Courses In-person

Inclusive Business and Supplier Diversity Strategies

Instructors

Meet Your Business and Supplier Diversity Instructors

Over a full day of supplier diversity training, Quarles and a team of professionals in procurement, business development, corporate social responsibility, technology, and asset management, will teach you how to implement a business diversity program to empower you with the knowledge and skills to articulate the ROI, while building diverse community partnerships and wealth equity for minority and women-owned businesses.

Business Diversity instructor, Courtney Davis Curtis

Courtney Davis Curtis

Assistant Vice President for Risk Management and Resilience Planning...

Courtney Davis Curtis is the Assistant Vice President for Risk Management and Resilience Planning at the University of Chicago, where she provides leadership and direction to senior managers, working to identify, evaluate, and plan strategies for the enterprise-wide insurance programs. Her focus is...

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Business Diversity instructor, Mark Fehlberg

Mark Fehlberg, MBA

Assistant VP, Procurement and Payment Services, University of Chicago

Mark Fehlberg is the Assistant VP, Procurement and Payment Services at the University of Chicago. Mark joined the University of Chicago in 2010 and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Procure-to-Pay functions for the university. Prior to arriving at the university he served 20 years in...

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Business Diversity instructor, John Hillesland

John Hillesland

Category Lead for HR and Professional Services, University of Chicago

John Hillesland is the Category Lead for HR and Professional Services at the University of Chicago. John holds a master’s degree in Global Supply Chain Management from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Iowa. 


In his current...

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Business Diversity instructor, Connie Lindsey

Connie L. Lindsey

Corporate Executive, former Executive Vice President at Northern Trust

Connie L. Lindsey is a former Executive Vice President at Northern Trust, Chicago. She was the first African-American woman to be named Executive Vice President in the history of the firm. Prior to her retirement in November, 2021, she was responsible for the design and implementation of the global...

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Business Diversity instructor, Malik Murray

Malik Murray

Senior Vice President, Head of Business Development, Institutional...

Malik joined Ariel in 2004 and focuses on institutional business development and client services. Previously, he spent eight years with Bank One Brokerage, most recently serving as the lead broker on the European shift for its international exchange-traded products group. Outside of Ariel, Malik is...

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Nadia M. Quarles, UChicago AVP of Business Diversity

Nadia M. Quarles

AVP of Business Diversity, University of Chicago

Nadia Quarles is a thought leader and visionary diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist with a bold vision and mission to advance opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses. As the Assistant Vice President for Business Diversity at the University of Chicago, Nadia is responsible for...

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Business Diversity instructor, Kim Waller

Kim Waller, MS

Senior Client Partner, Organizational Strategy and Diversity Equity...

Kim Waller serves Korn Ferry clients by bringing strategic enterprise-wide solutions that deliver high impact. Her approach is to help organizations move from theory to action through the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. 


Ms. Waller has built talent and risk management strategies for...

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