Lenora Billings-Harris was the keynote speaker on Jan. 13, 2010, in the annual MLK Commemorative Program hosted by Elon University  

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Recent Assignments:

• Instructor for Diversity Training for all Mecklenburg County employees.
• Lead the Diversity Initiative for a global insurance provider.
  

Experience and Expertise:

Lenora Billings-Harris is an internationally recognized diversity strategist, certified professional speaker (CSP), facilitator, and author. With more than twenty years experience in the public and private sectors, Lenora was named as one of 100 Global Thought Leaders on Diversity and Inclusion by The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Additionally, she was recognized by Speakers Platform as one of the Top Five Diversity Speakers in 2010. Through her presentations, learning materials, train-the-trainer sessions and books, she has developed a unique way of presenting sensitive topics in a high-energy, thought-provoking and non-judgmental way. Her interactive style, and immediately applicable "how to's" have caused clients to invite her back again and again.

Lenora is the author of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Making Diversity Work and the co-author of the recently released book, TRAILBLAZERS: How Top Business Leaders are Accelerating Results through Inclusion and Diversity.
She is a past president of the 4000 member National Speakers Association, and was the first person of color to serve in that role in its thirty five year history. Lenora is on the adjunct faculty of Averett University as well as the Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina-Greensboro where she and her team conducted award winning research on diversity and leadership. The results of their research have been published in several scholarly journals. Lenora has presented to audiences in over eighteen countries in person and via satellite.

Before starting her consultancy in 1986, Lenora held several key management positions with two Fortune 500 companies as well as with the Graduate School of Business, University of Michigan.

Education, Special Training and Certifications:

MA - University of Michigan

BS - Hampton University

Certified Speaking Professional

Books by Lenora Billings-Harris