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Chauncia
Willis
“Mitigating the harmful impacts of bias on underserved groups”
CHAUNCIA WILLIS
CEO | Author | Speaker | Innovator
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT YOU’RE PROUD OF?
"I'm most proud of becoming an emergency manager because so few women do that.”
WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU HAD KNOWN 10 YEARS AGO?
“I wish I had known that I could do anything that I set my mind to… and really believed that. I wish I had believed more in myself.”
“I never believe I'm 100% right.
I never believe I'm 100% wrong, either.”
WHAT'S A STRUGGLE YOU’VE OVERCOME?
"I have overcome the fear of rejection—by employers, employees, and people in general.
I learned that fear holds you back."
WHAT'S SOMETHING STILL-IN-PROGRESS THAT YOU’RE WORKING ON?
"I'm actually working on a new company, another company—that I know will positively impact the world."
WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GEEKING OUT ABOUT RIGHT NOW?
“It really is kind of geeky, but I am hearing and seeing the webinars about the 5th Climate Assessment Report.”
“I'm all excited about it. Because I want to better understand what's happening with the climate crisis, and to know that we're working on a new report is interesting.”
“My philosophy is rooted in the fact that none of us is going to be here for a very long time.”
"We need to do the most for others while we're here."
WHAT'S YOUR DAY-TO-DAY MANTRA?
"I'm a spiritual person. So day-to-day, I want to do my best to serve others.”
WHAT DOES ‘ADVOCACY’ MEAN TO YOU?
"I embody advocacy through my daily living as a true representation of diversity, equity, and inclusion in action."
To see more of Chauncia’s work: Check out her podcast, Amplify This!, or her book, Stretching: The Race Towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in America.
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