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David is a corporate diversity officer with Oracle, formerly with BCBS of TN. He is a highly collaborative DEI leader with a solid human resources generalist background coupled with progressive marketing communication expertise. He is especially passionate about building effective diversity and inclusion strategies from the ground up and engaging community stakeholders in an authentic way. His passion is guiding organizations and individuals to think, act and lead inclusively. David is a former board member of La Paz Chattanooga.

2021 Diversity Town Hall: David Ortiz – DEI Professional

David Ortiz is a highly collaborative D&I leader with a solid human resources background coupled with marketing communication expertise. He’s passionate about building effective D&I strategies from the ground up and engaging community stakeholders in an authentic way.  This is the transcript of his presentation for the Diversity Town Hall.

I am a diversity and inclusion professional and have worked with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. I’m currently with Oracle in their diversity and inclusion team. I also served on the board of La Paz Chattanooga, the local Latino advocacy agency, and I’ve got to say it’s interesting to see the dynamics shifting when it comes to diversity and inclusion. So, what I’ll share at a very high level is just some information related to my current role regarding DEI, so you know why community outreach and engagement with the community is important. And then I’ll share some of my perspectives and stories around how DEI has evolved in the workplace. I think most of us on this zoom call today can say that the expectations have shifted.

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