B Hill (they/them), is a social justice strategist and advocate with visionary leadership experience that drives organizational and cultural change that moves agencies from theory to action. Their passion to drive change for social good stems over the past 20+ years with lived experience at the intersection of race, non- binary gender, and identity. This provides them with a broad and unique skillset that has been purposed towards dismantling institutional injustice and leading through the lens of intersectionality to manifest equitable, inclusive, and belonging experiences in services, programs, and opportunities.

B has served in key strategic and leadership positions that build antiracism and social justice initiatives from the ground up.  Additionally, their skillset includes experience with coaching and thought leadership, building internal and external partnerships while championing and operationalizing sustainable workforce equity initiatives.

Megan Matthews (she/her) is the assistant director of shared power design with the Office of Equity, pursuing equity and justice for all Washingtonians. She is committed to a lifelong journey of pursuing and living the values of equity and justice.
Megan earned her master’s degree in public administration from The Evergreen State College. She is certified as a Prosci® Change Management Practitioner, a Diversity Professional (CDP) and a Diversity Executive (CDE). Megan co-taught a master's program at The Evergreen State College, emphasizing democratic governance and social change for current and future public administrators She is passionate about social justice and ensuring fairness for everyone, especially the next generation that includes her daughters, nieces, and nephews.

Sabrina D. Njoroge (she/her) is a shared power consultant within the Office of Equity with a specific focus on racial equity and social justice. Sabrina earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology with three minors in Family Studies, American Sign Language, and Communication from Central Washington University. The last seven years of her work with the state has been dedicated to creating a more equitable society by addressing systemic racism and empowering marginalized communities. As a woman of color, Sabrina understands that the experiences of marginalized groups are often overlooked or minimized in discussions about race. As a result, Sabrina prioritizes centering and amplifying these voices in her work, recognizing the importance of their perspective in creating meaningful change.

As a mother to a young, gifted and Black child, Sabrina’s ultimate goal is to create a world where everyone feels like they belong, regardless of their race, ethnicity, or background. She believes that achieving racial justice is a critical step towards this goal and is committed to working tirelessly to make it happen. Through her advocacy work, she has become a respected leader in the fight for justice, recognized for her ability to build coalitions and effect change at both the individual and systemic levels. Sabrina is passionate about empowering communities and individuals to take action towards a more just and equitable future, and is committed to make a lasting, sustainable impact in the world.

Jean Paul (he/him): My name is Jean Paul. I am a father of a 6-year-old boy named Mark and a two-month-old baby girl named Anaïs. I am a brother, a friend, a fiancé, and a son of Haitian immigrants, among many other things. I am a shared power consultant from the Office of Equity. I was born in Haiti and moved to the U.S at the age of 14 years old. I attended American International College in Massachusetts where I obtained two bachelor’s degrees, a B.A in Sociology and Political Science. I grew up playing basketball, lacrosse, and soccer. Today, I enjoy spending time with my family and creating long lasting memories. I am motivated to help contribute to making our state the best place to live, raise a family and work.

Omar Santana-Gomez (he/him/el) is a Community Advisory Board program manager with the Office of Equity. Omar has been in state service for almost three years. In each role, he has worked to better the state’s interface with the people they are meant to serve. With roots in community through previous work as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence, Omar is committed to eliminating barriers community at large has to resources and services. As a queer person of color, growing up with English as a second language, Omar is a fierce advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ Communities and advancing language access in Washington.

Angela Vera Webster (she/her/ella) is a Community Advisory Board program manager with the Office of Equity. Angela is new to state service, however her commitment has, is, and always will be centering and uplifting communities folk. Angela sees anti-racism as one mechanism towards the path to liberation, and she revels in personal and collective imagining of what comes after this work.

Angela’s formal education is in the humanities and social science. She received a bachelor's degree in English from UC Berkeley, and a master's degree in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Brandeis University, where she focused her research on power dynamics, sexual and lateral violence, and victim blaming. However, she feels the bulk of her practical education has been acquired from community instructors and organizers, who situate settler-colonialist, white supremacist, and ableist ideologies and logics (to name a few) in the material realities the masses experience.

Brandeis Marshall (she/her)
Founder and CEO of DataedX Group, LLC, providing learning and development training to help educators, scholars and practitioners humanize their data practices. She is the author of Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on our Humanity (Wiley, 2022). Marshall speaks, writes and consults on how to move slower and build better human-centered tech by highlighting the impact of data practices on technology and society. She has been a Stanford PACS Practitioner Fellow and Partner Research Fellow at Siegel Family Endowment. Marshall has served as a tenure-track faculty member at Purdue University and then Spelman College. Her research work in data education and data science has been supported by the National Science Foundation and philanthropy organizations. She holds a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Rochester.

Dr. Isaiah Pickens (he/him) is a licensed clinical psychologist, national trauma expert, and Founder and CEO of iOpening Enterprises (iOE), a professional development company specializing in professional development and culture change at the intersection of mental health and wellness, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). In this capacity, Dr. Pickens has given numerous keynotes and workshops at events and organizations across the country. He and his team at iOE also work directly with organizations to create and sustain internal culture change at the intersection of DEIB and wellness, through the Elevate Work curriculum, supporting staff and coaching executive leaders.

