Nicole Brown on the Black Water Professionals Alliance and SISTEM for Black Women Water Professionals
A Talk by Nicole Brown (Suburban Consulting & Black Water Leader Alliance)
About this Talk
Nicole Brown has been a longtime champion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Water Sector, mentoring and championing Women and especially Black Women and Girls. During COVID, she created a virtual mastermind peer support group for Black Women Water Professionals called SISTEM, and has been one of the co-founders of the new 501(c)3 Black Water Professionals Alliance.
Topics we discussed include:
- How skills in community outreach and client development have been important in Nicole's career - and for Women Water Engineers generally
- Work-life balance, the rise of remote work, and benefits of Women-Owned Businesses in the Water Workforce
- Approaches to supporting black professionals in the workplace
- Changes to organizational systems and Allyship
- Negative Impacts caused by Microaggressions and Discrimination
For more on the Black Water Professionals Alliance, join the LinkedIn Group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12489775/