Deyanira "Deya" Zavala serves as CCLP's Interim Associate Executive Director. Deya is an experienced, collaborative nonprofit leader with experience working in community economic development. Driven by her commitment to equity, she previously served as Executive Director of Mile High Connects, a regional coalition which actively worked to build a thriving, resilient Denver metro region. In her role, she forged partnership between public and private sector partners while facilitating community-driven change. Her areas of expertise additionally include resilience, mobility and resilient cities. Visit Deya's CCLP staff profile here.

Sep 30, 2021

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Equitable Community Spaces in a Post-Pandemic World

by | Sep 30, 2021

One thing we know is that Coronavirus/COVID-19 is here to stay – but the way we began to engage with institutions in virtual and hybrid spaces may not. Earlier this month, Mile High Connects and our Bay Area friend Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative hosted a conversation with a handful of community leaders from both cities to lift up what a truly equitable public engagement will look like into the future.

Visual notes from the event held Sept. 2021.

This event was just the beginning of the conversation – let’s continue to find ways to keep what we’ve learned. That community engagement isn’t just in-person meetings but creating new, alternative spaces for residents to engage authentically in processes.

This is our future – equitable community engagement.

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