• The Racial and Social Equity Standing Committee was stood up by the Commission to carry forth the work of its Task Force on Racism. The Commission believed it was in the best interest of the Chevy Chase community and the District of Columbia to continue using its influence on our community’s public and policy debate to raise equity issues through the formation of a permanent Standing Committee of the Commission, where members of the committee are committed to advocating for the just treatment of all those disadvantaged by systemic inequality. In creating the standing committee, the Commission tasked the body to study and advise the Commission on how to most effectively:
  • Implement the initiatives developed and recommended by the Commission’s Task Force on Racism and adopted by the Commission;
  • Advocate for racial and social equity in the community and the city; endeavor to develop racial and social equity frameworks for analyzing issues and policies;
  • Promote community involvement and engagement; develop key stakeholder (community and City-wide) relationships; incorporate the most affected community members;
  • Champion education and training to increase awareness and understanding of equity frameworks; connect individual and collective experiences to systemic equity issues; and
  • Value data-driven analysis to aid decision-making.

2024 Committee Members

Ron Eichner; Lisa Gore; Renee Inman; Merilee Janssen; Carl Lankowski; Elizabeth Martin; Karrenthya Simmons; Cal Simone; Maria Sims; and Maurice Werner.

2024 Committee Meeting Dates

January 16th; February 20st; March 19st; April 16th; May 21th; June 18th; July 16th; No meetings in August; September 17th; October 15th; November 19st; and December 17th.

All meeting times are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted on the above schedule.

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