VyStar Credit Union hosts LGBTQ+ Empowerment Summit

JACKSONVILLE — On Wednesday, Oct. 6, VyStar Credit Union will hold its LGBTQ+ Empowerment Summit: a half-day virtual conference discussing the challenges faced in the LGBTQ+ community.

Presented during LGBTQ+ History Month, the programming will discuss equity opportunities and the benefits of empowering LGBTQ+ community members across all industries. Organizers say the Summit will focus on the corporate environment and how we can diminish these challenges through real, open conversations.

VyStar says it will match up to $10,000 in donations to the onePULSE Foundation and/or JASMYN when guests donate while registering for the Summit.

Speakers include:

• Ashley Brundage (Keynote Speaker), Founder and President, Empowering Differences
• Brian Wolfburg, President/CEO, VyStar Credit Union
• Allie Braswell, Jr., Vice President of Cultural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, VyStar Credit Union
• Dr. Brandi Stankovic, Chief Strategy Officer and COO of CU Solutions Group and Co-Founder of CU Pride
• Linda Bodie, CEO and Chief Innovator, Element FCU and Co-Founder of CU Pride
• Zach Christensen, Director, Mitchell Stankovic and Associates and Co-Founder of CU Pride
• Summer Knowles, Anchor, WESH2 News
• Angelica Michelle Jones, Community Advocate, Pulse Survivor
• Cindy Watson, CEO, JASMYN
• Lucy Thornton, Family Nurse Practitioner, Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic

Register at vystarlgbtqsummit.org.

About onePULSE

The onePULSE Foundation is a 501(c) 3 incorporated by the owner of Pulse nightclub. The Foundation was established to create a sanctuary of hope following the tragic day in American history–Sunday, June 12, 2016–to honor the 49 Angels that were taken, the 68 others who were injured and the countless first responders and healthcare professionals who treated them.

This fund is intended to support a memorial that opens hearts, a museum that opens minds, educational programs that open eyes and legacy scholarships that open doors. Contributions from generous individuals, foundations, corporations and government entities directly support all of the National Pulse Memorial & Museum design, construction, land acquisition costs, operations, community education programs, and 49 Legacy Scholarships. This is a defining mission and healing initiative that we hope inspires supporters who share our vision and understand the solemn and sacred responsibility to which this community has been entrusted.

About JASMYN

JASMYN supports and empowers LGBTQ young people by creating safe space, providing health and wholeness services and offering youth development opportunities, while bringing people and resources together to promote equality and human rights.

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