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Joe Wendover (He/Him/His) CDE®

Questioner · DISC type c
Founder & Principal Consultant at JDW Consulting: Independent HR&DEIB Consulting
📍 United States

Joe is a seasoned HR and DEIB leader and the Founder of JDW Consulting. His expertise lies in championing culture, belonging, and people-centered strategy, with past leadership roles at BAYADA Home Health Care. He is a Certified Diversity Executive and holds a Masters degree from the University of New Haven.

He is a passionate advocate for celebrating diversity and supporting communities, publicly recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and Veterans Day. Joe actively helps his professional network by sharing valuable insights, such as warning others about potential job scams, demonstrating a commitment to mentorship and community well-being.

His career in diversity and inclusion began at the grassroots level, supporting inclusion in classrooms before helping build large-scale national disability employment programs.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Founder & Principal Consultant
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Joe shows up

Price-Sensitive
Cautious & Analytical
Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Priorities

Topics Joe cares about

DEIB Strategy
His entire career, from corporate leadership to founding his own consultancy, has been dedicated to championing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Disability Inclusion
He has deep professional and personal roots in this area, starting in classrooms and helping build large corporate programs like Walgreens' initiative.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Founder & Principal Consultant
JDW Consulting: Independent HR&DEIB Consulting
4-2021 - 6-2025
Global Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Culture, and Belonging
BAYADA Home Health Care
4-2021 - 1-2024
Director of Human Resources- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
BAYADA Home Health Care
7-2020 - 4-2021
Executive Vice President of Employer Initiatives & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Deb Russell Inc.
10-2018 - 7-2020
Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2004
Master’s Degree
University of New Haven
1997 - 2001
Bachelor's degree
Marist University
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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