The Diversity Action Committee (DAC) is the Downtown San Diego Partnership’s hub of innovation – an equitable environment where varied ideas, opinions, and perspectives drawn from employees’ diverse experiences are leveraged to take on organizational challenges and opportunities. The focus of the DAC is to promote inclusion, create a system through which employees, members, and stakeholders can exercise their voices, strengthen diversity, equity, and, inclusion (DEI), and recognize contributions. With our unique combination of roles in membership, advocacy and public services, the Downtown Partnership is a true champion for the Downtown market, able to represent the diversity of experiences, neighborhoods, and industries that call our urban neighborhoods home.
The DAC is comprised of Downtown Partnership team members that represent a cross-section of levels and job functions within the organization that have a passion for cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The degree to which diversity is presented as an important business issue to employees, members, suppliers, and other company stakeholders with criteria established for both internal and external communications practices.
The degree to which diversity is presented as an important business issue to employees, members, suppliers, and other company stakeholders with criteria established for both internal and external communications practices.
The systems and processes that are in place to support workforce diversity with criteria established for employment, training, employee relations, and results.
Relationships with suppliers and other community organizations to encourage and develop workforce diversity with criteria established for participation, promotion, and measurement.
The impact of tools used to systematize the workforce diversity process with criteria established for planning, documentation, audit, and review.
One of the DAC focus areas is to increase outreach to Diverse businesses and contractors. The DAC is excited to introduce and spotlight diverse members of the Downtown Partnership during our heritage celebrations throughout the year. As diversity and inclusion is a priority initiative, this member spotlight is to showcase and empower diversity through our Membership and Downtown San Diego.
ASCENDtials assists individuals in solving problems and overcoming societal challenges rooted in an oppression model and standard of living. In order to facilitate real change, one needs to adopt a new way of thinking. Starting with a better understanding of oneself through the acquisition and application of the true science of self is crucial. Recognizing oneself, adhering to natural laws, and maintaining balance are integral aspects of Maat, an ancient African ideology. ASCENDtials firmly believes in the transformative power of these fundamental principles to identify and reform systems for the benefit of all.
