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LCB DEI practitioner outlines Impact team, onboarding and equity work
Summary
Jim Weatherly, the agency's DEI practitioner, described the LCB's Impact team, new onboarding content, learning activities, and plans to align DEI efforts with the agency's five-year strategic plan at the April 8 EMT meeting.
Jim Weatherly presented a department update on diversity, equity and inclusion for the Liquor and Cannabis Board, describing his background and how the agency's DEI work has evolved.
"I've now been in a formal DEI practitioner role for almost 5 years this fall," Jim said, framing the work with a gardening metaphor and noting the LCB's Impact team currently has about 18 members who represent divisions across the agency.
Jim said the agency has revised new-employee orientation to include DEI content, hosted DEIB panels, and launched a "word of the week" drawn from a statewide DEI glossary. He described an internal SharePoint site with resources for staff and cited collaborative cross-functional teams and new equity competencies coming from HR as part of ongoing learning.
Board members thanked Jim for the work; one board member who is also a Master Gardener noted appreciation for the gardening metaphor. Jim offered follow-up contact information and encouraged continued collaboration across divisions.
