BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240802T160000Z DTEND:20240802T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:IE RESOURCE NETWORK CONVENING DESCRIPTION:Practical Tips & Tools Series: Is DEI Working for You\, Your Teams\, Your Communities\, and Those You Serve?\n\n\n\nJoin us as we explore the impact that recent rulings on Affirmative Action and Funding Preference will have on our organizations and funding going forward. \n\n\n\n\n\nKey Topics We Will Explore include:\n\n\n Bias\, Cultural Competence\, and Becoming Anti-Racist\n Moving beyond competence and respect to humility and continuous reflection\n\n\nA few of the questions we will address:\n\n\n Bias\, Cultural Competence\, and Becoming Anti-Racist\n Are you ready to share the responsibility of shaping what is next?\n Why can?t you just trust your gut or your intentions?\n Do you have the courage to heal and be a healer?\n Is this the time to retreat or is it time to advance?\n Are there really sides and do you have to choose.\n\n \n\n\nSpeaker: John Epps\, Managing Principal\, Creative Excellence LLC \n\n\n\n \n\n John Epps | Managing Principal\n\nMr. John Epps is Managing Principal at Creative Excellence. He and his team support strategies and initiatives that invest in the growth and empowerment of individuals\, teams\, and organizations that want to transform their markets\, communities\, and careers.\n\n\n\nHe currently serves as Board Secretary on the Academy for Grassroots Organizations Board\, the Secretary and Treasurer of the Board for Building Resilient Communities\, Board President at HARC and has previously served as Treasurer and Board Secretary.\n\n\n\nMr. Epps was the Founder and Executive Director of We Are One United Inc.\, a nonprofit in Palm Desert. He focused on Positive Youth Development\, Mental Health\, and Community Service and Wellness. Mr. Epps was the Founder and Executive Director of Applied Principles for Service\, and he developed a Welfare-to-Work Vocational Training program in San Bernardino\, CA. As the Program Director for Operation Hand-Up\, a nonprofit project for the Rock Church and World Outreach Center. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nPractical Tips &\; Tools Series: \;Is DEI Working for You\, Your Teams\, Your Communities\, and Those You Serve?
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\nJoin us as we explore the impact that recent rulings on Affirmative Action and Funding Preference will have on our organizations and funding going forward. \;
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A few of the questions we will address:
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Speaker: John Epps\, Managing Principal\, Creative Excellence LLC \;
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John Epps | Managing Principal

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Mr. John Epps is Managing Principal at Creative Excellence. He and his team support strategies and initiatives that invest in the growth and empowerment of individuals\, teams\, and organizations that want to transform their markets\, communities\, and careers.
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\nHe currently serves as Board Secretary on the Academy for Grassroots Organizations Board\, \;the Secretary and Treasurer of the Board for Building Resilient Communities\, \;Board President at HARC \;and has previously served as Treasurer and Board Secretary.
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\nMr. Epps was the Founder and Executive Director of We Are One United Inc.\, a nonprofit in Palm Desert. \; He focused on Positive Youth Development\, Mental Health\, and Community Service and Wellness. \; \;Mr. Epps was the Founder and Executive Director of Applied Principles for Service\, and he developed a Welfare-to-Work Vocational Training program in San Bernardino\, CA. As the Program Director for Operation Hand-Up\, a nonprofit project for the Rock Church and World Outreach Center.

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\n LOCATION:San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools West End Educational Service Center 8265 Aspen Street Rancho Cucamonga\, CA 91730 UID:e.9149.1283 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260525T145915Z URL:https://members.academygo.com/events/details/ie-resource-network-convening-1283 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR