Honda

We couldn’t wait for the future — so we’re building it now.  

At Honda, The Power of Dreams drives us to create intelligent products that enhance mobility and  increase the joy in people’s lives.We continue to draw inspiration from the visionary ideas of our  namesake, Soichiro Honda. He saw incredible power in the freedom of mobility and used his  imagination to change the world. It is this mindset that guides us to help move people forward and  protect the future we all share. 

We strive to earn the trust and support of the many diverse communities we happily serve, and we’ll  always remember who’s in the driver’s seat on the way to a better world for all. 

Honda has established five pillars of investment that are reflective of the company’s primary values:  Education, Environment, Mobility, Traffic Safety and Community. 

Website: https://www.honda.com/

Honda’s work with The Harwood Institute

  • Producing two Public Capital Reports in Union County and Logan County, Ohio (2023)

  • Working with Honda to ensure that its investments create sustainable impact aligned with  the community’s shared aspirations and needs and to provide a springboard for additional  actions in the county.

YVETTE HUNSICKER

Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Inclusion & Diversity

Yvette Hunsicker serves as the vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility and Inclusion and Diversity at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. with responsibility for leading the company's philanthropic and community relations programs and inclusion and diversity practices in the U.S.

Hunsicker joined Honda of America Mfg. Inc. (HAM) in 1989 as a production associate in the Marysville Auto Plant's Welding Department. While in production, she also held positions at the Anna Engine Plant and the East Liberty Auto Plant, and joined the Human Resources team in 1994.After joining the Human Resources department, Hunsicker progressed through various human resources roles supporting several HAM divisions.

In 1999, Hunsicker accepted a position in Japan working in expatriate administration at the Honda Motor Co. New Model Center. In this role, she founded The Buckeye Tutorial, an international program to support the educational needs of Honda expatriate children, grades K-12.

In April 2017, Hunsicker took on the position of assistant vice president of the Office of Inclusion and Diversity. In April 2019, she assumed the additional responsibility of leading the Human Resources Division at Honda North America, Inc. (HNA).

In 2020, HNA was integrated into AHM as part of a corporate restructuring and the Office of Inclusion and Diversity became part of the Corporate Affairs Division of AHM. As part of this change, Hunsicker took on added responsibility, overseeing the Corporate Social Responsibility Department, the company's corporate relations programs and the American Honda Foundation.

Hunsicker serves on the Columbus, Ohio YWCA Board of Directors, the Advisory Board at the Hilliker YMCA in Bellefontaine, Ohio, the Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center Board of Directors, the National Diversity Council Board of Directors, and is a member of The Conference Board Global Diversity & Inclusion Executive Council.

Hunsicker graduated from Urbana University with a B.S. in Business Management and later earned the designations of Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and certified Diversity and Inclusion Professional through the National Diversity Council and Cornell University.