NHCA News
NATIONAL HISPANIC CORPORATE ACHIEVERS NAME
PRESIDENT OF THE NHCA DIVERSITY PUBLISHING AFFILIATE
New York City, NY, February 2, 2009 – Denise Singleton, former Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion of MetLife has joined National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., as President of the NHCA Diversity Publishing Affiliate.
Denise Singleton was most recently the Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President responsible for the Office of Diversity at MetLife. She was named head of the diversity office in December 2003 and promoted to Vice President in May 2005.
In this role, Singleton lead diversity issues across the organization and focused on fostering an inclusive work environment at MetLife. In addition to ensuring that diversity was built into all of MetLife’s businesses, she was responsible for advancing the company’s diversity strategy around workforce, workplace and marketplace opportunities.
In addition to MetLife’s diversity strategy, the Office of Diversity also oversaw MetLife’s work/life programs, including flexible work arrangements, Work/Life Assist, back-up childcare, elder care and other initiatives that enabled MetLife to continually attract, retain and develop a talented workforce.
During her tenure at MetLife, Singleton developed a number of diversity and marketing programs. Singleton joined MetLife in 1988 as a management associate in the company’s pensions department. She advanced through positions of increasing responsibility and, in 1993, became a manager with responsibility for diversity initiatives in the personal insurance department. Over the next few years, she continued to build upon her experience through various assignments in MetLife’s Individual Business segment and finance organization. In 2000, she was named an assistant vice president in MetLife’s operations and technology department.
She received a B.A. degree in economics from Columbia University and a M.B.A in marketing from Seton Hall University. Singleton holds the chartered life underwriter (CLU) and chartered financial consultant (ChFC) designations from the American College.
Ms. Singleton, Operating Committee Member of NHCA for two years, left MetLife on December 31, 2008. She joined NHCA last week to head up the New York Times Diversity In Corporate America Annual Report that NHCA is partnering with the New York Times. MetLife representative Melba Cruz-Vasti has taken over the MetLife seat on the NHCA Operating Committee.