Expanding Anti-Racist Allyship With Sonja Gittens Ottley

Leading With Empathy & Allyship

In this episode, Melinda Briana Epler, Founder & CEO of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst), and Sonja Gittens Ottley, Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Asana, talk about “Expanding Anti-Racist Allyship.” You’ll learn about anti-racism, strategies to expand our anti-racist allyship to address intersectionality and many forms of racism, and how this can help you can level up DEI efforts in your workplace.

About Sonja

Sonja Gittens Ottley is the Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Asana, where she’s responsible for crafting the company’s strategies for recruiting employees from underrepresented groups and creating an inclusive environment that allows people to thrive. Prior to her roles in diversity and inclusion at Asana and at Facebook, Sonja was global policy counsel for Yahoo’s Business & Human Rights Program. She is a native of Trinidad & Tobago.

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Production Team
Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler
Producer: Juliette Roy
Project Manager: Emilie Maas
Finance & Operations: Renzo Santos
Data Analyst: Sally Moywaywa
Director of Marketing: Ariyah April
[Image description: Leading With Empathy & Allyship promo with the Empovia logo and photos of host Melinda Briana Epler, a White woman with red hair and glasses, and Sonja Gittens Ottley, a Black woman with black hair, glasses, and green shirt.]

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