Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com 12 March 2022 Working towards inclusion WORDS OF WISDOM: "M y mother always said, you come from a familia de obreros and that is the mentally I use to guide my work ethic, goals, and everything I hope to do." Age: 31 Title: Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs Name of Organization: Teladoc Health Inc. Nancy Cambron Perez works for Teladoc Health, the world's only integrated virtual care sys- tem for delivering and empowe- ring whole-person health. Her mother always said, "You come from a familia de obreros," and that is the mentality Cam- bron Perez uses to guide her work ethic. Cambron Perez is a human resource thought leader, and champion of DE&I with more than nine years of experience. Her drive is fueled by creating recruitment strategies and part- nering with learning and deve- lopment teams to reimagine the employee experience. At Teladoc Health, her focus includes designing the business resource groups operating fra- mework to support a culture of inclusion and cultivate coura- geous and empathetic emplo- yees. She specializes in recruiting high-impact professionals from Fortune 100 companies and gui- des them in picking the best pro- fessional development opportu- nities for their career goals. In her past roles, she execu- ted over 3,000 events for higher education, healthcare, and tech sectors in the Chicagoland com- munity. Working inside a wide range of departments, such as federal TRIO programs and gra- duate admissions teams gave her a holistic understanding of underserved faculty, student, and employee engagement. She earned a bachelor's de- gree in sociology and Latinx studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master's degree in higher education from Loyola Univer- sity Chicago. She has completed the SHRM Essentials of HR Ma- nagement and applied program management certificates from Northwestern University School of Professional Studies and the mastering sales certificate pro- gram from the Kellogg School of Management Executive Edu- cation. She recently graduated from the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement Emerging Leaders Program and was selec- ted to be a part of the Kinnevik Young Talent Program. Cambron Perez grew up on the Northwest side of Chica- go. She is one of three siblings. When she is not in the office, she is making conchas in her family's business, Panaderia Taximaroa, a Mexican bakery that has been in the Chicagoland area for over 25 years. Nancy Cambron Perez

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