Speaking at When We Don’t Give Up: Facing Resistance to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Work
Denise W. Barreto is a unique 21st Century voice on justice and storytelling. Whether in her role as a business strategist and managing partner of Relationships Matter Now, or "behind the camera" as an executive producer and co-founder of Serqet Productions and Media, Denise lives to challenge the status quo and builds new, more inclusive narratives and environments across government, philanthropic, nonprofit, corporate, and entertainment entities.
In 2020, Denise joined Cook County Government in Illinois as its inaugural Director of Equity and Inclusion where she’s charged with shaping how to deliver its services with a racial equity lens. As a south suburban Cook County native, Denise could not pass the opportunity to drive institutional change for the second-largest county in the United States. Denise has recalibrated all aspects of her life in the last 48 months and has chronicled this journey in healing tattoos across her body.
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