Director of Equity and Inclusion
Vanir
Austin, Texas
Shanna Crutchfield is the Director of Equity and Inclusion at Vanir, a national leader in program, project and construction management services. Prior to joining Vanir in 2017, Shanna was a leader for racial equity and social justice work at the City of Seattle. She developed her equity lens through her lived experiences and her public service work that began in Seattle. At Vanir she provides planning, development, coordination and implementation of community outreach, equity and social justice efforts that contribute to equity goals for specific projects and capital programs. She collaborates with project management teams, ensuring that projects meet client requirements for implementing outreach and engagement strategies that are inclusive of historically underserved communities. Shanna also leads supplier diversity efforts that increase participation of small, disadvantaged, minority, and women owned businesses on projects. Since 2016, she has also consulted with Race Forward in facilitating cohorts that learn a systemic analysis and an innovative approach to addressing complex race issues that lead to taking effective action toward racial equity.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM CDT