1:17
“Lumina has become more equity driven.”
Courtney Brown
Vice President of Impact and Planning
Equity at Lumina Foundation
Lumina staff talk about Lumina’s collective equity journey.
1:28
“Lumina has sprung into action at the heights of racial injustices.”
Dominique Raymond
Strategy Director
1:01
“We have evolved in five short years.”
Jasmine Haywood
Strategy Director
1:36
“Racial justice is personal to me.”
Wayne Taliaferro
Strategy Director
0:53
“Racial equity requires you to be in a learning mode all the time.”
Terri Taylor
Strategy Director
2:01
“We became more explicit.”
Susan D. Johnson
Director of Grants Administration
1:09
“Racial justice means giving people the same opportunity.”
Wendy Sedlak
Strategy Director
1:46
“We needed to start talking about race.”
Kevin Corcoran
Strategy Director
0:51
“20 years ago we weren’t identifying specific populations to help and now we are.”
Monique Crowell
Senior Accounting Officer
1:09
“Racial justice means slavery, civil rights, democracy, capitalism…”
Steven Williamson
Data and Knowledge Manager
1:28
“I think of racial equity in the form of an iceberg.”
Gretchen Syverud
Strategy Director
Working at Lumina
Lumina people talk about working for the Foundation.
1:15
“We have three key ingredients.”
Amber Shelton
Human Resources Manager
1:18
“I firmly believe that we can make a difference.”
Jamie Merisotis
President and CEO
1:07
“It’s exciting to support people working on the ground.”
Mary Laphen Pope
Strategy Officer
1:12
“Community colleges are a driver of economic opportunity.”
Kermit Kaleba
Strategy Director
0:55
“I work behind the scenes, but I get to pay people money.”
Shyvon Lacy
Grants Management Associate
1:34
“I’ve gone through the emotions of guilt and anger and now I am working on love.”
Scott Jenkins
Strategy Director
1:34
“Working at a foundation provides magical powers.”
Kevin Corcoran
Strategy Director
0:51
“It’s so much more than just giving out money.”
Courtney Brown
Vice President of Impact and Planning
1:12
“My work is around supporting community colleges and all the great work they do.”
Wayne Taliaferro
Strategy Director
1:18
“You can help create change in the world.”
Terri Taylor
Strategy Director
0:47
“We are redistributing the wealth.”
Jasmine Haywood
Strategy Director
1:03
“It’s the people.”
Dominique Raymond
Strategy Director
1:31
“Humans created the problem, so humans should be able to fix them too (hopefully.)”
Gretchen Syverud
Strategy Director
1:05
“I love the mission.”
Monique Crowell
Senior Accounting Officer
0:53
“I like that I can show up as my authentic self.”
Steven Williamson
Data and Knowledge Manager