Dr. Pickens has also developed the Bridge Trauma-Informed Culturally Responsive (TICR) Program, a robust professional development program for educators that provides a practical toolkit for managing youth traumatic stress responses in the school setting. Additionally, he has developed the Think Trauma curriculum to support justice professionals in operating in a trauma-informed way.

As former Assistant Director at the UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress—the coordinating site of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), and a former clinical assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine, Dr. Pickens has built a reputation as a national trauma and identity expert and shares practical science-informed lessons about mental wellness and equity with audiences around the world. He aims to continue working toward systemic change and unlocking people’s potential by moving the world from happy to healthy through psychological science.

Born and raised in Washington, DC, Dr. Pickens is a proud graduate of The George Washington University, Fordham University, and School Without Walls High School. He currently splits his time between his home in Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC.

Shana Greenberg Barehand, Esq., CDE (she/her)
Shana Greenberg Barehand, originally from Los Angeles, is Mono Indian from the Cold Springs Rancheria in California. Shana has a law degree from Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s in psychology from Cal State Long Beach. Shana entirely supported herself through college and law school. Her previous jobs include working at the Southern California Indian Center, Indian education program counselor, waitressing, and bar tending. As an attorney she has worked at the U.S Environmental Protection Agency as an environmental enforcement attorney, the Federal Communications Commission as the senior tribal advisor to the Commissioner, and the Tribal Liaison for the Washington State Department of Revenue. 

Shana's expertise in establishing and leading innovative new programs led her to the Department of Enterprise Services, where she established the Procurement, Inclusion and Equity Program, which helps lead the state’s effort to procure more goods and services from small, diverse, veteran owned businesses. In a volunteer capacity, she coaches soccer, serves on the Tumwater School Districts Equity Committee and is the co-founder of the Wa-Ya Outdoor Institute, the state’s only outdoor camp that teaches outdoor adventure, STEM, and intertwines indigenous culture and knowledge. In the past she has served as the Treasurer of the National Native American Bar Association, Chair of the advisory board for the Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS), Washington DC, and is a founding board member and past Treasurer for the Society of American Indian Government Employees. Shana is married to actor/filmmaker Jeffrey Barehand and has five children. As a family they participate in a diverse array of experiences such as volunteering for important causes, going to Pow Wows, and snowboarding.

Doug Mora, MBA (he/him)
Doug has worked in not-for profit, government, and for-profit sectors in leadership roles, using Lean Six Sigma and project management techniques to move organizations towards efficiency, equity, and insightful business reporting. His goal is to equip state agencies with increasing equity in public spending in his current role as the Equity Toolkit Manager for Washington’s Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises. He occasionally teaches process and project management as an adjunct professor in Seattle University’s Management Department. His interests include whitewater rafting, supporting the arts, and traveling as an opportunity to learn about history.

Shamekia Moultrie, WDVA
Veteran and Servicemember Owned Business Manager, Washington Department of Veterans Affairs. Shamekia Moultrie manages the Veteran and Servicemember Owned Business program at WDVA, where she is the individual responsible for certifying businesses as veteran-owned, encouraging businesses to get certified, and connecting business owners with resources and contracts. She served eight years in the Army as a Human Resource Specialist and upon honorable discharge she work studied with ESD while completing her MBA. She then joined WDVA’s Veterans Services Department before moving to her current role.

Shamekia uses her lived experience as business owner in the state of Washington to improve services to veterans. Shamekia likes to spend time with family and travel when she can.   

Resie Rogers, EMPA (he/him)
Serves on the Governor’s Subcabinet on Business Diversity Coordinator with OMWBE. The goal of the Subcabinet on Business Diversity is to maximize opportunities for OMWBE certified businesses to contract with state agencies, helping Washington address equity in public contracting and spend through in and outside the box thinking. Prior to his current role, he was a certification coordinator at OMWBE where he gained expertise in state and federal licensing for historically underutilized businesses. His education includes an Executive Masters in Public Administration (EMPA) from the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington. Resie brings his lived experience in and a strong passion for community and social service. He volunteers at the local historic cinema, provides volunteer VITA Tax preparation, and has developed an impressive collection of sneakers in his free time. 

Drew Zavatsky, JD (he/him)
He is the Procurement Risk Assessment (PRA) Administrator for the Department of Enterprise Services (DES). In that position, he helped co-author the DES Supplier Diversity Policy and Handbook. Before his current position, Drew worked in the Washington State Office of Enterprise Risk Management. He has had leadership in several statewide enterprise risk management initiatives, including creating the state Procurement Risk Management program (2014 – current),  implementing the State ERM Initiative (2007 - 2014), creating a risk identification and mitigation plan for the state Attorney General's Office for the federal HIPAA/HITECH regulatory framework (2010-11), and the coordination of the state's risk management program regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Drew has been an attorney for over thirty years, including a decade as a King County Deputy Prosecutor in Seattle, Washington. He lives in Seattle with his wife and rambunctious Poodle-Australian Shepard, Momo.