COLLEGE DIVERSITY NETWORK VIRTUAL HBCU STUDENT SUMMIT PRESENTED BY MERCK
Date & Time
August 11, 2020
1O:00 am to 2:00 pm EST
Demystifying the Pharmaceutical Industry:
Merck is inviting college students & recent grads to learn what it means to Invent For Life
For every student that joins, Merck will be donating $20 per student, up to $4,000, to Sister Song. Sister Song is a Southern based, national activist organization dedicated to reproductive justice for women of color.
“Things can always be better. You should never be comfortable with the status quo.” - Ken Frazier, Chairman & CEO
10:00AM – 10:45AM
Welcome
Beth Keeler, Associate Vice President – Global Talent Acquisition
Keynote Speaker
Steve Mizell, Executive Vice President – Human Resources
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Demystifying the Pharmaceutical Industry
Multi-Generational Panel
Moderator:
Celeste Warren
Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion Center of Excellence
Panelists:
Onté McClendon, Assoc. Dir., Procurement – Research & Development Sourcing & Procurement
Dominique Sims, Customer Mgr. Scientific Sales Affair - Professional Services Midwest/West
Chase Young, Sr. Customer Rep, GHH Sales – Antifungal C-Diff NJ - PA - Mid Atlantic
Kelsea Pappy, Specialist, Project Management –Supply Chain Management Process Management
G. Brandon Atkins, Sr. Principal Scientist, Clinical Research – Translational Pharmacology
11:45AM PM – 12:15 PM:
Break
12:15 – 1:00 PM:
Future Talent Program Overview
Frank DeVecchis
Director, University Relations, Diversity, Employer Branding, & Solutions
1:00PM – 2:00PM:
League of Employees of African Descent (LEAD)
Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG) Overview
Sherita Lee
Director, Learning & Development – Leadership Learning & Development
“Creating Brand Equity”
Conrod Kelly
Executive Director Policy/Govern. Relations – Population Health