Brittany Janay Kess Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

I created Liberated Love Notes: Critical Self-Reflections & Affirmations For The Culture as an extension of my personal praxis and commitment to supporting Black folks with cultivating a healthy racial identity, remembering our inherent worth, and being possibility for what it means to show up as one's most liberated self. Liberated Love Notes is an affirmations card deck for Black folks and has been adapted to a weekly podcast on The Living Corporate Network.

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

I steward BE’s culture and content strategy, ensuring our internal systems and practices are aligned with the content we put out in the world. As Equity practitioners we must first EMBODY the work (in our individual BEing and our team culture) as we partner and support with others on the journey to do the same.

I lead projects, in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, that focus on bringing the perspectives, needs and brilliance of Young People to the center of the district’s programming and strategy. In this work, we leverage principles of Liberatory design to co-create learning paths that support Young People with building their own clubs and impact projects; designing programs that serve other students; and facilitating capacity building for teachers and district support.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

I spearhead DEIJ strategy and implementation efforts with client partners that focus on scaling learning programs, chartering employee resource group (ERG) and leadership councils, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and evaluationI lead a team of instructional designers and we partner with organizations to design and deliver high impact curriculum and solutions that build capacity around cultural competence, equity, diversity, inclusion. This includes workshops, ongoing learning interventions and strategies, keynotes, virtual learning labs, peer to peer learning, train-the-trainers, etc. I facilitate and design sessions that cover concepts related to: Cultivating Cultural Competence, Fostering Inclusive Leadership, Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations, Understanding The Black Experience in Corporate America, Mapping the Intersection of Social Justice and Diversity Work, Creating Environments that Foster Authenticity and Empathy, Understanding our "Cultural Others." I also partner with clients to design diversity strategy sessions. As part of our "Cultural Audit" offering, our team collects, analyzes, and interprets organizational data that support in understanding organizational climate, culture and areas of opportunity related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

East Syracuse, New York, Us

Recruited to serve as Bright House’s internal diversity and inclusion subject matter expert and to partner with business leaders in the development of the organization’s inaugural diversity and inclusion program.• Provided strategic direction for the pilot of Bright House Networks’ Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council. Engaged 30 senior level leaders, including the President and CEO, in understanding the business case for diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence• Utilized Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarks (GDIB), Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and other tools to assess the current state of diversity and inclusion within the organization and assess cultural competence among senior leadership team • Developed enterprise-wide common language around defining and articulating the business case for diversity & inclusion • Partnered with data owners to develop Bright House Network’s first diversity and inclusion workforce scorecard in order to identify areas of opportunity in recruiting and retaining women, people of color, and veterans• Facilitated Bright House’s participation in the biennial WICT-NAMIC joint diversity and inclusion study to benchmark organizational practices and demographics with other cable companies • Partnered with business leaders and local HR groups to plan veteran engagement events that sought to honor veteran employees across the company, and also encourage self-identification; saw 3% increase in company-wide self-identification• Developed the concept and strategy for re-branding the organization's summer internship program, "BHNterns," and positioning Bright House as an employer of choice among university and college recruits• Managed all aspects of college and university relations, established and maintained relationships with universities and colleges, including HBCUs and community colleges, faculty, administration, and student led organizations, to develop diverse talent pipeline

Columbia, Md, Us

Hired as a consultant in Berkshire’s affirmative action outsourcing department with a primary focus on consulting government contractors on AAP and EEO compliance. Promoted to training role after consistently meeting targeted profitability measures and providing exceptional client service. • Designed and developed Berkshire’s first affirmative action compliance e-Learning training offerings • Developed and delivered both technical and non-technical training for external clients in the classroom and online on topics such as, affirmative action plan development, diversity, and EEO compliance • Created and updated training guides, materials, learning aids for Berkshire training courses• Completed affirmative action plans, salary equity analyses, EEO-1, and Vets-100A reports for government contractors and provided consulting and advice on compliance throughout the plan process and during close meetings• Liaised with OFCCP regional offices to close clients’ compliance audits • Debriefed clients on affirmative action plan goals and progress made towards goals during the previous plan year• Advised clients on diversity efforts and targeted recruitment/outreach opportunities to recruit minorities, women, veterans and people with disabilities • Presented at local industry organizations on Affirmative Action, EEO, and diversity related topics • Authored quarterly “Trending Topics in #HR” feature included in client newsletter, and prepared diversity, affirmative action and EEO related content for white papers

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• Assisted with company-wide Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity initiatives; including the implementation and communication of Employee Resource Groups • Partnered with Corporate Communications team on the launch of a Diversity intranet page, in addition to various projects intended for the employee population• Designed and administered the training, communication, and official launch of internal HR SharePoint Site used to communicate policies, best practices, compliance updates, and other information pertinent to business unit HR teams • Identified potential good faith efforts by recommending recruiting partnerships with organizations that serve diverse constituencies • Managed outplacement, unemployment, and labor law compliance vendor relationships• Prepared HRIS data required for affirmative action plans, EEO-1 and Vets-100A reports • Assisted Employee Relations team with executing plans for reduction-in force by compiling data necessary to perform adverse impact analysis • Coordinated with Legal department and HR when responding to government subpoenas and facilitating internal fact-finding investigations, while also maintaining confidentiality to such matters

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Recruited as a four-year intern through the highly selective Emma L. Bowen Foundation• Assisted with facilitating new hire orientation, scheduling interviews, facilitating assessments, coordinating background reports, scheduling drug screenings, sending offer letters, and preparing new hire packets• Assisted HR Team with FMLA reporting and various audits, including I-9 compliance and dependent verification • Coordinated monthly HR luncheons, implemented to engage front-line employees with HR team• Increased frontline employee awareness of HR practices by creating HR Bulletin board and newsletter• Processed employee applications for JONES-NCTI course enrollment and bonus• Developed recommendations for regional leadership on attracting and retaining ‘Generation Y’ employees to Comcast jobs

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Master’S Degree, Diversity And Inclusion Management