Ad Hoc Committee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

On January 4, 2021, the Mt. Lebanon Commission established a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee of the Community Relations Board by resolution.

The group’s purpose is to make recommendations to the Commission with a goal of making Mt. Lebanon a more welcoming community.

Duties

The ad hoc committee has four working groups, each of which has at least one community relations board member as a participant in the meetings and projects. The four working groups are:

Community Awareness/Community Building Working Group

The group will examine possible steps the community can take so that Mt. Lebanon can take positive steps forward as a welcoming community. The work will include “community conversations” with the public to help inform their work.

Diversity in Boards and Hiring Working Group

The group will recommend to the commission ways that the municipality can achieve more diverse applicants for volunteer boards and municipal staff positions.

Police Engagement Working Group

The group will work in conjunction with the police department staff to organize community listening sessions, focus groups, community conversations, as well as research and recommend ways to expand the pool of qualified applicants for police positions.

Mt. Lebanon DEI Recognition, Event Planning and Incident Response Working Group

This group will identify a DEI calendar for municipal observances, actions and events and a protocol for municipal action and communication if DEI incidents happen.

Community Awareness

CRB Representatives:
Lisa Borrelli Dorn
Margaret Izzo
Rafaay Kahn

Committee Members:
David O Binder
Ann-Michele Corbi Potvin
Rebekah Diaz
Mr. Peter J.P. DiNardo
Rev. Noah H Evans
Adam Flango
Dr Manisha Iyer
Heather McCague
Rev. Nate Nevala
Ms. Sarada Sangameswaran

Diversity in Boards/Hiring

CRB Representatives:
Marissa Escajeda
Manher (Jari) Jariwala
Catherine Schilken

Committee Members:
Stacey Jo Bonenberger
Ms. Rachel Y. Butler-Pardi
Janine M Dutcher
Jamie L Fargo
Kristi Lisbon
Livia Macedo
Kimberly Martin
Ms Katy Zorich

Police Engagement

CRB Representative:
Lisa Borrelli Dorn

Committee Members:
Joshua D Anderegg
Andrew J Booth
Mrs. April Bryan
Lindsay M Cashman
Joseph J Jackson
Stuart M Kurland
Vincent M Maddox
Stephanie Myers
Dr Terry Timm

DEI Recognition/Events

CRB Representative:
Mark Trumbull

Committee Members:
Ms. Aleta A. Akhtar
Shivika Asthana
Ms. Elaine Becker
Andrea Cipriani
Stephanie N. Fedro-Byrom
Megan A Gilson
Min Leamon
Susan Simons
Carrie L. Stott

Meetings

Held as needed

Committee Updates

The committee met on Saturday, January 16 via Zoom, for introductions and networking. The group will convene again on Saturday, February 6 for further onboarding, including implicit bias training.