Dr. Hawkins brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the area of equity, inclusion, and diversity. In addition to professional experience, he has a passion for justice, inclusive leadership styles, and commitment to excellence and accountability. 

As Coordinator of Equity and Diversity, Dr. Hawkins can support not only training, but strategic short- and long-range planning to support educators on equity and diversity topics.

The DCIU Coordinator of Equity and Diversity can support your organization through:

• Professional learning opportunities to uproot systemic disparities necessary to disrupt systems
• Coaching for equity teams, system leaders, and other change agents
• Facilitation of critical conversations concerning data-driven equity improvement planning
• Services to define goals and outcomes and measuring what matters based on mission and values
• Identification of project effectiveness based on ongoing support with regular evaluation
• Investing in community engagement and care, including:
• Fatherhood programming
• Children’s lived experience conditions
• Trauma impacted students and families
• Development of student-centered equity practices and procedures
• Restorative Practices
• Development of student-led programming
• Implementation of data-informed equity audits to identify root problems
• Coaching for transformative leadership around equitable practices and staff accountability
• Policy and procedure reviews