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PROMOTION

REFRESHED MEMBER
VALUE PROPOSITION
The ELC’s refreshed Member Value
Proposition anticipates and supports
those who aspire to success in a chang-
ing landscape. Millennials, for example,
raise new concerns. “They talk about
lifestyle issues, like work-life balance,
having a variety of work experiences,
repaying student loans, which are caus-
ing them to postpone marriage and
children, and taking care of children and
parents at the same time,” says Teresa
Payne-Nunn, ELC’s new vice president
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The experiences and aspirations of
corporate leaders—legacy members
along with current younger leaders—are
blending with the aspirations of entrepre-
neurs, who want to move from startup to
sustainability. “The value proposition
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Barzey. “It just has to be all encompass-
ing of our membership.”
Elynor Williams (r), former Sara Lee executive and sole woman among The ELC’s 19
founding members, regales the 300 attendees of The ELC’s Women’s Leadership Forum, with
moderator Westina Matthews Shateen, creator of the annual event

Gregory E. Deavens

Treasurer, Board of Directors, The Executive Leadership Council
EVP, CFO, Treasurer, Independence Health Group

At Independence Health Group, we see the value in diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives. We
believe that the power of diversity helps us build a strong and vibrant workforce, create unique
health care solutions for our members and attract and serve a broad base of customers.

As a company, we are committed to making diversity and inclusion a way of operating and doing
business. That commitment is embodied in the unwavering support of the Independence board

of directors and is advanced by our CEO and management teams. The 10,000 associates we employ
corporate-wide also embrace, nurture and celebrate what makes them different through
participation in company-sponsored volunteer projects, identity groups, activities and clubs.

A well-defined supplier diversity program like ours encourages new products, ideas, services and
solutions. It promotes innovative ways of thinking about how to deliver care to our members when
they’re at their most vulnerable.

In 2018, Independence’s supplier diversity program celebrated a landmark spend of more than $100
million with diverse suppliers. This was achieved through a multi-year strategy across all of our
affiliates to build alliances with businesses owned by people of color, veterans and women.

I’m proud to have the opportunity to help ensure that our business relationships reflect the diversity
of the community in which we live and work. And I’m equally proud to play a role in creating a work
Independence Health Group environment that is both diverse and inclusive.

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