Eric Jordan, Phd Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Subject matter expert on DEI in NASA’s IDEA practitioner database.Inclusion Panelist and Advisor evaluating DE&I plans proposed by NASA to bring equity to the sciences and the organization.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Helped coordinate meetings and partnerships with Interise on behalf of GLI.I organized, contacted, and interviewed prospective candidates for GLI's Power to Prosper Minority Business Accelerator. Helped select 17 business owners for the program.Helped develop communications and (social) media messaging and marketing for the program.I serve as the main contact for the business owners in the program and the program's instructor, providing: email correspondence, phone correspondence, and guidance for participants.

• Created, managed, provided support for, and facilitated the internal DE&I committee and EmployeeResource Group meetings, committee and group strategies, and communications Managed, developed, and implemented internal strategic DE&I plans to promote DE&I-relatedconversations and policies within GLI Identified external trends and recognized, and implemented, best practices to increase diversity among GLI’s workforce Reviewed workplace, policies and procedures, to ensure that these are all inclusive and developedstrategies to make policies more inclusiveManaged and provided support for the Business Council to End Racism • Managed and coordinated volunteers and stakeholders to participate in chamber initiatives related to DE&I • With supervision, managed the implementation of GLI's strategic initiatives related to supporting underrepresented business enterprises and talent: Drove inclusion, development, support, and amplification of underrepresented businesses throughout the region; • Managed and coordinated DE&I efforts with the Louisville Small Business Development Center, such as specialized training related to finances and capital, customer development, and scale up operations • Managed outreach to underrepresented businesses and connect underrepresented businesses to resources as appropriate, including connections within the corporate business community • Assisted in the recruitment of regional DE&I community leaders, community-based organizations, and businesses to increase engagement with the Chamber. • Conducted research and developed strategies to support underrepresented business enterprises and talent • Assisted in the development of Chamber messaging including but not limited to GLI Leadership remarks, press releases, newsletters, GLI website, social media pages, job descriptions and internal documents to ensure inclusive language was being used • Prepared reports for internal / external review of metrics

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Managed and conducted research in a university setting and helped lead over two dozen training sessions on various topics related to diversity, and used my expertise in literature on social inequalities. Research was used to develop training programs and metrics to assist departments in hiring seven new faculty of color from January 2020-August 2020. Developed over a dozen research summaries, guides, survey tools, and handouts for diversity, equity, and inclusion presentations, seminars, and workshops at the institution which are being used by Faculty Affairs to provide sensitivity training to new hires. Faculty Affairs and Human Resources have adopted these guides in their Fall 2020 semester to train new hires. Supported, and helped retain, diverse faculty members by cultivating a culturally-competent environment through various forms of diversity training, consultation, and advising for faculty and administrators across 21 departments, 17 programs, and 15 centers and institutes.

Helped develop UofL's Black Faculty/Staff Association Employee Resource Group.Promoted cultural competence across the institution via training, workshops, presentations, and consultation with various parties and liaisons. Workshops led to implementation of new department policies that helped establish “diversity goals” for 21 departments. Served as subject matter expert on trends and developments regarding diversity and cultural competence. Administrators successfully integrated diversity and inclusion into their hiring processes and curriculum after consultations. Brainstormed, planned, strategized, and consulted with various partners and teams and university faculty to develop programming and training for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the institution. Brainstorming led to the development of over two dozen training sessions.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Lectured and led classroom discussions and presentations in classrooms of approximately 30 students onvarious social issues including: race, racism, class, gender, and diversity. Students were able todemonstrate cultural-competency and understanding of various topics in order to graduate. Worked to develop coursework guidelines and expectations that resulted in the creation of syllabi andcourse goals for three different college courses and five administrators. Evaluated, analyzed, and documented trends in student grades for 300+ students over three years. Developed tools and surveys to evaluate student success. Organized and maintained a database of student grades for over 600 students. Trained five new teaching assistants, and assisted them with their needs, increasing their teaching skillsin their classes. Reinforced lessons presented by professors by reviewing material with students one-on-one or in groups.

Dei In The Workplace Certification Program

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Sociology

Master'S Degree, Sociology

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology