Inclusion and equity are top priorities of the Walz-Flanagan Administration. Today we face multiple crises that have exposed and exacerbated existing disparities and systemic racism. Disparities in Minnesota, including those based on race, geography, and economic status, keep our entire state from reaching its full potential. As long as inequities caused by systemic racism impact Minnesotans’ ability to be successful, we have work to do. We must dismantle systemic racism through our practices and policy choices.
Building on the work that began with Executive Order 19-01, the Governor’s Office of Inclusion established a Governor’s Community Council consisting of community members to advise, support, and collaborate with the One Minnesota Council in its ongoing work and long-range plan. The Governor’s Community Council on Inclusion and Equity will advise and collaborate with the One Minnesota Council in achieving its goals to design, create, and implement effective, inclusive, and equitable practices for the state to address disparities and inequities in our communities.
Bernadette Burnham, Vice President, Education MN
Desralynn Cole, Race and Equity Program Manager, City of Minneapolis
Dr. Rebecca Evan, College of Management, Metropolitan State University
Ravyn Gibbs, Professional Staffer, US Senate
Elda Macias, Senior Director of Customer Insights and Experience Design, Securian Financial
Georgia Miller-Kamara, Education Support Professional, CPS worker, Hennepin County
Emmanuel Oppong, Adjunct Professor, St. Cloud University
Pleasant Radford, Health Equity Officer, UCare
Natalie Ringsmuth, Anti-Racism Trainer, St. Cloud University
Kenneth Rodgers, Disability Programs Coordinator, MNDOT
Antony Stately, CEO, Native American Community Clinic
Myat Thanda Tun, DEI, OD & Learning Fairview Health Services
Rachel Zhang Chief Operating Officer, Rochester Community Initiative
*All meeting times are 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM and held virtually through Microsoft Teams unless otherwise noted.
September 10 *9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
September 24, 2021 *10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
October 22, 2021
November 19, 2021
December 17, 2021
January 28, 2022
February 25, 2022
March 25, 2022
April 29, 2022
May 26, 2022
June 24, 2022
July 29, 2022
August 26, 2022
To request a reasonable accommodation for a meeting or request meeting materials in an alternate format, please contact The Office of Inclusion at Inclusion.GOV@state.mn.us
