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Speaker Introduction

Dr. Sondra Thiederman has 25 years experience as a speaker, trainer, and author on the topics of workplace diversity, bias-reduction, and cross-cultural business. Since receiving her doctorate from UCLA in cross-cultural studies, she has helped professionals in Fortune 500 companies, public sector organizations, and dozens of associations find ways to work more comfortably and effectively in an increasingly diverse environment.

Appointed to the American Red Cross Diversity Cabinet by Elizabeth Dole, Sondra has been widely featured in the media including mention in The Wall Street Journal, U.S.A. Today, and The New York Times. In addition, she is the author of four books including the groundbreaking, MakingDiversity Work: Seven Steps for Defeating Bias in the Workplace in which she lays out her somewhat unusual stance on what bias is, what it is not, and -- most important -- whose responsibility it is to fix it.

In her spare time, Sondra applies her commitment to diversity in a very practical way. She volunteers for an organization called Canine Companions for Independence as a puppy raiser of assistance dogs for people with disabilities.

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