The board supports City Council’s strategic focus of diversity and use community feedback to influence future decision-making to promote diversity, inclusivity and social equity in Northglenn.
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DIVERSITY BOARD DOCUMENTS
Read the DISE Board Statement Regarding Gaza
News
June 10, 2023 - Northglenn Pride event. 5-7 p.m. on the festival lawn, 1 E. Memorial Pkwy. Join us for this free event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and inclusivity! Music, food, booths and more.
Feb. 2023 -- DISE Board invited the Anti-Defamation League to host a community conversation about anti-Semitism.
Dec. 2022 - DISE Board facilitated the passing of an Anti-Hate Resolution by Northglenn City Council.
The DISE Board sponsored the first Pride event in Adams County in June 2021.
Our Diversity, Inclusivity and Social Equity (DISE) Board held a community listening session in 2021
As a follow-up to their conversation, they are asking residents to complete a short survey. View session below. Take the survey: https://bit.ly/3g9pbz1.
The board presented a video to City Council on Jan. 11, 2021 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The board supported a movie series during Black History Month 2021. Feb. 12 was Harriet, and Feb. 19 was 42. All proceeds were donated to Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.
Meetings
The board meets the 4th Tuesday of each month in City Hall (also accessible virtually). All meeting agendas and recordings are available through the "Diversity Board Documents" link above.
Join
The board has 11 members: two representatives from each ward and three at-large members which includes one youth member.
To qualify as a member you must:- Be a resident of Northglenn to serve as a representative of your ward - or -
- Live, work or attend school in the city to serve as an at-large member - and -
- Be at least 16 years old - and -
- Have a genuine interest in advancing diversity, inclusivity and social equity efforts in the city
- Participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion training annually
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings either in-person or virtually
- Regularly obtain feedback from the community and report back to the board during meetings
- Maintain a professional and respectful decorum
- Maintain all sensitive information that is shared during meetings as confidential
Membership
Board and Commission Application
Vice Chair
Ward 4 Member
11701 Community Center Drive
Term Expires: 09/28/2026
Ward 1 Member
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
Ward 1 Member
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
Initial Appointment: 09/28/2020
Term Expires: 09/28/2026
Ward 2 Member
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
Vanessa Alarcon (pronouns: she/her)
Ward 2 Member
c/o Northglenn City Hall
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
valarcon.msw@gmail.com
Initial Appointment: February 12, 2024
Term Expires: September 28, 2026
Claudia Belen Hernandez (pronouns: she/her/ella)
Ward 3 Member
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
claudiabh101@gmail.com
Initial Appointment: February 12, 2024
Term Expires: September 28, 2026
Ryan Easterling-Babin (pronouns: he/him)
Ward 3 Member
c/o Northglenn City Hall
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
r.easterlingbabin@outlook.com
Initial Appointment: February 12, 2024
Term Expires: September 28, 2026
Ward 4 Member
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
Initial Appointment: 02/27/2023
Term Expires: 09/28/2026
Shannon McDougald (pronouns: he/him)
At-Large Member
c/o Northglenn City Hall
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
mcdougald839@gmail.com
Initial Appointment: February 12, 2024
Term Expires: September 28, 2026
Lawrence Rangel
At-Large Member
c/o Northglenn City Hall
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
lrang2019@icloud.com
Initial Appointment: February 12, 2024
Term Expires: September 28, 2026
Youth At-Large Member
11701 Community Center Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
arguetagilkah08@gmail.com
Initial Appointment: 03/13/2023
Term Expires: 09/28/2026
Katherine E. Goff (pronouns: she/her)
City Council Ex-Officio Member
Council Member, Ward 3
720.668.8110
kgoff@northglenn.org
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