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<p class="MsoNormal">Way to Go Vanessa! You did yo Thang<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Robert Britten, Executive Director of EDI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 21, 2023 12:29 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Sophia Agtarap <sagtarap@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DEOC] Congratulations, Vanessa on your new VP of DEI role!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join me in celebrating Vanessa Neal, who recently began her new role as VP of DEI at Clark College, where she most recently served as Interim VP of DEI!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the announcement from her president below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations, Vanessa, and looking forward to our continued work together.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Please join me in welcoming Vanessa Neal as the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Vanessa joined Clark College in 2016, combining her commitment to equity, compliance, and employee development and experience as a vital Human Resources team member. She returned to Clark last
Fall to serve as the Interim Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Since returning to Clark, Vanessa has been instrumental in the college and statewide transformative work of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I am confident that her leadership and the unique expertise of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team will continue cultivating an engaged, equitable, and anti-racist community for
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Congratulations, Vanessa!<o:p></o:p></p>
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