About Out and Equal
Out & Equal™ Workplace Advocates is the pre-eminent national organization devoted to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in the workplace.
Our mission is to educate and empower organizations, human resource professionals, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and individual employees through programs and services that result in equal policies, opportunities, practices, and benefits in the workplace regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, or characteristics.
For more information, visit outandequal.org.
About Chicagoland Regional Affiliate
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates' regional affiliates produce local educational and networking events in order to share best practices and discussions about important LGBT workplace issues. These events provide an effective way for Out & Equal to serve the needs of individual employees, leaders of employee resource groups and human resources professionals beyond the annual Workplace Summit.
Out & Equal Affiliates are organized and led by local regional councils, ensuring that they have the flexibility to meet the needs of the local community while still being connected to the national organization.
Our Goals
- Support Our Community Partners
- Develop Quarterly Events
- Connect with Corporations, Small Businesses and Employee Resource Group (ERG) Members
- Discover New Ways to Promote Diversity and Equality
- Support the Summit
Chicagoland Council Leaders
- L. Patrick Le'Flore, Chair (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
- Mark Fox (Ernst & Young)
- Philene Frazar (PepsiCo America)
- Jim Huberty (JPMorganChase)
- Carlos Paret (Abbot Nutrition International)
- Greg Rohner