Rose Mary Bombela-Tobias
W1-G Multicultural Employee Engagement: Coaching and Career Management Best Practices
About Rose Mary Bombela-Tobias
Rose Mary Bombela-Tobias is a principal of Global Diversity Solutions Group and co-author of Barron’s The Complete Job Search Guide for Latinos. She is a nationally recognized executive, management consultant, journalist and public speaker. Rose Mary is a first generation Latina who has consistently achieved extraordinary results in the public, not-for-profit, and private sectors.
Rose Mary was the first Latino in Illinois to be appointed to a Governor's Cabinet where she served as Director of the Department of Human Rights. She is credited with pioneering and managing landmark initiatives in Illinois including the multi-million dollar Illinois Business Enterprise Program for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities, Hispanic Employment Program and work-life initiatives.
She was listed in Today's Chicago Woman Magazine as one of "100 Women to Watch" and received recognition awards from the National Network of Hispanic Women and Midwest Women’s Center. She served as president of the Chicago Chapter of the International Personnel Management Association, and an executive Board Member for The Chicago Women's Network, and served on the US Commission on Civil Rights, Illinois Advisory Commission. Rose Mary has also served on the DePaul University Business Ethics Committee. She is president of LULAC Council 313 in Chicago.
