Janet Rita Emerson Bashen
Personal Information
Born: 1957
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
University of Houston BS Legal Studies & government; Harvard University Women & Power: Leadership in a New World certificate; USC Doctor of Social Work 2023; Tulane University Law School Master of Jurisprudence, Labor & Employment Law; University of Houston Law Center 40 hours of Mediation training; Alabama A&M (did not graduate); Postgraduate work Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration
Professional Life
Field of Study: Software Inventor
Institution/Corporation: Bashen Corp; USC
Degrees & Memberships: PWc CEO's Diversity Initiative; Harvard University's Women's Leadership Board (2014); Board of Trustees for Stillman College; Board of Directors North Harris Montgomery County Community College District Foundation; Corporate Advisory Board of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Clubs, Inc; Board of Prep Program
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2003 Pinnacle Award, Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce; 2004 Crystal Award, National Association of Negro business & Professional Women's Clubs, Inc; Black Inventors Hall of Fame
Achievements: software inventor who received patent for LinkLine (now Nalikah) a web-based EEO software app to assist with EEO investigations & claims tracking; 1st African-American woman in the US to hold a web-based software patent; is a motivational speaker & promotes an inclusive workplace
family moved to Huntsville, Alabama from Ohio when she was very young
attended segregated schools until the 5th grade in Huntsville
her mother was the 1st African-american er nurse in Huntsville
after graduation from the University of Houston worked for an insurance company handling EEO-related claims
1994 received a $5,000 loan from her mother & started Bashen Vorp to investigate discrimination claims filed by employees from her home
testified before the US House of Representatives in 2000 that civil rights & employee misconduct investigations should be exempt from the Fair Credit Reporting Act