Event Details

Claudia Schabel, President of Schabel Solutions, combines over a decade of
experience as a Diversity and Inclusion strategist and HR practitioner with Fortune 100
and 500 companies with an international multicultural background to offer impactful
coaching, training and consulting services in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion and
cultural competency to business, educational and not-for-profit organizations.
Schabel has hands-on experience in the following areas:
• Design of diversity and inclusion strategies
• Attraction and retention of talent
• Employee engagement
• Implementation of strategies and roll out
• Consulting
• Data analytics
• Programming
Schabel actively volunteers her leadership and presentation skills within the community.
Currently, Schabel serves as a Commissioner on the City of Des Moines Civil and
Human Rights Commission, the Director of Diversity on Iowa’s Society for Human
Resource Management (SHRM) State Council, the Advocacy Chair of the Iowa Chapter
National Women Business Owner (NAWBO), a board member of Brazilian Cultural
Center (BCC) and a trainer/facilitator for the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking
and Slavery. She also volunteers at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.
Schabel was the recipient of the 2008 Forty Under 40 Business Record Award, the
2010 Robert D. Ray Iowa Latino Ambassador Award and the 2014 Iowa International
Center Passport to Prosperity Award.
Schabel lived in Brazil and Japan before relocating to Des Moines, Iowa, where she has
lived for nearly two decades. Schabel earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Drake University.

According to researchers, most Americans understand that women and men are capable
leaders when it comes to key leadership traits such as intelligence and innovation, yet women
are seldom represented in top leadership jobs.
Workshop Objectives
• Share and discuss research and case studies to illustrate barriers in the advancement of
women in the workplace (government, corporate, etc.).
• Identify barriers, challenges and solutions for the advancement of women in the
workplace.

Workshop Outcomes
• An understanding of how to identify barriers and strategies for the advancement of
women in the workplace.
• A shared knowledge of resources and strategies available to women.
• A shared sense of community
Time Commitment
• In this 1-hour workshop, participants will engage in interactive exercises to apply key
concepts. Participants will benefit from a team building experience.
Who Should Participate
• Managers
• Business leaders
• Team members and individual contributors
HR leaders