Amber Smith
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist
Denver, Colorado
National Corporate Housing is committed to creating a great place to work for every associate – present and future. National promoted an associate from within, to a full time Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion seat to establish dedicated focus, accountability and to keep the diversity and inclusion conversation progressing forward.
Over the past 6 months National has launched a live internal conversation series to discuss topics like unconscious bias, microaggressions, and more. We have had great success with the series and associates have stated they enjoy the open dialogue.
In our pursuit of a fully inclusive work community, we have revamped our Inclusion Council, intentionally designed for our associates to collaborate, and make an impact on the company. All members are required to attend four Diversity & Inclusion webinars per year and devote time biweekly to attend collaborative council meetings. During this time, these associates research, advise and recommend inclusion strategies that are presented to our Leadership Team for implementation consideration.
We have recently appointed a female, Misty Gregarek, as our President and COO who we feel best represents our associate mix of over 71% female. Over the next 6 months we will launch several affinity groups to bring associates together over a commonality, to increase synergy and improve employee retention. This is intended to create an environment where associates feel National Corporate Housing is a workplace where they can be their true selves.
Please contact Chris Annunziata, Global Account Executive, and member of MAPLE Business Council, for any questions or inquiries of National Corporate Housing.
(929) 226-7614, cannunziata@nationalcorporatehousing.com