The panel represents integrity and leadership in human resources, psychiatry and law - the three areas sexual and workplace harassment has the most impact. The panel members are:
Josephine Gillard is an Assistant Vice President, Employee Relations
for Union Bank of California where she manages the employee relations function
for 1400 employees. Ms. Gillard's responsibilities include implementing
employee programs, policy interpretation, application of Business Standards
of Conduct and overseeing investigations involving sexual harassment and
discrimination. Ms. Gillard is also a former Division Manager of the Allstate
Insurance Company.
Peter Rutter, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist and an associate
clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California Medical
School, San Francisco. Dr. Rutter teaches and consults internationally
in the areas of sexual harassment and sexual exploitation of professional
trust relationships. He has been featured on national news programs and
is the author of "Sex in the Forbidden Zone" and "Understanding
and Preventing Sexual Harassment."
Manuel H. Miller has been a trial attorney for over thirty years
and has earned an exemplary reputation in constitutional and criminal
law. Mr. Miller began his career as a Public Defender in the criminal
court system and has been an advocate within the field of equal and First
Amendment rights. In private practice, he has represented both plaintiffs
and defendants in sexual harassment litigation. For those who are interested,
Mr. "Miller" is not an officer or financial participant in The Miller
Guide.
Irene Ayala (moderator) has been a legal commentator for CNN,
MSNBC and The Today Show. She has served as a commissioner for the city
of Los Angeles and is a former prosecutor for the United States Attorney's
Office.
Josephine Gillard is an Assistant Vice President, Employee Relations
for Union Bank of California where she manages the employee relations function
for 1400 employees. Ms. Gillard's responsibilities include implementing
employee programs, policy interpretation, application of Business Standards
of Conduct and overseeing investigations involving sexual harassment and
discrimination. Ms. Gillard is also a former Division Manager of the Allstate
Insurance Company.
Peter Rutter, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist and an associate
clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California Medical
School, San Francisco. Dr. Rutter teaches and consults internationally
in the areas of sexual harassment and sexual exploitation of professional
trust relationships. He has been featured on national news programs and
is the author of "Sex in the Forbidden Zone" and "Understanding
and Preventing Sexual Harassment."
Manuel H. Miller has been a trial attorney for over thirty years
and has earned an exemplary reputation in constitutional and criminal
law. Mr. Miller began his career as a Public Defender in the criminal
court system and has been an advocate within the field of equal and First
Amendment rights. In private practice, he has represented both plaintiffs
and defendants in sexual harassment litigation. For those who are interested,
Mr. "Miller" is not an officer or financial participant in The Miller
Guide.
Irene Ayala (moderator) has been a legal commentator for CNN,
MSNBC and The Today Show. She has served as a commissioner for the city
of Los Angeles and is a former prosecutor for the United States Attorney's
Office.