A dedicated educator, trainer, corporate executive and Human Resources professional Daisy “Dee” Wood is widely recognized as a leading edge
expert in the arena of organizational development, inclusion and cultural change. She is a prolific motivational speaker and delivers her messages
with poise, tenacity and fervor.

Daisy “Dee” Wood is currently Director - Workforce Inclusion at Delta Technology. Her role is to provide leadership, strategy development for an inclusive culture, diversity training initiatives, delivery of cultural awareness programs, consulting, etc. She joined Delta Air Lines in January 2000 from Raytheon Systems Company where she had served as the Director of
Diversity from June 1998 to December 1999. Before joining Raytheon she spent eight years with the General Electric Company, developing innovative cultural awareness and diversity training across GE. By 1997, she had developed the initiatives, processes, employee culture and associated behaviors to a “best practice” status with other companies clamoring for the prototypes.

Ms. Wood, has a broad experience in diversity leadership roles. She spent over fifteen years in the Exxon Corporation as an employee relations
specialist through senior employee advisor on diversity issues. She was also Vice Chancellor, Human Resources/Administration at the University of Arkansas. In addition, she is published in several industry periodicals,
including Diversity Journal, Profiles In Diversity, University Publications, The Conference Board’s Diversity Council I, and the 1995 fifth edition textbook – HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Global Strategies For Managing A Diverse Workforce by Carrell, Elbert, Hatfield – Chapter Three.

Dee earned a MBA from Columbia University with concentration in Corporate Relations/Public Policy and Industrial Relations/Organization Behavior and a BA in Business Administration/Education from South Carolina State
University.

Miss. Wood sits on numerous Boards, including the Black Leadership Forum, African American Forum, Order of Omega, and served an unprecedented
three two-year terms as National President of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. She is extremely involved in her church and a myriad of community/non-profit and professional organizations.

Professionally, she effectively argues that the core element of cultural diversity/inclusion in the corporate setting is comprised of five key tenants, each of which has selective - though not always distinct - application within every organization. The “pieces” as she refers to them are related to:

1. profitability/productivity
2. legal
3. social demographics
4. personal value system
5. timing

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