Dorothy Kalksma

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About Dorothy Kalksma

Dorothy is a highly skilled strategist, project management leader, and specialized expert in developing, managing, and executing the employee experience, diversity and inclusion, and employee engagement initiatives. Her extensive experience in Corporate Marketing and Internal/External Communications enables her to fully integrate programs for meeting organization’s strategic objectives. She collaborates closely with the Internal Stakeholders, HR teams, Marketing Teams, Business Leaders and 3rd Party Partners to deliver on the employee experience, employee engagement, and the employer brand. CAPABILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS • Passionate about cultivating a positive culture within businesses and developing impactful employee experiences through inclusion initiatives • Effective in creating environments where all employees leverage individual opportunities and have confidence in bringing their full selves to work • Driven to creating an engaging and inclusive business climate where employees feel a sense of belonging and purpose so they can thrive in doing their best work enabling organizations to recognize discretionary efforts from their employees Founder of five unique platforms: • Dorothy's Red Shoes Networking Group - connecting successful business women leaders and harnessing the exponential power of diverse careers • SPARK Masterminds - a forum for influential leaders who possess diversity and inclusion competencies to share best practices, approaches, resources and knowledge • Step Forward Business Resource Group (BRG) at Konica Minolta - a global DEI professional development program reaching over employees • RTT1 Employee Engagement Program at Konica Minolta - an internationally recognized program that used gamification to engage and develop employees through company merger and beyond • First employee mentorship program for Konica Minolta