Amplify This! Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion In Disaster Management

In a special episode, recorded May 2020, Chauncia is joined by Bernadette Onyenaka, Co-Founder and Principal of the O&G Racial Equity Collaborative as well as Nicolette Louissaint, Executive Director, Healthcare Ready. The three emergency management and public health veterans reflect on their experiences and those of family members considered "essential workers" during this pandemic. Additionally, the trio discuss the effect of COVID-19 misinformation on communities of color, distrust of the government, and much more.

As we reflect on the struggles of, and injustices committed against Native Americans, Monica & Chauncia are joined by two special guests. International Women in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Hall of Fame inductee Rose Whitehair as well as co-manager for the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professional's Tribes' Climate Change Program and activist Nikki Cooley. The four discuss the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on indigenous communities, the role of Native American women in President-Elect Biden's southwest victories, and the shared experiences of women of color.

Monica and Chauncia are joined by Dr. S. Atiya Martin, celebrated emergency management professional and CEO of All Aces, in a special live broadcast for the “Alliances for Equity” Virtual Forum series in October 2020. The series was organized by the Resilient Nation Partnership Network (RNPN), a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiative, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Over 30 speakers from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors came together to discuss current challenges and actionable steps toward prioritizing and building a more equitable future.Dr. Martin, Monica, and Chaunica discuss what we can do to make a more equitable landscape for frontline communities, or as Dr. Martin calls them priority communities. Additionally, what we can do to make emergency management, as well as the agencies that communities and stakeholders depend on, more equitable and fair.

As it is October 2020, and the pivotal US election looms, this month Monica & Chauncia discuss between themselves the challenges to voters in the election - especially for people of color and underserved communities. Voter suppression, candidate misogyny, and most importantly, making a plan to vote.

This month Monica and Chauncia are joined by Anaís Roque, a Graduate Research Associate in Environmental Social Science from Arizona State University and engineer, entrepreneur, diversity and inclusion ambassador, and STEM enthusiast, Bacilia Angel.Together they discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Hispanic and Latino communities, what it means to be Afro-Latina, Hispanic Heritage Month, and of course, everyone’s favorite Puerto Rican dish, mofongo.

Attorney Abdul Rehman Khan of McCarter & English joins co-hosts Chauncia Willis, Co-founder and CEO of I-DIEM (Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management) and Monica Sanders, Professor at Georgetown University and the University of Delaware.As the firm's first Pro Bono Fellow for the City of Newark, Abdul Rehman's leverages the firm’s pro bono resources to represent low-income tenants facing eviction. In this episode, Monica, Chauncia, and Adbul Rehman discuss the impact of those evictions on communities of color, immigrants, and the U.S. at large.

Dr. Michelle Dovil of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University join co-hosts Chauncia Willis, Co-founder and CEO of I-DIEM (Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management) and Monica Sanders, Professor at Georgetown University and the University of Delaware. Together they discuss the disproportionate effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color, particularly in the United States.