44 min
Vanessa Nazario on how your challenges are your greatest asset Sí-Suite
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Vanessa Nazario is Corporate Director, Chief Diversity Officer of Memorial Healthcare System.
Vanessa was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Trenton, NJ. She has worked in the field of Community Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for over 27 years. In 1996, she joined PNC Bank’s Community Development Department where championed equity and inclusion in throughout her 20-year career, concluding her tenure as VP, CDB Operations.
In 2017, she began her role as Diversity Director with RWJ University Hospital, where she was responsible for diversity and inclusion and healthcare equity initiatives. Vanessa launched the Hospital’s first Diversity & Inclusion Council and provided oversight for seven Business Resource Groups. She was also a key leader in the creation of the PROUD Gender Medical Center Program.
In 2021, she joined Memorial Healthcare System as Director of DEI to create and lead the System’s inaugural diversity, health equity, and inclusion strategy. In June 2022, she was promoted to Corporate Director, Chief Diversity Officer to further MHS’s commitment to DEI.
Vanessa serves on several committees including Florida Diversity Council’s Advisory Council; Human Resources Association of Broward County’s (HRABC) DEI Committee; Rider University’s Women in Leadership Council; HISPA’s South Florida Advisory Council; and ARC of Broward’s Business Advisory Council.
She has been recognized by several organizations for her leadership including South Florida Business Wealth’s Diversity Executive Leadership award; DEIB Health Consortium’s Top Healthcare Diversity Officer; Diversity Global Magazine 2022 Top 15 Champions of Diversity; and Hallandale Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award.
Vanessa received her MBA from Rider University and has a master’s in science degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn more:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-nazario-ms-mba-9473735a/
MHS website: https://www.mhs.net
Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to Brenda E. Snipes at Jefferson Health and Monica Diaz, at Royal Caribbean
Music:
Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
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Vanessa Nazario is Corporate Director, Chief Diversity Officer of Memorial Healthcare System.
Vanessa was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Trenton, NJ. She has worked in the field of Community Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for over 27 years. In 1996, she joined PNC Bank’s Community Development Department where championed equity and inclusion in throughout her 20-year career, concluding her tenure as VP, CDB Operations.
In 2017, she began her role as Diversity Director with RWJ University Hospital, where she was responsible for diversity and inclusion and healthcare equity initiatives. Vanessa launched the Hospital’s first Diversity & Inclusion Council and provided oversight for seven Business Resource Groups. She was also a key leader in the creation of the PROUD Gender Medical Center Program.
In 2021, she joined Memorial Healthcare System as Director of DEI to create and lead the System’s inaugural diversity, health equity, and inclusion strategy. In June 2022, she was promoted to Corporate Director, Chief Diversity Officer to further MHS’s commitment to DEI.
Vanessa serves on several committees including Florida Diversity Council’s Advisory Council; Human Resources Association of Broward County’s (HRABC) DEI Committee; Rider University’s Women in Leadership Council; HISPA’s South Florida Advisory Council; and ARC of Broward’s Business Advisory Council.
She has been recognized by several organizations for her leadership including South Florida Business Wealth’s Diversity Executive Leadership award; DEIB Health Consortium’s Top Healthcare Diversity Officer; Diversity Global Magazine 2022 Top 15 Champions of Diversity; and Hallandale Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award.
Vanessa received her MBA from Rider University and has a master’s in science degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn more:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-nazario-ms-mba-9473735a/
MHS website: https://www.mhs.net
Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to Brenda E. Snipes at Jefferson Health and Monica Diaz, at Royal Caribbean
Music:
Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/si-suite/message
44 min