Shanelle Dupree is the inaugural executive director of the Racial Equity Collaborative (REC), a social service non-profit. As co-founder, she has ushered in statewide conversation, community, and action on eliminating racial disparities in helping systems. The REC serves as a national model for engaging community partners in addressing systemic racial barriers for families of color in helping systems. She was previously appointed as an administrator with DCF and served for 5 years. She is a licensed Kansas attorney and represented families in child welfare, high conflict family law, and juvenile justice cases for nearly a decade. Shanelle is the creator of an online interactive course, Skin DEEP, which is the history of child welfare by race. She is the wife of a pastor and elected official, mama of four, author of three books, and bible study teacher at her local church. She enjoys reading, writing, and watching the same comedies over and over again.