Our Team
Office of Equity and Social Justice
LEADERSHIP:
Anita Whitfield
Chief Equity Inclusion Officer
Director of Office of Equity and Social Justice
anita.whitfield@kingcounty.gov
206-477-2669
Arthur (Art) Hendricks
Deputy Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
206-263-0334
arhendricks@kingcounty.gov
Eci Ameh
Deputy Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
206-477-4136
Eci.Ameh@kingcounty.gov
TEAM:
Angelica Esquivel
Community Engagement Translation Program Coordinator
206-477-4994
aesquivel@kingcounty.gov
Antonio Herrera Garza Community Cultural Liaison 206-263-3676 aherreragarza@kingcounty.gov
Arun Sambataro
Senior Policy Advisor on Equity and Social Justice
Co-Facilitator for Racism is a Public Health Crisis
206-263-1104
arun.sambataro@kingcounty.gov
Cheryse Ishii
Interim Immigration and Language Equity Program Manager
206-477-6608
cishii@kingcounty.gov
Daud Ali
Immigration and Language Access Coordinator
206-477-6699
daali@kingcounty.gov
DeVante Daniels
Interim Community Engagement & Co-Creation Program Manager
206-477-7245
dedaniels@kingcounty.gov
Dorian Esper-Taylor
Disability Specialist
206-477-7500
despertaylor@kingcounty.gov
Jasmine Harbor
Executive Program Assistant
206-848-0221
jaharbor@kingcounty.gov
Jennifer Mechem
ADA/Civil Rights Section Manager
206-477-5622
jmechem@kingcounty.gov
John Eklof
Senior Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager
206-477-6407
jeklof@kingcounty.gov
Julia Jannon-Shields Community Cultural Liaison 206-848-0312
Kwame Toure Simmons
Policy Advisor, Equity, Racial and Social Justice
206-477-5035
kwsimmons@kingcounty.gov
Phyllis Sutton
Coalition Against Hate and Bias Manager
206-698-3615
psutton@kingcounty.gov
Senayet Negusse
Language Equity Program Manager
206-580- 8013
snegusse@kingcounty.gov
Stacey McQuade-Eger
Senior Equity and Native American Program Manager
206-491-8745
smcquade@kingcounty.gov
Stephanie Guzman
Senior Communications Manager
206-477-8256
Sguzman@kingcounty.gov
Taryn Farley
Disability Specialist
206-263-8927
tfarley@kingcounty.gov
Determinants of Equity (Jan. 2015)