Aparna
Published on
04 - 26 - 2023
Aparna
Published on
04 - 26 - 2023
Cianna (she/her/ella) is an equity and inclusion consultant who is driven by her passion for social justice, community organizing, equitable food access, and youth empowerment. Since 2016, she’s partnered across sectors to develop sustainable equity and inclusion strategy and programs. Cianna specializes in integrating DEIJA principles at the foundational level to develop equitable infrastructure that supports an inclusive and thriving organizational culture. This includes policy and process audits and recommendations, data collection and analysis, work plan development with objectives and key results, workshops, and program development (i.e. employee resource groups, community building opportunities, diversity, equity and inclusion committees, etc.). She has supported a range of organizations as they navigate their DEI journeys from small nature-based organizations and national K-12 nonprofits to high-tech start-ups. Cianna also served as a facilitator and advisor for the PGM ONE summit. Outside of her work in DEI, Cianna can be found on a trail with her humans and dogs, at a local playground, or building community on Mvskoke land where she currently resides. She has a BA in Sociology from San Francisco State University and a MA in International Sustainable Development and Corporate Responsibility from Escuela de Organización Industrial in Madrid, Spain.
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