On Acronyms, Action, and Schoolhouse Rock

December 24, 2021 by Pharoah Bolding in Equity, Inclusion, Human Resources, Boards and Committees, White Supremacy, Race Talks

(Not so) hot take: legitimate equity and inclusion an acronym or committee does not make.

All of the BJEDI, JEDI, IDEA, DEI, EDI, and other assorted acronyms you can come up with will not replace action and initiatives that gradually build stronger and more sustainable workplace cultures. Acronyms don't matter if you aren't putting in the work. Acronyms are just words. Those words are nouns until you make them verbs and just verbs until you decide to put in the hard work that makes them action verbs.

Schoolhouse Rock taught a whole generation that but you wouldn’t know it by lookin’ at that generation running victory laps with their acronyms and committees.

PHRMA Board of Directors, Here I Come!

December 14, 2020 by Pharoah Bolding in Human Resources, Equity, DEI, Boards and Committees

I haven't spoken about this much to damn near anybody but starting January 1, 2021, I will be joining the Portland HR Management Association (PHRMA) Board of Directors!

EPOP Board Appointment

May 24, 2019 by Pharoah Bolding in DEI, Boards and Committees

I am proud to announce that effective July 1, 2019, I will be a member of the board of directors of the Portland Business Alliance's Emerging Professionals of Portland! EPOP offers programming focused on helping emerging professionals obtain personal and professional development opportunities, network and connect with organizations and peers across the city of Portland, and promoting the civic engagement of professionals in our community.

I am super stoked for this opportunity and I am very looking forward to diving in head first!