Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee

The EIDC recognizes that until very recently, most Institutions of Higher Education, including Phoenix College, have been complicit in perpetuating racism, inequity, and exclusion whether by direct action, unexamined policies, or silence. With this recognition comes our official apology to all those people we failed and to communities who have been harmed, excluded, and marginalized. Attached to this apology is an institution-wide pledge to do better.

Understanding that the work of equity and inclusion is only necessary because of our collective failures of the past is essential to creating lasting and meaningful change for the future.

Equity and Inclusion are actions. They involve intervening on unfairly balanced situations and widening the scope of belonging for people traditionally left out. To act for Equity and Inclusion, we:

Strive to become systemically aware
Strive to become conscious and affirming of racial identities
Care deeply about our students, their lived experience and success

Diversity is a fact. It exists, or not, in varying degrees of strength and authenticity. Measures of Diversity include, but are not limited to:

Likelihood of completion across student demographics is equal
Every student feels that Phoenix College systemically affirms their identities

We are determined to move forward as leaders, allies and collaborators

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Who We Are:

List of EIDC Members:

Analicia Chavez
Aristotle Mosier
Bob Gibney (Tri-Chair)
Christine Moore
David Pineda
Dolores King
Emily Quezada
Eric Pollitt
Gilbert Jew
Jeff Eldot
Joseph Kimbuende
Kimberly Britt (Tri-Chair)
Marilyn Torres Sierra
Michelle Cunneen
Michelle Monahan
Nancy Wood
Nicholas DelSordi
Nichole Escobedo
Rachel Sims
Sam Crandall
Terry Novasad
Yvonne Tapia

Student Ambassadors:

Angel Flores (Student Rep)
Martel Stevenson (Student Rep/Tri-Chair)
Lakrysia Allen (Student Rep)
Zachariah Knapp (Student Rep)