2016 San Antonio Best Practices and DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon

Date

October 19, 2016

 

Theme

Inclusive Leadership: Moving Business Forward

 

Location

Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade
9821 Colonnade Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78230

Note: Open Parking Will Be Available

 

Schedule of Events

Registration: 8:00 a.m. — 9:00 a.m.
Best Practices Sessions: 9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. and 10:15 — 11:15 a.m.
DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.

Police Chief William P. McManus

 

Keynote Speaker

William McManus

William
McManus
Police Chief
San Antonio Police Department

 

Moderator

Yorka Velasco-Caballero

Yorka
Velasco-Caballero
Co-creator
The Emerging Leaders Program (ELLS)

Panelists

9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
The Life Changing Effects of Working with People with Disabilities

The advantages of working with people with disabilities is not inherently obvious, but is actually life-altering in a good way. We will discuss the outlook on life you can gain by being on a team with people with disabilities.

Michael Gilliam

Michael
Gilliam
Chief Executive Officer
San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind (SALB)

10:15 a.m. — 11:15 a.m.
Specialist-Geriatric Orthopedics and Neuromuscular
  • Dr. Garcia’s early years, his education, and military career and his relevance today.
  • Dr. Garcia’s advocacy for veterans, healthcare, and civilrights.
  • Discussion about her book “The Inspiring Life of Texan Hector P. Garcia”.

Cecilia Garcia Akers

Cecilia
Garcia Akers
Specialist-Geriatric Orthopedics and Neuromuscular
Rehabilitation and Author

 

Sponsorship Opportunities




Co-Title Table — Donor Level $8,000

  • Designated as a Co-Title sponsor for the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon; this designation will be on all ads for the event as well as in the program
  • Opportunity to have a representative from your organization speak at the event (5min)
  • Corporate logo on all pre-event and event promotional material listed
  • Will publicly receive a Recognition Plaque at the event
  • Recognition in the DiversityFIRST™ Newsletter as a sponsor
  • Recognition on the Texas Diversity Council website as a sponsor
  • Corporate banner displayed at the event (supplied by your company)
  • Corporate logo on the cover of the program
  • Full-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 3 weeks before the scheduled event
  • One reserved table seating 8
  • One Exhibitor/Vendor Table

Red Sponsor – Donor Level $3,500

  • Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
  • Corporate logo on all pre-event and promotional material listed
  • Will publicly receive a Recognition Plaque at the event
  • Recognition in the DiversityFIRST™ Newsletter as a sponsor
  • Recognition on the Texas Diversity Council web site as a sponsor
  • Corporate logo on the cover of the program
  • Half-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 3 weeks before the scheduled event
  • One reserved table seating 8
  • One Exhibitor/Vendor Table

White — Donor Level $2,500

  • Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
  • Corporate logo on all pre-event and event promotional material listed
  • Will publicly receive a Recognition Certificate at the event
  • Quarter-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 3 weeks before the scheduled event
  • One reserved table seating 8

Blue Sponsor — Donor Level $1,200

  • Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
  • Corporate name on event promotional material listed
  • Public recognition at the event as a sponsor
  • One reserved table seating 8

Half Table Sponsor — Donor Level $650

  • 5 seats

Individual Registration — $129

  • Individual Registration

 

For sponsorship questions, please contact Javier Castro at 281-984-7043 or [email protected] for additional information about the event. DiversityFIRST™ Award Nominations are now closed.

 

Make checks payable to Texas Diversity Council and mail to

P. O. Box 590258
Houston, TX 77259-0258

 

Co-Title Sponsors

Toyota

 

Sponsors

Aerotek
AT&T
Andrews Kurth
Aviall
BD
Bloomin' Brands
Cigna
CPS
Harland Clarke
H-E-B
KPMG
Laurel Ridge
Lockheed Martin
Southwest
UTHSCSA
UTSA
Tesoro
Transamerica
United
University of Phoenix
USAA
Valero
VIA
Wells Fargo