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NYSERDA outlines DEI progress and next-phase plan development for 2026
Summary
DEI Officer Michelle Andree and Christy Webster reported on four strategic DEI goals, accomplishments over the past four years (including employee resource groups and expanded onboarding), and plans to develop a new DEI strategic plan in 2026 with governance-committee engagement and investments in HR systems and measurement infrastructure.
Michelle Andree, NYSERDA's DEI officer, summarized progress since the agency launched its initial DEI strategic plan and said the plan is closing out this year. "The DEI strategic plan that has guided our work thus far is closing out this year," she said, and explained that the next strategic plan will be drafted with governance committee input in upcoming months.
Christy Webster described operational steps to embed DEI into people strategy and systems, including organization design, job architecture, a full-scale HR information system rebuild and expanded partnerships to strengthen talent pipelines. Webster noted improvements in onboarding, internships and employee resource group activity and said the agency has had "at least 25 staff members who have served as co leaders of those groups over the past handful of years," a sign she described as positive feedback about staff engagement.
Board members asked about governance committee involvement and timing; staff said they will return to the governance committee during the year with drafts and updates. The item was informational and required no board action.
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