Minneapolis kev puas siab puas ntsws uas tsis yog-nyiaj ntxiv ib exciting, guiding lub suab rau nws pab neeg coj thiab sustains nws nqis thiab nrog rau cov lus raws li nws expands mus saib rau cov me nyuam thiab tsev neeg.
MINNEAPOLIS, Lub Yim Hli Ntuj 12 2024 — Washburn Center rau cov me nyuam muaj npe hu ua Christine Smith, MA, raws li nws cov thawj coj tshiab ntawm nqis thiab inclusion. Nrog o o thov thiab siab rau li cas kev puas siab puas ntsws yog tauj, Washburn Center yog strengthening nws daws thiab coj kom sustainability hauv nws lub xyoo 141st ntawm zej zog kuas kev pab.
"Christine yog ib tug thawj coj proven, qhov kev pab cuam innovator thiab nqis thiab inclusion practitioner," hais Craig Warren, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) rau Washburn Center rau cov me nyuam. Nws theem xaiv yaam kws txawj ntse, kev kawm nyob rau hauv racialized healing thiab nqis acumen li Washburn Center transforms cov hluas kev puas siab puas ntsws rau hnub no thiab tshaj ntawd. Nws wealth ntawm kev nyob rau hauv cov pej xeem thiab nonprofit sectors yuav txhim khu thiab qhia lub hom phiaj ntawm Washburn Center.
"Muaj ntau lub zej zog cov me nyuam muaj kev puas siab puas ntsws. Tu siab cov kev sib tw no feem ntau steeper rau cov me nyuam uas tuav marginalized tawv. Christine tus coj yuav deepen peb peev xwm kom muaj ib nyuas inclusive nyuas uas enables peb xa culturally- responsive kev puas siab puas ntsws rau txhua kas thiab tsev neeg uas xav tau peb cov kev pab,"Warren tseem. "Lub paj hlwb kev puas siab puas ntsws desperately xav tau ib equitable transformation tawg rau tej barriers tsim los ntawm long-standing underinvestment. Cov inequities yuav tsum mus ces tsev neeg tau mus saib xyuas tias lawv tsim nyog."
"Ua ib lub zej zog uas muaj ntaub ntawv tej kev pab los ntawm Washburn, kuv tau pom tus healing tias cov me nyuam thiab tsev neeg nrhiav tau ntawm no," hais Smith. "Nws yog ib tug haib xa taw tes rau kuv lub neej rov qab los rau hauv lub fold ntawm lub hom phiaj no thiab txhawb qhov chaw ua hauj lwm no thiab li cas peb cuam tshuam txog lub nruab uas kom cov me nyuam los ntawm kev saib xyuas. Kuv twb xav tias lub tsev zog rau peb yuav accomplish rau cov zej zog thiab tsev neeg."
Feem ntau tsis ntev los no, Smith txais kev pab raws li tus thawj coj Equity Director rau lub Penumbra Center rau Racial Healing thiab yog ib tug nqi founder ntawm Alignment ntiaj teb no. Nws yog ib tug nqi convener ntawm Mill City Kids, ib collaborative rooted pab cov zej zog to taub keeb kwm trauma, chaw nyob barriers los inclusion thiab belonging thiab activating lawv kho dua tshiab. Nws kev muaj xws li muab rau neeg noj thiab ua rau cov neeg muab kev pab rau cov neeg muab kev pab, Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Department of Human Services, thiab American Indian OIC.
Smith khwv ib tug tswv kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv tsev neeg lub neej kev kawm ntawv los ntawm Concordia University thiab ib bachelor degree hauv lub koom haum sib txuas lus ntawm Augsburg College. Nws kuj khwv tau daim ntawv pov thawj hauv holistic kev kawm, adverse thaum yau yaam puab paub thiab chaw.
Smith yog ib haiv neeg Minnesotan ntawm lub zej zog Rondo hauv St. Paul. Nws yog ib tug zoo siab xeeb leej xeeb ntxwv ntawm Gaa-waabaabiganikaag (dawb ntiaj teb lub teb chaws) thiab George Bonga.
Washburn Center lub hom phiaj yog strengthened los ntawm ib pab neeg cog coj pab neeg no.
Nrog rau qhov ntxiv ntawm Christine Smith, cov coj pab neeg no nyob Washburn Center tseem fortify thiab ua raws li ntawm nws cov lus rau lub hom phiaj, qhov tseem ceeb thiab hom phiaj ntawm lub koom haum.
Craig Warren yog lub npe tis rau lub LUAG hauj lwm CEO hauv 2022 raws li lub koom haum tus thawj BIPOC (dub, Indigenous, neeg xim) CEO hauv keeb kwm. Txoj kev loj hlob ntawm BIPOC coj yog qhov tseem ceeb li lub koom haum tseem muaj kev responsive zov me nyuam rau cov me nyuam thiab tsev neeg; Nco ntsoov, tshaj 55% ntawm cov neeg tau txais kev pab los ntawm Washburn Center paub li BIPOC. Smith nrog Warren, lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov Trustees thiab senior coj pab neeg tsim integrated nqis thiab nrog rau cov tswv yim thiab siv teg num los txhawb txoj kev loj hlob ntawm Washburn Center lub hom phiaj. Smith txoj kev nyob rau hauv lub hom phiaj kuas thiab qhov tseem ceeb kuas koom haum teev nws rau ib qho kev kawm muaj zog rau kev coj zoo thiab innovation ntawm Washburn Center.