Cal Jackson

Background

About Cal Jackson

Cal Jackson is a certified NTL Diversity Practitioner and Owner of DIVERSITY INCLUSION VENTURES. He has held various corporate leadership positions in public relations, community affairs, telecommunications, financial services, and city government. After 5 years as a television news reporter, Cal served as a press secretary for the mayor of Atlanta. He later became the spokesperson for the Atlanta Fire Department. During this time, Cal managed his own video production company and continues to produce corporate diversity videos for his education modules. For over past year Cal has proudly served on the board of directors of NE Florida Community Hospice. As a steering committee member of the Mayor’s Study Circles Initiative he is facilitating dialogue sessions around Jacksonville to improve race relations. And has produced directed “Where Does It End?” a movie on racism with the Jacksonville Youth Initiative. Cal serves as the Co-chair of the Jacksonville Blueprint for Prosperity’s Racial Harmony and Unity Foundation. Previously, as a Sr. Diversity Practitioner at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida in the Corporate Learning & Development department. During his tenure he initiated 7 employee networking groups, served as a consultant to various internal Diversity Business Councils and provides consultation for Diversity interventions across the company. Cal is most known in this industry for his design, development and delivery of engaging and thought-provoking diversity workshops. Topics include generations, gender, lookism, self-awareness, discrimination, bias, classism and the cultural competence of managers. Presently, Cal is the owner of Diversity Inclusion Ventures. Cal is sought after for his engaging Cultural Competence education modules, Keynote Addresses and Diversity & Inclusion consultation. Specialties: Diversity Workshop Facilitator, Workshop Designer, Keynote Speaker, Inclusion / Diversity Consultant, Documentary Producer / Director, Videotape Editor.