The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Training for the CMHA Board of Directors is part of a statewide training set (made up of two events, with the same content in two locations in Michigan) of intensive education and training adesigne to Advisory Group training is the first event in a series of education and training events designed to increase the knowledge and skills of the leadership (and, over time, that of the staff and stakeholders) of Michigan’s public mental health system around DEI issues, policies, and practices. This event, designed around a sound set of DEI concepts and resources and guided by the results of interviews and surveys of the members of the CMHA Board of Directors (made up of leaders throughout the state’s public mental health system) will cover: fundamental DEI concepts, organizational DEI policies and practices, and organizational change management concepts.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants in this event will:
CERTIFICATES:
Participants who fully attend this training will be eligible to receive a certificate of participation. Certificates are managed by the hosting agency (CMHA).
PRESENTERS:
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Sheryl Weir, MPH, is the former Manager of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Equity and Minority Health (OEMH), formerly Health Disparities Reduction and Minority Health. In that capacity, she directed efforts to improve health equity for racial and ethnic minority and tribal populations in Michigan. Under her leadership, OEMH activities focused on improving available data, raising awareness, building local community capacity, and initiating program and policy efforts to eliminate health inequities among populations of color in Michigan. Her experience includes a broad range of public health issues including health equity, health disparities and social justice. Ms. Weir received a Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University.
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Jacquelynne Borden-Conyers, M.Ed., is a senior consultant with demonstrated success in designing and implementing creative strategies to solve organizational development and project challenges in government, education, and the non-profit sector. She is also a multicultural trainer and project manager. In this capacity, Ms. Borden-Conyers is a trained consultant with VISIONS, Inc., an international non-profit training, and consulting organization specializing in diversity and inclusion. She was the principal consultant with the Michigan Department of Education’s multi-year “Student Voice,” project. A former member of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Health team, she led a number of DEI-centered efforts with partners from across the country.
The Great Lakes MHTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.
