Our first Season 2 guest is Yiselle Santos Rivera. Yiselle is Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion at HKS and is also a former AIA|DC Chapter President, co-founder of LA IDEA, and WIELD event founder.

She is a natural community builder and has been heavily involved with JEDI initiatives both on a local and national scale for which she has been recognized with numerous awards.

We talk about: - Crafting her career path in terms of employers and project types to better align with her interest to design spaces that heal- How Yiselle created communities around her interests and identities and how her leadership elevated others but also opened doors for her- The specifics of her role as JEDI director: how she splits time, her current initiatives, JEDI focused client work, bridging difficult conversations with clients and colleagues, and her tips for those interested in starting a JEDI movement at their own companies- The circular benefits of mentorship and Yiselle's Hogwarts house!Links: JEDI at HKS: https://www.hksinc.com/what-we-do/services/justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion/Connect with Yiselle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yisellesantos/Equity Committee by WIELD: https://www.aiadc.com/committee/equity-committee-wieldLA IDEA: https://www.laideadc.com/La Concha Resort, Puerto Rico: https://www.laconcharesort.com/hotel/

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