Bio
Diamond Mark (they/them) is a writer, scholar, restorative justice practitioner, and early career EDIB professional from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Diamond was one of four fellows in the 老澳门开奖结果's inaugural cohort of Pauli Murray Fellows. They were placed on the equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB) Team, which is housed within the National office鈥檚 EXEC department. As a member of the team, they supported the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer and Deputy Officers, assisting and leading organization-wide EDIB initiatives, to include: Employee Resource Groups, EDIB Trainings, Community Building Circles, nationwide professional development, and communication with internal and external parties on policy and strategic initiatives.
Diamond recently graduated from Smith College, where they majored in English and Africana Studies. They became a student leader at the forefront of institutional re-design, championing change in groups such as the Black Students Alliance (BSA) and the LEAD Scholars (Leaders for Equity-Centered and Action-Based Design). As an intern for Smith鈥檚 Office of Equity and Inclusion, and as a student representative on the Inclusion Council, Diamond advised and collaborated with senior leadership on policies related to racial equity and trans/non-binary/gnc inclusivity 鈥� particularly in Phase 1 of Smith鈥檚 鈥淭oward Racial Justice Strategic Plan鈥�. At Smith, Diamond was also a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow whose research explored the intersections of Blackness, queerness, and decolonial praxis in global literatures.
Diamond鈥檚 career goals include serving impacted populations through working towards abolition, racial equity, and queer and gender-based rights in social work, law, and/or academia.