Inclusion Committees

OES Board Inclusion Committee

The purpose of the Inclusion Committee is to ensure the School’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, is realized throughout the school. This commitment is articulated in our Diversity & Value Statements.

As an Episcopal school, we recognize that learning happens in community, and building a diverse and inclusive community is essential. To that end, the Inclusion Committee oversees our commitment to our Diversity and Value Statements, all of our strategic initiatives, and ensures adequate resources are allocated to meet our stated goals.

The Committee reviews the School’s performance in diversity, equity, and inclusion by monitoring key performance indicators and proposing major initiatives to support those goals.

Inclusion Committee Members

Chris Riser: Teacher, Portland Public Schools, OES Board Member, OES Parent
Christine Carr: Retired Transactional Attorney & OES Board Member
Jeanine Fukuda: VP, Impact & Improvement, All Hands Raised, OES Parent
The Very Rev. Nathan LeRud: Dean, Trinity Episcopal Church & OES Board Vice President
Lucy Reynolds: Owner & Coach, Olerai Leadership, OES Board Member, & OES Parent
Sylvia Salazar: CEO and Founder, TonoLatino & OES Parent
The Rev. Vijendran Sathyaraj: Religion & Philosophy Dept. Chair and Teacher, OES
Donovan Smith '10: Writer, Producer, Journalist & OES alumnus

Responsibilities

The Inclusion Committee’s specific responsibilities include:

Develop, modify, and review the Inclusion Dashboard.
Develop and implement a Board education plan around the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Review long-term plans, strategic and financial, as well as associated budgets, and institutional practices, for equity and inclusion including but not limited to enrollment and human resources.
Partner with Governance in sourcing diverse trustee candidates and planning trustee training and education.
Ensure sufficient resources of time, effort, and finances are allocated to achieve goals.
Ensure an equity and inclusion perspective is actively considered during strategic planning. Promote equity and inclusion in leadership across constituencies including the board of trustees.
Propose new initiatives to the Board of Trustees for fulfilling our strategic goals on equity and inclusion.

Operational Guidelines

Members

The Inclusion Committee shall consist of at least 8 but not more than 15 members, with a mix of both trustees, non-trustees and administrators. There shall be at least three more non-administrators than administrators. Membership will include:

Committee Chair (appointed by the President)
Director for Equity & Inclusion
Head of School
Head Chaplain
Alumnae/i
One member from the Inclusion Advisory Council
Other Trustees
Other Community Members
And such other persons as may be designated by the President

Administrative support for the Committee will come from the office of Equity & Inclusion.

The Inclusion Committee seeks members with experience in promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, working knowledge of Episcopal Identity, and/or Governance.

Inclusion Advisory Council

Oregon Episcopal School seeks ethical, culturally competent, and visionary individuals to serve as members of the Inclusion Advisory Council. Council members work to advance and promote the commitments outlined in the Oregon Episcopal School’s Diversity and Value Statements.

One of the roles of the Inclusion Advisory Council is to engage the community in dialogue and conversation about equity and inclusion work. The council addresses the question, "why is equity and inclusion work vital to our school?" and provides multiple visions of why this work is at the heart of our values and mission as a school. It is a reminder, provocation, and invitation for all in our community to engage in considering the why of our equity and inclusion work.

Inclusion Advisory Council Members

Miriam Del Greco: OES Extension Lead Teacher
Laura Axon '86: Library Media Specialist, Portland Public Schools, OES Alumnus
Allison Caruthers: Senior Research Associate, Project Director, University of Oregon
Jeanine Fukuda: VP, Impact & Improvement, All Hands Raised, OES Parent
Priya Kansal: Physician, NW Permanente
Suzanne Lee: OES Third Grade Teacher
Ellen Pippenger: OES Middle School Administrative Assistant
Sachiko Vidourek: OES Executive Assistant to the Director of Enrollment Management
Dyan Watson: OES Director for Equity & Inclusion
Jenny Wolochow '06: Senior Product Manager, Coursera, OES Alumnus