Tucson's new Chief Equity Officer will work hand in hand with city leaders to create policies and a budget that benefits marginalized communities, and ultimately, all of Tucson.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Just six weeks ago, Laurice Walker took her place in this building behind me as a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
“Growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood as the only black girl on my tennis team, my gymnastics team, I always know there was something different and more complex,” said Laurice Walker, Chief Equity Officer. “Around workforce, how they spend money, how do we use community engagement or public participation, and looking at our policies with an equitable lens,” Walker
“I think this position is about putting an equity lens into all that we do,” Mayor Regina Romero, city of Tucson.
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