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Erie Insurance affinity networks and Wisconsin branch manager earn 2022 Diversity Impact Awards™ from Global ERG Network
ERIE's African American Affinity Network, Asian Pacific Affinity Network, Women's Affinity Network and VP & Wisconsin Branch Manager Fred Johnson honored for
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[{"type":"text","content":"ERIE's African American Affinity Network, Asian Pacific Affinity Network, Women's Affinity Network and VP & Wisconsin Branch Manager Fred Johnson honored for 2022\nERIE, Pa., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie Insurance (ERIE) has earned four 2022 Diversity Impact Awards™ from the Global ERG Network, the world's largest network of employee resource groups (ERGs), business resource groups (BRGs) and diversity councils dedicated to making measurable progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).\nERIE's African American Affinity Network, Asian Pacific Affinity Network and Women's Affinity Network were named Top 25 ERG Diversity Impact Award recipients by the organization for 2022. Of the 25 employee resource groups highlighted nationally across all sectors, ERIE had three company affinity networks recognized for successful employee engagement and strategy implementation.\nFred Johnson, vice president and ERIE's Wisconsin branch manager, was also named one of five recipients of Diversity Impact Executive Sponsor of the Year honors. Johnson is the executive sponsor of ERIE's African American Affinity Network and earned this leadership recognition for a second consecutive year.\n\nJohnson and other ERIE affinity network leaders will be honored September 23 at an awards ceremony held during the 2022 Global ERG Summit in Kissimmee, Fla.\n\"These are all well-deserved awards. The work led by each of ERIE's affinity networks is an important part of our culture – educating, raising awareness and celebrating our diversity is important to creating inclusive workplaces,\" said Christina Marsh, ERIE's chief diversity and community development officer. \"I am pleased with the national recognition for these three affinity networks and Fred Johnson, given the deep commitments each has to advancing DEI here at ERIE.\"\nWhile Erie Insurance has had a formal commitment to diversity and inclusion for more than 10 years, this national recognition comes at a time when the company is enhancing and elevating its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts under the leadership of Marsh, who reports to ERIE President and CEO Tim NeCastro. This commitment was further supported by the recent hiring of Lance Hyde, the company's new vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion.\n\"Treating others with dignity and respect has been at the heart of E...