CITY, Ohio, Sept. 1, 2022 – The Cleveland Guardians have been named a 2022 NorthCoast 99 award winner by ERC, the Employers Resource Council with an additional Special Category Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The NorthCoast 99 award honors 99 great Northeast Ohio workplaces for top talent. This is the 12th time the Cleveland Guardians organization has received the prestigious NorthCoast 99 award.
NorthCoast 99 winners participated in a rigorous application process that asked for detailed information on how their organization addresses top-performer attraction, development, and retention in the areas of organizational strategy, policies, and benefits; talent attraction, acquisition, and onboarding; employee well-being; employee engagement and talent development; total rewards; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
“We are extremely honored to be chosen as a top Northeast Ohio workplace and exceptionally excited this year to receive the Special Category Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” said Sara Lehrke, Cleveland Guardians Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer.
“We are proud to foster a workplace community that values and celebrates differences. In pursuing our purpose to unite and inspire our city with the power of team, we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential elements to our work and hope that we can use our platform to be a positive change agent in our community,” said Matt Grimes, Cleveland Guardians Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.