Gwen McDonald

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Gwen McDonald

Ms. McDonald is responsible for leading a global human resources organization that focuses on worldwide workforce planning, talent management, total rewards, training and organizational development. Gwen also is a key steward of NetApp’s unique cultural values and principles, which have enabled the company to be consistently ranked as a Great Place to Work around the world by the Great Place to Work Institute.

Gwen has extensive experience in Human Resources. Prior to joining NetApp, she worked at 3Com Corporation for 14 years, serving in a variety of positions.

McDonald is on the board of California Strategic Human Resource Partnership (CSHRP), a partnership between Senior Human Resources Executives of leading California Companies. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC). The Executive Leadership Council is the nation’s premier leadership organization comprised of the most senior African American corporate executives in Fortune 500 companies.

Source: Savoy Network

Big cuts could hit little Californians: $1 billion in preschool and child care dollars at risk – Voice and Viewpoint

He also has proposed cuts to existing, early childhood funding that advocates worry could force child care providers to reduce the number of kids they serve, or even close their

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

‘To Say That She’s An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement’: At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives

Fedida, who has worked under two ABC News presidents, Ben Sherwood and now James Goldston, has helped to foster an environment so toxic that several former staffers and talent told HuffPost that when they left the network they felt like they were leaving an abusive

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

COVID-19 Fraud and Chargeback Prevention Webinar - July 7th

Chargeback Gurus, a leading chargeback and dispute management firm, is partnering with digital trust and safety provider Sift to launch a new webinar on dealing with fraud, disputes, and chargebacks resulting from the unprecedented health and economic crisis precipitated by the novel

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Sharon Chuter’s Pull Up or Shut Up Campaign is Encouraging Action Plans Against Systemic Racism in the Workforce •

Shortly after company responses to the protests across the nation came rolling in, including those from the beauty community, Chuter created nonprofit organization, Pull Up for Change, and launched the Pull Up or Shut Up

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What should the West learn from China?

Fortunately, while the COVID-19 is spreading around the world, China has achieved progress in controlling the epidemic, and has gradually resumed the economic and social operations, enabling it to free up its hands to accelerate the production of epidemic prevention materials to aid those countries

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

NFL Announces Major Steps to Incentive Teams to Hire Minorities for Top Posts

(NNPA) – National Football League teams must now interview at least two minority candidates for head coaching positions under new resolutions that the league hopes will improve diversity among its 32

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

High Point U to host 2020 Virtual Commencement

HIGH POINT – High Point University will honor its Class of 2020 seniors during a virtual Commencement ceremony that will take place on Saturday, May 9, at 9 a.m. and can be accessed at are experiencing unprecedented times, but that cannot stop us from honoring our seniors for their hard work and

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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com

Lowe’s Appoints Janice Dupre Little Executive Vice President Of Human Resources

Lowe’s Appoints Janice Dupre Little Executive Vice President Of Human via week retail giant Lowe’s announced the appointment of Janice Dupre Little as executive vice president of human

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Birkman Launches New Employee Development Program

Rise to Lead HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2020 ⁨EINPresswire.com⁩ -- Birkman International, an industry-leading provider of workplace behavioral and motivational assessment tools, has launched a new employee development program, Rise

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON’S EQUITRUST FUNDS OVER $100 MILLION IN PPP LOANS FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES | Afro

May 18, 2020 (New York, NY) — Earvin “Magic” Johnson, majority owner of EquiTrust, the nation’s largest minority-owned insurance company, announced a $100 million partnership with MBE Capital Partners (MBECP), the largest certified minority-owned asset-based lender, and the National Action Network

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Kenny Washington - Birthday

Washington (born August 31, 1918, Los Angeles, California, U.

