Summit panel: Burnout a danger in workplace DEI efforts

Christopher Allen

12/22/2023

DIVERSE DISCUSSION: Christin Zollicoffe, far right, vice president of chief belonging and equity officer at Lifespan Corp., speaks during Providence Business News’ 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit and Awards program on Dec. 7. Also on the panel are, from right, Amy Walsh, executive director of commercial banking and diverse business regional executive for JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jenny Bautista Ravreby, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island diversity, equity and inclusion manager; Kevin Matta, board president for Diversity & Inclusion Professionals Inc. and senior director of people and culture for United Way of Rhode Island Inc.; Talia Brookshire, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s chief diversity officer; and Shameen Awan, vice president of talent management and DE&I assistant vice president at Amica Mutual Insurance Co.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Professionals working in the area of improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace have made lots of progress over the years, but it often comes at a cost: burnout. That’s why panelists at Providence Business News’ 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit and Awards program on Dec. 7 emphasized that companies need to provide

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