A State View of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for Immigrants & Refugees

201 Stetson Dr,Charlotte NC 28262

16 March, 2023

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NC Office of the Governor DEI Interagency Working Group on New Americans. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Immigrants and Refugees (New Americans) Community Listening Session We are looking forward to this opportunity to have an intentional meeting between our community and our state agencies from NCGOV, DPS, DAC, DOR, DNCR, DIT, DHHS, DEQ, Hometown Strong, Commerce, NCGOV, DA&CS, and DOJ, to continue advancing equitable outcomes for all. o 5:45 P.M. Registration o 6:00 P.M. Welcome Remarks – Cristina España, Deputy Director DEI, Office of the Governor o 6:08 P.M. Emily Roach, Director of Policy, and Strategic Planning. Department of Commerce o 6:10 P.M. Danielle Frazier, Executive Director of CharlotteWorks o 6:15 P.M. Panel with Community Leaders, Best Practices for Immigrant and Refugee Integration. - Jordan Lopez, Policy Assistant, Hometown Strong Moderator: Senator Mujtaba Mohammed Panelists: Federico Rios, Assistant Director, Office of Equity, Mobility and Immigrant Integration at City of Charlotte, Hiba Salih, Program OfficerProgram Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Lennin Caro, Lead Community Researcher at Camino Research Institute. o 6:40 P.M. Breakout Groups with community members - Carolina Jimenez DEQ Diversity and Equity Manager and Yazmin Rico, DHHS Director of Latinx and Hispanic Policy and Strategy Conversation with small groups around best practices for immigrant and refugee integration. Questions:  What are the best practices for immigrant integration?  What best channels or practices connect immigrants with state resources?  Experiences supporting other groups of immigrants who speak other languages or dialects?  What are some of the best practices to support the mental health and well-being of immigrants & refugees?  What are some of the best practices to support education and workforce development for immigrants & refugees? o 7:15 P.M. NC DEI Interagency Working Group for New Americans - Cristina España Members: Cristina España, NCGOV, Deputy Director Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, OPEI Office of the GovernorSherry Hunter, DPS, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Law Enforcement. Deputy SecretaryMike Daniska, DAC, Chief of StaffJustin Duncan ,DAC, Energy & Sustainability ManagerJulie Parenteau, DOT, Recruiter for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionJavier Carlos, DOR, Latino Outreach ManagerJason J. Diem, DNCR, Director of Program IntegrationJorge Malo, DNCR, Outreach Assistant and Translation CoordinatorJordan A. Lopez ,Hometown Strong, Policy Assistant Annette Taylor, DIT, Director of Digital Equity and LiteracyMaggie Woods, DIT, Digital Equity ManagerYazmin Rico, DHHS, Director of Latinx and Hispanic Policy and StrategyScott Philips, DHHS, NC State Refugee CoordinatorJeanna Cullinan, DHHS, Communications and Strategic Initiatives ManagerCarolina Fonseca Jimenez, DEQ, Diversity and Equity ManagerEmily Roach, Commerce, Director of Policy and Strategic PlanningCatherine Rivera , Commerce, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion AnalystLuz Sanabria-Reyes, NCGOV, Volunteer NC, Disaster Services ManagerMercedes Restucha, DOJ, Assistant Attorney General Public Protection SectionCarmina Hason, NCAGR, Pesticide Specialist, Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Divisiono 7:45 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Networking Grupo de Trabajo de DEI sobre Nuevos Americanos de la Oficina del Gobernador NC. Diversidad, equidad e inclusión para inmigrantes y refugiados(Nuevos Americanos) Sesión de Escucha Esperamos esta oportunidad para tener una conversación intencional entre nuestra comunidad y nuestras agencias estatales de NCGOV, DPS, DAC, DOR, DNCR, DIT, DHHS, DEQ, Hometown Strong, Commerce, NCGOV, DA&CS, y DOJ, para continuar avanzando resultados equitativos para todos. o 5:45 P.M. Registro o 6:00 P.M. Bienvenida – Cristina España, Directora Adjunta DEI, Oficina del Gobernador o 6:08 P.M. Emily Roach, Director de Política y Planificación Estratégica. Departamento de Comercio o 6:10 P.M. Danielle Frazier, Directora Ejecutiva de CharlotteWorks o 6:15 P.M. Panel con líderes comunitarios, Mejores prácticas para la integración de inmigrantes y refugiados. - Jordan Lopez, Asistente político, Hometown Strong Moderador: Senador Mujtaba Mohammed Panelists: Federico Rios, Director Adjunto de la Oficina de Equidad, Movilidad e Integración de los Inmigrantes de la Ciudad de Charlotte, Hiba Salih, Funcionaria de Programas de Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), y Lennin Caro, Investigador Principal de la Comunidad en Camino Research Institute. o 6:40 P.M. Grupos de trabajo con miembros de la comunidad - Carolina Jimenez DEQ Administradora de Diversidad y Equidad y Yazmin Rico, DHHS Directora de Latinx e Hispanos, Estrategia y Política. Conversación en pequeños grupos en torno a las mejores prácticas para la integración de inmigrantes y refugiados. Preguntas:  ¿Cuáles son las mejores prácticas para la integración de los inmigrantes?  ¿Cuáles son los mejores canales o prácticas para conectar a los inmigrantes con los recursos estatales?  ¿Experiencias de apoyo a otros grupos de inmigrantes que hablan otras lenguas o dialectos?  ¿Cuáles son algunas de las mejores prácticas para apoyar la salud mental y el bienestar de los inmigrantes y refugiados?  ¿Cuáles son algunas de las mejores prácticas para apoyar la educación y el desarrollo de la mano de obra de inmigrantes y refugiados? o 7:15 P.M. NC Office of the Governor’s DEI Workgroup on New Americans - Cristina España Members: Cristina España, NCGOV, Deputy Director Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, OPEI Office of the GovernorSherry Hunter, DPS, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Law Enforcement. Deputy SecretaryMike Daniska, DAC, Chief of StaffJustin Duncan ,DAC, Energy & Sustainability ManagerJulie Parenteau, DOT, Recruiter for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionJavier Carlos, DOR, Latino Outreach ManagerJason J. Diem, DNCR, Director of Program IntegrationJorge Malo, DNCR, Outreach Assistant and Translation CoordinatorJordan A. Lopez ,Hometown Strong, Policy Assistant Annette Taylor, DIT, Director of Digital Equity and LiteracyMaggie Woods, DIT, Digital Equity ManagerYazmin Rico, DHHS, Director of Latinx and Hispanic Policy and StrategyScott Philips, DHHS, NC State Refugee CoordinatorJeanna Cullinan, DHHS, Communications and Strategic Initiatives ManagerCarolina Fonseca Jimenez, DEQ, Diversity and Equity ManagerEmily Roach, Commerce, Director of Policy and Strategic PlanningCatherine Rivera , Commerce, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion AnalystLuz Sanabria-Reyes, NCGOV, Volunteer NC, Disaster Services ManagerMercedes Restucha, DOJ, Assistant Attorney General Public Protection SectionCarmina Hason, NCAGR, Pesticide Specialist, Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Divisiono 7:45 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Networking