Juanita H. Nañez is a human resources and diversity consultant with The Hopkins Group. She has a distinguished executive leadership career in the banking, oil and gas, and hospitality industries. She has held the positions of Corporate Recruiter; Manager of Employee Relations; Executive Director of Corporate Human Resources and Employee Relations; and Vice President of Diversity. She is an active member of the Dallas community engaged in organizations with missions focused on diversity-based developmental and educational initiatives. She is also on faculty to teach college level human resources certification prep courses, specializing in workforce planning. Nañez is fluent in Spanish and English.

Nañez is a member of the national organization, Society for Human Resources Management; and founding President of the Texas Diversity Council; Chair for the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas Dallas Chapter; and board member of the Hispanic Advisory Board for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. As well, she is a Big Sister in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program. She has served as a founding board member of the Multi-Cultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance; formerly on the Business Advisory Board for Grambling State University, and as Advisor to the National Society for Minorities in Hospitality.

Nañez attended Dallas Baptist University and earned a Certificate of Employee Relations from the Institute for Applied Management and Law, Houston. She has also achieved advanced level accreditation, SPHR, from the national organization, the Society of Human Resources Management. Nañez has received numerous awards and recognition for her performance in human resources and diversity, and in 2005 was nominated a top-five finalist by the Dallas Arboretum’s Celebration of Diversity for her impact on diversity in the community. She has also been recognized for her outstanding contributions to the community in diversity by the Texas Diversity Council, and referenced and featured in hospitality textbooks for her notable leadership in human resources. She also serves as a guest speaker and panelist for both state and national human resources and diversity symposiums and conferences.