{"id":3685,"date":"2018-07-27T16:36:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T00:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/?p=3685"},"modified":"2018-08-14T13:34:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T21:34:13","slug":"beyond-a-talking-point-how-communicators-can-foster-real-change-in-diversity-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/beyond-a-talking-point-how-communicators-can-foster-real-change-in-diversity-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond a talking point: How communicators can foster real change in diversity and inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.11.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>How can we make meaningful strides in our diversity and inclusion efforts in our workplaces? When instituting a diversity and inclusion program, service, or operation, how do communicators obtain buy-in from leadership and employees? Join the Public Relations Society of America &#8211; Alaska Chapter for answers to these questions and more at the professional development luncheon in Anchorage. Join a PR pro and a university educator to learn about how to launch diversity and inclusion programs:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lisa-Houghton-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3716\" src=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lisa-Houghton-image-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lisa K. Houghton, internal communication, BP Alaska<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/prsa2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3687\" src=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/prsa2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeane T\u2019\u00e1aw X\u00edwaa Breinig, Ph.D., interim associate vice chancellor, Alaska Natives &amp; Diversity, University of Alaska Anchorage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lisa K. Houghton leads internal communications for BP Alaska where she is accountable for providing strategic direction and counsel to the Leadership Team on employee engagement, change management and special projects. \u00a0With more than 25 years of oil and gas industry experience, Lisa brings a unique perspective and extensive communications knowledge to the Alaska business. She earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.\u00a0 Lisa and her husband Jeff live in Anchorage and have two teenage boys, Trevor and Elliott.<\/p>\n<p>Jeane T\u2019\u00e1aw X\u00edwaa Breinig, Ph.D. is the professor of English and interim associate vice chancellor, Alaska Natives &amp; Diversity, at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Professor Breinig specializes in American Literature with an emphasis in American Indian and Alaska Native Literatures. She is co-editor and contributing author of A Retrospective Analysis of Alaska Statehood from Native Perspectives (2011) and Alaska Native Writers, Storytellers &amp; Orators: The Expanded Edition (1999).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_button _builder_version=&#8221;3.9&#8243; button_text=&#8221;RSVP &#8211; GET TICKETS NOW&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/beyond-a-talking-point-how-communicators-can-foster-real-change-in-diversity-and-inclusion-tickets-48476322987&#8243; \/][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;3.9&#8243; title=&#8221;Event Details&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><b>Price before August 10:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$34 PRSA members<\/li>\n<li>$44 Non-Members<\/li>\n<li>$10 Students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>At the door tickets:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$38 PRSA Members<\/li>\n<li>$48 Non-Members<\/li>\n<li>$10 Students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Date:<\/b>\u00a0Wednesday, August 15, 2018<br \/>\n<b>Time:\u00a0<\/b>Noon to 1 p.m.\u00a0(Doors open at 11:30 a.m.)<br \/>\n<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Crowne Plaza Anchorage-Midtown<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> How can we make meaningful strides in our diversity and inclusion efforts in our workplaces? When instituting a diversity and inclusion program, service, or operation, how do communicators obtain buy-in from leadership and employees? Join the Public Relations Society of America &#8211; Alaska Chapter for answers to these questions and more at the professional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beyond a talking point: How communicators can foster real change in diversity and inclusion - PRSA Alaska Chapter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/beyond-a-talking-point-how-communicators-can-foster-real-change-in-diversity-and-inclusion\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"PRSAalaska\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/beyond-a-talking-point-how-communicators-can-foster-real-change-in-diversity-and-inclusion\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/beyond-a-talking-point-how-communicators-can-foster-real-change-in-diversity-and-inclusion\/\",\"name\":\"Beyond a talking point: How communicators can foster real change in diversity and inclusion - 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