June 21, 2022

Striving to be a better ally? June, recognized as LGBT Pride Month, is a great time to recommit to LGBTQ+ allyship and learn tips to sustain your efforts all year.

Not sure where to start? Or have specific questions you’re not sure who to ask? Join us for our first-ever crowdsourced webinar. That means that we want to hear from you! What questions about LGBTQ+ challenges or the LGBTQ+ community do you have? What do you not quite understand? Are there certain scenarios that you’re unsure of how to navigate? We're here to help.

What You'll Learn

We’ll begin our webinar with a 30-minute workshop on best practices for active allyship followed by a 30-minute Q&A panel discussion.

During the workshop portion we'll cover:

Back to the Basics

Worried about using the wrong or an outdated term? We have you covered with LGBTQ+ terms and what they mean in context. We're also sharing data points around the community and how those statistics show up in the workplace.

Barriers to Allyship

Unconscious bias, privilege, misinformation, and fear can all act as roadblocks to LGBTQ+ allyship. We'll share strategies to breakthrough the barriers by first recognizing they exist.

Active Ally Tips

Learn tips from inclusive LGBTQ+ language to how to react when someone comes out to you. Plus, registrants will receive our comprehensive guidebook, How to Be an Active Ally, and discounted access to our new course, The ABCs of LGBTQ+.

Meet the Facilitator

Susie Silver, CDE

Senior Consultant and Innovation Strategist, The Diversity Movement

Susie is an educator, artist, and entrepreneur who is known for translating
sensitive topics into meaningful discussions. Her career in public education spanned eighteen years and in 2015, she founded With Pride Consulting to create actionable change for the LGBTQ+ population in schools and the workplace. Susie artfully mixes her professional experience with her personal coming out story to bridge the knowledge deficit and help others realize their unconscious bias.

Today, her unique perspective and future-ready business strategies are amplified as a TDM Consultant where she drives awareness and shared accountability across all diversity traits including gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, and mental and physical abilities. Susie’s expertise has deepened recruitment pools, increased employee productivity, and boosted companies’ bottom lines.

Meet the Panelists

Bridgett “BT” Tabor

Program Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, BAYADA Home Health Care

A Georgia native, Bridgett “BT” Tabor earned her bachelor’s in business administration from Fort Valley State University and her master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Tabor has over 15 years of experience working in private, public, and non-profit organizations.  In her current role as DEI Program Manager, she is responsible for developing, managing, and effectively executing enterprise-wide DEI strategies and initiatives. In her spare time, Tabor finds joy in supporting the youth and community. Tabor serves as a mentor for Project Ready and operating as CEO of MADE, LLC., Tabor gives presentation and assistance to families on the topics of admission, NCAA athletics, and career planning.

Joanna Schwartz

Professor of Marketing, Georgia College

Dr. Joanna Schwartz (she/her) lives in Atlanta and is a Marketing Professor at Georgia College. She’s a Georgia Governor’s Teaching Fellow, speaker, researcher, and consultant on issues related to LGBTQIA+ health, marketing, and inclusion. She teaches courses such as Consumer Behavior and a diversity-focused course she created on LGBTQ+ Marketing. She’s previously worked in radio and television research for Cox Broadcasting, and she started her career as a photojournalist with an emphasis in concert photography. She’s married, has two remarkable children, and has a detailed knowledge of classic movies.