We will welcome Martha Duffield who was appointed as the Town’s first Chief Equity Officer in July of this year.  As Chief Equity Officer, Ms. Duffield will champion the Town’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. She will work with the Town’s leadership, Town staff at all levels, and community leaders to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture in Lexington.  Ms. Duffield will be developing strategies for recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and hopes to advance antiracism and social inclusion training opportunities for employees, boards, and committees. She will also serve as the staff liaison to the Human Rights Committee and the Commission on Disability.

Ms. Duffield holds a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a master’s degree in business administration from Simmons University.  She worked as a civil engineer for the Town of Danvers Department of Public Works.  As a resident of Burlington, Martha is the President of Burlington Against Racism (BAR) and co-founder of the Burlington Equity Coalition.

Ms. Duffield will be joined by Tanya Gisolfi-McCready, Chair of the Lexington Human Rights Committee.  The Human Rights Committee was instrumental in promoting the creation of the Chief Equity Officer position to advance the efforts to make Lexington a more just and equitable community.

Following the panelists’ presentations there will be ample time for questions from the audience.