PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series
The Fundamentals of Diversity & Inclusion
Join us for a fun and educational session on Diversity and Inclusion with Linnet E. Carty, MBA, Inclusion & Diversity Educator. This interactive training incorporates everyday life stories to illuminate, engage and sustain deeper dialogue. The video clips and activities bring the concepts to life. You will be able to ask tough questions and converse with your fellow PGA Professionals. We hope to see you there!
This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 2 PGA Required MSR’s / 1 AMP Credit for attending.
About Linnet Carty
Linnet Carty has been with the PGA of America for almost four years and has over twelve years of experience working in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion. She heads up programming for the four PGA LEAD Cohorts. The PGA LEAD two-year curriculum was structured to assist PGA Professionals who desire to ascend through the volunteer leadership ranks of the Association. Linnet has also developed the PGA LEAD curriculum, written for PGA.org, produced the ‘Beyond the Green’ event and the ‘Chambers on Course’ event during the PGA Championship and Emceed the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship and the PGA KitchenAid Seniors Championship. She has written the ‘Inclusion Guidelines for Golf Facilities’ and implemented education training for the 29,000 PGA Professionals across the nation. Linnet also presents to other organizations including the Club Managers Association of America, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, the Business Management Institute, the Talent Management Institute and many others. She has also developed the overwhelmingly well received ‘Pledge to Practice’ series for the PGA staff of 300 at headquarters that is a part of CEO ACTION.
Prior to joining the PGA, Linnet was the Vice President of Marketing and Development for xmlElite, a PeopleSoft/Oracle based technology firm. She was directly responsible for the acquisition of new clients, negotiating contracts, analyzing opportunities for growth, strategic partnerships, promoting best practices, creating unique marketing campaigns and remaining on the cutting edge of industry trends.
Linnet has also been a Television Host & Producer at NBC – WVIT Channel 30 and covered sports, civic, arts, community, entertainment and education topics. She was also the Television Host of several other local programs and a producer for MTV’s My Super Sweet 16.
As the Equity and Inclusion Educator for the Connecticut State Department of Education – SERC she provided customized training and education to administrators and educators, along with initiating the video production department. This former Elementary School Teacher and Arts & Entertainment Newspaper Columnist for the Hartford Courant also wrote for the Middletown Press and the Inquiring Newspaper. Linnet was the Senior Director for the Village for Families & Children, supervising 7 Educational Centers in Hartford Public Schools.
Linnet is a first-generation ‘CuMaican’ who hails from a Cuban mother and a Jamaican father. This Connecticut native is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and was a former Language Certified International Flight Attendant with Delta Airlines. Linnet earned her B.A. from the University of Connecticut and MBA from Western New England University. She has been the Emcee for numerous events including “Paul Newman Discovery Gala’, ‘Big Climb for Leukemia’, and KitchenAid Seniors Championship. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, television production, traveling, the beach and multicultural cuisine. Her zest in life is in making others laugh.