by Tara Robertson | Jan 19, 2021 | Blog
This is the second post in a week-long series exploring DEI professional competencies. I believe the five key competencies for DEI professionals are: be strategic translate academic research into action and measure the impact of initiatives meet people where they are...
by Tara Robertson | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog
In 2017 I changed careers from being an academic librarian who did diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work in the library technology community to a full time job as a DEI professional in the tech sector. Many people have reached out to see if I’d be...
by Tara Robertson | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog
I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Living Corporate podcast. I really enjoyed the conversation I had with Zach Nunn and love the work that Living Corporate is doing to center and amplify Black and brown people at work. At the end of the conversation Zach asked...
by Tara Robertson | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog
In 2016 a Hawaiian crew piloted the Hokule’a, a voyaging canoe, around the world, using the traditional Polynesian technology of using the stars for wayfinding. This story inspired in so many ways and–one of them was to learn more about my cultural...