025: Yiselle Santos Rivera: Beyond her Role as Director of JEDI
Our first Season 2 guest is Yiselle Santos Rivera. Yiselle is Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion at HKS and is also a former AIA|DC Chapter President, co-founder of LA IDEA, and WIELD event founder. She is a natural community builder and has been heavily involved with JEDI initiatives both on a local and national scale for which she has been recognized with numerous awards.
We talk about:
Crafting her career path in terms of employers and project types to better align with her interest to design spaces that heal
How Yiselle created communities around her interests and identities and how her leadership elevated others but also opened doors for her
The specifics of her role as JEDI director: how she splits time, her current initiatives, JEDI focused client work, bridging difficult conversations with clients and colleagues, and her tips for those interested in starting a JEDI movement at their own companies
The circular benefits of mentorship and Yiselle's Hogwarts house!
Links:
JEDI at HKS: https://www.hksinc.com/what-we-do/services/justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion/
Connect with Yiselle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yisellesantos/
Equity Committee by WIELD: https://www.aiadc.com/committee/equity-committee-wield
LA IDEA: https://www.laideadc.com/
La Concha Resort, Puerto Rico: https://www.laconcharesort.com/hotel/
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