Episode 006: DEI in Tech w/ Tara Turk-Haynes & Sidney Miller

Tara Turk-Haynes is the founder of Equity Activations, a Talent consultancy dedicated to making talent acquisition an equitable program, fostering inclusive workplace environments, and implementing impactful DEI initiatives. Her track record of championing diversity and equity has been recognized by organizations like Untapped, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Braverly. Her expertise is creating and executing strategic talent acquisition initiatives that embed equitable practices for strong company branding, candidate experience, and community building for long term pipelines. ⁠https://www.equityactivations.com/⁠  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ttaraturkhaynes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttarahaynes Sidney Miller is a Senior Manager, Principal Talent Acquisition at companies like Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, GitHub, and many a startup. She’s a known strategic sourcing expert in the recruiting community and has spoken at SourceCon. A working Mom, a huge Arizona Wildcat Alumni, she knows a thing or two about humans and matching them to the right Engineering role. Specializing in developer tools, cloud computing and anything from the interface layer to the data center. Known for scaling startups and large orgs. She says all the things her engineers want to say about all the things they can not because of unsafe places. Advocate for those without a voice in the company and on the street. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidney-miller-06324b3/Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/SidneyMiller2⁠