| Delma Guevara, MBA, MHRM, PHR |
Over the last several decades we have seen a shift in demographics across the United States population, and understand that the shift in landscape can have an impact in the community we serve. Our local chapter’s Statement on Diversity and Inclusion calls us to value and actively promote diversity in our chapter leadership and membership because, “diverse participation serves as a catalyst for improved decision making, increased productivity, and competitive advantage.” With that in mind, it is important that as a chapter we evaluate how we compare to the ACHE National demographics, and take this opportunity to focus our efforts to promote diversity while keeping in mind the composition of the community we serve. Below is a side by side comparison of the Hawai‘i Pacific Chapter and the ACHE National demographics for age, race and membership category.
In addition to the age, race and membership categories our chapter has also studied how our membership compares to the ACHE National membership data in several other categories such as organization category, position type, and membership tenure. In the category of membership tenure the Hawai‘i Pacific chapter has 4% more than the national average for members with less than 5 years of membership, and fall 8% below the national average on representation of member with over 15 years of ACHE membership.
Our membership position type is comparable to the national membership. Fourteen percent of both the Hawai‘i Pacific Chapter and the ACHE National membership hold a CEO or equivalent position, and 5% hold a COO or equivalent position. Our VP representation is under the national numbers by 5% but our Department Heads and Directors representation is 6% better than the national.
As we continue to look for ways to strengthen our chapter and work towards attaining our goals, we will continue to look for opportunities to strengthen diversity and inclusion, and we ask our membership to do the same.
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