Colonel (Air Force retired) Victoria Bowens is the Associate Director, Diversity and Inclusion for the Director, Diversity Management Operations Center, Department of Defense (DoD) with over 30 years of experience in the Human Resources domain spanning across a myriad of human resources and manpower management programs in the areas strategic planning; training and development; program and project management. In this capacity, Victoria is responsible for providing operational direction and support to the military services and DoD Components to attract, develop, and retain a diverse workforce with the unique skills affecting 1.4 million active duty military personnel, 1.3 million Guard and Reserve personnel and 680,000 DoD civilians.

As the Chair of Elevate, Vu H. Pham, Ph.D. works with dozens of organizations from the Fortune 500 to government and non-profit agencies. Elevate is a partnership with the Center for Executive Development at the University of California, San Diego's Rady School of Management, as well as Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside's Career Centers, the UC Office of the President—MESA, & Spectrum Knowledge. The Elevate Program boosts organizational performance and strategic effectiveness through interactive learning and research.