Diversity and Inclusion Council Features: Lauren Master from Pinnacol Assurance

Lauren is a Human Resources Business Partner with Pinnacol Assurance, the leading workers’ compensation insurance carrier in Colorado. Lauren provides ongoing, strategic HR support to a variety of Pinnacol teams including Apprentice Program, Human Resources, Learning & Organization Development, Marketing, Communications, and IT.  She also supports Pinnacol’s digital subsidiary Cake Insure. Lauren works to forge strategic partnerships with her teams to help them achieve their goals and support Pinnacol’s culture of caring. She has a keen ability to understand others’ perspectives, and help those around her feel welcome, included and accepted. 
 
Prior to joining Pinnacol in 2016, Lauren served in talent acquisition roles at Saks Fifth Avenue, HBC, and Korn/Ferry Future Step. She holds a BS in psychology from the University of Houston. She loves spending time with her family and pets, as well as reading, and yoga. 
 
Lauren will be discussing the challenges of how we attract and hire the right people.  Our conversation will review how we can strengthen our interview process to help us overcome some of our hiring challenges.
 



Diversity & Inclusion Council Mission: to promote diversity and inclusion in the business community through education, outreach, networking, mentoring and recognition programs that engage our entire community and support our business leaders.
 
Diversity & Inclusion Council Vision: to transform our diverse business communities into environments where all businesses are valued for their uniqueness and differences, and are confident that their contributions matter.
 
Diversity & Inclusion Council Purpose: to encourage business to business networking, improving the business climate and making this community prosperous, economically attractive and desirable as a place to work, live and buy local.

Sponsored by: Pinnacol Assurance.