American Airlines Recognizes Four Team Members for Their Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity With Earl G. Graves Award
September 12 2017 - 3:04PM
Today American Airlines (Nasdaq:AAL) recognized four team
members with the 2017 Earl G. Graves Award for Leadership in
Diversity and Inclusion.
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“One of the keys to American’s success is fostering an inclusive
work environment that embraces the diversity of our team members
and the customers we serve,” said Patrick O’Keeffe, senior vice
president - People. “These honorees are excellent examples of those
principles and American is better because of their steadfast
commitment to creating a more tolerant, thoughtful and inclusive
world.”
- Marissa Horne, director, Employee Technology,
HDQ Marissa serves as the Executive Sponsor of the IT
Senior Management Forum, an organization that helps the career
development and mentorship of African American professionals in IT.
Additionally she is a member of The Links, a national organization
of women committed to community service. She also is passionate
about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). As a
result, in 2012, she helped launched a STEM Academy for Dallas
based middle- and high-school girls. Each month more than 50
students participate in activities that expose them to academic and
career interests related to STEM.
- Nisha Pasha, Administrator, Cargo
Sales More than 20 years ago Nisha helped strengthen
American’s commitment to inclusion and diversity by helping start
the Indian Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG). Nisha
encourages others to support diversity related activities by
participating first – and inviting colleagues to join her. Every
Friday Nisha comes to work in traditional Indian dress (weather
permitting), and welcomes questions from colleagues about her
attire, creating an open dialogue. Nisha is active in the community
and has served on the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of
Commerce, organizing all of the cultural aspects of the “Discover
India!” festivals for more than five years.
- Flavia Turrini, Reservations Agent,
LPL Through Flavia’s leadership, team members
at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), opened the first
international EBRG chapter for American – Language Matters (an EBRG
that brings team members with a passion for learning and
appreciating languages together), started the first international
PRIDE chapter and approached the Professional Women in Aviation
EBRG about starting a chapter at LPL. Flavia also actively
coordinates community events and has developed several new
activities through local universities.
- Danielle Piergallini, senior analyst, Marketing,
HDQ For almost three years Danielle has served
on the Diversity Advisory Council for the PRIDE EBRG. Danielle
utilized the company’s transgender medical benefits and became a
great resource for other transgender team members across the
company. For the past two years, Danielle has volunteered every
other Tuesday night with the Dallas LGBT Resource Center’s Gender
Identity youth program. This work involves her leading group
discussions and being a mentor to transgender teenagers from all
over the DFW area. Beyond the Dallas community, Danielle also
serves on the national board of directors for Lambda Legal and has
been actively involved with the organization Reaching Out LGBT MBA
for the past six years.
Earl G. Graves was a successful businessman, entrepreneur and
former board member of previous American Airlines parent company
AMR Corp., who showed us that respecting and appreciating each
other's differences is the right thing to do and is key to our
continued success.
American's long-standing commitment to inclusion and diversity
is part of the company's culture of coordinated, collaborative
teamwork and mutual respect and has been recognized by the Human
Rights Campaign, the Association of ERGs & Councils, US
Business Leadership Network® and the American Association of People
with Disabilities. For more information, please
visit aa.com/diversity.
About American Airlines Group American Airlines
and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day
to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has
hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a
founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose
members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250 daily
flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group
Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its
stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on
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