Armando G. Llorente, SHRM-SCP; Manager, Llorente HR Consulting LLC Armando G. Llorente, SHRM -SCP, is a bilingual, award-winning HR executive who blends his global experience directing human resources operations and leading strategic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives to successfully partner and consult with clients. During the past 9 years (and counting) he has led a variety of projects with non-profit organizations. Examples: enhancing a leadership team’s effectiveness, launching a new program team’s structure and developing human resources strategies that help maximize employee engagement and inclusion. His leadership and commitment to developing/supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs were recognized as he received the prestigious “Luminary Award” from HENAAC (Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation.) Armando is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Diversity Workforce Coalition (www.diversityworkforce.org) He has participated in important forums in New England and South Carolina and shared insights re: “DEI: From Talk to Action- Building a High Performance Inclusive Culture” (NH Business Review) “Recruitment/Retention of Black and Brown Employees (co-sponsored by Senior Human Resources Network and the New England Chapter of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources) “Assessing the Impact of my Organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy.” (Presenter; Greenville, S.C., SHRM Chapter’s Conference) Armando achieved his senior professional certification thru the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM.) He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Plymouth State University (Plymouth, NH) and Bachelor of Arts degree from Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC.) He also completed the Fellows Program through The Partnership (Boston, MA) and the Human Resources Executive Program at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI.) ©LlorenteHRConsultingLLC