Welcome To The Diversity Council!
We’re an inclusive council dedicated to empowering our business community to celebrate diversity through education and kindness. Our council is working on gaining a deep understanding of multiple aspects of diversity and inclusion with each other as a group. We welcome committed and engaged speakers and community members to work with us and seek mutual support. This will empower our business community by fostering awareness of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and ripple out to every aspect of our lives.
DiversityWorks
Empowering diversity every day with DiversityWorks by our Diversity Council! DiversityWorks is a program composed of educational workshops, seminars, webinars, resources and more. The council created DiversityWorks to empower OUR business community to celebrate diversity through education and kindness. DiversityWorks typically offers an educational webinar every two months. Check out upcoming events here.
Additional Resources
Interested in Diversity & Inclusion?
The Diversity Council holds meetings once a month (check with the Chamber of Commerce office for the day and place it will be held as it varies month to month). We invite all Chamber members to join us for the training aspect of our meetings, generally half of the hour meeting. Some trainings involve a guest speaker at the Chamber, others may involve us out at a facility to tour, and others may be a video and facilitated discussion.
Some of the key topics our council is focusing on, but not limited to, include unconscious bias, microaggression, and weakening stereotypes.
Diversity Council Members
Charles Matthews – Co-Chair
Edward Jones
5965 Traffic Way
Atascadero, CA 93422
Email:charles.matthews@edwardjones.com
Phone: (805) 460-0443
Victoria Rose Carranza – Co-Chair
Email: victoria@thegardeningdoula.com
Phone: (805) 391-4625
Raechelle Bowlay
Community Action Partnership of SLO County / SLO County Child Care Planning Council
1030 Southwood Dr.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Email: rbowlay@capslo.org
Phone: (805) 782-4723
Kristina Duperron
Atascadero Middle School
6501 Lewis Ave.
Atascadero, CA 93422
Email: kristinaduperron@atasusd.org
Phone: (805) 462-4360
Howard Gillingham
Brenda May
Community Church of Atascadero
5850 Rosario Ave.
Atascadero, CA 93422
Email: atascaderouccpastor@gmail.com
Phone: (805) 466-9108
Penni Monroe
Hush Harbor Artisian Bakery & Cafe
5735 El Camino Real
Atascadero CA 93422
Phone:805-460-0541
Ann Oshiro
Econcept Marketing Solutions
6907 El Camino Real, Ste. A
Atascadero, CA 93422
Email: ann@econcept.biz
Phone: (805) 801- 4351
Natali Sanchez
Edward Jones
7305 Morro Rd, Suite 202
Atascadero CA 93422
Email: natali.sanchez@edwardjones.com
Phone: (805) 461-3453
Zoe Zappas
Z Villages LLC
P.O. BOX 1327
Atascadero, CA 93423
Email: zoe@zvillages.com
Phone: (805) 674-6817
The Atascadero Chamber Supports Diversity
The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce’s goal and mission is to provide resources for our diverse business community. We believe diversity and inclusion are what will make Atascadero a desirable place to live and work. To show our commitment to our community, we are working to bring social and educational opportunities that highlight and embrace our community’s diversity. We believe this work is vital to the success of Atascadero and a significant part of the mission of the Chamber. Also, we will ensure that moving forward, our board members, councils, and committees will be provided training and education to gain awareness on diversity and inclusion, affirming this value. The Chamber is committed to ensuring our conversations reflect our actions from this day forward.