In today’s episode, Jeiri is joined by her colleauge, Sabrina Smith. Sabrina Smith is a senior health project coordinator for the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities. Together, Jeiri and Sabrina co-lead a diversity, equity, and inclusion forum for the developmental-behavioral pediatrics division.
During their conversation, Jeiri and Sabrina take you behind the scenes of what their work looks like, the obstacles they face, where they feel a sense of accomplishment, and what their important work means to their center, community, and city. They share how they keep one another motivated and inspired to keep going in this line of work, what they’ve been able to accomplish, and they celebrate the impact of their work on their community and city. Sabrina also shares the progress she sees from their collective work, as well as advice or other centers that are trying to pave the way forward for DEI work.
This episode is funded by the Administration for Community Living through technical assistance contract # HHSP75P00121C00057. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Administration on Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services, or the US Government.
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