Boulder's JVA Inc. named 2022 Corporate Changemaker

Deborah Swearingen, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
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Oct. 7—Boulder's JVA Inc. is the recipient of Out Boulder County's 2022 Corporate Changemaker Award.

"JVA, Inc. is deeply committed to LGBTQ equality and inclusion and it shows in their practices as an employer and commitment as a responsible community member. They are a rarity in the corporate and engineering sector," Out Boulder County Executive Director Mardi Moore said in a news release. "Many LGBTQ people feel unsafe at work making openly affirming and inclusive employers like JVA, Inc. critical."

In addition to coordinating employee resource groups representing young professionals and a Women's Innovation Network, the engineering firm recently established an LGBTQ employee resource group that recognizes and enhances diversity and inclusivity for LGBTQ+ communities and allies, the release states.

Further, the firm has offered training on pronoun usage, suggested books to read to employees and shared relevant resources with staff.

JVA representatives will accept the award at the 2022 Gayla at the St. Julien Hotel in Boulder.