Local nonprofit convening panel discussion and public Q&A in Flint
FLINT, MI – Communities First, Inc. (CFI), a local nonprofit community development corporation, recently announced Community Candor LIVE! will occur from 8 – 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 5 at GM’s Factory One, located at 303 W Water St. Flint, MI 48503.
The discussion topic will be ‘The Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Community’ with the following panelists:
- Traci Kim, healthcare professional and former lecturer
- Dr. Beverly Brown, Genesee County commissioner
- Timothy Williams, vice president of Diversity & Inclusion at Meijer
Community members are invited to attend this free event. Attendees will also enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Registration is strongly encouraged at tinyurl.com/CCLive24.
Essence Wilson, Chief Strategy Officer of Communities First, Inc., and Joel Arnold, Planning and Advocacy Manager at Communities First, Inc. will moderate this panel discussion. Together, the panel will explore what Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion looks like in different spaces as well as steps leadership and employees can take to ensure inclusion.
“It is more important than ever to discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” says Essence Wilson. “By sitting down with a diverse panel of experts, we can ask important questions that we would not get the chance to ask otherwise, and we can all take knowledge back with us into our own spaces.”
This event is sponsored in part by The Sheppy Dog Fund and General Motors.
About Communities First, Inc. (CFI)
Communities First, Inc. is a nonprofit Community Development Corporation. Headquartered in Flint, CFI serves over 35,000 community members across Michigan and Indiana. CFI’s mission is to build healthy, vibrant communities through economic development, affordable housing and innovative programming. More information about Communities First, Inc. can be found at www.communitiesfirstinc.org.
