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“I’ve had the privilege of working with him for many years, and his story reflects how diversity and inclusion make our company stronger and connect us to the communities we serve.” I applaud Jeff for sharing his experience as a Duke Energy employee,” Seixas said. “As leaders, we work hard to provide a culture that ensures employees feel welcomed, respected, heard and valued. During a 5K run in June, a company banner proclaimed: “Building a smarter energy future TOGETHER” with the word “together” in colors of the rainbow flag. Today it’s so much easier to be LGBTQ+ and I think it’s because organizations in general are being supportive of the gay community.”ĭuke Energy Florida is now a corporate sponsor of St. “It allows people to be in a space where they can work with people that they know are allies and are willing to help and assist. “In Florida, WeR1 has probably become as active as LED (Latinos Energizing Diversity) and A3 (Advocates for African Americans) and they’ve both been around for many, many years,” Baker said. Jeff Baker and Duke Energy Florida State President Melissa Seixas. WeR1 is one of a number of employee resource groups – including groups for Latinos, African Americans and veterans – that promote the company’s belief that “inclusion makes us stronger.” “The momentum has kept building even though we haven’t seen each other in over a year.” Even though the pandemic curtailed all in-person events, the chapter already has 106 members, including LGBTQ+ teammates and straight allies. “Just given the favorable response, a WeR1 chapter in Florida was the natural next step,” Baker said. Several days later, they got an even more robust response at the Clearwater Customer Contact Center. “Countless employees thanked us,” he said. Petersburg and handed out candy bars and information about St. They gathered in the lobby of the Duke Energy building in downtown St. His team began by hosting Pride Month events within the company in 2019. Knowing he had leadership support, Baker decided to act.
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“She was always a personal advocate for me,” he said, “and always challenged me to better engage with more diverse and inclusive organizations.” Baker knew how passionate Seixas is about diversity and social justice. “There are several other large employers who show up with hundreds of employees.”Īt the time, Baker reported to Melissa Seixas, then vice president for government and community relations and now president of Duke Energy Florida.
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Petersburg has the largest Pride event in Florida, we had never really participated in the local celebration,” Baker said. Pete Pride, one of many events across the country held every June to commemorate the beginning of the gay liberation movement.ĭuke Energy LGBTQ+ Equality employee resource groups formed in Charlotte, Cincinnati, Florida, Indiana and Raleigh. Someone asked him about getting involved in St. Baker was concerned about the lack of LGBTQ+ visibility among Duke Energy teammates. The inspiration came a couple of years ago during a casual conversation with teammates. We just didn’t have the grassroots engagement in Florida like we did in other parts of the country.” “The company has provided benefits to same-sex couples for many years, and Duke Energy scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign corporate equality index. “I’ve always known our senior leadership valued diversity and inclusion,” he said. Duke Energy's Florida WeR1 employee resource group, from left, Gary Crook, Jeff Baker, Michele Cavallo, Theresa Crane and Matthew Lydon Panganiban.īaker, a manager of government and community relations in the Tampa Bay area, said helping form and mentor the Florida chapter of WeR1 for LGBTQ+ individuals and straight allies has been inspiring.