Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Committee Mission Statement:
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee will implement ACCIS’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by providing educational opportunities for the membership and supporting underrepresented members.
The ACCIS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee (DEIB) works to provide programming to support counselors with the tools they need to work with diverse populations, as well as taking shared responsibility to understand how to have complex conversations and effectively negotiate issues that impact diverse populations.
The DEIB Committee also selects the annual recipients of the ACCIS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Awards.
Subcommittees:
- Affinity Groups: Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage; Black Heritage; Latinx Heritage; White Antiracist and Accountability Group
- Communications - Social Media/Newsletter (Member login required)
- DEIB Counselor Resources (Member login required)
- Programming, including the Equity & Innovation Summit
- Forums
Chairs:
Jazmin John, Friends School of Baltimore, MD Warren Quirett, Episcopal High School, VA
Committee members: Jennifer Baum, Punahou School Kate Bolen-Lourie, Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Caitlin Burnett, University School Rhody Davis, Viewpoint School Karen Del Vecchio, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Allyson Diljohn, St. Christopher's School Freddi Dupré, Loomis Chaffee School Jack Fitch, Altamont School Stephanie Gonzalez, Trinity School Noor Haddad, The Bishop's School Mich Harvey, Horace Mann School John Hawkins, Hawken School Tara Kalinisan, The Birch Wathen Lenox School Rachel Lopez, Episcopal High School Ingrid Loveras, The Field School Maya Lupa, Trinity Preparatory School Brittney McCabe, Palmer Trinity School Annalise Miyashiro, Sage Hill School Eddie Montenegro, Nightingale-Bamford School Becky Motta, Oaks Christian School Sumana Mougdal, The Westminster Schools Megan Schneider, Shorecrest Preparatory School Brianna Shepard, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences Kora Shin, Head-Royce School Ebony Sistrunk, Whitfield School Brian K. Smith, Marlborough School Molly Teague, St. Agnes Academy Ashley Terry, The Bay School of San Francisco Ingrid Torres, Parish Episcopal School Hope Toussant, Episcopal High School Lesley Watkins, St. Agnes Academy
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