DEI Initiatives
The Department on Aging has an internal Equity Advisory Council made up of 23 employees. The Council meets bimonthly, and three subcommittees of the Council meet monthly as well to work on addressing three specific goals. The goals are:
Ensuring that the programs administered and monitored by the Department reflect the values of racial equity, cultural competency, and diversity;
Increasing staff diversity; and
Developing a work culture that promotes racial equity and diversity.
Equity Advisory Council 2022
Director Paula Basta - Co-chair
Lora McCurdy - Co-chair
Selma D'Souza - Co-chair
Veronica Espina - Co-chair
Rhonda Armstead
Purnell Borders
Lori Brannan
Joe Danner
John Eckert
Kenneth Elisapana
Yesenia Garcia
Nick Gilmore
Patience Horton
Amy Lulich
Jeanice McDade
Stacy McIntyre
Dana Niehaus
Katherine Ostrowski
Kelly Richards
Mike Sartorius
Iris Schweier
LaRhonda Williams
Chrystal Alexander Wofford