Diversity in Cannabis: Bridging the diversity gap in the cannabis industry

Ciera Parks

Diversity in Cannabis: Bridging the diversity gap in the cannabis industry

The cannabis industry is growing and expanding rapidly, but there's still a lot to be done when it comes to diversity.

Join our discussion with Vangst’s Vice President of People & Culture, Ciera Parks, as we dive deeper into the current state of diversity in the cannabis industry....

The cannabis industry is growing and expanding rapidly, but there's still a lot to be done when it comes to diversity.

Join our discussion with Vangst’s Vice President of People & Culture, Ciera Parks, as we dive deeper into the current state of diversity in the cannabis industry. From the risks the lack of diversity implies to the actions consumers and businesses can take to change the statistics, Ciera will shed some light on how to bridge the diversity gap.

Get ready to hear:

The current diversity landscape in the cannabis industry
Effective diversity initiatives for the industry
The risks a lack of diversity represents, and the positive impact a change in the scenery could provoke

Meet The Speaker

Ciera Parks

Vice President, People Operations & Culture, Vangst

Ciera Parks is a human resources executive with 15 years of experience in higher education, manufacturing, nonprofit, cannabis, e-commerce, and technology.

Ciera is the vice president of people and culture at Vangst, the nation's largest cannabis hiring platform. A top priority for her in this role is to close the systemic diversity gap within the cannabis industry. Ciera helps drive business operations forward within organizational structures by maximizing people and technical approaches. Her expertise in building organizations and developing people strategies delivers measurable results.

Ciera's professional accomplishments in the human resources field include a Master's Degree in human resources development and a certification by the Society for Human Resources Management. Ciera has also been elected as the community involvement director and professional development chair for two of Amazon's employee resource groups (ERGs), the Black Employee Network (BEN) and Amazon's LGBTQ Affinity Group (Glamazon), respectively. These honors result from her commitment to leadership and skill development for all workforce populations.