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Alfred Davis-Shih graduated college in 2010. He quickly pursued his passion at ..
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Women’s Equality Day: A Moment of Celebration & Reflection
August 25, 2023
Women’s Equality Day, celebrated on August 26th, is widely known as the day to honor the certification of the Nineteenth Amendment allowing women the right to vote which was signed in 1920 by U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. A…
Equity Blog Series | How to Begin Your Equity Journey
April 29, 2022
When we started on this journey four years ago, I had no idea where the journey would take us. After reviewing the results of our first equity survey, I remember talking to my colleague, Autumn, about what we would do…
Equity Blog Series | Breaking Down Barriers
November 22, 2021
In a hurricane, or any natural disaster, people who can evacuate, do. People who can’t have no choice but to face the impending unknown. These people are then looked down upon and criticized with comments like, “why didn’t you listen…
Equity Blog Series | Start with Leaders
June 1, 2021
In April 2018, I became CEO of National Able Network and I had a long time to think about my priorities. My predecessor, Grace Powers, had announced her retirement almost a full year earlier and prepared me to be her…
Equity Blog Series | On the Journey to Equity
April 30, 2021
Six years ago, I got a chance to work with a leader in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). We were in a group workshop talking about the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), which measures cross cultural agility on a scale from…
