The ERG
of ERGs
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The ERG
of ERGs
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WHY ELA EXISTS
ERGs have always mattered. The support for running them hasn't.
When ELA was founded in 2019, the same story was playing out in organizations everywhere. ERGs were being stood up, people were volunteering to lead them, and then everyone was largely left to figure it out themselves. Leaders burned out. Programs stalled. Organizations pointed to their ERGs as evidence of commitment to inclusion — while those ERGs quietly struggled.
The problem wasn't motivation. It was infrastructure. ERG leaders needed a framework, not just encouragement. Oversight Managers needed peer support, not just a new job title. Executive Sponsors needed a gameplan, not just a plaque on the wall.
ELA was built to provide all three — and to keep providing them as the field evolves, the pressure on ERG programs grows, and the standards for what "good" looks like get higher.
We’re not a consulting Firm.
We’re not a conference.
We're the advancement of the practice of ERGs.
We set the standards — we don't just teach them
We know what's working right now — not what worked five years ago
Our training produces deliverables, not inspiration
We certify demonstrated competence — not attendance
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We’re not a consulting firm.
We’re not a conference.
We’re the advancement of the practice of ERGs.
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01We set the standards — we don't just teach them +
02We know what's working right now — not what worked five years ago +
03Our training produces deliverables, not inspiration +
04We certify demonstrated competence — not attendance +
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We don’t just serve ERGs.
We shape them.
Most training & development organizations deliver content. ELA does that too — but our deeper role is building the infrastructure the ERG field has never had: shared governance standards, benchmark data, a global credentialing system, and a peer network that keeps Oversight Managers from having to figure it out alone.
When the ERG world moves forward, ELA is usually in the room where that happened.
The standards, benchmarks, and practices we develop don’t stay inside ELA — they become the operating system for how ERGs run globally.
The SynERGy Standards Councils produce ratified ERG governance frameworks — on leader management, group governance, and reporting — that member organizations adopt and build from.
The annual ERG Success Metrics & Business Impact Study is the most comprehensive ERG benchmark dataset available anywhere — drawn from ELA's global member network.
ELA certifications are the only field-wide ERG credentials verified through demonstrated competency — recognized across industries and geographies.
200+ Oversight Managers in the OMG peer network — sharing what works, troubleshooting what doesn't, and collectively raising the floor for ERG programs everywhere.
We don’t just serve ERGs.
We shape them.
Most training & development organizations deliver content. ELA does that too — but our deeper role is building the infrastructure the ERG field has never had: shared governance standards, benchmark data, a global credentialing system, and a peer network that keeps Oversight Managers from having to figure it out alone.
When the ERG world moves forward, ELA is usually in the room where that happened.
The standards, benchmarks, and practices we develop don’t stay inside ELA — they become the operating system for how ERGs run globally.
The SynERGy Standards Councils produce ratified ERG governance frameworks — on leader management, group governance, and reporting — that member organizations adopt and build from.
The annual ERG Success Metrics & Business Impact Study is the most comprehensive ERG benchmark dataset available anywhere — drawn from ELA's global member network.
ELA certifications are the only field-wide ERG credentials verified through demonstrated competency — recognized across industries and geographies.
200+ Oversight Managers in the OMG peer network — sharing what works, troubleshooting what doesn't, and collectively raising the floor for ERG programs everywhere.
OUR FACULTY
Certified Expert ERG Trainers. Not generalists. Not consultants. Our faculty has done the work you're doing.
Every ELA training — whether in ERG University, a private session, or an organization's Leadership Summit — is delivered by a Certified Expert ERG Trainer. These are practitioners with deep, active ERG expertise, certified by ELA to deliver our curriculum to our standard. Not a network of freelancers. Not a slide deck handed to whoever's available.
Every ELA training — whether in ERG University, a private session, or an organization's Leadership Summit — is delivered by a Certified Expert ERG Trainer. These are practitioners with deep, active ERG expertise, certified by ELA to deliver our curriculum to our standard. Not a network of freelancers. Not a slide deck handed to whoever's available.
Deep demonstrated ERG expertise · ELA curriculum mastery · Practical delivery assessment · Ongoing recertification
OUR FACULTY
Certified Expert ERG Trainers. Not generalists. Not consultants. Our faculty has done the work you're doing.
Every ELA training — whether in ERG University, a private session, or an organization's Leadership Summit — is delivered by a Certified Expert ERG Trainer. These are practitioners with deep, active ERG expertise, certified by ELA to deliver our curriculum to our standard. Not a network of freelancers. Not a slide deck handed to whoever's available.
Every ELA training — whether in ERG University, a private session, or an organization's Leadership Summit — is delivered by a Certified Expert ERG Trainer. These are practitioners with deep, active ERG expertise, certified by ELA to deliver our curriculum to our standard. Not a network of freelancers. Not a slide deck handed to whoever's available.
Deep demonstrated ERG expertise · ELA curriculum mastery · Practical delivery assessment · Ongoing recertification
Meet ELA's full global faculty of Certified Expert ERG Trainers MEET THE FULL FACULTY →
Rogelio Guzman
Bilingual HR, DEIB & talent engagement professional
Helene Quenu
Research Analyst and Impact Advisor, ERG Leadership Alliance
Sunny Cho
Oversight Manager Certification Chair, ERG Leadership Alliance
Marinda Monfilston
Employee Resource Group Development Professional
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