Diversity Careers

Roberta Renard is the founder and publisher of Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology.

Roberta Renard is the founder and publisher of Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology. In 1993, publishing executive Roberta Renard saw the need for a publication focused on technical careers for groups traditionally underrepresented in technology. Renard Communications was founded, and Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology was launched in September of that year. Today, Diversity/Careers and its companion website, www.diversitycareers.com, serve engineering and IT professionals who are women, African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans, people with disabilities and members of other diversity groups. Readers turn to Diversity/Careers for information on a marquee list of corporations, government agencies and NGOs seeking to recruit seasoned professionals and recent college graduates. Diversity/Careers publishes six bi-monthly professional issues and two semi-annual minority college issues a year. Subscriptions, electronic or hard-copy, are free to qualified engineers, information technology professionals and small business owners. Additional copies are distributed at diversity-focused technical conferences and career fairs nationwide. In 2004, Renard Communications was certified as a woman-owned business enterprise by the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization-NY (WPEO, www.womenpresidentsorg.com). WPEO is the regional affiliate of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC, www.wbenc.org), which is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States.