DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE
JOHNSON COUNTY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 9AM-10AM
Via Zoom Meeting
Members Present: Maysa Ahmed, Dawn Alam, Donna Brooks, Keshia Fields, John Hannaford, Laurie Nash, Annie Nugent, Alyssa Palante, Heather Sanderson, Ramonda Shelton, Kelly Weston, and Raquel Wray. Guests Anthony Arrington & Sarika Bhakta
Approval of Minutes: APPROVED September 15, 2020 minutes.
Next Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Ice Breaker: Maysa. Food you love or hate.
Presentation: Top Rank Talent Solutions - Anthony Arrington & Nikeya Diversity Consulting, LLC - Sarika Bhakta.
D & I assessment tool has 2 parts. Organizational and individual. Qualitative and Quantitative questions. 31 questions + 6 demographic questions + 2 open ended questions.
2-6 weeks for prep of the survey. Survey open for 2 weeks. It takes about 10 min to do the survey.
We will receive a final report with explanation of results. Also each individual receives their own personal report of their answers.
$10,000 - $20,000
How do we get it to those without email or computer access? How do we get full participation?
Budget Balance: $9,562.38 – Discuss FY22 Budget
D&I Committee Strategic Plan: D& I Ambassadors – Alyssa and Annie – Update. Meet next week, discuss their rolls. What they are and what they do.
*ACTION ITEMS*
If you are doing an article for the JoCo Weekly, please provide a date of when you will submit it and what topic you will discuss. I would like these a month in advance.
November – Donna. Working of Dia de los Muertos article.
December – Keshia
December – John. Hanukkah article.
Diversity Calendar Check out the calendar.
Upcoming Internal Events
Disability Language and Etiquette – Wednesday, October 21 , 1-2:30PM. 54 attendees
Let’s Talk: Hispanic Authors, Movies, Music, etc.- Thursday, October 29, 2-3PM. 10 attendees
Let’s Talk: White Influence – Tuesday, November 10, 2-3:30PM. 26 attendees
Community Events
Endless Possibilities AAMI Presentation – Wednesday, October 21, 1-2PM
Implicit Bias 201 – Thursday, October 22, 1PM
Other Items not on Agenda
- Need to add to employee handbook a section on how to report if you are experiencing discrimination. Work on a process. Use Qualtrics if we have it? Use ambassadors?
- Qualtrics. Will ask for in FY22 budget (12/8 work session budget meeting)
- 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge - Oct 5th – November 2nd