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DHG Heroes are making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities. To celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are highlighting extraordinary members of our Asian Pacific-Islander Network (APIN), who are creating change and inspiring others.

DHG Hero Lola Lu, a Senior Consultant in our International Transfer Pricing practice in Metro D.C., joins the Life at DHG podcast to discuss the importance of celebrating API Heritage Month. Throughout the month, she hopes to bring awareness to the community’s rich history and culture, and inspire others to join the network. Lola also shares the hardest part of moving to the U.S. from China without knowing anyone, how we can all be more inclusive with our actions and the one thing she wishes everyone knew about the API community.

Thank you for sharing your story, Lola!

In our podcast series, Heroes at DHG, we are spotlighting DHG people making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities.

In honor of World Autism Awareness Day, Cheryl Greer and Debbie Anderson, founding members of Parents of Atypical Children (PAC) - a chapter within our Professional Parents Network, join the Life at DHG podcast. Cheryl is Tax Leader in our Talent Alignment Group and the mother of two boys ages 11 and 8. Her 8-year-old was diagnosed with autism when he was five. Debbie is Manager in State and Local Tax group and the mother of two boys ages 8 and 5, both diagnosed with autism.

Through conversations at work, the founding PAC members realized they had a commonality of having atypical children and immediately hopped on a call to establish PAC as a support and resource group – many members saying they wished they had a resource group available when they were going through the diagnosis process. Both Debbie and Cheryl acknowledged that connecting with other parents who are on the same journey is extremely valuable.

Although a newly formed group, PAC has quite a few upcoming initiatives including virtual walks to support autism awareness, creating resources for sensory friendly activities, driving awareness for National Disability Month in October and tools for financial planning.

Listen to the latest Life at DHG podcast to hear Cheryl and Debbie share their experiences raising children with autism, how they advocate for their children and myths they want to dispel about autism. Thank you for sharing your stories – you are both remarkable and making an incredible impact!

DHG Heroes are making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are highlighting extraordinary women and allies who are creating change and inspiring others.

As we conclude Women’s History Month, we are grateful to the many team members who help us progress gender equity and inclusion at DHG and beyond. One of these heroes and advocates is Vladi Dimov, an Assurance Senior Manager. Vladi joins the Life at DHG podcast to share an interesting perspective – not only is she a working mother, she has also been a virtual employee prior to the pandemic. 

Despite the challenges of being a working mother, Vladi credits flexibility, lots of to-do lists and creative multitasking to help her get it all done. She is extremely passionate about advocating for women juggling both family and work responsibilities and is a true believer that when you have your goals in order – both personally and professionally – it helps keep you on track to make progress every day.

In the latest Life at DHG podcast episode, Vladi shares what is most surprising to her as a female in public accounting, how she juggles family and work responsibilities, and her motivation to be a hero for her daughter. Thank you for sharing your story, Vladi! You are a hero and source of inspiration at DHG.

DHG Heroes are making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are highlighting extraordinary women and allies who are creating change and inspiring others.

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we also celebrate the many men at DHG who advocate for gender equity at the firm and beyond.  Joining the Life at DHG Podcast is one of these advocates for equity, Will Neeriemer.  Will is a Professional Practice Partner for the DHG Financial Services group, where he is a resource on complex accounting and auditing matters for all the financial services group engagement teams.

Like all the Heroes in the Heroes at DHG podcast series, Will was nominated by a teammate who noted Will is “accessible, willing to listen, and not instruct, but rather guide,” which makes him a great mentor and advocate.

In the latest episode of the Life at DHG podcast, Will shares his advice to be a better advocate: make yourself available to be a mentor or coach, and listen. He explains, “I can’t be an advocate or mentor until I truly understand what motivates someone.” Will also discusses what he is #ChoosingToChallenge this year, which is to make a pointed effort to help our leadership teams – at all levels – be more reflective of our entire workforce.

Thank you so much for sharing your story, Will. We are inspired by your heroic actions!

DHG Heroes are making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are highlighting extraordinary women and allies who are creating change and inspiring others.

