Join us as keynote speaker Deepa Iyer addresses the people, roles, and responsibilities of anti-racist and DEI work beyond diversity statements and “checkboxes.”
Following the keynote, Deepa will be joined by a panel of alums who are active in social justice work. They will discuss their different roles and experiences.
Neijma Celestine-Donnor, MSW, Assistant Dean and Director, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Vidushani Jayalal, MSW, Chief of Staff for Councilman Mark Conway, Baltimore, MD
William “Bill” Joyner, JD, MSW, Director Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office, University of Maryland, Baltimore