D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Amber Hewitt to be the city’s first chief equity officer Friday.
Hewitt, who served as the director of health equity at Families USA, is charged with developing an infrastructure in city government that will ensure policy decisions and District programs are evaluated through an equity lens.
“The Chief Equity Officer will collaborate with District agencies, residents, and external stakeholders to make meaningful progress toward a more equitable city. Among her first responsibilities as the Chief Equity Officer will be to conduct an equity analysis of the District to establish government-wide priorities and to build a team to support the implementation of these priorities,” according to a news release.
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