do . We are not alone . We are part of a national reckoning on race with momentum going in the right direction . Let us keep moving forward .
The first National Youth Poet Laureate , Amanda Gorman , offered us hope in the poem she wrote for President Joe Biden ’ s inaugural celebration on January 20 , 2021 . From the steps of the U . S . Capitol , she read , in part :
And yes we are far from polished far from pristine but that doesn ’ t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect We are striving to forge a union with purpose And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us We close the divide because we know , to put our future first , we must first put our differences aside We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another
That is what we as a department strive for , too . Our Racial Equity Action Plan is a living document . Like our nation , it is far from polished but that doesn ’ t mean we aren ’ t reaching for better .
SIGNED BY The San Francisco Public Works Executive Team :
Alaric Degrafinried , Acting Director DiJaida Durden , Deputy Director for Operations Julia Dawson , Deputy Director for Finance and Administration Ronald Alameida , City Architect , Deputy Director for Building ,
Design and Construction Rachel Gordon , Director of Policy and Communications Suzanne Suskind , Acting City Engineer , Acting Deputy Director for
Infrastructure , Design and Construction
and the San Francisco Public Works Racial Equity Working Group :
Alexandra Bidot , Planning and Performance Manager Beth Rubenstein , Deputy Director of Policy and Communications Bruce Robertson , Finance Manager Darlene Frohm , Division Manager Guillermo Perez , Supervisor II Jin Zhao , Manager Julian Pham , Creative Director Jumoke Akin-Taylor , Project Manager Nicolas King , Special Projects DeShelia “ Nikki ” Mixon , Senior Pest Management Specialist Patrick Rivera , Manager Siobhan Kelly , Workforce Development Manager
Racial Equity Plan 2021
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