American Airlines Recognizes Four Employees for Their Work in Diversity and Inclusion With Earl G. Graves Award
September 15 2016 - 1:15PM
Today American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) recognized four employees
with the 2016 Earl G. Graves Award for Leadership in Diversity and
Inclusion.
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“American has a long-standing commitment to inclusion and
diversity, and these employees are stalwart examples in the
workplace, serve as role models in their local communities, and are
seen as leaders and advocates of diversity,” said Loral Blinde,
vice president - People. “These employees have championed diversity
by serving as leaders of Employee Business Resource Groups (EBRG),
challenging the ideas of local civic leaders to bring about change
and raised significant funds to help those in need throughout the
world.”
- Priyanka Arora, senior specialist – IT Vendor Relations,
HeadquartersPriyanka says “Diversity is in my DNA” and her actions
exemplify her words. She has volunteered in a variety of capacities
including interpreter at the Phoenix Municipal Court, facilitating
bone marrow drives, and raising funds for the American Diabetes
Association, Tarrant Area Food Bank and Junior Achievement.
Additionally, she actively participates in supplier diversity fairs
to ensure equal representation across all sectors, serves as the
president of the Indian Employee Business Resource Group (IEBRG),
and in 2016 arranged to have a Sikh priest attend World Prayer Day
to add greater diversity and participation to the event.
- Faythe Clark, home-based representative – Elite Desk
ReservationsFor more than 25 years Faythe has volunteered with
several non-profit agencies as a director, consultant and chair
with special emphasis on juvenile delinquency, homelessness and
children with disabilities. She was the first woman and the first
African American chair of the board for Triangle Workforce
Development in North Carolina. Faythe personally mentored a young
woman with developmental disabilities for five years from
homelessness to a sustainable living. She currently serves as
president of the Professional Women in Aviation EBRG and has
recruited the most diverse group of women in the history of the
group.
- Victor Escalante, manager – Customer Experience
Reservations, DFW ReservationsVictor serves as the Latin
Diversity Network EBRG president, this spring he arranged one of
the most successful mission trips to date. Members of the EBRG
raised $3,500 to bring toys, hygiene kits and provide meals to
Fundacion Jonathon, an organization that provides free food
and medical care to children in need. More than 45 mission trip
attendees also brought 74 bags full of earthquake relief items to
the people of Quito. Under his leadership the Latin Diversity
Network EBRG was recognized by the United States Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce as one of the top five resource groups in the
country.
- Todd Rice, manager – Purchasing Administration & Supply
Development, HeadquartersAs the leader of the Purchasing recruiting
team, Todd looks for diversity, bringing different backgrounds and
perspectives to the team, making American stronger. He seeks
out the best and most diverse candidates by attending conferences
like the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, National Black
recruiting, and LGBT career fairs. Todd serves as a mentor to
certified LBGT suppliers through his work with the National Gay and
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
Earl G. Graves was a successful businessman, entrepreneur and
former board member of previous American Airlines parent company
AMR Corp., who showed us that respecting and appreciating each
other's differences is the right thing to do and is key to our
continued success.
American's long-standing commitment to diversity is part of the
company's culture of coordinated, collaborative teamwork and mutual
respect and has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, the
Association of ERGs & Councils, US Business Leadership Network®
and the American Association of People with Disabilities. For more
information, please visit aa.com/diversity.
About American Airlines GroupAmerican Airlines
and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day
to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has
hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a
founding member of the oneworld alliance,
whose members and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations
with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries. Shares of American
Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol
AAL. In 2015, its stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect
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