Jennifer Reeves is an equity, inclusion, and diversity professional with over 20 years of professional experience. Starting her career in state government, Jennifer was in the field of program management, managing three multi-million dollar contracts and vendors for the State of Illinois Tourism Bureau. She transitioned to Washington, DC in 2005 and took on a role with the city’s major transportation provider, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), initially as a Vendor Specialist and then moved on to become a Workforce Diversity and Compliance Specialist for the organization. In this role, she fell in love with the grassroots nature of her work that would soon shape her career path within the field of equity, inclusion, and diversity. She went on to pursue roles within the social justice, equity, inclusion, and diversity space with organizations such as the American Red Cross, Human Rights Campaign, and Kaiser Permanente. She possesses over 12 years of experience helping organizations realize their full potential through the benefits of being an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization. In her previous roles in some of the organizations mentioned above, Jennifer has had the opportunity to be acknowledged for several different awards. While at the State of Illinois, she was awarded Employee of the Month during two separate occasions. During her time at WMATA, she was part of the team that was awarded the Exceptional Team award for spearheading the Summer Youth Employment Program. While at Kaiser Permanente, she was a participant in the Challenge Possible lab accelerator program where over 2300 employees submitted groundbreaking ideas to assist communities in delving into social issues around adverse childhood experiences. These ideas were then turned into programmatic work that Kaiser Permanente rolled out in the community. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science from Chicago State University and gained her MBA distinction from Keller Graduate School of Business in 2006. In 2015 she received her professional certification in Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Management from Georgetown University. Jennifer is a results-oriented practitioner with organizational goals at the forefront of all her efforts and work. She strives to assist organizations in their diversity, equity, and inclusion journey by providing strategic guidance within the framework of the company mission through culturally competent programming, strategic partnerships, and emotionally intelligent training and education for all.