Join us for the May 2022 Business Women's Forum: Becoming a Changemaker, presented by Lais Martinez, Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Utah System of Higher Education. During this presentation, we will explore the adoption of the Utah System of Higher Education's Equity Lens Framework. We'll discuss being a changemaker, creating organizational change from the margins, and the challenges that come with going against the grain. Attendees will understand what actions are currently being taken to address systemic postsecondary education inequities in Utah and learn how to deploy the Equity Lens Framework in their own workplaces, organizations, and communities.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Laís Martinez, Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Utah System of Higher Education
Laís Martinez is a native east coaster who came to Utah to pursue college opportunities and never left. Currently, she works at the Utah System of Higher Education as the first appointed Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Laís received a Master's from the University of Utah in Education, Culture, and Society and started her career in education directly advising K12 students on the opportunities that exist within Utah's college and career landscape.
Laís is most proud of her time working in Latinos in Action, AVID, TRIP, GearUP college readiness classrooms engaging students in writing their personal statements, and developing young leaders using culturally sustaining pedagogies in Hip Hop. Today, Laís advises state leaders on the barriers that exist for underrepresented students interested in college and works to address systemic change through policy and funding. In her free time, Laís enjoys exploring every body of water Utah has to offer with her two kiddos, Ariana and Adrian.
Lais Martinez
Event Description:
Join us for the May 2022 Business Women's Forum: Becoming a Changemaker, presented by Lais Martinez, Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Utah System of Higher Education. During this presentation, we will explore the adoption of the Utah System of Higher Education's Equity Lens Framework. We'll discuss being a changemaker, creating organizational change from the margins, and the challenges that come with going against the grain. Attendees will understand what actions are currently being taken to address systemic postsecondary education inequities in Utah and learn how to deploy the Equity Lens Framework in their own workplaces, organizations, and communities.
