Desiree Williams-Rajee

Desiree Williams-Rajee established herself as a leader at the intersection of equity and environment while serving as the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s Equity Program Manager. At the time it was the first position of its kind in the nation; her work had a national impact in public sector innovation on equity within the sustainability field. She founded Kapwa Consulting as a means to further this work, dedicated to the alignment of social equity in public administration and environmental policy. She uses her unique combination of skills in organizational development, change management, social justice organizing, and systems analysis to create customized solutions that move organizations and teams towards equitable solutions. From helping government staff to see dismantling institutional racism as a performance strategy to dismantling internalized oppression as a community empowerment strategy, her role is to help others navigate towards sustainable solutions that build community resilience