Episode Topic:

This Week on the HR Power Hour: As employers we are focusing significant time and energy on Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives.

Do we have the right people in the right positions? Do our policies appropriately set forth our commitment to these initiatives? But has your organization given thought to the fact that who you lease or rent property from could be a reflection on your business’s commitment to DEI?

On this episode of HR Power Hour, join Tawny as she talks to James W. Dinkle, Executive Director of the Kennebec Regional Development Authority/FirstPark in Oakland Maine about the importance of community and the location in which you are starting or relocating your business and the questions you should ask when you are assessing whether the business community appropriately reflects your organization’s DEI initiatives.
This Week's Guest





Jim Dinkle is the Executive Director of the Kennebec Regional Development Authority in Oakland, Maine. In his role, he markets for sale FirstPark, a 280-acre commerce and technology park that is located at Interstate 95 and State Route 137 at Exit 127. The Authority was created by a 1998 Act of the Maine Legislature. Businesses and property owners in FirstPark include LL Bean, T-Mobile, MaineGeneral and One River CPA's.
Jim moved to Maine with his partner of 20 years, Carlos, in November 2017. They reside in Oakland. Jim has served on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees and as deputy chief of staff for a governor and as an aide to the Mayor of Chicago. In 2018, Jim and Carlos established an endowment at the University of Kentucky that created the Dinkle-Mas LGBTQ Resource Center in the University's new student center. The Dinkle-Mas Center has become a place for networking, making new friends, programming and wellness.
Jim says that he and Carlos have been especially inspired by fellow Kentucky alumni Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon, who were plaintiffs in the landmark 2015 US Supreme Court case Obergefell vs. Hodges that established marriage equality.
Jim's mantra is the words of polio vaccine inventor Dr. Jonas Salk, "The greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more."
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David Ciullo

David is the CEO of Career Management Associates cmacareer.com, a 27+ year New England HR services company. He is also a HR thought leader, speaker and emcee as well as the talk show host of the HR Power Hour national radio show.

David currently serves as a Member of the Maine State Civil Service Appeals Board, President of HRASM (Human Resource Association of Southern Maine), and serves as Vice President and on the Board of Directors of NNEAPS (Northern New England Association of Personnel Services). 
Tawny Alvarez

Tawny prides herself on helping clients comply with the law while simultaneously creating an amazing place to work.

She centers her practice on the understanding that the employment landscape is ever-changing and organizations do not have the time or resources to keep abreast of all these changes-from medical (and recreational) marijuana's effect on drug testing to the effect of social networking in the workplace, including the effect of the use of mobile devices on wage and hour issues. 
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