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City to hire director of diversity and inclusion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

At the Sept. 8 City Council meeting, City Manager Jason Gage requested that City Council approve a measure allowing him to recruit and hire a Director of Diversity and Inclusion. The position will be a senior-level managemen...

Taj Suleyman named City of Springfield Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Taj Suleyman has been named the City of Springfield’s first Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. He will join the City’s Leadership Team May 17.

Suleyman has extensive career experience leading diversity, equity and inclusion...

Mayor’s Initiative on Equity & Inclusion presents proposed guiding principles

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City Council approved a resolution Monday night accepting a report and proposed guiding principles from the Mayor’s Initiative on Equity and Equality (MIEE). The appointed group was convened in March 2021 after City Council requested ...