Full Name
Damita Byrd
Job Title
Director of Culture, Diversity & Inclusion
Company
BCT Partners
Speaker Bio
Mrs. Damita Byrd is the Director of Culture, Diversity, and Inclusion at BCT Partners. She is a Certified Diversity and Inclusion Professional (CDP) in Human Resources with proven experience in human resources, training, and diversity and inclusion (D&I) management, project management, change management, strategy, mediation, and conflict resolution. She has demonstrated award-winning success in developing intentionally diverse thinking teams. For the past twelve years, she has been highly sought after locally and nationally as a speaker, trainer, and consultant, based on her HR, training, D&I, and community engagement expertise. Ms. Byrd has led numerous community outreach efforts including the Diversity Best Practice Day for corporate and community leaders, Omaha Diversity 365 D&I Boot Camp Training Day, and Diversity Best Practice Day for corporate and community leaders. Ms. Byrd served as a committee member for the Multicultural Diversity & Inclusion Forum at the University of Saint Thomas, Minneapolis, MN. She also served as a member of the Conagra Foundation “Community Grant” selection committee and on the Conagra Brands Public Relations and Communication Committee. Mrs. Byrd led the DEI CHRO Leadership Roundtable effort with the Empowerment Network. She partnered to help revive the Omaha of the Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council. Mrs. Byrd is co-founder of the “Redefine the Game Institute” leadership development program for African Americans in the workplace.
Mrs. Byrd’s ability to create strategies was recognized in the Fall 2015 Edition of Profiles In Diversity Journal, a national publication, based on her work using the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) and Diversity of Thinking with inclusive teams. Mrs. Byrd partnered with McDonald's Corporation’s Diversity & Inclusion division to share best practices aligning Employee Resource Networks. Ms. Byrd was a co-leader in partnering with Creighton University for the Conagra Corporate Explorer Camp for High School students in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area, which then transitioned over to the University of Nebraska Omaha’s “Dream Big Academy.” The program helps to build a stronger diversity pipeline for youth in the community. Mrs. Byrd also led the Conagra Brands corporate-wide mentoring program, which attracted over 3,100 employees in the first six months of the rollout.
Mrs. Byrd’s ability to create strategies was recognized in the Fall 2015 Edition of Profiles In Diversity Journal, a national publication, based on her work using the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) and Diversity of Thinking with inclusive teams. Mrs. Byrd partnered with McDonald's Corporation’s Diversity & Inclusion division to share best practices aligning Employee Resource Networks. Ms. Byrd was a co-leader in partnering with Creighton University for the Conagra Corporate Explorer Camp for High School students in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area, which then transitioned over to the University of Nebraska Omaha’s “Dream Big Academy.” The program helps to build a stronger diversity pipeline for youth in the community. Mrs. Byrd also led the Conagra Brands corporate-wide mentoring program, which attracted over 3,100 employees in the first six months of the rollout.
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