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.
Aurora N. Abella-Austriaco
Partner, Valentine Austriaco and Bueschel P.C.
Aurora Abella-Austriaco is a Shareholder at Valentine Austriaco and Bueschel P.C.(VAB), an all women owned law firm. Prior to VAB, she was the sole shareholder of Austriaco and Associates Ltd. Austriaco has been in practice for 33 years and concentrates her practice in the areas of business...
Courtney Davis Curtis, MBA, CPCU, ARM, ARM-E
Executive Vice President, Global Education Practice Leader
Ms. Davis Curtis currently oversees the HUB Education Specialty Practice serving as the strategic partner throughout HUB International. She drives the vision, overall strategy, and brand for the practice. Additionally, Courtney fosters a collaborative and boundaryless approach to resource sharing...
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...
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 role...
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...
Malik Murray
Senior Vice President, Head of Business Development, Institutional Marketing
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...
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...
Kim Waller, MS
Senior Client Partner, Organizational Strategy and Diversity Equity and Inclusion
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...
