Meet the Council
Civic is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion across our stakeholder community: within our company, extended partner network and in collaboration with our clients. The DEI Council is an employee-led group that advises and collaborates with the People Team and Senior Leadership to advance this commitment.
Niru Hegde
Jaime Holland
Nicki Sacco
David Jacobsen
Arielle Santiago
Liza Bulos
Cynthia Toro
Izan Declet
Kaitlyn Repman
Areas of Focus
Each DEI Council Subcommittee is focused on the following actions and initiatives for 2024:
Belonging
Maintain and evolve of Civic’s Employee Resource Groups
Improve employee retention through mentorship
Complete and maintain agency-wide Safe Space Certification
Collaborate with People Team on Bias Response Form and procedures
Pipeline
Improve Civic’s diverse talent acquisition at all levels, including interns
Continue development and adoption of diverse supplier roster and vendor database
Education & Awareness
Continue annual training series (e.g. bias, allyship and intervention)
Manage company-wide comms tied to key DEI moments (e.g. voting, celebrating cultural heritage months, navigating current events)
Maintain internal Civic DEI Council Resource Hub
Say Hello.
Interested in joining a subcommittee? General questions or insights? Never hesitate to send us a note.