Anastasia Khalikov, Manager on the Assurance Innovation & Methodology Team, is a founding member of our Parents Professional Network (PPN). As she reflects on her career path, she recognizes how fortunate she has been to be surrounded by successful career women who are also dedicated mothers.  After noticing turnover in women faced with the challenging decision of re-entering the workforce after children, she founded PPN to make sure everyone felt they had a safe and welcoming space to ask for advice, support and resources. During the pandemic, the PPN provided instrumental and influential feedback to help improve our caregiving benefits.

Anastasia discusses the impact of the pandemic on women and the importance of women supporting women on the Listen to the Life at DHG podcast. Thank you for sharing your story, Anastasia! Your passion is contagious.

DHG Heroes are making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are highlighting extraordinary women and allies who are creating change and inspiring others.

It would be amiss to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day without highlighting Nikki Yarborough, Tax Partner in Raleigh, NC. Nikki has been instrumental in championing women and inclusivity at DHG. She founded our Common Interest Group, Women Forward, and has served on the firm’s Inclusion & Diversity Council.

Listen to the latest Life at DHG podcast to hear Nikki discuss what she #ChoosestoChallenge this year, overcoming gender bias and the inclusion progress she’s seen throughout her career.

Nikki, thank you so much for all you have done to advance I&D at DHG. We are celebrating Nikki and other trailblazers this International Women’s Day.

DHG Heroes are making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are highlighting extraordinary women and allies who are creating change and inspiring others.

At DHG, we use a recognition tool called RAVE to show our gratitude to our teammates and is a way to celebrate the small successes. You can earn points from being RAVED and cash them in for great prizes.  Bethanne Chapman, a Manager on our Assurance Innovation and Methodology team (AIM), was the most RAVED person at DHG for 2020. She received 126 RAVES throughout the year!

Bethanne joins the Life at DHG podcast and shares why her passion for learning and trying new things helps her go above and beyond.  She also shares her experience transitioning from a client-serving role at DHG to the AIM team, the silver linings of working from home with her young son and how her managers have advocated for her career development.

In our new podcast series, Heroes at DHG, we are spotlighting DHG people making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities. To kick off the series, we’re celebrating some extraordinary Black team members during Black History Month.

Sabrina Ghrimay, a Risk Advisory consultant in our Richmond, VA office, joins the Life at DHG podcast to discuss her organization Good Enough. – an aspiring non-profit committed to providing support, education, and advocacy in the areas of mental and physical health.

Sabrina first had the idea to start a mental health organization while in college. She recognized there were limited mental and physical health resources accessible without barriers, specifically for the Black community.

The mental health impact of the pandemic led Sabrina and her co-founder to say, “why not” and start their organization to share wellness learnings and resources with others. Throughout the pandemic, Good Enough. hosted free virtual workout classes and events to create a supportive community focused on focused creating better mental health habits.

In this episode, Sabrina shares her vision for the organization, how focusing on gratitude helps her see the “glass half full,” and why Madam C.J. Walker is her hero. Sabrina, thank you for sharing your story. You are such an inspiration and hero!

In our new podcast series, Heroes at DHG, we are spotlighting DHG people making an impact at the firm and in our greater communities. To kick off the series, we’re celebrating some extraordinary Black team members during Black History Month.

Horace Jenkins, a Manager in the Healthcare Consulting Practice in Atlanta, GA, joins the Life at DHG podcast to share his experience as a founding member of our African American network (AAN) – one of the firm’s first Common Interest Groups (CIGs) that paved the way for many additional groups. Horace and a few colleagues started the group in Atlanta when they noticed the high turnover of Black employees. The group now has a strong firmwide presence with local office chapters across the firm’s footprint and plays an important role in the firm’s Inclusion & Diversity strategy, specifically focused on ways to educate teammates on the challenges Black Americans face daily.

In this episode, Horace, the AAN’s current Chair, shares how his AAN leadership position has helped progress his career and opened doors to new opportunities that pushed him outside of his comfort zone – in a good way! Horace, you are brave, bold and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your story. We are proud to call you a DHG hero!