro area and company associates to explore race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

EXPLORE Career Immersion ProgramDAP and local businesses have developed an externship program to expose, empower, and encourage students of color to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and other careers.

Professional Development SeminarsDiversity Awareness Partnership provides in-depth professional development seminars for diversity and inclusion practitioners or individuals interested in entering the diversity field. Seminar topics will include: “Diversity vs. Inclusion”, “Creating a Diverse Pipeline”, “Human Resources, Diversity & Employee Engagement”, and “What’s First - Employee Resource Groups or Diversity Councils”.

than k you DAP Corporate partners

amerencommerce bank

edward jonesenterprise bank & trust

enterprise holdingslaclede gas

maryville universitymicrosoft

pricewaterhousecoopers, l.l.p.sigma-aldrich

st. louis cardinalsst. louis college of pharmacy

st. louis ramswashington university in st. louis

webster universitywells fargo advisors

Corporate Partners sustain the work of Diversity Awareness Partnership. We invite you to join this

committed group of companies. Opportunities range from $2,500 - $25,000 per year.

Contact Reena Hajat Carroll at [email protected] for more information.

JOIN diversity awareness partnership in our online conversations:

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visit dapstl.orgFeel free to stop by dapstl.org to learn more about our programs, join our

mailing list, sync interfaith holidays with your electronic calendar and keep

up-to-date on community events focused on diversity and inclusion.

We’re proud to continue our support of your mission.Congratulations on another successful Diversity Dinner 2013!

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"Steve has a wonderful way of presenting some tough issues in a manner accessible to all. His stories, insightful and humorous, contain many 'why didn't I see that before' moments that bring greater illumination to the work of diversity and inclusion."

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At Dot Foods, we owe much of our success to the diversity of our work force. We embrace the perspectives that each individual brings to the company. In fact, it is their ideas that are helping us double in size every five years, growing from a small company in Illinois farm country to a $4.5 billion company. Today, Dot employs over 4,000 people in 10 states across the country. As a family owned company, we try to treat each of our employees not as numbers, but as a vital part of the family. We not only respect all opinions, we count on them to make us successful. If this sounds like

an environment you would like to work in, find out more. Visit DotFoods.com.

Dot Foods Inclusion Hallmarks

Choose your words • Leave no one behind • Speak up • Encourage all to succeed • Show curiosity • Include our business partners

The Death of Klinghoffer, 2011

Champion, 2013 Eugene Onegin, 2010

Carmen, 2012All Photos: Ken Howard

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THE 2014 FESTIVAL SEASON | MAY 24 – JUNE 29, 2014

Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges season presenting sponsor

The Magic Flute

Directed and Designed by Isaac Mizrahi

Twenty-SevenWorld Premiere

By Ricky Ian Gordon &

Royce Vavrek

The Elixir of Love

Directed by Jose Maria Condemi

Dialogues of the

CarmelitesStarring

Christine Brewer

The Diversity of Our

Salutes

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The Diversity Awareness Partnership

Enriching Lives * Exceptional Musical Theatre * Accessible To All

LIVE THEATRE SO CLOSE

YOU CAN FEEL ITCabaret Nathan Lee Graham

THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS

More excitement ahead...we’d love for you to be a part of it!

130 Edgar Road • St. Louis, MO 63119

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Mainstage The Mousetrap Dec. 4 - 29

Opus Jan. 8 - Feb. 2

Other Desert Cities Feb. 12 - Mar. 9

Noises Off Mar. 19 - Apr. 13

studio theatre

Freud’s Last Session Oct. 30 - Nov. 17

The Other Place Jan. 22 - Feb. 9

Soups, Stews and Casseroles: 1976 Mar. 12 - 30

“What is happening on The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis stage is extraordinary.” – Dennis Brown, The Riverfront Times

The 1968 Exhibit is a traveling exhibit organized by the Minnesota History Center in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, the Chicago History Museum, and the Oakland Museum of California. The exhibit is supported by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Be there orbe square.

Exhibition tickets: (314) 361-9017 or mohistory.org

Forest Park(314) 746-4599mohistory.org

Now Open!

The Saint Louis Science Center

is proud to be a founding

partner of the Diversity

Awareness Partnership. We

share a common commitment

to creating a community culture

that values and respects

all individuals. Tonight, we

celebrate St. Louis’ diversity!

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The Saint Louis Science Center presents…

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis envisions a future in which success is within reach of every child in the St. Louis region, empowering themselves and influencing future generations toward making a difference for themselves, their community and the global community. Thanks for supporting our proud tradition of service to our community’s youth!

To make a donation, volunteer, register your child or get more information, visit us at www.bgcstl.org or call 314.335.8000.

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For more than a decade, Diversity Awareness Partnership has tirelessly promoted inclusion in the St. Louis area regardless of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Thank you from your friends at Paraquad.

We are proud to be your partner.

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During the Holidays

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Eating HEALTHY

INROADS, Inc.is a proud partner of

The Diversity Awareness Partnership

The mission of INROADS is to develop and place talented underserved youth in business and industry, and prepare them for corporate and community leadership.

Lathon C. Ferguson, Regional DirectorINROADS Midwest Region10 South Broadway, Suite 300 | St. Louis, MO 63102T: (314) 655-1509 | F: (314) 241-9325

INROADS has graduated over 26,000 talented youth from Interns to full-time careers with over 1,000 major companies since our founding in 1970.

The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisement.

Armstrong Teasdale offers a supportive environment in which different viewpoints

and creative thinking are welcome. Committed to inclusion, we cultivate a diverse

partnership from within our own ranks by providing professional development and

advancement for all.

314.621.5070 / www.armstrongteasdale.com

DIVERSITY.

INCLUSION.

TEAMWORK.

RESPECT.Our Mission is Clear.

Greensfelder is dedicated to the advancement of minorities in the legal profession. We treat each day as an opportunity to foster different perspectives and ideas to create a more productive and diverse tomorrow.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. • www.greensfelder.comOffices in St. Louis, MO • Chicago, IL • Belleville, IL

The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

Proud to support theDiversity Awareness Partnership’s2013 Diversity Dinner

Association of Legal Administrators Gateway Chapter proudly supports

Diversity Awareness Partnership

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Whether you’re looking for great talent or looking for a career opportunity… look to NextGen. We work for a better workforce and a better workplace…

Going the distance for diversity in business.

NextGen Information Services, Inc. is a national staffing, recruiting and consulting firm for IT and Professional Services.

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The St. Louis Association of REALTORS® is an organization of dedicated REALTORS®, Affiliate members, and staff who are committed to cross-cultural communication - bringing awareness and sensitivity to the social and cultural constituencies of our local real estate market.

SLAR is committed to supporting the St. Louis Diversity

Awareness Partnership.

www.stlrealtors.com 314.576.0033

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