EMPLOYERS HONORED FOR DIVERSITY EFFORTS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Two Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley companies were honored Monday for their efforts in promoting diversity in the workplace. Aerospace firm Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. Works, based in Palmdale, and Lance Campers, a truck camper In North America the term truck camper and its derived acronym, TC, are generally used to refer to any recreational vehicle or RV that may be carried in the bed of a pickup truck. In North America, this RV type is sometimes known as a slide-in or cab-over. manufacturer in Lancaster, were recognized by the Antelope Valley Diversity in the Workplace Council. ``I feel ecstatic. It's wonderful. It's a great recognition,'' said Denise Elletson, the Lance Camper office manager, who was on hand to receive the award on behalf of owner and President Jack Cole Jack Cole may refer to:
Both firms were cited as examples of the council's goal of proactive hiring practices to increase participation by ethnic minorities and women in the business community. The diversity council was formed in 1994 and organized under the auspices of Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
The annual awards were presented at a Lancaster West Rotary luncheon meeting at the Antelope Valley Inn. Lance Campers was cited as having a diversified work force, said Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Hill, manager of the equal opportunity program at the Skunk Works and member of the council. Sixty percent to 70 percent of the employees at Lance Campers are minority or women, Hill said. In the company's management ranks, 40 percent to 50 percent of supervisors and higher positions are also minorities or female, Hill added. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works was recognized for a program that helps groom minority and female employees assume upper-level positions in the company as part of its Executive Development and Growth Enhancement program program, said Shirley Harbeson, a human resource specialist. ``It gets individuals ready to fill executive key positions,'' Harbeson said. ``We hope to see in three to five years a good mix of minorities and women in upper management. It will allow us to have a more diverse work force.'' Skunk Works also nominates workers to participate in national award programs such as Black Engineer of the Year, Hispanic Engineer of the Year and similar programs sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers, Harbeson said. Hill said the concept of diversity does not deal just with minorities and women. ``It encompasses all differences. Diversity is using all elements of the work force to the maximum to make better products or provide better service,'' Hill said. |
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