Webinar Description
Rayon Brown, Executive Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer for Fox Valley Technical College and a member of the board of directors at Greater Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity facilitated a training for affiliate staff and volunteers on diversity and inclusion. Participants were provided information on key demographics in their affiliate service areas in advance of this webinar, and asked to compare those demographics to staff, board members, volunteers and partner families to see how well they align. Learn more about how Fox Valley Technical College created a campus-wide diversity plan, and what steps you can take for your own affiliate, large or small. We guarantee that you'll be inspired by this presentation and discussion!
Facilitator
Rayon Brown
Executive Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) /Chief Diversity Officer at Fox Valley Technical College
Brown joined FVTC in 2004. Before being named Chief Diversity Officer in July 2020, he held various positions at the College including Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Manager of Multicultural Student Services, Intercollegiate Athletics/Student Life Coordinator and Student Life Recreation Assistant. In 2014, he served as the Director of the Brother-to-Brother program, an initiative designed to increase retention rates of students of color at the College.
Active in the community, Brown chairs the Ryan Community Board of Directors and co-chairs the Imagine Fox Cities Coordinating Committee. He serves on several other boards and planning committees, including the NACCE Mentoring Council, LEAVEN Community Resource Center Outcomes and Evaluation Committee, Community Health Action Team (CHAT), POINT Action Groups, Celebrate Diversity Fox Cities Board of Directors, Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team, Fox Cities Chief Diversity Officers Collaborative, and Voices of Men Fox Cities.
Brown earned an Associate degree in Marketing from FVTC and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee. He earned his Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership & Administration from Concordia University in Mequon.
Banner photo (c) 2017, Habitat for Humanity International