As a businessman, Brian Reyes, P ’22, has seen firsthand how effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices benefit organizations and their customers. As a parent of an LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts student, Reyes values the whole person education offered at LMU and believes DEI enhances that ethos. So, when Reyes went to his company, C&W Services, to support the CFA BIPOC Arts in Los Angeles Initiative (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), there was strong interest to invest.
“It’s important to me that my company is supporting this initiative,” said Reyes. “In higher education institutions across the country, I have observed the need to improve DEI opportunities for the impact it can have on students’ learning outcomes while building their own competitive advantage. We want to help fuel this type of initiative so that LMU can demonstrate continued leadership in this important area of need.”