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emphasized that a considerable part of these ERGs relies during Women’s History Month. She said a chief priority of
on each group’s efforts to decide which resources are the ERG is to make sure members “feel valued and heard”
relevant to people who identify within and are allies of the when it comes to matters affecting them and their work.
group. “You don’t have to be a woman to join WWB. You
don’t have to be a veteran to join MVC. But by joining, “ERGs enhance our ONE culture by nurturing a sense of
you’re saying, ‘I care about the challenges and belonging for all employees, and ensuring a feeling of
opportunities facing the people represented by this ERG,’” confidence and trust to speak up as well as listen. The
she said. ideas being generated within the group are exceptional,”
she said.
Above all, Meulendyke said Martin Marietta’s ERGs are about
being heard, connecting people with similar interests, and Larson said she is motivated to continue meeting
learning about the diverse perspectives of others within the colleagues from across the Company to discuss significant
organization. “Each ERG is a forum for voicing ideas, opinions issues and ideas. “Meeting teammates throughout the
and challenges impacting the workplace and the Company. If country, assisting with recruiting women, providing
there are opportunities in a given situation that upper educational opportunities that enhance the knowledge of
management may not be aware of, these groups will shine a our current employees and tackling challenges that are
light on that,” she said. “This will impact our population and unique to women are just a few of the exciting things to
will help the Company and our people improve.” come,” she said.

Meulendyke’s statement was clear during the first meeting MERGE provides similar support and development
of the MVC in February. At the start of the virtual opportunities to teammates who value the importance of
gathering, executive sponsors greeted MVC members with diverse cultural backgrounds in the workplace. Derek
an overview of the group and its first initiative, an effort Gordon, regional vice president- general manager for ready
with American Corporate Partners (ACP), a nonprofit mixed concrete and an executive sponsor of MERGE, said
organization which is discussed later in this report. he and his team are excited to discuss, understand and
bring forth ideas that could lead to a more inclusive,
Sean Foley, regional vice president-general manager of the productive and collaborative Martin Marietta.
North Texas and Oklahoma District and an executive sponsor
of the MVC, said members are already engaged in “Our hope is that MERGE will serve as a mechanism to
opportunities like the ACP program. “Everyone is universally foster awareness and understanding about the value of our
excited for these opportunities, with each of us having a different cultures, demographics and experiences, and that
special connection with certain projects,” he said. “Some of we can then leverage that new perspective in a way that
us are excited to get new members involved, some are enhances our Company for generations to come,” he said.
excited for community partnerships, recruiting events and
ACP mentoring, and some are passionate about other
opportunities like Toys for Tots or 5K charity races. There are
just so many people who are getting involved.”

Foley added that the MVC helps continue Martin
Marietta’s journey to world-class excellence, especially
since it is led entirely by employees. “This is a great place
for new ideas to arise and thrive,” he said.

Julia Larson, West Division director of transportation and
logistics and an executive sponsor of WWB, said she and
the other WWB members were thrilled to debut their ERG
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