Diversity Administrator, City of Glendale
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Don Logan
After 30 years of public service, Don retired from the City of Scottsdale in November ‘2007. Twenty-eight years ago, Don began his career with the City of Scottsdale as a Traffic Engineering Technician. During his years of service he served as the City’s Parking Violation Hearing Officer, Development Services Manager, and Executive Assistant to the City Manager. The last 10 years of his career, he served as Director of the Office of Diversity & Dialogue. In May ‘2009, Don accepted a part-time role as Diversity Administrator for the City of Glendale. In this role, he serves as a member of the senior executive leadership team and mentor to the employee citywide diversity committee. Don’s extensive background in building diversity initiatives is assisting him and his Glendale colleagues in advancing the city of Glendale’s diversity efforts.
Don is a native of South Phoenix and resides in Chandler. He is a current Board member and Past President of Scottsdale based Community Celebrating Diversity (CCD) organization. Other community activities include Past-President and founding member of Community Excellence Project (CEP), Past President of Scottsdale Leadership, Inc., Arizona Hate Crime Advisory Board; Past-Chair of the Chandler Human Relations Commission, Chair of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce LINKS Committee, and is a 1999/2000 ASU Community Fellow. Don was a 2001 and 2003 recipient of the NAACP's Roy Wilkins Public Service Award. Under Don’s leadership, the City of Scottsdale was also a winner of the 2003 Greater Phoenix Workplace Diversity Award. Don currently serves on the Scottsdale Leadership Advisory Board and former Governor Napolitano’s African-American Advisory Council. In 2004, he was recognized by the Associated Minority Contractors of America with the Advocate of the Year Award. In 2005, he was recognized by the NAACP with its Image of the Year for Civil Rights Award and by the Alpha Phi Alpha organization with the Thurgood Marshall Merit Award. In 2008, he was recognized by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators with a Marks of Excellence Award. In his spare time, he officiate high school and college basketball games.
In his role as Director of the Office Diversity & Dialogue, Don served as liaison to the community and Scottsdale employees in addressing diversity challenges. His role included collaborating with department heads, human resources, and attorneys’ in resolving employee relation issues. In addition, his community outreach efforts included collaborating with various city departments on advertising strategies for recruitment, hiring, and retention of a diverse workforce. He chaired the city’s Diversity Advisory Committee and was a member of the LINKS Connexiones Hispanic Committee. His community outreach efforts included building relationships with civil rights groups, special interest groups, and the media. He has served as committee Chair for MLK celebrations in Scottsdale and Chandler. His office is responsible for implementing the city’s first “cross-cultural communication” panel discussions, which provides a forum for citizens and employees to engage in a civil dialogue about different cultures. He is often a featured speaker on college campuses, and at national training conferences.
Don serves as President of Don Logan & Associates, LLC. He oversees a practice committed to providing consulting services related to diversity awareness training, employee relation resolutions, mediation, facilitation, team building, and motivational speaking. Don is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Institute for Public Executives, holds a Bachelor of Science degree (ASU) for Business Administration, and is an ASU Community Fellow. He is married with two sons.
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