The Future of Work is Diverse, Inclusive, Just and Equitable
GlobalMindED closes the equity gap by creating a capable, diverse talent pipeline through connections to role models, mentors, internships for low-income students, returning adults, First Gen to college and inclusive leaders who teach them, work with them and hire them.
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Social Justice Educator, Equity Leader, and Warrior for Liberation Education: Meet Dr. Rosemarie Allen
What is your personal story?
As a young child, I loved school. I loved learning and being in the company of my friends. Unfortunately, school was not a welcoming or safe space for me. From the moment I entered school, I was suspended multiple times a year. As a young girl, I was curious about everything. I questioned everything and everyone. I was on a quest to learn and to know more, more, more. With everything I learned, I wondered what would happen if things were done differently. This natural curiosity landed me in lots of trouble throughout my school career. I quickly learned that adults didn’t like being questioned and did not want the status quo disrupted. I was also told it was not lady like to talk so much and to ask so many questions. This experience made me even more curious, and I decided, at a very young age that I would be a teacher. As a teacher, I would encourage curiosity, investigation, and experimentation. I’d encourage my students to be vocal and to be leaders who challenged the status quo.
What does global leadership mean to you?
Global leadership requires an understanding that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. When Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. said this, I am not sure if he was thinking globally. As the world becomes smaller, we see first-hand how interconnected we are. The recent pandemic showed us that we are part of a global community. When one country is impacted, the world feels the reverberations. This reminds me of another quote from Dr. King: “Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly”. Global leadership is leadership that promotes equity worldwide. Leaders must adopt a servant mentality that is informed by global issues to ensure a just and equitable global society.
What inspired you to become an advocate of racial equality and social justice?
I am a beneficiary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. My White teachers were forced to work in Black schools and had no idea how to relate to Black children, families, and communities. Many had no experience interacting with children who were racially, linguistically, and culturally diverse. Research shows that these teachers treated black children harshly, criticized them often, praised them rarely, and often suspended them from school. This was my experience. I was suspended from schools many times and expelled from three schools. This was a heartbreaking experience, especially since I loved school and loved learning. I decided very early to be a catalyst for change. I decided I’d be a teacher so that no child would ever be treated the way I was treated. Coming from a social justice family, I learned early, the value to taking action to address social justice issues. My dad was the example of a change agent who worked tirelessly to address unjust practices in our community. He was a great inspiration in my life.
What would you say is your greatest vision as an educator and changemaker? Where do you see your career in the years to come?
As a social justice educator, my vision is to change education from its very foundation to ensure justice for all students. We must understand the foundation of today’s educational system was founded and built on the concept of exclusion. Women, African Americans, people of color, and those with disabilities were, and are still excluded from high quality educational systems. My vision and goal is to change that. Change must occur at the granular level. So many times, racism and its impacts are discussed and examined without uncovering systemic racism as the nucleus of the problem. Historical exclusion of African Americans, other people of color, and those with disabilities are based on racist policies, practices, and beliefs. We must change the hearts, perceptions, and values of educators and policy makers to transform our educational system so that all students will succeed. Culturally sustaining and culturally promoting pedagogies must be adopted so that learning is active, dynamic, and relevant, where children see themselves, their culture, ways of being, and language reflected throughout the curriculum. Efforts to recruit, sustain, and support teachers of color is critical to transforming the educational system. This must be done on three levels, (a) Personal Level: Anti-bias/anti-racist training for all school personnel, (b) Local Level: Equity Audits of schools and districts culminating in an equity plan, and (c) State and Federal Levels: Changing laws and policies to erase racist laws and policies, replacing them with equitable laws and policies.
How can GlobalMindED further support your efforts?
GlobalMindED’s resources are invaluable in support of the efforts I am engaging in, from trainings, course materials, etc. The circle ever-widening: we can and will improve the world.
