CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FLEET DIVERSITY COUNCIL:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 242203Z SEP 09 BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 279/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP// SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FLEET DIVERSITY COUNCIL// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS TENTH SEMI- ANNUAL FLEET DIVERSITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2009 IN NORFOLK, VA. TWO IDENTICAL SESSIONS WILL BE OFFERED. THE FIRST SESSION WILL BE HELD FROM 0800 TO 1100 AT THE NAVAL STATION NORFOLK BASE THEATER AND THE SECOND SESSION WILL BE HELD FROM 1300 TO 1600 AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA BASE THEATER. 2. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLEET DIVERSITY COUNCIL IS TO EDUCATE SAILORS, OFFICERS, AND CIVILIANS ON THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY AND THE NAVY?S MANY DIVERSITY INITIATIVES. THIS COUNCIL MEETING SPECIFICALLY TARGETS PARTICIPATION FROM NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, NAS OCEANA, NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH, NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE LITTLE CREEK AND NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. COMMAND FUNDED TRAVEL FROM OTHER AREAS IS AUTHORIZED. 3. COUNCIL ATTENDANCE IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED FOR ALL NAVY PERSONNEL. MAXIMUM CAPACITY IS 600 FOR NORFOLK BASE THEATER AND 957 FOR OCEANA THEATER, SO THERE IS NO ATTENDANCE CUTOFF. PLEASE SUBMIT NAMES OF INTERESTED PERSONNEL TO POC LISTED BELOW. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED IN IDENTIFYING VOLUNTEERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COUNCIL MEETING. VOLUNTEERS ARE SOUGHT FROM ALL RANKS, RATES, GS LEVELS, AND BACKGROUNDS. 4. BOTH SESSIONS WILL OPEN WITH REMARKS PROVIDED BY A FLAG OFFICER FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL KEY SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHTING DIVERSITY AND ITS DYNAMIC ROLE IN THE NAVY AND IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. 5. THE FIRST SPEAKER, MR. ONDRA BERRY, IS A HIGHLY MOTIVATIONAL AND INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER WHOSE PASSION FOR DIVERSITY IS UNMATCHED. HE IS CO- FOUNDER OF GUARDIAN QUEST, A LEADING PROVIDER OF GROUNDBREAKING, TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND DIVERSITY EDUCATION. MR. BERRY IS ALSO A COLONEL IN THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD. THE SECOND SPEAKER, DR. STEVE ROBBINS, IS A NATIONALLY RENOWNED DIVERSITY EXPERT. HIS INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO DIVERSITY HAS EARNED HIM EXTENSIVE PRAISE. MR. ROBBINS HAS WRITTEN A BOOK ON DIVERSITY ENTITLED ?WHAT IF?: SHORT STORIES TO SPARK DIVERSITY DIALOGUE.? THE THIRD SPEAKER WILL BE MS. PEGINE ECHEVARRIA WHO IS ONE OF 58 INDUCTEES INTO THE PRESTIGIOUS MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS HALL OF FAME. THE SOCIETY OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM) NAMED HER ONE OF 100 GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADERS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. HER TOPIC, ?WHITE GUYS ARE DIVERSE TOO? IS CERTAIN TO STIMULATE CONVERSATION. 6. TO ASSIST IN PLANNING, PLEASE SEND ATTENDEE NAMES TO POINT OF CONTACT NLT 5 OCTOBER 2009. THIS FORUM IS APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AUDIENCES - JUNIOR ENLISTED TO SENIOR OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. DRESS WILL BE UNIFORM OF THE DAY OR CIVILIAN EQUIVALENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FLEET DIVERSITY COUNCIL AND OTHER NAVY DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, VISIT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/DIVERSITY/. 7. POINTS OF CONTACT: FOR GENERAL INFORMATION, CONTACT LT ENJOLI RAMSEY, OPNAV N134, AT (703) 614-6851 OR EMAIL AT enjoli.ramsey@navy.mil. TO RSVP FOR MORNING SESSION AT NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, CONTACT CHIEF DARREN HOERCHER AT (757) 444-1907 OR EMAIL AT darren.hoercher@navy.mil. TO RSVP FOR THE AFTERNOON SESSION AT NAS OCEANA, CONTACT SENIOR CHIEF LEE WALKER AT (757) 836-4843 OR EMAIL AT lee.m.walker@navy.mil. 8. RELEASED BY RADM DANIEL P. HOLLOWAY, N1 ACTING.// BT #0001 NNNN