Embracing Equity
From the Inside Out
Embracing Equity From the Inside Out
Building a thriving communityrequires Embracing Equity
Why Us?
Embracing Equity is what we do. It's a verb. We cultivate equitable mindsets, relationships, policies, and procedures that ensure everyone's potential is nurtured and every person feels valued and included.
Our Vision
We envision a just society where all children and adults are affirmed in their whole humanity and nurtured to their fullest potential.
Our Mission
Embracing Equity transforms mindsets and practices to build authentically equitable organizations and communities.
Our Impact
Our Answer is:
Self-Reflection
Commitment to community
Relentless pursuit of an equitable future
Our Approach
Embracing Equity leverages a coaching methodology instead of a consulting one. As such, a key aim of all of our partnerships is to build your own capacity to sustain this work in wholly integrated ways.
We focus on developing anti-racist mindsets and practices - not on creating a toolkit. Rather, we say, “the tools are in you.” We help you hone and sharpen these tools and unlock your own potential to lead, guide, and sustain equity work within your organization. We will support you in developing anti-racism leadership skills in order to build and sustain a culture of trust and belonging through shared learning and collaboration.
A Holistic Approach to Organizational Transformation
Recognized as a leading anti-racism training organization for education professionals, Embracing Equity has supported over 10,000+ participants impacting over 660,000 children internationally.
Embracing Equity provides a unique ecosystem approach necessary to breakthrough systems of oppression and move towards real action steps and progress represented in:
Interpersonal
Actions
How we view and understand the world impacts how we view and understand people. We will equip you with the skills to recognize racism when you encounter (even in yourself!) and do something about it. We offer interactive workshops, equity-centered coaching, revelatory assessments, goal mapping, and access to the client portal and Core Strengths platform and tools.
Individual Learning
Our tailored solutions break down barriers, reveal untapped potential, and pave the way for meaningful progress. From interactive workshops to personalized coaching and cutting-edge online tools, we offer what you need to embark on a journey of profound healing and learning.
Institutional Transformation
We take theory into action. We equip and empower leaders to embrace equity in their organizational structures, policies, and procedures. This means Embracing Equity from the inside out to best reflect your values and what's needed in your unique context.
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Early Childhood Education Specialist
Our Team
Our Board
한혜진 | Christine Daisy Han, EdM, MA
Founder, CEO Emeritus, Board Member
Daisy Han, Founder and CEO Emeritus of Embracing Equity, passionately advocates for equity, racial justice, and sustainability in the nonprofit sector. Born in the SF Bay Area, Han grew up rooted in civil rights, student protests, and cross-racial coalitions for social justice.
In 2017, she launched Embracing Equity, with the mission to transform mindsets and practices to build authentically equitable organizations and communities. Recognized as a leading anti-racism training organization for education professionals, Embracing Equity has supported over 10,000+ participants and impacted over 660,000 children internationally during Daisy’s time as CEO.
In 2024, Han successfully transitioned away from the CEO role at Embracing Equity to pursue new projects and personal endeavors, while continuing to provide strategic direction to the organization as a member of the Board of Directors.
Han is the author of The Other Elephant in the (Class)room: White Liberalism and the Persistence of Racism in Education, published by Teachers College Press. Her op-ed pieces have been published by various publications, including The New York Times and Montessori Life, and she is a frequent commentator on social justice issues in the media.
She started and co-hosted the Embracing Equity webinar series, Real Talk, Real Action, with Dr. Nicole Evans and is a frequent blogger for the Embracing Equity Blog.
In 2023, Han was named one of the Color Powerlist’s “40 Under 40 Leaders,” a group of exceptional young professionals of color who are reshaping industries, igniting change, and inspiring a new era of leadership.
She has served as a founding board member of Montessori for Social Justice and The Mosaic Project.
Han attended UC Berkeley, majoring in Ethnic Studies and International Relations with a minor in Education and was the Vice President of the Asian Political Association. She later obtained her Master’s degree in Education from St. Mary’s College and her Master's degree in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Rachel Haynes (she/her)
Associate Director of Brand Strategy, Dirty Hands
Top 3 Strengths:
- Synthesis
- Adaptability
- Encouragement
Fun Fact: Rachel enjoys cooking and photography.
Rachel Haynes is a strategic brand and marketing leader with operational experience that allows her to holistically impact organizations. Using creative marketing backed by data-driven decision making, Rachel seeks to bridge people with products and services aspiring to make a positive impact on the world.
