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Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. Mainebiz® (ISSN# 1530-0749) is published bi-weekly 29 times a year, including special issues published in July, September, October and December by New England Business Media LLC. Periodicals postage paid (USPS# 018-715) at Port land, ME and at additional entry points. Postmaster: Please send changes to: Mainebiz, PO Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-0330. Annual subscriptions are available for $60.00 and include Fact Book and Book of Lists. To subscribe, please visit our website at www.mainebiz.biz, email mainebiz@ cambeywest.com or call our circulation department at 845-267-3008. Mainebiz® accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and in general does not return them to the sender. Subscriber list: We make a portion of our subscriber list available to reputable firms for one-time use. If you would prefer that we not include your name, please call Donna Brassard at 207-761-8379 x327 or email her at donnab@mainebiz.biz. PUBLISHER Donna Brassard EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Maureen Milliken SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR Andrea Tetzlaff SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ken Hanson SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Betsy VanderPloeg MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mark Jeanneret, Jim Milliken, Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Timothy Doyle RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O Peter Stanton PRESIDENT Tom Curtin C F O / C O O Mary Rogers GROUP PUBLISHER Donna Brassard DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder V O L . X X V I I N O. V § 2 M A R C H 8 , 2 0 2 1 4 D I V E R S I T Y / E Q U I T Y / I N C L U S I O N F O C U S T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 1 » C O N T E N T S L E T T E R S 3 From the Editor: Maine companies embrace DEI 6 From Infinity FCU: Diversity celebrated and ingrained in our core values 6 From MEMIC: COVID-19's disproportionate impact on people of color and immigrants 8 From Northeast Delta Dental: Racial disparities in oral health 8 From Preti Flaherty: How can we be better? C O L U M N S 15 How to create effective diversity training 20 How to be more effective with your DEI efforts 21 How to promote DEI at work 27 How to add LGBTQ to the DEI discussion 28 How to approach antiracism efforts with intent and high expectations 12 A call to action After chambers and CEOs backed change, the question became, 'What's next?' 16 Grassroots efforts For small businesses, diversity and inclusion revealed in everyday choices, actions 22 Changing the culture one step at a time Companies are setting goals on diversity, equity and inclusion 29 On the record Portland immigrant center 'ultimately about workforce integration' 30 What to read Recommendations from Liz Greason and Deb Breiting, co-founders of Maine Intercultural Communication Consultants 12 P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Tragedy and protests sparked conversations and introspection among civic leaders and CEOs. 16 Adrian Reyes, owner of Kings and Queens Hair Studio 22 Gia Drew Gia Drew, program , program director of director of EqualityMaine EqualityMaine 30 C OV E R P H O T O S / T I M G R E E N WAY : G E O R G E F L O Y D M U R A L ; B L A C K L I V E S M AT T E R P RO T E S T S ; A D R I A N R E Y E S ; G I M B A L A S A N K A R E ; G I A D R E W / C O U R T E S Y I D E X X : WO R K E R W I T H V I S O R ; C H A N E L L E W I S ; B I N D U YA L A M A N C H I L I / C O U R T E S Y B I W : WO M E N I N H A R D H AT S

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