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San Francisco Equity Leaders

The San Francisco Equity Leaders (SFEL) is a cohort of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practitioners. SFEL’s founding members, Betsy Brody, Loren Moyé, Flora Mugambi-Mutunga, Aaron Mullen, Quise Rodriguez, and Anthony Witte came together in response to an ongoing need for strength in numbers in diversity, equity and inclusion work. They began to reach out to one another with questions, concerns, and resources, while all working in SF independent schools. They soon realized that although each school was different, each served similar populations, with similar challenges. Recognizing patterns in core elements and challenges of DEI work, the team began to broaden their engagements to include schools, non-profit, and for-profit organizations around the Bay Area and beyond.
 

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Workshops & Services

DEI 101-> 201 

Your organization is interested in taking the next step in building a more equitable and inclusive organization. Now what? How can you take the next steps while acknowledging work done? SFEL can help establish the foundational structures that promote a holistic environment where people can show up as their whole selves, do their best work, and thrive.

Exploring Identities and Affinity Spaces/ ERGs

Who we are as well as our lived experiences influence the ways in which we see and move through the world. By reflecting on various parts of our identities and their intersection, we can better understand the impact on others. Through a series of sessions with SFEL, we can help your organization construct a foundation for affinity spaces to thrive.

Organizational Change

How well do your organization’s actions align with its values? Are your current efforts acknowledged and supported? Through an equity audit inclusive of SFEL's tool Culture Score Card for reflection, surveys, interviews, and listening sessions, SFEL can assess your organization’s core strengths and growth opportunities, affirm steps taken, and create a concrete action plan to continue moving forward.

Retention and Hiring Practices and Principles

As science shows, teams comprised of people with diverse experiences and identities produce stronger work. Through the SFEL team lens, we can help guide your organization review and revise hiring practices to attract and retain top talent with diverse backgrounds to join your team.

Microagressions and Implicit Bias

Microaggressions are small, daily insults and indignities aimed at members of marginalized groups. People using microaggressions may be aware or unaware of their actions, yet the impact is real, cumulative, harms relationships, and decreases joy and productivity. SFEL will provide tools and skills to identify and interrupt microaggressions, repair relationships, and cultivate an environment of healing.

DEI For White Administrators - Awareness to Action

This (3) part online workshop is designed to be a space where White administrators can look at their own identity, their school community, and the values that their schools’ aim to incorporate. Through the workshop, participants will engage with a community of like-minded professionals in open dialog and a supportive environment to help them navigate the DEI landscape, plan next steps, and implement policy initiatives.

Core Workshops

Interrupting White Supremacy

This workshop is a (3) part series, each 90-minute session is an opportunity for educators to explore their own racial identity, dynamics of white supremacy, and to examine the roots and costs of racism. This workshop will also offer space to develop skills to engage in couregous conversations.

Surviving and Sustaining: POCs in Independent Schools

This three-part online workshop serves to encourage collaboration and provide tangible takeaways that affirm the experiences of People of Color (PoC) in independent schools and the broader community. Intended for people of color who are doing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work in their school communities, participants will have the opportunity to bring to light common challenges and successes regarding DEI topics and collaborate on bringing positive change.

Past Partnerships

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