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Join us in Denver June 7-9 for GlobalMindED 2023 |
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Early Bird Registration Open Now
To get a feel for the conference experience, please see this brief video by The PhD Project from the 2022 GlobalMindED Conference
- GlobalMindED June 2022 DEI conference
- Complete 2022 Program
- Inclusive Leader Awards Program 2022
- 800+ attendees
- 140 students from 41 universities/colleges, 58 received scholarships
- 300+ speakers from 65 universities/colleges and 47 businesses
- 130 universities/colleges represented
- Majority of panels featured at least one student
- 74 % diverse speakers
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Social Justice and Equity: A constant evolution but we still haven’t hit the mark! |
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Social Justice and Equity: A Constant Evolution but we Still Haven’t Hit the Mark!, a Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable presentation |
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Dr. Ryan Ross; Assoc. V. Chancellor Student Affairs, Equity, & Inclusion, Colorado Community College System
Reiland Rabaka; Founder and Director, Center for African and African American Studies, University of Colorado Boulder,
Lana Hailemariam; Chief Executive Officer, StandUP, LLC,
Emily Shamsid-Deen; Principal, ESD Consulting,
Dr. Roberto Montoya; Chief Educational Equity Officer, Colorado Department of Higher Education,
Keith Station; Deputy Chief of Staff—Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, City of Omaha Mayor’s Office
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The GlobalMindED Inclusive Success NetworkTM had another banner year of growth, impact, and outcomes for First Generation, poverty-affected and minoritized students. Here are some of the highlights:
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Return of in-person GlobalMindED conference with record attendance and the largest First Gen Leadership Class ever of 122 student leaders. See PhD Project brief video of the event.
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Our fourth annual Inclusive Leader Awards recognized 15 DEIB leaders across sectors.
- Almost all our 100+ panels and sessions of 2022 featured a student.
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Of the 300+ speakers, 73% were diverse leaders sharing their thoughts.
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We held our first Industry Marketplace Career Exploration Arena at GlobalMindED 2022 with 40 companies, giving K-12, college students, educators, and leaders a way to learn about emerging fields and careers. Join us for the next one at GlobalMindED 2023.
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Our first satellite event at Georgia Institute of Tech was livestreamed via the Atlanta PBS affiliate.
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We became an official initiative of the Foundation for the Support the United Nations (FSUN) and will hold our first UN event on March 22, 2023.
- ·We served ten colleges with the GlobalMindED Success Collaborative connecting students at each HBCU, MSI, HIS and Tribal College with role models, mentors, internships, and jobs.
- We had partners/volunteers from Microsoft, Salesforce, Rubrik, HP, Stanford MBA and more.
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We spoke at the White House Initiative for HBCUs with sponsor Hewlett Packard.
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Our team, Board, Colorado Board and Executive Leadership Council are all majority diverse serving a majority diverse population of emerging leaders.
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We continued to publish our daily newsletter and conduct monthly virtual Equity events, led by people of color with majority diverse panelists and students. These are the role models for our students.
- Our annual operating budget increased by 67% emerging COVID strong.
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We doubled our staff from four to eight as we grow to scale our impact.
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Our Young Professionals grew to 40 strong, with a ten-person leadership cabinet made up of, but not limited to, graduates of our programs who are now working professionals.
- Since 2015, we have successfully connected 1,200+ students to internships and jobs.
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Our founder, Carol Carter, was recognized as one of the Most Powerful Women in Denver by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce and one of the Most Admired CEOs by the Denver Business Journal.
We are grateful for the support, inclusive leadership, and financial contributions of our community and sponsors who work tirelessly to open doors for the students we serve, the institutions who support them, and the businesses and non-profits who are committed to hiring a capable, diverse talent pipeline. We look forward to seeing all of you June 7-9 at our best event yet, GlobalMindED 2023 - Transforming Boundaries: Creating Systemic Access and Equity. The Inclusive Leaders Awards Dinner is June 7, followed by the conference June 8- 9 at the Denver Downtown Sheraton.
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