Introducing LSA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

MISSION STATEMENT

LSA aspires to create a workplace that fosters collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. We recognize that our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas, bolstered by the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

LSA is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff that reflects the communities we work in, while creating an environment where every employee feels comfortable and valued. All employees have a responsibility to uphold these values.

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI Committee) encourages continual evaluation and implementation of thoughtful, practical, iterative, and innovative strategies to create an inclusive and safe work environment.

TOP PRIORITIES

• Recruitment, retention, mentoring, and success of staff
• Transparency in recognition, hiring, pay practices, retention, and promotion
• A work environment that welcomes diverse backgrounds and provides support for each employee, including accommodations for disabilities, additional training, and more
• Community outreach in the local area of each office and across the state
• Social integrity

SUMMARY

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI Committee) will work to: promote greater diversity at LSA by recommending strategic initiatives to recruit, support, and retain diverse staff; promote awareness of conscious and unconscious bias; and be a resource for company leadership in the implementation of strategic initiatives proposed by the DEI Committee.