With experience in board membership for premier youth sports organizations and donating time and services to organizations benefiting youth in general, Rachel is excited to help Embracing Equity fulfill their vision to create a just society where all children are affirmed in their whole humanity and nurtured to their fullest potential.
Meera Sinha (she/her)
Founder & CEO, ParentConnect
Top 3 Strengths:
- Listening
- both/and thinking
- finding joy in the fun & struggle of toddler parenting!
Fun Fact: Meera was a film major and came to the education world through film. Her first job was teaching documentary video production to teens on Chicago's south side!
Meera Sinha is the co-founder of ParentConnect, an organization that helps parents navigate the early childhood years through community-building group parenting classes. Prior, she led The Wildflower Foundation's school startup team, building tools to support teachers opening their own publicly-funded Montessori microschools. Her interest in early childhood education was sparked at NYU's Neuroscience & Education Lab, where she studied children's development of self-regulation. She lives in Evanston, IL with her husband and two young children.
Wilhelmina Yazzie - Diné (she/her/Asdzáán)
Paralegal, Tribal Law Advocate, & Parent Advocate
Top 3 Strengths:
- Resilient
- Optimist
- Humility
Fun Fact: I have a sensitive nose and can smell everything.
Wilhelmina Yazzie is of the Diné (Navajo) tribe from the eastern region of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, and the daughter of the late Annie Yazzie, who was an educator for over 35 years in the community of Casamero Lake, New Mexico, where Wilhelmina was born and raised. She is of the Start of the Red Streak/White Mountain Apache clan, her matrilineal lineage.
She is a Parent Advocate and is one of the key Plaintiffs in the landmark education lawsuit, Yazzie/Martinez vs. State of NM, who sued the state for its failure to uphold its legal obligation to give all students a sufficient education, primarily Native Americans, English Language Learners, low-income and children with disabilities. Like all parents, Wilhelmina wants her children to have a better quality education and an equal opportunity to succeed. She also values her culture and language, and views all children sacred.
Aside from being a courageous parent, Wilhelmina is a Paralegal and is also a licensed Law Advocate to practice before her tribal courts. She and her partner, who is of the Oglala Lakóta tribe, have three beautiful children. Wilhelmina was recently named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year and she is also a recipient of the prestigious National Indian Education Association’s Parent of the Year award and was selected by the National Education Association Human and Civil Rights Commission to receive the inaugural Wilma Mankiller Memorial Award for her efforts to ensure that the children of New Mexico receive an equitable and quality education.
Damara Hightower Mitchell (She/Her), Ed.D.
CEO, Educator Preparation Revisionist, Eduprenuer, Solutionist, and HBCU Champion
Top 3 Strengths:
- Analytical
- High EQ
- Motivational
Fun Fact: Damara celebrated her 21st birthday in a reggae club in Jerusalem.
Dr. Damara Hightower Mitchell has served in leadership roles in K-20 settings including teacher and administrator; Education Associate for Educator Preparation at the South Carolina State Department of Education; Assistant Professor and Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Accreditation at Claflin University; academic administrator in the Office of the Provost as lead for assessment at the University of South Carolina-Columbia and its four regional campuses; the Dean of Education, Health and Human Services and Associate Professor at her undergraduate alma mater, Benedict College; the Vice President for Engagement and Partnerships at the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, a national nonprofit that provides technical assistance to educator preparation programs at Minority Serving Institutions; and is currently the CEO of the national, self sustaining, non-profit and 501c(3), the Center of Excellence for Educator Preparation at Voorhees University, which she founded as an outgrowth of an academic unit she established while simultaneously as serving the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Having earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Education from Benedict College, a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Supervision-K-12 from the University of Southern Mississippi, a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina, Damara has also studied education internationally as an ESL teacher in Holon, Israel, an International Perspectives in Higher Education Delegate in Dublin, Galway, and Limerick Ireland, and as a Fulbright Hays Scholar in Cameroon and Ghana in West Africa. Dr. Hightower Mitchell is clear her purpose is to help others create the lives they desire and deserve through education. Her scholarship and publications center educator preparation at HBCUs, African Diaspora Literacy, and the intersectionality of being a mother and educator. While grateful for the 360-degree view of education her career has afforded, Damara’s greatest joy is found in those moments spent simply as Damara Mitchell, Roger’s wife and Drake’s “mom boss.”
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