Our Team
Office of Equity, Racial and Social Justice
LEADERSHIP:
Anita Whitfield
Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer (CEIO)
Director of the Office of Equity, Racial and Social Justice
anita.whitfield@kingcounty.gov
206-477-2669
Eci Ameh
Deputy Director of the Office of Equity, Racial and Social Justice
206-477-4136
eci.ameh@kingcounty.gov
Senayet Negusse
Special Assistant to the CEIO
King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission
206-580- 8013
snegusse@kingcounty.gov
Jasmine Harbor
Executive Program Assistant
206-848-0221
jaharbor@kingcounty.gov
Disability Equity and Civil Rights Team:
Dorian Esper-Taylor
Disability Justice Specialist
206-477-7500
despertaylor@kingcounty.gov
Jennifer Mechem
ADA/Civil Rights Section Manager
206-477-5622
jmechem@kingcounty.gov
Taryn Farley
ADA Specialist
206-263-8927
tfarley@kingcounty.gov
Community Engagement and Co-Creation Team:
DeVante Daniels
Community Engagement & Co-Creation Program Manager
206-477-7245
dedaniels@kingcounty.gov
Antonio Herrera Garza Community Cultural Liaison 206-263-3676 aherreragarza@kingcounty.gov
Julia Jannon-Shields Community Cultural Liaison 206-848-0312
Phyllis Sutton
Coalition Against Hate and Bias Manager
206-698-3615
psutton@kingcounty.gov
Equity, Racial and Social Justice Policy Advisors:
Arun Sambataro
Senior Policy Advisor, Equity, Racial and Social Justice
Racism is a Public Health Crisis
206-263-1104
arun.sambataro@kingcounty.gov
Kwame Toure Simmons
Policy Advisor, Equity, Racial and Social Justice
206-477-5035
kwsimmons@kingcounty.gov
Language Equity Team:
Cheryse Ishii
Language Equity Manager
206-477-6608
cishii@kingcounty.gov
Daud Ali
Immigrant and Language Access Coordinator
206-477-6699
daali@kingcounty.gov
Internal Functions Team:
John Eklof
Senior Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager
206-477-6407
jeklof@kingcounty.gov
Stacey McQuade-Eger
Organizational Development Manager
206-491-8745
smcquade@kingcounty.gov
Stephanie Guzman-Barrera
Senior Communications Manager
206-477-8256
sguzman@kingcounty.gov
Determinants of Equity (Jan. 2015)