Unlock the Power of Inclusion!

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A new training strives to create an environment where everyone can unleash their full potential, no matter their neurological profile.

The County launched a Neurodivergent Excellence training series on June 30. The three-part e-learning series is designed to inspire a culture of neurodiversity and foster an inclusive workplace. With each course (Disability 101, Neurodiversity 101 and Autism 101), you will gain an understanding of the barriers faced by neurodivergent individuals and acquire the tools to break down those barriers.

These training tracks were created with a dual lens of best practices and lived experience in partnership with Rangam Consultants Inc., a global workforce solutions company with a focus on neurodiverse and inclusive employment. This program is part of our commitment to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion principles.

In taking these courses, you will contribute to a workplace that recognizes and values the unique talents and perspectives of all employees. Take the training now.

Learn More About Gender Identity and Pronouns

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The Office of Equity & Racial Justice is working to ensure that San Diego County is a place where transgender and nonbinary people experience belonging, safety, and affirmation. Watch this video from The Knowledge Center to learn more about gender identity and personal pronouns or sign up for the upcoming training on July 27 hosted by TransFamily Support Services. If you’d like to get involved in the County’s Gender Identity and Expression Working Group, please reach out at oerj@sdcounty.ca.gov.

County Recognizes Pride Month

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County recognizes Pride Month with flag raising outside County Administration Center.

The annual Pride Month flag raising ceremony was held at the County Administration Center Tuesday evening. The event was cohosted by our LGBTQ&A Employee Resource Group and Chairwoman Nora Vargas. It included the raising of a rainbow flag and lighting the building in rainbow.

See the gallery.

The County Board of Supervisors also issued a proclamation Tuesday recognizing Pride Month. Watch members of our LGBTQ&A Employee Resource Group and other organizations accept the proclamation.

County Board of Supervisors honoring Pride Month.



Join LGBTQIA+ Panel Discussion

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Don’t miss this Pride Month event for employees! Join a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, allies (LGBTQIA+) panel discussion at 9 a.m., Friday, June 30 on Teams.

This event is being hosted by the LGBTQ&A Employee Resource Group, Human Resources’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team, and Planning and Development Services’ Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Speakers

  • Fernando Zweifach López Jr. (they/them), San Diego Pride Executive Director

  • Dahvia Lynch (she/her), Planning and Development Director

  • Taryell Simmons (he/him), Human Resources Services Manager

  • Dr. Eric McDonald (he/him), Interim Director, Health and Human Service Agency

  • Tamara Watson-Foster (she/her), LBGTQ&A ERG Board Director

  • Miko Osada (she/her), Youth Services Librarian

  • Mica Miragliotta (they/them), Office of Equity and Racial Justice Management Fellow

  • Vivien Bernardo (they/them/she/her), HHSA, Equity & Strategic Partnerships

To submit a question before the event, email Planning and Development Services D&I Champion Ed Vea.

Join this engaging panel discussion on Teams.

See the flyer below.

Rainbow flag

Join ‘On Juneteenth’ Book Discussion

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Please join the African American Association of County Employees for an exciting book discussion on Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth.”

Date: July 13
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location:  Microsoft Teams
RSVP: https://forms.office.com/g/4LNpLf7cR1

Book Description: Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” provides a historian’s view of the country’s long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow and beyond. All too aware of the stories of cowboys, ranchers, and oilmen that have long dominated the lore of the Lone Star State, Gordon-Reed—herself a Texas native and the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas as early as the 1820s—forges a new and profoundly truthful narrative of her home state, with implications for us all. Read more.