Telling Like It Is at GM for DEI! 

Mistress of Ceremony:   Linda Taliaferro, AWAF Past President & Founder of The Extra Effort

Speaker: Telva M. McGruder. Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, General Motors 

Telva McGruder is the chief diversity, equity an inclusion officer at General Motors. Telva leads the development and execution of strategies that will ensure positive change toward a high performing, inclusive culture. In this role, Telva leads workforce strategy for the company, where the focus is building the agile workforce of the future, creating pathways of entry and career development. She is also a member of the General Motors Inclusion Advisory Board. Prior to this role, Telva was director of Workplace Engineering and Operations Solutions in the Sustainable Workplaces organization. She supported the global footprint for facility engineering, technologies, energy strategy and multiple facility management strategies.Earlier in her career, Telva held positions of increasing responsibility and influence within manufacturing engineering and at several manufacturing locations where she motivated teams to rethink the possible in project execution, maintenance, quality, operations and labor negotiations. Telva earned her BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.

Registration includes light dinner and non-alcoholic beverages.

DSW will offer a 20% off regular price, and 10% off clearance.  Attendees will receive a special flyer with discount that will be available at all Metro Detroit locations .  The discount will run from 10/4 -10/7.

Thank you to our sponsors: Thrivent and Vivacqua Crane.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations for events will be accepted until 5pm, September 23, 2022.  Cancellations received by this date will be refunded in full.  Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations received after this date; however, substitutions for another person to attend in your place are gladly accepted.

Photography: By joining us at this event, attendees consent to AWAF to photograph and use your image and likeness.