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PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth marchers brave D.C rain as America enters a civil rights summer

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

AFRO Exclusive – Atlas Restaurant Group: ‘I Left After Witnessing Their Racist Behavior’ | Afro

The heat was on the owner of the glitzy Ouzo Bay restaurant in Harbor East recently, when a video surfaced depicting an overtly racist dress code policy being enforced by restaurant management last

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

In the news: Caro Ruiz

JRI, a nonprofit provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, has announced the addition of Maria Carolina (Caro) Ruiz of Boston to its board of

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Traffic at Beitbridge doubles

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says the volume of traffic at Beitbridge Border Post has doubled in the last few

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Magic Johnson offers $100 million in loans to minority businesses

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and team president Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced his life insurance company will provide $100 million for women- and minority-owned small businesses as part of the Paycheck Protection Program

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

Sunny Hostin Reacts After ABC Executive Is Placed on Administrative Leave for Allegedly Making Racist Remarks About Her and Robin Roberts

Barbara Fedida, a senior executive at ABC News, who’s responsible for recruiting on-air talent, has been accused of making racist remarks about Black people at the

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Health+Technology | The value of telehealth

Telemedicine is perhaps one of the most popular forms, but it is only one of many ways that telehealth can be used to ensure continuity of care, especially if a patient is unable to visit

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

African American History and Women - Timeline 1950-1959

[Previous] [Next] • Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize (for Annie Allen) • Althea Gibson became the first African American to play at Wimbledon • Juanita Hall became the first African American to win a Tony Award, for playing Bloody Mary in South Pacific • (Ja

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Tanya C. Clemons

Ms. Clemons is responsible for the company’s executive talent succession and development. Her organization includes global talent acquisition, learning and development, diversity, organization development, as well as enterprise-wide culture and change initiatives. Tanya owns the strategy for the

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Source: Savoy Network

U-turn as suspension of prominent North West doctor lifted

The controversial suspension of one of the North West province's senior clinicians two weeks ago has been lifted, with Professor Ebrahim Variava returning to his post as head of internal medicine at the Klerksdorp Tshepong Hospital on 29

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Source: https://www.news24.com

COVID-19 lie lands man in trouble

Because Davis said he'd tested positive, his employer had to shut down its plant for sanitising and put several other employees on paid leave while they quarantined, causing the company a loss of more than $100,000, prosecutors

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Morocco: Reimaging Its Economic Model - Can Morocco Shift to Better Outcomes?

This has led to a series of initiatives, building on past successes and decisions, that have the potential for remaking what Morocco does best, tourism and agriculture, and leading the way to upgrading and expanding its services and manufacturing

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Source: allAfrica.com

Lawsuit: HCC Targeted Black Top-Level Officials for Demotion and Termination

Zelia Brown, a 55-year-old former manager of grants performance and compliance at HCC, was hired in February 2016 to manage the college’s state and federal

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

COVID-19: 50% of manufacturing sector in `partial operation’, 17% closed completely - GMSA survey - Stabroek News

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local business community has pushed more than 50% of businesses in the manufacturing sector into a condition of partial operation and forced the complete cessation of operations of more than 17% of the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Savoy Magazine Announces The Most Influential Black Lawyers of 2015

Savoy Magazine releases their Spring issue featuring the 2015 Most Influential Black Lawyers. This comprehensive list features the top partners from leading national law firms and corporate counsel from Fortune 1000

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Source: Savoy Network

Savoy Announces Top Influential Women in Corporate America

Savoy a leading African American lifestyle magazine announces their 2016 list of Top Influential Women in Corporate America available at SavoyNetwork.com and newsstands

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Source: Savoy Network

Publicly traded companies should consider possibility of virtual AGMs

I refer to the postponement of Annual General Meetings and an apparent lack of proper and meaningful communication to the small shareholders by the Board of Direc-tors of publicly traded

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

NFL Announces Major Steps to Incentivize Teams to Hire Minorities for Top Posts | Afro

National Football League teams must now interview at least two minority candidates for head coaching positions under new resolutions that the league hopes will improve diversity among its 32

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns | Afro

A survey by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that corporate America has treated Black workers categorically worse than White workers during the

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

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